The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-13
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

port at p. III. ,46 feet 10 inches and ris-
ing. ..N
Chattanooga, Feb. 12.-River SO feet 8
inches and falling. ...- =.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12.-River 68 feet 8
inches and rising. y '..''
Louisville, Feb. 12.-River 40 feet
4 inches and rising. ..
Nashville, Feb. l2.-River 40 feet 7 inch
es and rising. ms We
Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-River 10 feet 4 inch
ss and falling. -- e
st Louis, Feb 12.-River 10 feet Q inch.
es and falling. p" "'.. ..' ~ .' 81.
- RIVER ITEMS.
The Ella Kimbrough got off for Mem.
phis last night with good trip and en-
couraging prospects ahead.
The Centennial from st. Louis, the larg'
est boat on the western waters, arrived here
last evening with about 1900 tons nearly
fiat in the water. She filled out here and
left for New Orleans last night with all
she could handle. .l.
Yesterday was warm and spring like
about o'clock quite strong gale came
up accompanied with hard rain which only
lasted for few minutes.
The Hudson is on the track again and
leaves st. Louis this evening for Cairo, Pa.
dueah and Shawnsetewn. She will report
here to morrow, evening.
That was all a mistake about the Wyom'
ing on her way to New Orleans and over
due here. We got misled by an item Of
Will 8. Hays in his river column of the
Courier Journal. She is still at Cincinnati
The Qua Fowler did not arrive here unit
6:45 Pm. yesterday. She had hare
tussle with the fog Monday night which ii
her excuse for not reporting on time. She
left on her return to Paducsh at s Pm.
The John A. Scudder leaves st. LouiI
this evening for New Orleans.
The Jas. W. Gaf will be forty-eigh
hours overdue this morning at 8 o'clock
has been detained by bad weather, but I'm
less something has happened she will sure
ly arrive this morning and will 60 to Gin
cinnati, high water or no high water.
The W. H. Cherry from Nashville vii
report here tomorrow evening and turn
back for Nashville as soon as she discharg
es her trip. 3D..
The Thos Sherlock from New Orleans
is on her way up for Cincinnati and is du'
tomorrow.
The City of St. Louis from New Orleans
is due to-day for the Future City. Sue hal
several hundred bales of cotton to discharge
here for the Wabash road.
And the people will talk about hig
water, some of them say it will rise tel
feet more here, but those who are intereste'
in such manners and are pretty we'll poste'
n regard to the rise and fall of the river
here say it will not reach so feet and W
are of the same opinion, but even ADM
that it reached 52ft.it would not then come
over the levee by two feet as the levees hav
been raised that much or more and fit be
comes necessary we can hold another foo
back on top of that. Cairo is all right
you can bet your loose change on that.
The towboat Ny Choice went to Bslmon
yesterday after some bargss which sh
brought up last night to load here for New
The towboat Jack Frost from st. Louis i
due tonight for Vicksburg.
The Gus Fowler had one of the bes
trips of the season yesterday and she wa
full Of people, among her passengers wa
a bridal party froM Paducah, who wer
guests of The Halliday house. The brid'
and groom constituting couple of tn
Plain City's elite society folks. Mr.. ant
Mrs. McNary and wife, the bride was form
erly the wife of Mr.. j. w. Thornberry, jr.
who died few years since and was one o
the most extensive tobacco buyers on th'
market at Paducah. Mr. VIM. Reike ant
wife accompany the party on their brida
tour to New York, where Mr.. McNary
both propose to buy large stocks of goods
for their respective dry goods houses in Pa
ducah. rn" "ewof4 u -gH2 o1v