The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-01
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

Chattanooga, April 3O.--River II feet
inch and falling
Cincinnati April 3O.-River 90 feet
inches and falling.
Louisville, April 3O.--River 0 feet
/ inches and rising
Nashviile,ApriI 3O.-River 10 fl inch
and falling.
Pttsburg, April 3O.-Riyer feet in
ches and falling.
St Louis, April 3O.-River 20 # 10 inch
es and falling
RIVER ITEMS.
We went to Mound City Tuesday even.
ing to ticket some passengers for Plum
Point and called upon a friend to write
the river column Of yesterday mornings
issue during our absence, hut wish to apol
ogize to our readers for an ugly error i'll
paragraph which spoke of Sci Silver as
agent OF the Anchor Line and mentioned
HIM as the unpopular agent" Of that ele-
CANT line of steamers We regret the mis-
take, as Sol certainly must be popular or he
could not represent such line Of boats.
Our able "pro tenn river editor also "touch-
ad up" Walt. Mckee and was about to
make a coal agent of him; ard if he had
few days more to devote to the river COL
umn, he would likely do it.
Yesterday was the warmest day of the
season.
Sumbo from Cincinnati will arrive here
this morning. Capt. Wash Thompson, her
genial master, has secured one of the lead
ing string bands Of the Queen City for the
entertainments OF his large party of excur-
sionists, who are making the trip to the
Sunny South and return. A grand time
will be realized by all who are so fortunate
as to make the trip with Capt. Thompson
and ChateY Church, of the Jumbo For
rates see Passenger Agent W. F. Lambdin.
The City of Helena leaves St. Louis this
evening for Vicksburg,
The Guiding Star from New Orleans
will report here this evening for Cincinnati.
She has the largest passenger trip of any
boat out from New Orleans this season that
goes to 81. Louis or Cincinnati The Star
is very popular, and her officers have made
her so. See W. F. Lambdin, Passenger
Agent, and get Your tickets.
The Paris C. Brown left New Orleans
yesterday for Cincinnati.
The W. H, Cherry from Nashville is due
this morning, She has 10000 feet of lum-
Der for the Singer factory. After discharg-
ing her trip she turns back for the Rock
City.
The Hudson from St. Louis is due this
evening for Shawneetown.
The Will S. Hays has laid up at Mem.
phis on account of dull times. The E. w.
Cole fills her place and takes the Hays
days for leaving Memphis and Vicksburg.
The City of Baton Rouge from st. Louis
is due tonight for New Orleans.
The towboat Storm Is on her way up
from Helena for this port, where she will
discharge 100000 feet of lumber for Chica-
go,via rail. She will arrive here tomorrow.
The Commonwealth from Vicksburg
passed up last night for St. Louis.
The Morgan's time from Cincinnati to
St. Louis was sixty hours and the distance
TIA miles. The Rather still holds her met
tle' and can push some of the best ones,
Tie Ella Kimbrough left St. Louis yes
terday for Usage River. She had full
load.
The Ohio from Memphis will pass up for
Cincinnati early this morning. She has a
big passenger trip and will add about
twenty frst-class passengers here.
The Golden Rule for NewOreans and the
Andy Baum for Memphis left Cincinnati
last night.
People going South via rail to Arkansas,
Missouri and Texas, remember the Iron
Mountain is the best road leaving Cairo
for all points in the Southwest.
The Ohio is falling at all points. The
gauge here at p. m. yesterday marked 81
feet 3 inches aud falling.
The City of Cairo from St. Louis passed
south last night, arrived here 7 p. m. and
departed $50. She had good trip.
COmpagnie Franchise