The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-10
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

port Up. NJ. "A feet 0 inches and ris-
ing.
Chattanooga, Feb. 9.-River 30 feet 8
inches and rising.
Cincinnati, Feb. 9.--River SO feet 0
inches and rising.
Louisville, Feb. 9.-River 40 feet
8 inches and rising.
Nashville, Feb. 9.-River 40 feet inch
es and falling.
Pittsburg, Feb. 9.-River 81 feet inch
ss and falling.
st Louis, Feb 9.-River 10 feet 0 inch
es and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The City of Baton Rouge from st. Louis
arrived here yesterday morning at 0
o'clock. She was fat in the water, added
about 100 tons and departed fer New Or
leans At 3p. m. with all the freight she
could safely handle. She had = nice pas.
senger trip.
The City of Helena from st. Louis re-
ported here at noon yesterday on her way
to Vicksburg. She had splendid trip Of
freight and passengers and pulled out with
the Baton Rouge.
Yesterday was quite cold, nearly down
to freezing point. We hope it will get
down TO zero and stay there until the rivers
take tumble.
The Henry A. Tyler left Memphis for
Cairo Wednesday evening the 9th instant,
and up to this writing had not reported
here. 1t is likely she has been detained
in helping the people at points below to
points Of safety with their families, stock,
etc.
The Ella Kimbroughs present up stream
trip is the best trip she ever had since she
was built and she will report here tonight
full Of freight and people.
The w. P. Halliday from New Orleans
arrived here at 8 p. m. yesterday. She had
q good up stream trip, discharged 1886
bales OF cotton at the Vincennes wharf and
$50 bbls of oil at the I. G.; departed for ST.
Louis at 8 p. m.
The Paris z. Brown from New Orleans
will arrive here tonight tor Cincinnati.
Look cut for the flag ship of the Cumber.
land. She will report mere to-day and as
soon as she can discharge her trip will turn
back for Nashville. See W. F. Lambdin
passenger agent, and get your tickets.
The Jas. W. Gaff, with Capt. J. D. Moore
master, and Mr.. Jas. Surtees in the Office
will arrive early to morrow morning on her
way to Cincinnati. The Gaff is one Of the
most popular boats on the river. W. F.
Lambdin, passenger agent.
The Gus Fowler arrived at 3:45 .. m.
yesterday. She had big trip about 1900
SACKS of corn, and some 80 odd passengers,
also fiat loaded with lumber. She left on
her return trip al p. IN.
The E. NJ. Norton left here yesterday
evening for Wabash river. She has two
barges in tow to losd with corn.
The officers of the W. P. Halliday state
that they passed the Golden Rule hard
aground near Point Pleasant and that i
will take rise of three feet to release be-
from her ugly position, so much for taking
risks running in the fog.
Mr.. ]. B. Jones, of the firm of Frazier
Jones 8 Co., extensive wholesale dealers 10
boots aud shoes at PAducah, also Mr.. Ed
Voolfolk, jr, representing the Paducsl
furniture mandatory, arrived here yester
day on the steamer Fowler. They brought
with them one of the prsttiest boats We ever
looked at. the boat or sklff is Is feet long
40 inch beam and has capacity for 5000
pounds. 1t IL built Of birch, handsomel!
finished and highly ornamented. MI
Jones had it built in Racine, Wisconsin,
especially for making commercial tours
They leave here this evening for Columbu
and will take in Ill points to Memphis ant
probably a low as Vicksburg.
The thousands who suffered with rheu
matism and NEURALGIA had a hard time O