The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-03
@ STAGES OF THE RIVER.

The river marked by the gauge at this
port ate p. u. 20 feet 9 inches and ris-
ing.
Chattanooga, Feb. 2.-Rivsr 10 feet 8
inches and rising
Cincinnati, Feb. 2.-River 46 feet 2
inches and rising.
Louisville, Feb. 2.-River 10 feet
10 inches and rising.
Nashville, Feb. 2.-Rivsr 81 feet in.
ches and rising.
Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-Rivsr II feet 4 inch.
% and falling.
st Louis. Feb 2.-River8 feet II inch
% and rising.
RIVER ITEMS.
An accident Of serious nature occurred
to the steamer Mary Houston last Thurs
Day evening as she was attempting to 60
through the channel span of the southern
railroad bridge at Cincinnati. The tow.
boat "Onward" was coming down and the
Houston, in order to make room for the
"0nward," got her ehimnsys in guy rod
OF the bridge, which threw her chimneys
down demolisblng the pilot house and q
portion Of the texas" besides wounding
John Melouey and Jas Pell pilots. Mr..
Aeloney 10 dangerously hurt, but Mr..
Poll escaped with only few slight bruises.
The boat will not be detained by the acct
dent - she will leave Cincinnati Tuesday
the 18th instant.
The Chas. Morgan will not want much
freight when she arrives here a she left
Cincinnati with big trip and 300 tons en-.
gagged at Aurora.
Charley Doorman, mate Of the Mary
Houston, had his hand badly mashed in
the accident to the Houston the other day.
The Henry Tyler received about 105 tons
Of freight here yesterday and q good crowd
Of cabin passengers for various points and
to Memphis. She got off at 7p.m.
The Ella Kimbrough is due from Mem
phis to-day and is reported as having q
nice trip. We hope that Capt. Lem Hill
will make = success Of his new adventure
10 the capacity of commander. The Kim.
brough will leave here on her return trip
tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock.
The City Of New Orleans left here for the
south last night. She received nearly 1900
tens Of freight and good lot of cabin pas.
sengsrs. Cairo is the best town on "any-
body's river" for steamboat to get bust.
ness.
Mr.. VIM. Towle and Ed. Corliss, of Me-
tropolis, were passengers on the Fowler
yesterday and lett here on the 8 80 train via
Illinois Central as river commissioners rep
resentativss.
Mr.. Geo. w. Corliss, after successful
commercial trip down the "fsther Of
waters returned home Friday night on the
Tyler. He will remain at home with his
family few days before starting out again.
Bob Jones, the popular freight rster not
"rebater," has been trying to intercept the
Golden Crown by wire ever since she left
Cincinnati, but up to this writing he had
no tidings. Bob is the most psrseverinR
Teller you ever met, and be will never stop
until he gets satisfaction.
The Gaff left Cincinnati in good shape
Saturday evening and will make her ap'
pearsnce here Wednesday morning fol
Memphis,
The Ohio Is on another boom and grsa,
anxiety along the upper Ohio at various
points il manifsstsd particularly at Cln
einnati, but nobody in Cairo scares worth &
cent.
The Chas Morgan, ono of the clippers o.
the Southern Trsnsportoin line, is due fol
Nsw Orleans, Tuesday morning the 5tt
| instant.
The B. s. Rhes from Nashville will re
port here tonight and return tomorrow fo
Nashville. See W. F. Lambdin, passenger
Apent