The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-06
PORT NEWS.


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port, at 2l2 p. III. yesterday, II feet .
inch. Rise during previous twenty
four hours, foot 2 inches.
Chattanooga, Sept. Driver foot s
inches and falling.
Cincinnati, Sept 5.-River feet 0
inches and falling.
Louisville, Sept. Driver feet 2
inches and falling.
Nashville, Sept. Driver 3 fl / inch
and falling.
Pittsburg, Sept. Driver 8 foot 8 in
ches and rising.
st Louis, Sept. Driver II # 10 inch
es and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The river indicates II feet 0 inches, a
raise of inches in last "a hours. The riv-
err will be on stand by Sunday.
The Anchor Line will reduce their pas
senger rates during the fair to 1926 from
Cairo to St. Louis and return, without
meals. Their charges for meals are Toe
for dinner and SOC for supper or breakfast.
Tickets good to return on any Anchor
Line boat
The Arkansas City, the most popular
steamer in the Vlcksburg Anchor Line,
will pass Cairo tonight on her way to St..
LOUIS. Capt Harry Brolaski commands.
While the Hudson was lying at Neeley's
landing, 10 miles above Cairo, an accident
occurred which killed one man and injured
another very badly. The guy rope broke
and let the stage fall, knocking the man
killed into the river. His name could
not be learned
The Jay Gould, of the Valley Co., with
her usual luck broke three tlanges near He-
lena, Ark, and will have to be repaired.
The r. s. Hays, of the same line, was de-
spatched from Memphis to take the Gould's
tow to New Orleans. This is the second
accident the Gould has had in the last
month.
The Hudson will be here at o'clock
this evening on her way from Paducah to
| st. Louis.
The Port Eads came up from New Or
leans yesterday morning with 8 barges,
which she left here, and passed up to
Grand Tower to bring out 3 barges lef
there by the My Choice The Choice re,
turned to st. Louis. The Future City will
take the 3 barges, with more now here, to
| New Orleans as soon as Eads returns.
The Sarah Elliott came down to Cairo
with tow rock for the NJ. & 0. railroad. She
returns to-day with empties. The Success
had a tow for Cairo Wednesday.
Capt Kimbrough has decided not to
bring the Ella Kimbrough to Cairo, but ri
| enter her in the lower Missouri trade. She
leaves st. Louis to-day.
The Annie P. Silver is loading at St.
Louis and will leave tonight for New Or
leans. She will reach Cairo Monday.
The reliable Gus Fowler, the only boat
making connections in the Ohio river, had
big trip from Paducah to this point. Sne
makes a special trip Sunday to bring the
Paducah base bull club to Cairo to play a
match game with the Cairo boys.
For the benefit OF those who do not
know, we will give the timetable of the
Anchor Line arriving at Cairo :-Eevry
Monday either the City of Vicksburg or
Belle Memphis passes Cairo on way to
st. Louis; every Wednesday either the
Providence or City of Helena; every Satur-
day, either the City of Cairo or Arkansas
City. Down Every Sunday the City of
Providence or City of Helena; every We'd
nesday, either the Arkansas City or City of
Cairo; every Friday, either the City of
Vicksburg or Belle of Memphis. These
are the St. Louis and Vicksburg boats.
One of the above named goes up or down
on the days named alternately. The New
Orleans boats arrive Mondays and Thurs
days down, and Tuesdays and Thursdays
up, unless delayed by low water.
The Baton Rouge arrived last evening at
6o'clock with all the fIeight she could car
ry on the water. She added some freight
here and departed for New Orleans about
midnight.
Capt Hop Louden is in town, after an
absence of over year.
The stern wheel steamer Gen. Mead
bound from Cambridge to ST. Louis with a
cargo of 5000 sacks of wheat, struck a
rock near shore yesterday morning about 6
o'clock and sank in Z feet of water. She
was valued at 81 900 and inusred forS3, 900.