The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-26

keeping her pumped out, and the weather
Is mighty hot. The boat was bnilt at
Mayfleld. and there were but two boats
got of the mould before they were stolen
by some chap that no doubt wanted to
build corn crib. The boat is Of the
glnwalc pattern. but has a Missouri
river bow and a yellow jacket stern.
From stem to sting she is 1870 feet long,
20 feet wide and . feet deep, slightly
bumped in the middle, and Orr says you
could throw apig through her sides at any
place. She belongs to Captain Leonhard.
CLIPPINGS.
Shreveport Times, June Is The
last boat out from Fulton, reports the
upper river falling fast all the way down
to Old river from a stage nearly bank
full. II was the June rise and 1t has
passed off without overlooking any OF the
plantations above. On her up trip when
above Fulton, the Ida Leon met this rise
and had to 90 to the bank for the want of
power to stem it. 1t was thick with mud
with very strong current. The Ida
from above the raft with four bales OF
cotton and u lot of cotton seed.
She spent most of the day up Cross
bayou discharging. Mr.. George Lord,
| who made the round trip on the Ida, ex
pressed himself much pleased with the
country above the RAFT, particularly with
the Indian Nation. and has strong no.
ton of settling there. He was offered in
ducements that few are disposed to ig-
| nOre..............The government steamer
Sterling. Captain Tennyson, left yester-
day for Lake Bisteneau to afford what
relief he can to the steamer w. j. Behan.
New Orleans Times, June % The
stcamboatmen on Ouachita river ought
| TO be happy on one point at least, and
that is, they are having their river
| cleared of all distractions. clean as new
pin. From Capt. Trinidad and Ed.
Phelps of the Willie, we learn that the
iron snag boat o. IL. Wagner. Capt.
Justin Straszer, is now hard at work and
performing miracles. She lett Monroe
/ on or about the eth of June and went to
Camden and in the short space of days
nnt NJ mo oS".'.si, ss.s s.,.sa. s.,ii.,>r x.sss
they turned back and commenced raising
the logs out OF the bed OF the river ant
the last heard OF her, she was at work a
the monster rack heap at Haydee Shoals
from an observation 1t required but ter
minutes to raise, cut up and deposit on
the bank 20 foot log at Miller's Bluff.
| Everything goes on, on her, with the dis.
| cipline Of a man of war or a park OF ar
tlllery and We are pleased to state that
the most judicious appointment made on
| her for an officer was that of Capt. +. s.
Austin. As her pilot he Is one Of the pi-
oneers OF the river and of course knows
| where to leok for all the distractions TO
| q. bal % L..
| accidents in the Ouachita river from this
ance rates should be considerably re-
duced. The Indiana. Capt. w. j. Rusk,
Clerk Frank Stein, arrived yesterday with
a fine trip. She had cargo Of l5,4l9
packages western produce. etc., part Of
which was 1896 bars railroad iron, 299
bundles fish bars, and IS kegs spikes for
our Lake railroad. She Is now recciv-
ing on the Upper landing, to leave on
Friday, 25th. for Memphis. Cairo, Evans
vile, Louisville. and Cincinnati.
st. Louis Times, June 4:-An in
quest was held In East st. Louis Tuesday
night, by Justice Ryan, upon the body
| of the boy who was drowned in Cahokia
| creek. an account of which appeared In
! the Times of yesterday, and as the boy
| Jackson, who was the only one with him
At the time, swore that he did not know
him, at the time, verdict was rendered
of accidental drowning. 1t turns ont
that the drowned boy was the son OF
George Sechraham, an engineer Oh q
Mississippi river boat, and who lives ut
No. 3l4 North Eighth street. IN tins
| city. Notwithstanding the statements
of young Jackson. the unfortunate boy
| LEFT his home with Jackson to fish, and,
upon JacksOn's return home, his excuse
| for being ont late forced the truth from
him. The bereaved parents sent for the
body of their son Immediately upon get
ting the sad intelligence. The reason as
signed for young Jackson denying the
acquaintance OF the drowned boy is that
he feared he might be held responsible
for his death, as no one else was 4 wit
ness of the occurrence. The suspicion
is that the drowning resulted from a
quarrel on the bank Of the creek. At
least, the boy has perjured himself at the
early age of thirteen.
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