The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-30

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ia; The bermuda got into port at dark
The II. $. Turner arrived at dusk
last night with a good trip tor the South.
The Ste. Geneveve was due here last
evening, but had not arrived at dark.
The jim Fisk did not get into port
until after ) o'clock yesterday.
The Grand Lake, Captain Toms, left
st. Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The Capitol City leaves ST. Louis to-
day for Vicksburg.
The Susie Silver lett New ORLEANS for
the Ohio OH Tuesday evening.
The Mollie Moore left New Orleans
on Tuesday evening for st. Louis.
The Mary Houston arrived at New
Orleans on Tuesday.
The City of Alton passed Wick sburg
for New Orleans on Tuesday.
The Robert Mitchell arrived at Gin
cinnati on Tuesday.
The Belle Memphis will be here
to-day.
The Iron Mountoin and tow lett
Louisville on yesterday for the South.
The Arlington. from New Orleans,
is due here to-day.
The Fannie Tatum passed Vicksburg
on Tuesday evening on her way up.
The J. ID. Parker startes from Louis
vile to-day Tor the South.
Everybody looked for it to rain yes
tcrday, but they were disappointed.
The Jim Fisk took the Sclden Irwin
combination to Paducah last night.
Halliday Il Phillips are repairing
their whari-boat.
The st. Joseph, Capt. McPhcetcrs.
with Luke Bernard in the office, left st.
Louis last evening for this port
The Tom Sherlock was advertised to
leave Louisville yesterday evening for
New Orleans.
The Carrie V. kountz left this port
on Tuesday night for New Orleans, with
LOO tons freight.
The Andy Baum passed down on
Tuesday night for Memphis. with good
! load.
The Ohio river at this point has been
having regular old tare for several days
past.
The City of Chester arrived on
Tcusday night, and after staying with
Us Tor a short time, went on her journey
to Memphis.
The John A. Scudder went into st.
Louis on Tuesday with $40 tons, and will
turn her face towards the sunny south
again to-day.
| The John Means was taken off the
ways on Tuesday night in good condi-
ton, and was announced to leave ST..
Louis tor New Orleans on yesterday
evening.
All the steamers lying at the LOUIS
Vile wharf on Monday, had their flags at
half mast, in respect to the memory OF
| the esteemed wife of Captain Frank Car
ter, who died in Louisville on Monday
morning.
The river editor of the Louisville
| Co,aier-JomWai seems to have Il grudsc
at Cincinnati girls. See what he says
about them "A Cincinnati girl buys No.
lG striped stockings, cuts the lower ends
of them and sews gunny bags to the
legs to put her feet into"
The Belle of Shreveport, out from
New Orleans, arrived yesterday. She put
of 30 quarter bbls molasscs for Raglan
Brothers, of Evansville; IL hhds sugar
and S3 bbls OF mOlasscs for Cincinnati
and 800 bales of cotton for the East, ant
skipped out tor st. Louis.
The steamer Fort Gibson, Captain
Smith, while Oh her way from Memphis
to Pine Blum, on Monday, struck n sna.
and sunk. She had 100 tons assorte,
freight, which was covered by insurance
The boat was valued at $4,000, and wa
insured for SO 1000.
Captain Skunk, OF the sunkol
steamer MinncOla, gives 1t as his opin
ion that no one was lost in the disaster
The survivors of the Minneola attribute
great praises to Captain Skunk for hi
GOODNESS and bravery during the excite
ment attending the sinking OF thu
steamer.
"A special telegram to the IT. Ions
Republican ofyesterday from Memphis
says:
"In the case Of the Memphis and Vicks-
burg Packet Co. W.. steamer Mary Miller
the l.. &. conv, ordered the board OF APP
pruisers 10 value the boat and such OF the
cargo as the respective owners may de-
sire TO claim and bond. On complying
with the requirements and bonds they
will be released when approved by the
cerk of the court
1t seems there Is considerable doubt
as to whether the Illinois is entitled to n
great amount of pay for the services rem
dcrcd by her to the Mary Miller. The
Memphis Avalanche OF yesterday, says
"ln the recent misfortune to the
steamer Mary Miller, Capt. Lee Crane
has the sympathy OF many friends. lie
states that AFTER his boat sprung Il leak he