The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-24

O'Clock yesterday morning and arrived
here at o'clock in the evening, max
| ing the run Ia - hours. She took on the
skifis brought down by the James ID.
Parker and started back TO look after the
lights between this port and SILouis.
The steamer Il. W. Skillinger, which
was struck by lightning and burned
while laying up above the wharf at Gin
cinnati on Monday evening, was the prop
eriy of Captain Thornton Russell, and
was valued at $4,000; insured for Sl0.-
coo in the Eureka company, Of Cincin-
natl, the Peabody, of Pittsburg, and
other companies. She was about four
years old, and was employed in the
sell purchased her eighteen months ago.
Her huh was built at Marysville, her
cabin added at Wheeling. and she was
afterwards heightened at Madison. 1t is
possible that the hull Is saved, but this Is
doubtful. She had been lying at Lither-
bury Landing for about a week. The
Era No. o is John Robinson's old circus
boat. We understand that he sold her
Monday. She lay just below the Skill
lingcr and was badly scratched, but the
| energy of the iiremen saved her from de-
struction.
| CLIPPINGS.
| Cincinnati Commercial: The Frank
Willard left for Pittsburg at daylight
| Sunday morning. under charter Of Lieu
| tenant Rockwell, of the Government
| Lighthouse Board. She goes to Pitts
burg direct, and after inspecting the va
rious lights put up. and consulting the
Coal Exchange and river men at that
point, will make such changes In the To-
cation Of the lights on her down trip as
may be deemed necessary.
| Burke. formerly second engineer on the
st. James, and Jimmy Patterson, for
merry second clerk on the Bo.tona and
~. James, have gone to South
America TO enter the employ OF
a railroad company.........Capt. Boyd, OF
| Little Rock, has contracted with the st.
Louis Marine Ways to build towboat
She is TO he lG5 feet long, 80 feet floor, 8
feet beam. and feet hold, and to draw
l8rfsli fer Tmhatcnlery, sRdg M o1Ges so %s'
Manion the iron work, chains. anchors
ETC.; the boat to be delivered to him il
sixty days......The city of New Orlean,
has been enjoined from leasing ii,
wharves TO private parties, on the grount
that all the waters leading to the gull
shall be common highways, free to tn,
public forever, according to the acts Of
cession of the Mississippi Valley from
France to America. and Of the admittancc
OF Louisianainto the Cnion......T The steam
| Ia H.. L..
at Pass a rOutre, mouth OF
the Mississippi, three days since
has as part of her cargo 1000 tons OF iron
cotton ties for New Orleans from Liver.
pool. Harry w. Stein, the clerk OF
the Charles Morgan, was the recipient Of
handsome gold-headed cane from hi.
friends of oulsyille............The wife OF
Captain }. Sharp Mcdonald, former
well known coal operator, died at tho
residence OF her husband, in Sewickley
on Saturday. The deceased was the
daughter OF Captain John Dippold. ......
Work is being pushed forward on Captain
John Woodburne's new boat......It is re-
ported that Captain George ID. Moore |.
prospecting for new boat ut Pittsburg
......The Fearless barges, which wer,
badly damaged by fire when the Molli,
Ebert and Juniata were burned, will b,
| sent to the ship yard for repairs.
New Orleans Times, 81 The ele
CANT Robert Mitchell. Capt. Lew Hates
Clerk a. NJ. Du Sonchett, Is TO the from
with fine freight trip. She had tota
cargo of 1907 packages OF Western
produce 49,. Billy Brown, clerk OF thu
burned John Kyle. left last evening by
the Mobile train for his home at Wheel
ing. West Va.
st. Louis Times. % The city of New
Orleans owes the steamer James Howard
$2ll7 for wharfage unlawfully collected
from her during the Niger Radical rule
The City of Alton has a similar claim fol
Sll00. When the money will be returned
to these boats, however, no one knoweth
.... Captain \. j. Carter, of the John y
scuddcr. was presented yesterday with
an elegant set OF shirt studs by his old
friend and admirer. Mr.. Mack kretsch'
mar, of Greenville, Miss. The gallant
Captain Is great favorite with the pub
lie. Not long since he was the recipient
of valuable gold-headed cane
by number of ladies who
were passengers on his boat........,
The James Towards new patent co nten
sers were taken aboard yesterday. The!
are immense afiairs....Capt. Frank llck,
Is in Metropolis looking after his new
cotton boat, while his partner, Capt. All
Grissom, Is "covortin" around among
the planters and making extensive
engagements for the new season.