The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-05
BOATS DIE.

BOATS DIE.
The Jim Fish, Paducah to return.
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The river last evening was 50 feet Z
10 inches on the gauge, having risen 2
feet 81 inches during the previous "a
hours. The rise and the port list in yes
terday's BULLETIN were for the preced-
| ing Is instead of 2ihours. The Cumber-
land river Is still rising with 81 feet on
the shoals. and heavy rains fell at Nash
vile day before yesterday. The Ohio is
rising at Pittsburg and Evansville, but
falling at Cincinnati and Louisville. The
Mississippi |, standing at st. Louis and
will no doubt be falling to-day.
The weather 1. clear and pleasant
again.
River business here, u. elsewhere. is,
aud has been Tor the past two weeks, TX.
cecdingly dull, and is rapidly growing
worse, with no immediate prospect Of
improvement.
| GENERAL ITEMS.
"A freshct Is reported IN the Ouachita
river.
A railroad is to be bnilt from Benton
to Helena.
Two inches OF rain fell in two hour.
nj Shreveport on May l.t, but Red river
is reported falling.
Capt. Abe. Hutchinson. OF the Johu
Kyle, and family are passengers from
New Orleans on the City Of Alton.
The Robt. Mitchell arrived at New
Orleans Monday, and is TO leave that
port this evening" for Cincinnati.
The Atlantic is bringing one barge
loaded with ginboat machinery, and two
empty leo barges from New Orleans.
The marine ways at Paducah were
considerably damaged by the late high
water, hut are being put in thorough re-
pair.
The keokuk, with tow Of 10 DargcS
Of slaves left st. Louis sunday night FOR
New Orleans, aud must have passed hero
in the night.
The City of Alton discharged 800 ton.
way freight aud took 1876 packages into
: New Orleans. she was to leave last
evening for st. Louis.
The Atlantic on her last trip, took
" into New Orleans 1850 packages, 10 on!
: bushels bulk corn and 1900 tons OF ice
and left barge OF lee ut Helena.
Mr.. Mat Fulton, Of thi, city, depart.
= 81 Tor Alton, Yesterday morning, where,
it i said, he will to-day link his fortune
Tor "bcttcr or worse" with beautiful
widow named Mrs. Fry.
: Last saturday was Il lively day Oh
the New Orleans wharyes, says the Times.
More business was done than has been
y transacted there for a long time previous,
; and departing steamers steamed away
> with good freight and passenger lists.
, On Duck river, in Tennessee, a
> steamboat drawing only twelve inches
Of water, having a grist mill OH board.
wanders up and down, stopping where
ever she is wanted, To grind a few bushels
: of corn.
. Billy Brown, clerk OF the John Kyle,
, is only able to sit up while being washed
, and dressed each morning, but is doing
: very well, and no doubts are entertained
OF his recovery to health and strength
lie is receiving careful attention and nur.
sing.
;. The steamer II. Luke, belonging to
the Missouri river Packet company
, willie coming down that turbulent river
(, at 10 o'clock Sunday night, struck the
pier of the bridge at st. Charles broad
side and sunk, after drifting about three
miles. The disaster was caused by the
great force OF the current which kept
| pulling the boat out OF her course in spite
of the efforts OF the pilot, Mr.. Townsend,
to keep her in the marks
The following /, list VI
the lost and missing: Mrs. James
1 Dinan and two children. lost; G. Lantz,
g deck passenger, lost; Bill Brooks. fire.
D man, lost Donnelly, deck sweeper, miss
$ ing ; John Thomas, roustabout, lost
e George Washing, (colorcdl roustabout.
: missing Casper, a German roustabout,
n missing. The officers oi the ST. Luke
n we're rs follows: George Keith, master
James u. White and Barry Brannick
clerks: Thomas Thownsend and Car
l. Wadde, pilots Jno. Penny
q baker, mate; Hiram Anderson
Is carpenter; Tom Nelson and John
II F'it1simmons engineers; Mike Well
II Steward. All who had the presence o.
= mind to go to tho hurricane root, snd
many who were washed overheard were
Il saved. A ferry boat rendered valuable
assistance and saved the boats safe, books
, and papers, but the baggage Of the oifi'
!, GERS and passengers was all lost. The
W St. Luke WAS valued 1t $4,000 and IN
sured for $1,000. Her cargo consisted
in l75 hogs, 100 sacks wheat, l9a sewing
= machines aud few small lots OF other
freight. --------
p! . WAa DxFAWinnST, Riyhr k,rosr.