The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-20

AhOhAaS W 4hNau,s 'Ns As'"-'
Bon Accord. st. Louis.
BOATS DUE.
Arkansas Belle. Evansville; Belle
Shreveport. City Of Vicksburg, st. Louis;
Mary Houston, j. d. Parker, Cincinnati.
- RIVER AND WEATHER.
The river last evening was 20 feet
f-5 inches on the gauge, having risen
rs inches during the previous ~ hours.
The rivers are reported swelling rapidly
at all points above from the effects of the
rains OF the past two days. Three and
half inches of rain fell at st. Louis yes
terday morning, causing the river to
bounce up the bank. A terrific rain
storm, accompanied by heavy thunder.
visited this city carly yesterday MORN
ing. but lasted only short time.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Liberty No. took three barges
OF ore and two empty bargcs up the Ohio.
The Great Republic and Thompson
Dean are also coming with excellent up
stream cargoes. - .2l---
Captain woodburn's new boat, now
building at Pittsburg, Is to be called the
Rosa Miller. ,,..
The City Of Augusta was taken out
on the docks s,, =, yesterday :. st. Louis fol
The Idlewild brought about 200 tons
freight and large and very happy ex.
cursion party yesterday.
The Cherokee Is coming from New
Orleans with 500 tons of freight, includ-
ing 200 tons gunboat iron, and 1000 fire
brick. tI Eii#r
Excursions tor the benefit Of the
grasshopper sufferers were given by the
Jno. A. Scudder and City Of Alton at st.
Louis yesterday.
The Republican OF yesterday says !:
capt X. W. Dugan couldn't stay away
and has returned from rural Cairo to
minglcyes to mingleyes to bicycle"
MIR. Hyde, river editor OF the Re-
publican, exhorting people 70 patronize
the excursions for the benefit ofthe grass.
hopper sufferers, says Don't forget
the hopper sufferers. I, Is seldom we
find charity and amusement so happily
mixed as will be seen by those who 60
init der mooslc' tomorrow. Charity
Is twice blcssed-it blesseth him who
goes on the Scudder, also him who goes
on tho Alton. Let the sxcwrJers turn ont
thick as grasshoppers. String music
will be on board the Alton and Scudder
tomorrow, and as dance music Is TO be
played 1t will be safe to say that all the
hoppers are not In Cass county
J. lh To CLIPPINGS. ~
The vicksburg Herald of the 18th
inst, says:
The chances are that there will be plen-
ty Of tonnage and lively competition
| in the Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers
trade the coming season. Capt. Parisot
will have four fine steamers in the trade,
including the bran new packet Tallahat-
chic, lust completed at Louisville, and we
understand there will be an opposition
line, composed of three steamers, the
Emma, Vicksburg and Capt. Denny's
new boat now In course Of construction
at Evansville. -
The Evansville Courier says: "From
Mr.. Bewlcy, clerk of the Bowling Green,
we learned that the barge lost by the
Houston Combs struck snag three
miles below Rochester, and sank In rs
feet OF water. The cargo will be a total
loss, and perhaps the barge, which was a
No. pine coal barge about year old,
and valued at $1,000, on which there was
no insurance. \ Captain Robinson will
make an effort to get the freight of her
deck, II possible, when the barge may
rise and eventually be saved. After
striking the snag 1t was about twenty
minutes sinking"
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Friday
says;
We are pleased to learn that our old
friend, Captain j. b. Neal, has been az
pointed to superintend the building OF
the new Insane asylum at indianapolis,
work upon which has just commenced
Capt. Neal having commenced iife rs an
engineer ON the river, and having Duilt
and commanded some of the finest steam
ers In the Men Orleans trade, the last
| being the famous low pressure Richmond,
and Tim self and brother under tho firm
OF j. 5. and Il. II. Neal for number OF
years extensively engaged IN steamboat
and machinery building at Madison, In
| diana, where they had the largest engine
shop and foundry In the state, gives him
an cxpcrloncc a. varied and valuable as
| an, cn,,ld ds.aira Wc tlOilht uOt hia an.