The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-05
RIVER NEWS.
Port List.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Jim Fisk. Paducah.
b. II. Cooke, Evansville.
" Silvcrthorne. Evansville.
6 st. Genevicvc. Vicksburg.
City vicksburg, vicksbu.g.
Marv Miller, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, Memphis.
% City Of Alton, st. Louis.
Julia. st. Louis.
Tow-boat Atlantic, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Jim Fisk. Paducah,
4" City of vicksburg, st. Louis.
b. II. Cooke. Evansville.
" Silverthorne, Evansville.
:" Mary Miller, New Orleans.
- st. Genevlevc, st. Louis.
" Grand Tower, Memphis.
=" City Of Alton, New Orleans.
" Julia, st. Louis.
TOw-boat Atlantic, st. Louis.
RIVER AND WEATHER.
The river last evening was IL feet
S 2-5 inches on the gauge, having fallen
1? 3-5 inches during the previous 4s
hours.
The weather is clear with hot days
aud cold nights.
business fair.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Arkansas Belle brought 100 dry
barrels, 100 sacks corn and a big trip OF
furniture.
We are sorry to learn that Capt. W. +.
Halliday sprained an ankle on Sunday
evening, and Mr.. viii Morris met with a
similar accident yesterday morning.
The B. ii. Cooke brought 800 barrels
flour, 90 barrels cement and fair trip o.
sundry packages.
Mr.. A. l.. Ryland, formerly of tn.
Missouri Democrat, is now river editor O.
the Republican.
CLIPPINGS.
The st. Louis Republican Of yeste rday
contains the following
To-day the following Cincinnatians
leave tor Put-in-Bay, to enjoy a season Of
l
Stephen Morse, X. W. DUNCAN, David
Sihton. Amos Sinton, Amos Shinkle,
Napoleon Stephens. David Kendall. The
new steamer Mary Bell will come to the
wharf OH Monday, 18th inst, to load TO
the lower river.
STEAMBOAT CASUALTY.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 3.-Steamboats +. 4
Holman aud Vint Shinkle, local packet
| uinp N IN I nvis will md Hauhprsn
trade, under different managers, cOllidet
this morning twelve miles below New Al
bany, Ind. The Heilnhan Is chartered b.
the Louisville and Henderson Packet
company. and the Shinkle was recent,
put In the same trade ~
All independent packet. The Shinkl
Was proceeding down stream and tn
Heilnan coming up towards Louisville
when the collision occurred. Passen
gers Of the HeilHlan state that the boa
was proceeding up stream In light to-
when the pilot on duty perceived boat
bearing down hard upon his own Graf
under fulTsteam two hundred feet away
The pilot of the Heilman blew
the whistle to stop the engine
aud, receiving no answer, blew again to
back the craft. The Shinkle then blew
twice, and ran across the bow OF thu
| I1clIiidts AuC WV VI tuC hACutuou Wus
torn of up to the capstan. An ugly hOl,
was torn In the hulls Of both boats. ant
hut tor tobacco hOgsheads on the He'll
man that steamer would uave forced her.
self clear through the Shinkle.
United States Inspector Meyor was Oh
board The Heilman, witnessed the coils
ION, and will at o,ce investigate the at.
fair. Walter Cartwright, negro rous-
| tabOUt. while on the bow of the Heilman
was thrown into the river and drowned.
Cartwright, on seeing the boat must col
Tide, ran to the how. eXclaim.
ing. II want to see this done. as will
be u witness" A letter to him from his
wife was taken on board the Heilman
after her arrival ut Louisville, which read,
GONE home, Walter; ! am tired OF
being a widow"
Both boats were full Of passengers: and
were considerably damaged. Tie He'll
man Is now at Louisville, and the Shinklc
at Evansville.
| ~ Inn uTuwNT RIyEp REPORT.