The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-19
Port List.

Port List.
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Fisk. Paducah.
:. r. r. Hillman, Nashville.
Arrow and tow, South.
- Alice, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Fisk, Paducah.
d" II. Il. Hillman, Nashville.
Arrow and tow, st. Louis.
Alice, st. Louis.
The Arrow came up from below yes
terday morning.
The r. Il. Hillman brought a lot of
miscellaneous freight from st. Louis.
The Ariadne went to Columbus yes
terday morning after barge tor Halli-
day Brothers. The barge is 1874 feet long,
"a feet beam, and was brought to this
port from Columbus in 2 hours and As
minutes.
The light house tender, Alice, passed
up yesterday. There are now in running
order between this port and New Or
leans, ~ lights. % of which are between
Cairo and Memphis, IS between Mem
phis and Vicksburg, and IL below Vicks-
burg.
The following are the changes made
in lights, and new stations established
by Commander X. X. Wallace, light
house inspector tor the Fifteenth dis
trict, between this port and New Orleans.
Ratliffe, head of Tunica island, new
light.
Fort Adams, loot Of bluff. Miss, new
light.
ROugere, La, new light.
| Natchez Island. moved to avenue,
one mile above island.
| Waterproof, head of bend new light.
| DIR. News, moved down half mile be-
low the false point.
Foot of Big Block Island. Mississippi
shore, new light 49,. ..
Buck Ridge, moved down half mile.
Briccounts, moved down half mile.
Island SO, discontinued.
Bavarian crossing, moved down to
Boss house.
McMillan's, moved down TO head of
landing.
Island 92, (foot of island), new light.
Glencoe, discontinued.
Island 76, moved down One-fOurth
mile.
Monterey Point, new light.
Head of Scrub Grass, new light.
Head of Island &C, Mississippi, new
light.
Head of Island 65, Arkansas, new
light.
Fox Island, moved down one mile from
first location. -.
Moonie's Tow Head. moved down to
the shoulder of the tow head.
DeMumbrie, moved down one-halt
mile.
Baldwin's Landing, Arkansas, new
light.
Cow Island Bend, new light.
Ensly's discontinued.
Foot of Presidents Island, will be es-
tablished shortly.
Cheeks Island, new light.
Island 40, tabove shoulder), new light.
Head of Fagleman's Chute, new light.
Bateman's Field, Brandywine, discon-
tinued.
Island "a, point lookouD, new light
Fort Pillow. moved up to Flower
Island.
Bulletin Tow Head, moved down halt
mile.
Plum Point. moved down half mile.
Barum's or (ROwlett's Field,) new
light.
Fletcher's, moved down half mile.
Bend of Island %, new light intended.
Hickman's, moved down three-quar-
tiers OF mile.
Goah Stewards, moved down one
fourth mile.
Head of New Madrid Bend. new light.
Island 10. moved down to head of
field.
Puntney Bend, (above 2, 3 and 4, new
light.
| All lights not mentioned in the above
list, are continued at previous locations.
Mr.. Walter Mckee, river correspondent
at this port for the Cincinnati Commercial,
has received the following letter:
CINCINNATI, August TO.
Walt. Mckee, Esl,. Cairo, His.
DEAR SiR-Captain Robert w. Wise
has instructed nae to say 10 You that his
| new steamer, James w. GOff, will leave
here on Saturday evening, the 10Th inst,
| for Memphis and all way points, aud will
arrive at Cairo, Tuesday evening. lie
| who may desire, an invitation to visit
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