The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-09

WINDY yesterday. with indications OF
rain.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Glencoe went up the river yes
terday morning at ! O'Clock, hat
Tho T. +. Eckerts chimney. are re-
ceiying new coat of black.
1t was very quiet about the wharf
yesterday.
Tile Cons. Mllar, from Cincinnati Tor
Memphis. was due last night.
The Henry &. Naeger, from st. Louis,
is duc to-day.
The Andy Johnson was due here last
night from st. Louis.
The Erlle OF Shreveport. from 81.
Louis, was due last night.
Tho Fannie Talum will go from here
TO the Tennessee river. after completing
her repairs.
The Iron Mountain left lat evening
for New Orleans, after adding nearly 200
tons freight here.
Nadine Rents female Ministries wa
wcll attended by the steamboat fraternity
last evening. They all took 'em in.
The Arlington has gone to Pittsburg
from Cincinnati. where she will Load for
New Orleans.
The people want new icycc, to keep
out the Mississippi river, but they amt
getting it very fast.
The Fannie Tatum arrived here from
Nicksburg on Thursday, with l,35S bales
OF cotton tor the East, which she put OIL,
and she is now making some repairs.
The new steamer Mobile on her way
irom Cincinnati to Mobile, was here on
Thursday. She added about 30 tons
freight, aud proceeded Oh her journey.
The Peytona passed down the river
carly Friday morning to the vicinity of
Wolf Island, where She had about 5000
sacks of grain awaiting her for the south.
The lcvec committee aud Mayor
Winter have not yet shaken hands acros.
the Mississippi lcvcc. The Cairo and 81.
Louis railroad is between them.
The City of Chester, from Memphi,
came into port about o'ciocl, yesterday.
She put of $50 bales Of cotton here for
the East, and went on to st. Louis.
MIR. \. u. Fowler. clerk of the Henry
G. Nacgcr, came down from st. Louis,
by rail, yesterday, in the interest o, that
boat. lie will join her here to-day.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis
Tor Memphis, arrived yesterday alter
noon at 2 O'Clock with n fair trip. She
added some freight here and went on.
Professor Tice attended the Odd Eel.
lows ball at the st. Charles on Friday
night, and gave it as his opinion that it
was the biggest blowout that has taken
place in Southern Illinois for years.
The Pat Clcburne, from Evansville,
arrived at noon yesterday with III pack.
ages for rcshipmcnt. She added lot of
grain here aud went back Yesterday even
ing.
Tie Mollle Moore, from New
Orleans. got into port at noon yesterday,
and went to Mound CITY to put of lot
Of tombstoncs for the National cemetery
there.
"A gentlemen somewhat under the
influence OF sprts-Eobinson county
spirits-took tumble from the iron rail-
ing in front OF the First National Bank,
down into the basement below the other
day, and got up and walked OF, none the
worse iorthc feat.
Tho chronicalcr ofriycr incidents tor
the BULLETIN. met with u slight mis-
fortune by the mislaying oi his copy for
yesterday mornings issue, which ac-
counts for the non-appcarnncc of any
river items in yesterday paper.
DR. Ellis of Chicago, Past Grand
Master of the Independent Order OF odd
Fellows of this State, and Mr.. solomon.
a prominent odd Fellow Of Du Quoin,
escorted by Judge Bross, of this city,
paid the fine steamer Belle Memphis
visit yesterday, Tor the benefit ofDr, Ellis,
Who had never before been aboard of
steamboat. The doctor, after gain. In
admiration upon the elegant cabin of the
Belle, turned 10 his companions ana re-
marked "Gentlemen, If was u young
man, | would get married and make my
wedding tour on the Belle Memphis.
| hayc seen many pretty objects, but the
Belle Memphis beats anything | ever
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