The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-22
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

'int shinkle ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" Memphis
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The river at dark was twenty feet ioui
and one.tilth inches on the guage, having
fallen one and one-titth inches during the
past twenty-four hours. The weather
is still quite coil but has cleared of and
Is growing more pleasant. Business
| dull. a swell is reported in the upper
OHIO and elsewhere that may amount to
something before it stops though it does
not look formidable yet.
ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
The JIM Fisk from Paducah with q
fair trip.
ldlewlld, Evansville TO return with a
light freight. She took ont nice little
excursion party, which would receive
large additions at Mound City and Me-
tIopolis.
T. F. Eckert last evening tor Omega
landing to assist the sunken steamer
Golden Rule.
Joseph II. Bigley tor st. Louis with
two barges OF COAL
Steam yacht Florence from st. Louis
to White river, with DR.. Lucas party of
| fishermen.
Tow boat Nellie SpierS from New Or
leans to Pittsburg with empty barg,s.
lew boat Duval aud barges from Pitts
burg south
GENERAL ITEMS.
Captain Jno. 5, Hacker has been ap-
pointed to fill Cap ain Sundusky's place
on the Three States.
The Towboat Port Eads due from
New Orleans on Monday, will swap tows
with the Grand Lake due from ST. Louis
and turn back TO New Orleans from this
city.
The Halliday and Phillips, wharf
boat company a-e having a fine stage
built tor the upper gangway OF their
whar iboat No. |. Mr.. Lavender is doing
the work.
Captain Joseph Burnside of the
PomerOy salt transportation company is
in the city en- route home having finish.
ed his salt business up tor the present in
this section.
Capt. Knox, of Chattancog general
freight agent of the Nashville, Chatanoo-
ga 4 st. Louis railroad is in the city on
business and is the guest of Capts. Miller
and Blue, but he don't hardly believe
that snake story.
We are panied to record the death Of
the aged cOlored man Richard Smith,
better known as old Dick Smith,
which sad event occurred
here yesterday morning. For over
twelve years Dick has been employed on
various wharf boats in this city, and was
quiet, industrious, inoffensive, man
whom every body liked.
The steam yacht, Florence, contained
the hunting and fishing party of Captain
j. ID. Lucas OF st. Louis, which is COM
posed of six presons, including the ne
| gro and the dog, aud is bound for White,
Black and other rivers on protracted
hunt. The little yacht, Florence, is a
novelty, being driven by an engine only
A! inches in diameter, by inches stroke,
and yet making excellent time.
Captain Dugan yesterday evening re.
ceived a dispatch stating that the steamer
Golden Rule had sunk at Orange. landing
above Vicksburg, and calling the Eckert
to her assistance. No further particu-
lars. The Golden Rule passed here
last Wednesday, with good cargo for
New Orleans and way points, She Is
new, and was considered model stern
wheel boat being roomy and comfort.
able, having superior passenger accom-.
m0dations. Her commander, Captain
o. p. Shlnkle was the owner of the ii
fated Charles Bodman that was burned Al
New Orleans. 1t is feared the Colder
Rule will prove a total loss.
Day before yesterday Captain Adklni
resigned his position as commander OF the
transfer steamer Junlus S. Morgan, and
Captain VIM. H. Sandusky has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy. We did not
learn what Captain Adkins has In view,
( but hope that we are not to lose him as a
citizen OF Cairo. We are glad. however,
that the company was able to command
so good q man to fill the vacancy.
Captain VIM. II. Sandusky has com.
handed the ferry boats "Cairo" and
"Three States" during the past eight
years, and In all that time his employers
have not lost q dollar through any fault
OF his. Always at his post when duty
required his presence, always sober, and
possessing q judgement that has never
yet led him astray, he has been slngularly
successful IN avoiding accidents,
and during oil the time that he piloted