The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13

The Memphis Avalanche OF the 10Th
says: 1.-The great James Howard came
from Cincinnati and went TO New Orleans
on her first trip in the Memphis and New |
Orleans trade yesterday" Bully. There's
nothing Ike being 'rrcct,
Business is quite brisk at Memphis
and they carry passengers trom Memphis
to Helena tor 20 cents.
The river is still falling here and at
many other places, A ght rise is reported
at Cincinnati and Pittsburg, but there Is
no evidence that it will amount to much.
The Jim Fisk yesterday had her usual
good luck in getting good trip from
Paducah, aud will be Oh hand again to.
day rs usual, 4 the water will permit.
The Grand Lake No. ?, arrived yester
day with bargSs for the Bee.
Captain Stacker Lee of Memphis,
passed to Metropolis on the Jim Fisk
yesterday, to look after the transfer
steamer being built there tor the MIssis.
sippi i Little Rock railroad.
The new boat Mary Elizabeth brought
fair trip from the Ohio, which che re-
ships ahd returns to Cincinnati to make
one or two trips between that and this
port before going south.
The Jim Fisk, tor Paducah, c. w. An.
derson, for Evansville, Belle Memphis
tor Memphis, are due to-day.
The Scudder Tor New Orleans, and
Fanny Tatum Tor Nicksburg, leave st.
Louis to-day.
The Susie Silver passed TO St. Louis
yesterday morning with 200 hhds. and
400 boxes sugar. Capt. Shields stopped
off and went forward by rail last evening
The Ste Genevieve yesterday morning
had very nice trip for Memphis and
made some additions here.
We are informed that some OF our lady !
friends have been shocked by some |
things that have appeared in the river
column lately. We wish to apologize.
In the first place we did not know they
read the river column so carefully. and in |
the next place 1t was the boat that the
writer was describing.
Captain Taylor, OF the jim Fisk, says
he only found 80 inches of water on
Grand Chain yesterday, and it is posi-
bic the Fisk will lay up at Paducah |
this trip. If so a lighter boat will take
her place.
The Republican OF yesterday says |
capt, Peter Conrad has closed con.
tract with Alt. Cutting OF Metropolis,
builder, for a new barge, to be compile ed |
in sixty days, tor $1,000 Dimensions:
Length, 200 ieet; breadth, 30 feet; depth, |
z feet; capacity, 900 tons. She viii have |
a cargo box, aud is designed for carrier
Of bulk grain or any other valuable
freight"
Nicksburg Herald, l0th: The NatcheZ
could not load at the whart>boat on SIX
feet scant of water. and had 10 back out
down to the cotton yard, to which point
the Sunilower Bellies cotton WAS hauled
by drayS
Preparations are being made to remove
The whari-boat TO the ferry landing. iOUt
Of jackson street. 1t is though every
thing will be ready for boats to land
there by next FRIDAY.
Memphis Public Ledger 10th: The cot
ton seed business Wl.l be much better
inns season than last, and the receilts
vii he much larger. The Cotton Seed
Association have up to date sent 10 the
bends outh OF here over one hundred
thousand sacks 10 De filled.
Louisville Courier. journal lIth : Capt.
Mckenzie, with II large force OF men. will
commence the work Of widening the liz
diana chute at the head Ut the falls and
removing Rubel's rock on the falls this
morning. de will be aided Ia his work
by Captain Pink Varble. the veteran tails
pilot, whose opinions and suggestions
will be valuable upon SO Important a
work. The chute Will be blasted out and
stages of water in the river the largest
class OF boats down through the pass.
Rubel's rock will be blown out of the
way, thus removing what has been an
eyesore to steam hoatmen for many years.
This work, when completed, will BE-
an important and valuable improve.
ment to Davigation........ Barmora Is
nearly ready TO lau ch the new
Mary Houston. She will be fine boat.
and we suggest TO Captain Miller the idea
OF uniiorming his crew in navy blue.......
Billy Willis is second clerk on the new
John WilsOn....."..Capt. Chris. Damon |
has a patent tor making sauer kraut.......
Capt. John Cannon is in he city, much
improved in health.........uncle John
Richardson will pilot the John Wilson
to New Orleans.,,.....Mr VIII Burke,
second clerk on the Gen. Pike, was MARI
ed to Miss Lizzie Schanburger at Madi>
son night before last Bless you, my
childreA. .......The Cairo and Paducah. !
Jas. Fisk, Jr., has made 1877 trips be-
tween the two points. to accomplish |
which she had to run 100000 miles"