The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-11
STATION
JAMES N. WATSON,
Sergeant Signal Service, u. s. A.
The John Scudder Off the WAYS at 81,

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Louis Is booked to sail for New Orleans
on Friday.
The U. Z. Schenck will arrive from
New Orleans to-day.
The river here fell over 2 inches yes-..
torday. a.
Captain All. Cutting Of Metropolis Ia
in the city. lie says the work on the
railroad transfer, which he Is building, Ia
progressing finely and she viii be ready
to launch in 10 days. He took the con-
tract to build her in 100 days, and willdo
the work several days inside OF the time.
The steamer Is 10 be like the McCofHb
AMI Morgan. !,
The Jim Fisk brought in good trip
yesterday, and will be on hand today
again as usual.
The beacon light steamer LILLY Is on
her way down the Ohio.
The Memphis Avalanche says that John
Gwathny is now chief clerk OF the Phil
Allen. in the Memphis and Vicksbug
trade. euea -ffh
The Jim Fisk for Paducah; Silver
thorn for Evansville; Ste. Genevieve for
Memphis; Atlantic and barges and Z.
o. Stanard are due to-day. 81.
The Belle Memphis from Memphis to
st. Louis yesterday brought l54 bales
cotton tor reshipment by rail, and made
light additions here. When she passed
Bulletin the James Howard was hard
aground in the channel on the Arkansas
side OF the towhead. The Belle came up
on the Tennessee side and found six feet
of water with the lead.
WHEELING, October S,--Three more
bodies OF the victims of the Comfort
steamboat disaster were recovered to-day
in the immediate vicinity OF the wreck.
They were those of Burt Umsetter, pilot
of the boat, and Wllfred Moore and John
Yost, passengers. All were horribly
disfigured and almost unrecognizable.
Louisville Csaie,'-Journai 9th: "Capt.
Parlsot's new steamer Carrie Hogan will
soc n be ready for business. She's a. pref
ty boat....".Ge0. Burnett, the we'll
know Louisville AMI New Orleans tow.
boat pilot, met with severe accident
yesterday morning at his residence OH.
East Washington street. 1t appears he
was up OH the root OF shed for some
purpose, when he slipped and tumbled
off, breaking his left leg and otherwise
sustaining slight injuries by the fall.......
Adam Wayland will be the bill clerk on
the Thompson Dean, with Frank Beck
We don't care, Adam, If You do; you're
a good one on any boat. The river at
Pittsburg is recovering. 1t has been con.
fined to its little bed and was quite lo,O for
while. 1t is rising now. 1t Ia ,oeIG
Running OFF, was what allied it,"
Cincinnati Commercial 9th: The "Com-
missioners of the Louisville Exposition,
wishing to compliment viii 8. Hays, the
river editor of the Comier>Jouynal and
the well.knOwn song composer, will set
apart one night this week for the produc-
ton of the music of Hays
songs. Hays will direct the Or
chestra on that occasion. The Rob-
ert Mitchell is owned by stock company
known as the Mitchell Transportation
Company, articles for the incorporation
OF which were filed in Campbell county,
Kentucky, recently, by Captains Dan
Moore, Frank Stein, John A. Williamson
and NJ. V. DAILY. The capital stock is
$4,000. The objects Of the Incorporation
are the purchase, owning, running and
selling of steamboats,, towboats, barges,
etc., for the transportation of passengers
and freight on the Mississippi river and Its
tributaries.