The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-28
RIVER NEWS.
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT.
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The run Of coal from Pitsburg will
reach eight million bushels.
Five coal boats We're forced loose by
the rise at Pittsburg and sunk.
The j. n. RObarts with two produce
boats from the Ohio passed south yester.
day.
The Susie Silver brought Is tons for
rcshipment, and has about 200 tons for
st. Louis.
Gold Dust arrived with 4 good trip,
and filled out here.
Captain Hi. Days OF the Jno. Means
and barges, arrived yesterday. His boat
was due last night.
The jim Fisk for Paducah, City Of
Helena for Vicksburg, L. II. Duriee for
Pittsburg are due to-day.
There was light sprinkle of snow
yesterday, then a little hail, then a DRIFT
ing rain storm, and finally bright SUM-
shine to close up the day with.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Moore,
came out of the Ohio last evening with
almost full load. She no doubt filed
out here last night, as there was plenty
for her il she would takelt.
The Centennial and City Of Chester
were well laden for the south, and only
made light additions here.
Barge 80 Of the Mississippi Valley
transportation Company struck an OBJ
atruction at Island Us on Sunday, and
went TO the bottom total wreck. The
cargo consisted eff % 900 bushels of corr
in bulk, which was insured in Europe BY
the owners. The barge was not insured
Both barge and cargo are total loss.
The st. Louis Republican of the 2Gtl
says: Capt. Wifred Z. Hall, the indeta-
tigable naturalist, arrived here on Sat
urday night with his little craft from the
north, and resumed his south.bound
course yesterday. His objective point is
somewhere in Southern Alabama, AM
wishes to get out OF reach OF river ice
Capt. Hall is member of the Davenport
Iowa Academy OF Natural Sciences, anG
is continually on the 90 discovering and
opening mounds and securing specimens
for the Academy, and is much esteemed
| by his associates. lie was in former
years pilot and master on the upper
Mississippi. Although gentleman
of fine ability and exten-
siye information, Capt. Hail,
rs seen by the reporter yesterday, might
be taken ty almost anybody for tramp.
as his habiIiments are rough and his face
unshaven. Captain Hall say that the
peasantry or common people In the
Southern States and elsewhere have treat.
ed HIM uniformly with kindness and
generosity, He lett some curious speci-
mems with the reporter. axe, Uranium,
&C., found near Louisiana. Mo-, as a
donation to the st. Louis Academy OF
Science. The love that this boatman
possesses tor geology and kindred
sciences must be great to sustain his cour-
age In the solitary voyage and tramps
along the shore which he has made dur.
ing several years past, and the trip which
he renewed yesterday, alone in frail
craft in the midst of a drenching rain.
Captain Hall is expected to arrive here
in q tow dave ami bo ,rn ,,,o.t NIL,
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spend lew days IN thls vicinity.
Cincinnati Commercial, &c:
MEMPHIS, Nov. 2G.-John G.. Eeiscr Of
the Anchor Line boats. has hocn here
several DAYS figuring with snociol Mail
Agent Reside Tor the mail routc from
st. Louis and Wav noints NV rivnr tn
Vicksbnrg three times ner week. The
contract now is from here twice each
week to points south, and :. :. Lee, Of
the Coahoma, has the latter, and viii
doubtless be able TO retain fine mail from
here TO Frinr's Point but tha bcst of The
river service " i'll proboblv he Returned n
the Anchor Line steamers. The departo
mcnt nj Washington will fix the com.
pensa,jon, the Anchor Line aScnts roinr
on there to have jt arranTed' And \
stir has bc,n made in the Nrkansas scr.
vice svstcm. esncciollv that along Tho
Arkansas, Whit ST. Francis and 'Wos.
him Rivers If onnears thai Ma;or ,Iohn
ID Adams h,s nil 6t these rontss , uU
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