The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-12

steamer Joseph Bryarly..."..Captaln ID.
ii. Shaw, OF the Cons Millar Is too happy
to live. It's a gal U. P.shaw ..........
Capt. Frank Hicks commenced boating
on the Lark, and IN 1913 was Captain of
Pilscr Miller in the lTatchiu river. He
will run the John A. Scuddcr this season
IN the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
......"I on can see u saw mill run oppo>
site Pittsburg, and there amt saw In it..
Dye ace (which means no doubt that
"therc is a dam there by mill
site, but no mill there by dam site"
Cincinnati Commercial, 10th: "a re-
markah!e phenomenon was presented on
Sunday, on the grounds Of Captain Jack
GramlAer, at his residence, in Evansville.
He has two magnolia trees in his yard,
and on the top Of one Of them appeared,
on Sunday, two mammoth blooms. full
blown. This is extraordinary ut this
seasons Of the year, especially in this
latitude. The Pittsburg chamber OF
commerce Is in receipt OF communicate
ion from the secretary OF war. which
states that Major Merrill has made an
agreement with the owners of Davis is
land, and that as soon as the necessary
papers are prepared for the consideration
Of the secretary of war and the attorney
general, plans will be submitted with an
early commencement OF work on Davis
island dam. Major Merrill intimates that
it ia not possible to state what time the
attorney general may require the papers.
The coal men, it is probable, will insist
on a.jOO foot channel span Tor the new
railroad bridge across the Ohio at Beaver.
The dyke built at Whites by the govern
ment, it ia said by old boatmen, will be
OF great advantage at that point"
Captain j. w. Blanks has little steam,
er at Louisville almost ready for bust
ness which he has named Little Bob Z.
She is intended to RIM "a an express
packet and feeder to Captain Blanks lar
ger boats in the Ouachta river. She Is q
side wheeler 1870 ieet long, % feet beam,
? feet hold, and has capacity Of 600 bales
OF cotton.
The L. Z. SchencG arrived from New
Orleans night before last, and after re.
Shipping her cargo went to the bank to
await more water above or more business
below. Her officers 60 home by the
Cairo and Nincenncs railroad tins morn.
ing.
The Bee arrived from New Orlean.
yesterday, and is waiting to swap tows
with the Atlantic now due ont from st.
| Louis when she will return to New Or
leans.
The c. W. Anderson had fair carg,
from Evansville yesterday.
The government tow boat Anita arrived
from Cape Girardean yesterday. Cap,
tain Currie, who has charge OF the work
says there are 100 men at work quarry.
Ing stone at Gray's Point, and that tn,
Anita will bring down tow Of barge
laden with it on Monday to begin worl
on the river back Of this city.
We are sorry to learn that Dir. A. {
Hurd is suffering from Il severe attack o
fever and ague.
The City OF Nicksburg has light tril
for st. Louis.
New Orleans Times, 10th: "The Hawk
eye, Burlington and Northwindy pa
per, "would like to know what is tn
matter with the New Orleans Times.
Well, go far as relates to that literary fel
low, we will rise and explain: We hav
taken up the cudgel in defence of Capt
Ben. +. Egan. an old and valued friend
against blasted monopoly of the one
horse persuasion, and will not lay tina
same weapon down until the reputet
owner OF that narrow gauge railroad
settles up certain ovcr-charges and dam
ages due Buz. Conversation !,..",...Corl
Dabler is not the correct name of Lore
Lovell's new Harry county anti-pee-llner
Will DR.. Bral, W. Chetley, Of Cairo
mind that: What's Cot -
The Jim Fisk, tor Paducah. Dora Cab
Ter for Evansville, Colorado for Vicks
burg, +. o. Stanard, for New Orleans
are due to-day.
The Mary Miller IL en- rome from Gin
cnnatl to st. Louis.
The new towboat Onward was robbie,
OF knives, forks, spoons and kitchen uten
sils the other night at Pittsburg.
Captain Grays new model barge wa
launched at Freedom Wednesday last.
The Fair Play was aground at Pupp!
Creek. and the Mary Elizabeth at Casey
vile day before yesterday.
The light house boat Lilly has laid "
~ l.ochpoTJ.
Paducah Ne,cS, 10Th: "rhe case of A
J. Stewart, of Ohio, against the steame
A. j. Baker, was decided in the Court o
Common Pleas in this city this morning
the jury rendering verdict in favor o
the defendant"
1t seems that Stewart was on the way
down the Mississippi river with hatboa
load OF fire brick, and while lying q
Vicksburg his boat was run into ant
sunk by the Baker. The case came to b.
tried here because Stewart sued out al
attachment against the steamboat Will
she was here on the ways. The evidenc
In the case showed that the plaintiff ha,