The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-14
STATION.

The new James GutherIe was Launched
at Towards ,hip.yards, OF Jetfersonvllle,
on Oct. ll'h. E
Capt. Frank Hicks Is In Memphis max
ing arrangements tor the Seudder cotton
| season.
The steamers, that will compose the
Cincinnati and New Orleans packet line
this TALL, are said to be the Chas. Morgan,
Thos. Sherlock, A. c. Donnally, Golden
City, Golden Crown, Golden Rule, U. P.
Schenck, Mary Houston, 9. B. Church,
Cherokee, and Robt. Mitchell. OF these,
the Golden Crown. Golden Rule and
Mary Houston, were built this summer.
The James Howard left Memphis with
95l bales cotton, 100 barrels oil, 7O6 bales
hay and 800 sacks oil meal In addition to
the freight she had on arrival there.
The Ashland and Jno.A. Seudder tor
New Orleans. Fannie Tstumtor Vcksburg
and the Evansville packet are dus to-day.
New Orleans Timer, 18th: Returning
Board Commissioner Lane is open tn full
blast In the custom house building, and
bids fair 70 be a good successor to thc
late lamented Weller, Grant. etc. Steam.
boat men steer clear OF him. Watch
him. His disposition is to be a scaiper.
The Atlantic and barges got out Tor
st. Louis yesterday, and turr ! her tow
over to the Bee.
The Joseph II. Bigley has gone to St.
Louis.
The jim Fisk brought out q fair trip
yesterday, and on her return to Paducsh
will lay up. The T. F. Hillman will
take her place during low water.
Commander Kautz United States navy,
in charge Of the l4th lighthouse district,
was in the city yesterday and intended 70
20 up the Ohio on the packet last even.
irg II she came. or by rail to-day, to meet
the Beacon light tender steamer Lily now
working down the Ohio. but at Last no
counts detained above Puppy Creek bar
by low water.
The Colorado brought outs barge, IN
loaded here, and proceeded to Vicksbuya.
The pilot ofthe Jim Fisk reports new
channel OF tour feet on Grand Chain %
follows From the coal boat wreck to
Richmond, then to the right OF Suwanae
and probasco and down to the left of the
Northerner." The channel IA crooked
but good and wide enough for tow
boat
The river is rising here little.
The City of Chester brought $40 tales
cotton for reshipment east.
Vicksburg Herald, llth: We L,ye
that the Ply mouth is lying idle, ava 4
VIZ are correct We hope she will make
another trip up the Mississippi river u. 1t
spring, M high as M,mphl, or Cairo.
The only eXptns would be the coal. and
this would be NOR" than compensated
by showing that the Mi, sissippi Is naviea-
BILE tor ocean steamers. We would rial.
~ like to ste thl. si""p-ot-war again, ft,r
there Is nothing IKE AL exchange OF
courtesies with The others Of .uch .
vessel to soften The n pritirs Ut telling
that exists yet 10 n certs'1 extent In
some localities To srr "a ain Bar-tt.
and his genllemanly officers up this way
again would be o real treat.
By all means let her come. Every
In the west knows that the Misslssip,,
Is navigable to Cairo great portion VI
the year tor ocean steamers. Lrt ,he
Plymouth demonstrate the fact for the
edihcatlon OF the commercial word.
Republican. 18Th: "Fish In The Usage
river are dS my by thousands. The fatal.
ity, according ~ correspondent OF the
Sedalia Democrat, Is attributable to she
washing OF iron, lead, and other miner.
ais, which abound along the banks VI
that streain......rhe Warner and three
barges will leave for New Orleans early
to day, There are In the bargcs only
corn-about $1,000 bushels.. .......W VIM.
Fitzgerald, clerk OF the Shreveport, who
returned from Cairo on account Of sick
ness, has recovered, and will leave By
rail tor New Orleans to-day to join hlf
boat"
Cincinnati, Commercial, l2th: ave re-
greet to announce the serious Illness OF
Captain j. z. sedan, formerly Of TN
Belfast and other steamers. At the reel
dence of his father, In Delhi, In TIL
county. 1t IL feared he caa not rsoossl
:. ......Captaln Phil. Anschullx, Of tn
wrecked Calumet, found the breechlD
OF her chimneys and furnace &c g.
loot of Rapid Run Bar. He hops
soon to fluid her t0ilers. He Gays b
Can turn over aud float the hull q soc
as the river rises 8 feet. he Rosa
down the river TO day In search Of III.
boilers........The /. 8. Keefer. With u
dredgeboats Ohio aud Oswego, len 4
Cumberland Dam last evening, Wit.
pilot Amos Gardner asthe wheel. IN
Ohio and Oswego removed the con,
dams, and also the abutment that hal
been placed ab,ve the trestle~Work Of
the southern railroad bridge. They also
completed the work Of cutting
away the point OF rocks q Cul.
lom's r file. The oredgt boat work u
this vicinity Is appreciated by I'll tfeau-
boat men.......1f The Tom Farrell sunk
one barge VI Kanawha coal ut Bu.h
Creek on Tuesday. She also sunk i've
barges If coal yesterday 1t the foot 81
Nnp-Milc Bar........ The mammoth
1900 ton barge lrnnclxd. built q Ffeetcn
for Gray's Iron Line, was sl,cersasullv
launched yesterday. The Iron Duko. ..
counterpart OF the Ironclad, wss lsunch :
ed aOme weeks ago. Caplaln u q.
Gray predicts that there win he ~ eonl
| boat water before the middA & Dnx1