The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-09
STATION,
JAMES M. WATSON,
Sergeant Signal Service, Y. 8. A.

The rain OF Sunday last was heavy and
continuous, lasting withoutintermission
from ! p. m. until midnight. II It was
general we may look Tor a rise In the
rivers.
The bright sunshine yesterday after
the rain was very beautiful.
Owing to the bad weather OF Sunday
the packets were all behind time. The
Silverthorne from Evansville did not ar.
rive until yesterday afternoon, bringing
only moderate trip. The Ste. Gene.
We've from Memphis arrived about 2 T. m.
with a light trip for st. Louis. The
Anderson was also behind time, arriving
on Sunday morning.
The Gold Dust got about 10 tons here
and cleared for New Orleans drawing
feet. The Future City and barges are
still due from st. Louis and are detained
by shoal water and bad weather.
The Hickory passed to st. Louis Sunday
with load OF stave timber and towing
a barge loaded with the same.
Ths Grand Tower had light trip for
St. Louis, II is reported that she will lay
up on arrival at st. Louis and the Joe
Kinney will come out in her place on
account Of low water.
There are IL boating clubs with GOO
members and 30 boats in st. Louis.
p. p. ManiOn OF st. Louis bought the
hull of the Carondelet, hosting engine
and boiler, chains, &C., for SIS. 1926. &. u.
Allen got the shafts, boilers, &C., for
s., 900, and Mr.. 4. McCombo got the
waste pipe soap iron, &c., for 800.
The Deliver delved desperately down at
Horsetail on Friday and Saturday, but
did no good. She took out $50 tons Of
sand while at work.
The following dispatch TO the Missouri
contains good news Tor steam
boat men.
EVANSVILLE, IND., Oct. I'm the case
of b. Harvey vs. the Packet company
for twenty thousand dollars Cor injuries
sustained by the explosion OF the Pat
Cleburne, the jury rendered verdict tor
defendant.
The Silverthorn arrived at 3p. m. with
a fair trip from the Ohio.
The Ste. Genevieve passed up with a
light trip. She reports the Belle Shreve,
port over the bar and going along all
right at Osceola when she passed up.
The Jno. b. Aaude arrived with barge
in tow from st. Louis. She found 4 feet
3 inches at Horsetail and Liberty Island
and very shaggy river generally.
Captain Hi DAVIS, of the Jno. Means,
was in the city yesterday.
The James Howard had to refuse
freight and cleared at 3 p. m. yesterday,
drawing all the water in the river.
The Jim Fisk for Paducah, Dora Cab
Ter for Evansville, the City OF Chester for
Memphis, and the barges for New Or.
leans are the boats tor to-day.
Captain r. W. Dugan arrived by the
afternoon train, and Is preparing to take
the 4. +. Eckert to Mound City to 20
on the ways. Captain Dugan assures US
that he has taken up his residence In st.
Louis and as an assurance of the fact,
shipped his few household effects to that
city by the Colorado last night. He has
concluded to settle down and vote In our
place only hereafter. A =
The Grand Lake assisted the Future
City out with her barges, and returns to
st. Louis.
The Colorado passed to st. Louis light.
Mr.. Frank VanDoren informs us that
Captain Walker is negotiating with Perry
Powers for the purchase of his monkey
to accompany Walkers bag pipe. II he
can succeed In this Captain Nellis will
probably buy out the canary bird tor
tune teller who is now In this city--that
is If Nellls can get him to ask enough for
his rig, and we shall have a first-class
show OF our own.
The Future City and barges arrived
last evening from st. Louis, and will
make additions here for New Orleans.