The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-18
RIVER NEWS.

| 1He Beacon IIlgnt Steamer Alice, CAPS
tain Crapstor, passed south night before
last to attend to her light-keepers and
lights. She will not make changes be-
low here as she goes down, but will do
all her work coming up. She reports the
following changes above here:
Light at Jefferson Barracks moved up
200 yards; light on Rush Island moved
up half mile; flh landing light movedup
halt mile; Salt Lake landing moved down
200 yards; two lights at Devils Island
discontinued; new light at Flora Creek.
The James d. Parker and Arkansas
Belle had fair trips
The Golden City went to Cincinnati.
She brought the officers of the John F.
Tolle to this port, and then continued
their trip home by the packet.
Bully tor Will s. HAYES. Here is what
he says: "Since we have become a
Murphy we have had the congratulations
of friends showed upon us. We never
were hard drinker, but when a man
tries to drink it all, and they make it on
MIN while he's a sleep, it is time for him
to give it up as bad job. If everybody
would quit drinking for thirty days "sour
mash wUuio 10 begging fur patronage.
Somebody has sent us postal card say
ing: "l'll bet ten dollars to your billy
goat that you don't stick" We don't
intend to stick. We've stuck to 1t too
long now, and by joining the Nurphys we
"let CO." It's "sticking to it" that gets
away with men. Letting go' Is what
they want to do. and become sober, SEN
sible human beings; not degraded dogs
to wallow in the mire and be spurned by
sober men and women. Drink water, If
it makes you stick and kills you. You'd
better die sober than live drunk"
Now II VIII Hayes can just get Tom
Bolnes to Join he'll be happy.
The hull OF the JnO. F. Tolle is sunk in
% feet water.
The Desmet has laid up at st. Louis.
The Jim Fisk for Paducah, ldlewlld
for Evansville, Colorado for st. Louis,
Golden City tor Cincinnati, Beacon light
steamer Alice, E. o. Steward, for New
Orleans, and Belle Memphis, for Mem
phis.
The Belle of Shreveport was well laden
and made some additions here for New
Orleans.
The c. b. Church will fill out be low.
The Idlewild got in early yesterday,
and brought very good cargo. Among
her passengers to this city was Miss
Emma j. James returning from an ex>
tended visit to Evansville and Louisville.
The Jno. Gilmore brought z barges
from st. Louis, and cleared for the Ohio
with q empty and 2 loaded barges, one
of the iron ore and the other with potters
clay.
The Belle Memphis has light trip.
The f. NJ. Norton and tow arrived past
at dark last night.
The Arkansas Belle for Evansville;
Bee and barges, E. 0. Standard and Gar
rett and barges for New Orleans, and
John B. Naude for Vicksburg are the
packets to-day.
The st, louis Republican says: "Ait
kin, Minn,, Nov, H.-The steamer PO- e.
CANA, owned by George Hounhton Of
Carver, was burned here last evening.
The fire broke out In the cabin, and Is
thought TO have originated from candle,
which was lett burning In the office by q
drunken Waterman. The value OF the
property destroyed will aggregate $l2,-
600. The loss Is total, as the property
was not Insured.
MADISON, Ind. Nov. 14.-The Marine
railways have failed, Commodore Fry
becoming embarrassed. Ten years ago
Mr.. Fry retired from business with o
fortune. He became involved In the
Marine ways through l0aning large sums
OF money, and was obliged to buy the
yards TO save that already invested. The
loss of his partner, j. r. Stuart. In the
Pat Rogers disaster, caused q depression
OF business, and other embarrassments
have brought loss and ruin upon him In
his old age.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 1.-THE canal 10
full OF towb0ats and barges. The Laura
l.. Davis is at the foot OF the canal. The
n r. Wo0d and Nettie Smear paaGed