The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-27
RIVER NEWS.
siGNAL SERVICE REruRT.
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Low WATER. Rise or Fall


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| The lazoo left Evansville yesterday
Tor Louisville to load for the south.
Captain Carter Is to 60 pilot on the
Jno. 4. Scuddcr in the cotton trade.
! \ heavy rain fell yesterday evening
and the night bid fair to be n wet one,
The GoId.du3t has entered the pool a
st. Louis and follows the Belle OF ShreYe
port to New Orleans. The Shreveport
leaves st. Louis to-day.
| Captain Jack Sluth, who formerly
owned the Nashville, is now in commanC
OF the Jno. $, Brausord in the Evans
vile and Tennessee river trade.
The C,.yia.Jyuaoi says: flames
Myers, the wcII-known st. Louis and
| Cincinnati pilot, was married on Friday
the 2lst instant, to Mrs. Mary +. Foster,
OF Dayton, Ohio"
The Ste Gcncycyo for Memphis, Jim
Fisk for Palucah, Walter More, Port
Eads aud bargc3 and a. j. Baker and
bargc- for New Orleans, and Silyerthornc
for Evansville viii leave here today.
The James Howard arrived from the
South yesterday, aud after discharging
her st. Louis freight tor reshipment, she
will lay up here until next week some
time when he will 90 South again to
enter the cotton trade.
The Cincinnati Commercial says "Cap-
tain Brakout's new steamer Fair Play"
for the Slnhower river is progressing
finely and will receive the finishing
touches this week, aud load next week
tor the Sunllower river. She draws only
fifteen inches and VIII carry 1000 bales
OF cotton. When the canal opens the
United States beacon light steamer Lily
will leave for Cairo
The Menphi, Ara'oache of the 10Th
has the following items: A considcra-
bic cOasting trade is carried on between
Helena and the river country as high up
az Council Bend, and the Helena JVo2H
is anxious for some one to get q packet
to run from their city IN that direction.
.."..".lhe Cons MilIar carried over GUO
people 10 the regatta, near Mound City,
jmile' up the river, on Sunday, making2
trips to accomplish it. I he race was
nice and much enjoyed, the Bluff City
Club coming out ahead, and winning the
handsome prizes. After the races, each
club chCerel the others. Honor5 are
now casy".."The Cons Miliar leaves tor
the Ohio tomorrow MIR. John GWalh,
may went out as chief clerk of the ILL
nOis last night, in place Of Lee Cummins.
resigned to so on the Check" Mr..
GWathmay is one of ablest clerks that
ever drew pen. He was for years EN-.
ployed in the freight department OF the
Cairo city wharlbCat here, and through
the heaviest freight seasons was always
master of the situation.
lDH' tllt IL lsp"lH htpAulltan.
The boat store OF Ward & Brady has
been furnished with telephone.
The 10 Kinney was let of the marine
ways and the Commonwealth was taken
on yesterday afternoon.
The Ohio Valley transportation COM
pany OF MiddlcpOrt, with capital OF
100000, was Incorporated at Columbus
Saturday.
capt. Henry a. Jones purchased Capt
{. G.. Pcarce's One-siXth interest in the
Ihos. Sherlock Saturday, at guardians
safe tor $500.
The Popular Star leaves to-day for
New Madrid with coo tons of narrow
gauge railroad iron. She may turn up
the Ohio and Tennessee after delivering
the iron.
Col. Shoemaker, the coal king of
Pittsburg, was on Change yesterday.
The colonel is one OF the most active and
ccar-hcadcd business men in the Misss-
sippi valley. He il attending to immense
interests.
Capt. Cakes fast propeller is to run on
the Lower Mississippi in good water.
She is being fitted up with two saloon
cabins, FORE and aft of the engines, which
viii be amidshlps. Her propeller will be
Z feet, half OF it lower than the bottom of
the boat, and protected by a scag. The
boat is to draw feet light
On Saturday the sale OF the tug +. b.
Ward, Jr., was recorded at the Chicago
custom house. She has been purchased
by Ira ii. Owen, 'Oi Chicago, from Grin
". Potter, the manager of the Ward cs>
tate, for $4,000. She was built at
Wyaniot in 1872, and cost 100000. She
is ut present engaged in towing vessels
from the mouth of the Mississippi river
to New Orleans, and is a tavorite in those
parts. We believe it is the intention to
take her to Chicago.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, September 25.-The
Monongahela marks show ~ inches of
water In the channel, and falling slowly.
The weather is very warm, with good
indications of rain. The channel depth
at the trap is 10 inches. A party of
South American capitalists are in CORE
spondencc with bodybuilding firm here
Tor the construction of two iron steamers
10 ply ol llic l"t HUI ilNtI. AZ lcdSl
100000 bushels OF coal is ready for
shipment to lower ports on the first wa
ter, besides large quantities of rittsburg
manufactures.
EDITOR MISUNDERSTANDING seen in
your valuable paper something from
correspondent touching upon the kind of
boats, or steam tugs, for the future meth
cd OF cheapcning transportation on the
Mississippi and its tributaries TO New
Orleans. caused me to think iavorably
OF his suggestions. Having myself had
iiity-onc years experience in our western
rivers, and having built seven boats the
first in 1S37--each one proving to be
great success, and will add that each
boat earned the money to pay for herself
the first year they ran, am FULLY salts
fled, and it is my firm conviction, that
l,2OO, ! 400, or l,G00 ton propeller should,
and can, be built to run between st. Louis
and New Orleans that will prove