The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-04
RIVER NEWS.



The T.. W. Norton yesterday morning
hired her own crew to coal her, aud got
away for Columbus about II o'clock,
having lost about sixteen hours of valua-
bic time, Her crew received 40 cents
per hour in addition to their wages by
the month to curry her coal on board.
She takes barge of logs and two Of
salt to ST. Louis.
The tow boat Warner aud barges
passed from II, Louis to Mound City for
repairs.
The Arkansas Belle will not make her
excursion to Columbus as advertised, as
the bad condition of the lower Ohio will
not permit her getting here on time.
The Joseph IL. Bigley took tow of
coke to st. Lolis.
DR.. i. Waldo, surgeon in charge OF
the United States marine hospital In tins
city, yesterday gave Us the following
figures showing the condition OF his
charge during the month OF July just
passed.
Number olpaticnts Oh hand July ], IS
Admittc during July ................. 80
Di' charge 80
Dlcd....."......... Observation-Disclosures. 2
I Remaining July Observation-Disclosures. %
Total number of days releif furnished G72
Number OF patients furnished office
treatment ly.,....."......f. ...."..... 20
Prescriptions 50 giyen...,......"....... 80
Number Of applicants rcjected....... 3
The two patients who died We're MIR.
Samuel Pettis, carpenter on the Warner
and barges, who died on July lG, and
cUlOrcd hand from the James ID. Parker,
named Alexander Echo. Both died of
acute dyseDtery, and both were in a state
OF collapse before entering the hospital,
having been afflicted with very
severe attack OF the disease for
ten or twelve days before
reaching this port. The applications for
hospital service are always heavy here
during the months of July and August.
which accounts for the difference in the
figures Of this and the previous month.
The reflections are small owing to the
fact that "otiice treatment is allowed to
for cases where treatment
outside OF the hospital would AFFORD SUI.
ticlent relief. The reflections. therefore
are strictly coniided to those who are
clearly not maj mes in the eye of the law.
On the the 23d day of December, 1878,
the railroad transfer steamer, Ii. 5.
McComb Capt. Mckinney, made her
first crossing between Caro- and Fillmore
City, and has been continually running
ever since. During that time she has
trans TERED $4,000 cars, and in doing all
this work has only thrown 3 cars oil the
track. During the month OF January
the cars transferred amounted to 2,906.
The Bee and bIr2es left ST, Louis yes
terday for New Orleans.
The JOnn l.. RhOads tor Pittsburg and
H. c, laeger tor New Orleans leave st.
Louis on saturday.
The James d. Parker will pass to Gin
cinuati on Sunday.
The river last evening was lG feet I )
inches on the gauge, having fallen 4-5
inches during the past 2i hours.
The rivers everywhere except the
Wabash are reported falling. The swell
out of that stream v i'll hardly amount to
much, however. The weather yesterday
was clear and quite pleasant. Business
fair.
The Commonwealth came from st.
Louis without touching bottom and
filled out here, adding 80 tons.
The jim Fisk, Captain Taylor, had
very nice trip yesterday, and will be on
hand to-day at the usual hour with an
other like it. She leaves for Paducah every
evening except Sund - at o'clock.
The Polar Star has an empty barge tor
the Tennessee river.