The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-26

day. The river shores TO the south OF US
swarm with them. They mako this their
headquarters to plan campaigns and
make raids.......The Phil. Allin Is COM
ing with over 1000 sacks OF seed taken at
points this side Of Vicksburg.
Too thin.
The local editor Of the Helena World
states that he was invited 10 dine on the
Scudder by Capt. Hicks, but was obliged
to decline, owing to heavy run Of bust.
ness,
The Memphis appeal says that frost
was an hallucination.
The new Golden Rule goes into the
water tomorrow.
Jno. Ragon and Charles May are pilot
ing the G. w. d. Bailey from Pittsburg.
The Pittsburg dispatch to the Clncin-
natl Commercial Wednesday says: Con-
siderable coal has gone and more will 90
tonight, but just how much the run will
aggregate It Is impossible at present to
state. The amount reported for Cincn-
natl Is 45l 900 bushels, taken out by the
Onward. Fred Wilson No. 2, My Choice,
Coal Valley, Hornet No. 2, and Samson
No. 2. For Louisville, 10000 bushels,
taken out by the Panther and Charley
Mcdonald; for Madison, 100000 bushels
taken out by the Baltic and Sam Clarke
Brown & Co. will ship some out, but how
much they don't yet know themselves.
The lIammitt departed for st. Louis with
10 barges of coke. She will be assisted
to Cincinnati by the new t0wboat Jos.
Nixon. George Nelson. engineer Of the
morning in fiat Just above Lock No. /.
lie was under the influence of liquor last
night, and was ordered to bed by Captain
Craig, but ia supposed to have attempted
to 20 ashore, and fell and was killed. lie
has two holes In his head.
The Fannie Tatum brought 220 bales
of cotton yesterday tor re>shlpment east
by rail and has a fair corgo Tor st. Louis.
When the Silverthorne came past Cum
bcrland Island two dredgc boats were at
work deepening and wicening the gap in
the dam, intending to make it safe and
easy to navigate.
The big pile of rock next to Dog
Island Is being removed and the rock
carried away and deposited behind the
Island, where it Is to be hoped it will be
out Of the way forever. 1t has cost the
government nearly as much by the yard
ID remove these rocks as it did to place
them there, aud it is difficult to find a
spot to lay them where they will give no
trouble in the future.
The beautiful new Red river packet
Latus arrived yesterday from the Ohio
with the hull OF the old Latus No. 3 in
tow. and having good trip OF freight.
She made some additions here.
The Golden City, Captain j. b. IIegler,
cleared for the OHIO yesterday morning,
but unless there is more OF rise than is
reported above she will not get far. Iii,
Captain HegIer's hope to reach Evans.
vile, and get the start of load for New
Orleans.
The Ste Genevieve arrived on time tor
st. Louis and reports S feet water. She
has fair trip.
The Latus added largely and is well
laden tor the South.
The Hillman for Pajucah, Dora Cabler
for Evansville, Commonwealth for New
Orleans, Katie o. kountz for Little Rock,
Colorado for Vicksburg, are due to-day.
The river at this port rose one foot yes
tcrday but the OHIO does not seem TO be
rising very fast above here.
The c. w. Anderson arrived on time
yesterday and brought good trip,