The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-13
RIVER NEWS.
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT.
JAMES NJ. WATSON,
Sergeant Signal Service. U. s. J

SERGEANT oiRnal service. W .,
The Jim Fisk for Paducah, Tatum for
Pittsburg, Grand Tower for Vlcksburg,
are due to-day.
The Lioness returned to st, Louis with
three model barges.
The New Mary Houston was well laden
and full of people for New Orleans.
The Oakland and Fred. Wilson have
large tows of coal for the south.
Farris' patent "water circulating CRATE
bars and water fronts" are among the
appliances tor steamboat use approved
by the secretary of the treasury.
The II. Q. Yarger added several hun.
bred tons here and cleared with a
good trip for New Orleans. She lost
her carpenter, Mr.. Henry Kline, a short
distance below st. Louis, on Sunday at.
ternoon. He went back to look at the
wheel, thinking 1t was broken, and was
last seen standing on the iantail while the
wheel was backing. He was not missed
until the next morning. 1t is though,
he fell overheard and was drowned. His
friends reside in st. Louis.
win S, Hays says;
The old veteran, Capt. John w. Can
non, may swallow his modesty as he
takes his mediclne-in broken doses,
We learn that he ieels somewhat abashed
az having his new and magnificent
palace now building here named after
him. But We can assure him that his
many, many warm friends and admirers
here did themselves and his boat the honor
to name her John w. Cannon" after
the man and not the owner. They telt
she would be the last fine fast boat he
would likely ever build, and we, ia COM
mon with his many friends, felt that to
name her "John w. Cannon would be
adding his name to his fame. May both
live forever, and he live long to enjoy
life and all its pleasures. When the old
wsr.horse sees his beautiful naanesake
coming up the Mississippi his dim old ey e
will sparkle with joy, ard his heart
swell with pride, as he will, no doubt,
out OF the iullness of his happiness. ex-
claim: II am proud oil her; | don't care
II my friends did name her after me-"
The st. Louis Tine, of January 18th,
says;
Mr.. Henry W. Shaw, better known as
Josh Billings, is stopping at the Plant
ers' House. TO use the .humorst's own
words he is ION the road" and is put
ting in six nights in the week lecturing
to good paying houses. Mr.. Shaw was
at one period OF his lite captain on an
Ohio River steamboat, which he says he
ran TOR all she was worth, and about all
he was worth too, while he had her
in charge. Failing to blow the boat up
he quit her in disgust and went into
the literary business, where he at once
made his y. Shaw is philosopher and
can write learned disquisition on the
habits of the cOckroach, tell how tar Q
tumble-bug will move in given time
with his ball OF winter supplies, and in
short tell you about all there Is worth
knowing concerning the animal kingdom,
including man and woman, but, breach
metaphysics or anything he can't put hi;
hand on, and Josh will tell You that he
don't tool with conundrums. He knows
that twice one makes two, and what ia
more he knows how to get hold OF the
two, which accounts for him being In
easy circumstances. Mr.. Shaw is about
sixty-one years of age, is Of commanding
and dignifled address, and would be
singled out for person Of distinction In
any crowd. 1t is to be hoped that he
may favor st. Louis with lecture before
the season is over.