The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.

Captain Dunlap ofGrays Iron Line, is in
the city.
The John Means and bargcs passed up
yesterday morning
The Raven and tow departed for Evans
vile on Tuesday night,
The Port Eads and bargcs are due from
St Louis this afternoon.
The John B. Maude passed up about five
o'clock yesterday morning.
Given Fowler, of Paducah, was a passen-
ger on the Fisk Yesterday.
Captain Taylor will back the the Fisk
out for Paducah a, sharp five o'clock this
evening.
The Centennial, Capt. Dawson, will be at
the wharf this afternoon. She goes to New
Orleans
The Mollie Moore, OF the hangman's
day line, is evidently hung up somewhere
She is long way overdue.
The City Of Vicksburg was due from be-
low last night. She will probably have
passed up before daybrcak this morning.
General Simpson came down from St.
Louis on the Octavio yesterday morning,
and returned home by rail in the afternoon
The Charley Mcdonald arrived in port
from Paducah yesterday morning and was
put into the hands of Smith Terrence, who
set to work repairing her boilers.
This is the day set apart for the coming
of the great Grand Tower. She will be at
the wharf this afternoon, ready to accom-
odate freight and passengers. She goes
through to Vicksburg.
Mr.. Charley pennybaker, formerly with
the Cairo City Coal Company, has accepted
the position of cashier on Halliday & Phil
lips wharf-boats, made vacant by the resig-
nation of Mr.. Ike Moran.
Captain Reese had the tug Montauk tow
the Belle Texas from her mooring opposite
Eight street down to the lower wharf boat
last evening, where she began loading to
leave for Memphis this evening.
The Charley Mcdonald arrived yesterday
morning, and laid up to give Smith Tor
renee time to patch her boilers. She will
leave for the Jettes to-day with big tow
of stone from Rose Clare.
The Iron Mountain and tow arrived from
st. LOUIS about three o'clock, Pm. She
will be here all day receiving. The Iron
Mountain is making her present trip under
the auspices of the NJ. V. T. Co.
The Gold Dust came into port about four
o'clock, with n big trip of freight and
people, and towing barge loaded with
freight for Memphis, She made some all
dtions Of freight, and several people, end
took her departure for New Orleans.
The Joe Kinney, from st. Louis. for
Memphis, will be at the wharf this after
noon. The Kinney is good boat, well of.
ficercd and does business in business like
way. Sol. Silver will furnish all desired in
formation in regard to her.
Captain d. w. Lockwood, with his fleet
of survey boats and corpse of assistants
passed south from headquarters at Detroit
yesterday, to resume the surveying Of the
Mississippi to New Orleans. The work was
completed as far as Memphis last winter.
Captain Cooper, for the past twenty
years inspector Of steamboats, at New Or
leans, was in town yesterday. Captain
Cooper is returning home from o two
months so,journing in Illinois and Missouri
which has been Of much benefit to his
health and happiness.
The government boat Octavia, with a
party Of civil engineers, from st. Louis,
arrived yesterday morning, and left for the
South about four o'clock in the afternoon.