The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-14
RIVER NEWS.

trip for below
The Desmct will pass up for Paducah
during the day.
The Helena, with a big trip, passed down
last night for Vicksb'rg
The Cons Milar will be found at the
wharf this morning, for Memphis.
The Commonwealth is the next Anchor
Line boat for New Orleans, due here about
dark to-day.
The Belle St Louis passed up at six
O'Clock last night and will leave St Louis
on her return trip on Friday
But little business transacted on the
wharf yesterday, and no arrivals or depart
urcs until late in the afternoon.
Mr. Frank Howe left for New Orleans
yesterday morning, on a business trip, He
will be absent about two months.
The James ID. Parker will run in the ST.
Louis and Cincinnati trade the coming
season. Capt Charley Russell, the hand
some blonde, will have charge
The A. c. Donnelly, Capt. II. NJ. Hart. of
orphan boy notor:ety, will be at the levee
during the day, and will want freight for
New Orleans. Give the orphan boy good
scnd.of.
The following from the Courier-J Journal,
Of the 18th, will be read with interest by
Waits many friends;
The Cairo Bulletin says: "Walt Mckee
never shook his mother.n.law' Wen
bet four bits, give her good hand hold"
she'd shake him until his teeth ratified like
loose blades in a cutting-boX No, Walt
never will shake hcr--never. He "shook"
the Sun, though. and is now private cit
izen.
II may be interesting to our readers to
know that twenty years ago yesterday, the
Charley Bowen made her first trip in the
Evansville and Cairo trade. All river men
recolect her, and by comparing her to the
two magnificent packets which now have
taken her place, some idea of the great i'm
proycment in the line can be arrived at
Much Of the success of the line can be at
tributed TO the untiring energy of Capt. G.,
J. Grammar, man who has never tagged
since he took prominent position in the
line BY hard work and clear head he
has worked himself up, and is well worthy
of credit for the manner in which he has
conducted himself. May he live long, and
prosper. Evansville Courier.
Frank Gilbert, the Evansville Courier's
wet end man, has quit writing poetry and
we learn has been ordained as full-tlcdged
Methodist preacher. He has taken charge
of circuit, which will necessitate consd.
cradle travelling, and enable him to regain
his health, which for the past few years has
been declining by reason Of close coniine-
ment Too much credit cannot be given to
the editors of the Courier for their great
devotion to the cause of christianity having
already contributed to the Catholic Church
two able and accomplished priests. When
they, however, tackled friend Gilbert with
the intention of making christian of him
grave doubts were expressed by their friends
as to their success. The above announce
ment, however, places all doubts at rest and
there is bare possibility that his friend,
Will S. Hays, may be induced to come into
the fold
The Goat, which passed through here
several days ago, consigned to Will. s
Hays friend Hamburger, at Greenville,
will be returned to shipper, as we learn
Mr.. Hamburger has got into little trouble
as the following from the Courier-Jour-
nal will show: "When old Hamburger left
this city Ham. is the old coon who used to
run "rum-ranche" on the levee) he went
to Grccnvilc, Miss, where he opened gin
mill" The old "pizcn dispenser" is in
Jail there for setting fire to his 'ranchc"
and trying to burn up the town. The
Greenvile Times says "There seems to be
no doubt as to Hamburger's intentions, for
his effects that he wished to carry away
were bundled up, and an attempt to fire
the house the night before goes to prove
that this was a dastardly attempt to take
advantage Of the excited and DISTRACTED
state of affairs. The reputation accorded
him by Hays, of the Couricr-Journal, seems
fitting indeed lie will no doubt cxclain,
as he did when he sued us for SANDER and
got verdict of one cent, $50 hclup me
GRACIOUS Jege, dot Teller Hays tolc dem
le und dond you forged it.