The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-19
DEPARTED.
BOATS DUE,
The DeSmet is due from St. Louis.

The Sherlock passed up about one o'clock
yesterday morning
Ice commenced running in the Missis-
sppi here yesterday.
The City of Vicksburg will be in port
to-day, and will 90 to the bank.
The Raven and barges and G. B. Church,
left New Orleans on Tuesday.
The City of Helena and Guiding Star are
due up. tomorrow. The Helena will lay
up here.
The Fannie Tatum was still aground at
Kaskaskia, last night, if the latest reports
were correct.
The Hickory and toy arrived from The
Tennessee river during the morning and
went TO the bank
The Hilman Is now Cairo and IIick-
man packet extending her trips to New
Madrid on Saturdays only.
The Orphan Boy" and A. c. Donnally
arrived about nine O'Clock yesterday morn
ing with big trip of freight and people.
The Centennial had not put m her APP
pearance at dark, and the supposition was
that she was still aground at Crystol City.
The John l., Rhodes has good trip OF
freight for St. Louis, but will not attemp, to
90 through, having concluded to lay up
here.
The contract for all the freight business
Of the Anchor Line, heretofore held by the
Cairo Short Line, has been handed down to
the Cairo and Nncennes road.
The Cons. Millar arrived early in the
morning deeply laden, she has u cabin full
of people, She remained till about ten
o'clock, and took her departure.
4 dispatch from headquarters at St
Louis reported the Scudder still aground
at Hat Island at four o'clock last evening
but with good prospects Of getting afloat
during the night,
The c. W. Andcrsonis due from Nash.
willie to-day, and will return TO that port
tomorrow, She is an excellent boat, vel
differed, and transacts all business entrust
ed to her promptly.
The James w Gatf left Cincinnati yes
terday on her grand holiday excursion tril
to Memphis Good music, dancing anl
ieasting is to be the order of things, and {
merry time is in store for the guests.
George Baker and Lem Carter clerks o.
the Genevieyc, went to st. Louis by the
Illinois Central train yesterday afternoon
The balance Of the crew of this boat went
home over the Narrow Guage, yesterday
morning
The bacon light steamer Alice, having
ing completed her task of looking aitel
things along the shore between Cairo anC
New Orleans, came into port yesterday
morning and went to the bank. The
following lisa list Of the work completed
December 10th, 1875 Hermitage movet
down 400yards to foot Of field; new ligh
at Consort Point; moved Ashley Field down
800 yards to foot of field; moved Green,
store light down 800 yards near store; new
light Hutchins' landing; new light, st
GATHERINGS Bend; New light, Kemp's Poin
Grand Gulf towhcad moved to head of tow
head; new light, Hico Landing; moved
Delta light down 400 yards; Paw Paw
Island discontinued new light below For,
est Home Milikcn's Bend Light moved
down 400 yards to the stores light on Stuml
Point below Omega, moved up 800 yds; new
light below Rasley's store; Island 05 dis
continued for want Of u keeper; new ligh
under Shiplaad Point; llomochitta discon
tinucd; new light, Cottonwood Landing
light at Prentiss discontinued; new ligh
at Napoleon; new light at Dismal Point