The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-19
RIVER NEWS.
The Roberts will get away sometime tc

The Roberts will get away sometime to-
day.
The Desmet passed up Sunday for St.
Louis with light trip.
The Belle st. Louis has fully loaded for
Vicksburg. She departed Sunday after.
noon.
Al. Burroughs, the diver, is in the city.
He reports the James Gilmore sunk on the
chain.
The Gold Dust, Capt. John j. McCord,
will be at the wharf this morning for New
Orleans.
Capt. Lawrence Carter has charge Of her.
and Richard Burns, uncle Of the poet Burns,
is her ink-fend
Capt. Jim Reese will be at the wharf this
q. ~, with the Belle Texas for Memphis
and Arkansas river, direct.
The Ste. Genevieve brought out 225 tons
for the Belle Memphis, which gave the lat
ter full trip for Vicksburg.
The Idlewild arrived late Saturday night
with an old time packet trip. The packets
are doing fine business.
The j. W. Gaff departed at midnight Sat.
urday night, with her cabin packed with
people. She added lightly here.
The Florence Meyer passed down Sunday
noon, with big trip. She will in future
ply in the New Orleans and White river
trade.
The John Gilmore and barges got away
from New Orleans Sunday, p. IN. Col.
Rearden went down in her to look after
matters in the bends.
Capt. Dunlap, of the Iron Mountain and
barges, came down yesterday from St Louis
by rail. His boat will be here this morn
ing for New Orleans.
Joe Dukes, second clerk in the Anchor
Line, was married in ST. Louis on WeGnes-
day morning; left on on his boat same even
ing for Vicksburg.
The Charley Mcdonald came down Sun
day after couple Of flats of coal, and re-
turned at once to get her tow, which she
left aground on the chain.
The NJ. p. Schenck is the new boat from
Cincinnati for New Orleans. She has been
thoroughly overhauled and handsome
cabin replaces the old cargo.box.
Capt Henry Taylor denies that the mud
is taken from the Fisk's boilers with shov-
els. Our readers will remember that when
the statement was made, we said it "lacked
confirmation"
A special agent Of the Treasury depart
ment came down on the ldlcwid Saturday
evening, to investigate matters relating to
the lighting up of the chain, previous to the
government taking the matter in hand.
Capt Tom Bolees, brother of viii s.
Hays by his first husband, brought the Tom
Roberts and barges to Cairo, and returned
to Evansville, Sunday evening. Capt, Tom
looks feeble yet, but says he is recovering
fast.
Capt. Henry lIarton, Of the DeRusse, went
to Mound City, Sunday. He reports that
the Octavia would leave st. Louis on her
southern trip yesterday morning. She will
arrive here to-day loaded down with gov
eminent engineers.
Capt. Tom Shields, formerly of the new
Commonwealth, is in the city, and declined
to be interviewed as to ''whercs your boati"
It is estimated that he is here in the inter.
ests of the English government, for the pur-
pose Of enlisting men to serve against the
Afghanistans.
The Sam Roberts and barges all in port
slowly pulling out. Capt Brunch is look.
ing out for her interest, in addition to
which he is possessor of fine plug hat
which by his friends is considered much
more handsome article than that worn by
his friend Julius Verhoef, Of Evansville, at
least it is worn by handsomer man.
G.. Parsons Miller denies the assertion of
any steamboat Capt. whether he command
ed the Fisk or any other boat, and backs
up his denial with proofs, that he was In
command Of a detachment Of Communists
in the streets Of Paris during the reign of
the French revolution, and intimatcs that
the whole story is basc fabrication.
' Will have to rise and explain.