The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-06
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.
GENERAL ITEMS.


GENERAL ITEMS.
There is but little doing on the levee.
Quarantines below and low water in the
Ohio hes decided tendency to make mat
ter in nver circles drag slightly ...., The
Champion and Fisk arrived promptly on
time, loaded with people, many of whom
came TO town minus health certificate,
which occasions Mr.. NJ. r. Fulton consid-
cradle trouble, who, as inspector of steam
boats is obliged to overhaul the delinquents
and force them 10 show from whence they
came, why, and if so how many. After the
inspection of the Fisk Monday, the guards
of the wharf.boat was strewn with frag-
ments Of coats neckties, vests, the bust
ness ends Of pantaloons, another debris,
which the interchangeable inspector had
disengaged from the wardrobes of
several suspected cases, who
were endeavoring to elude his yigilence by
lodging through the crowd. All were
caught, however, some paloled and some
returned TO the boat, 10 be thoroughly fumi-
gated, etc The S. A. Hillman is still in
the trade somewhere below Cairo, and
arrives and departs every little while .
Our friend Walt, in Mondays issue, noted
the arrival home of Geo. W. Strobe looking,
like new man. Evidently the y. f. has
had bad effect upon Walter G. W. has
not arrived, and only left Denver Monday,
1t is strongly suspected that Walter has
caughtsight of mirage, IN which Strobe
appeared in an inverted stated which to-
gether with the impinging of DR.. Brighams
atmospheric pressures, caused an acute elon-
CATION of the sound waves, which neces-
STATED the article referred too. Mr.. Strobe
will attend TO the Argus to-day .,,.,..,
Capt. Lowry came down from St. Louis,
yesterday a, m, to look after the interests
of the Norton and barges &c, Parsons
Miller has been appointed superintendent
of DR.. Rauch's yellow fever, hospital,
which is now on its way to Island No. l
Germans promotion has given,
very general satisfaction. Having
had at" seventeen or eighteen times, the
supposition is, that his flesh has become so
calloused as to prevent the egress of the
disease. After holding the Yellow Demon
at bay reasonable length of time, Col. Mil
Ter will 60 west by the P, F., W. & c., R.,
W, Co. Captain John Keisor, superinten-
dent Anchor line, is expected here in day
or two to consult with our Board of HEALTH
to effect if possible, modification of the
restrictions regarding the landing of his
up stream Vicksburg packets. ,.,.
Immediately that the John B, Maude APP
peared in the opening, yesterday morning
at o'clock, a tug was dispatched, contain
ing the National, State and City board Of
health officers. 30 lbs. carbolic acid, &
gal. Arnold's writing fluid, and one large
tank gas, of Cairo manutactury
tits not known the result of the interview
further that there was not case of sick
ness on board. .., Evidently the Captains
Of the short packets which terminate their
trips at this point, are not aware Of the city
ordinance making it an oiiense against the
law for blowing their whistles over twenty
seconds, otherwise, there would be less of
that kind Of business attended to. Cap.
tains better investigate the matter, and
cease to make your boats odious. 49,.
The steamboat hull used by Capt. Noah
White on his celebrated voyage to Mount
Ararat, turned up at st, Louis q few day S
ago, and was promptly purchased by the
Illinois State Board of Health, to be used
as n quarantine hospital at No, H.. The
camels and dromcdarics, few
specimens of which, the Commodore had
on board the ark, evidently had been en-
gagged in pumping" the hull up q trihe,
as the indications are that the hull and
cabin has had q hard time of It. .... This