The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-29
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
The Arkansas Belle was light.
The Colorado will be out tonight for
Memphis.
The Vint Shinkle was light for Cincin-
cinnati.
The Greenville had splendid trip for
Vicksburg.
The Grand Lake and barges had full
tow Saturday.
Capt Thos. w. Shields went to ST.
Louis yesterday.
The Virgle Lee is due tonight from
the OHIO river for Memphis.
The Belle Shreveport had big trip
for New Orleans. She added fifty tons
here.
Captain William Harmon, OF Nash
vile, was passenger on the Fowler yes
terday.
The new Gus Fowler is a beautiful
craft, and will evidently prove to be very
rapid.
The John B. Maude had fair trip,
and will add full cargo Of wheat above
for ST. Louis.
The Cincinnati and Memphis packet
company will in future run but two boats
per week to Memphis, arriving here Tues
days and Sundays.
The R. r, Springer added lightly here,
and got away Sunday for New Orleans.
The Grant part Of the Springer did not
show up during her stay.
Capt. Sam Ryman of Nashville offers
to bet 81, Oo0'to 80, that he can name the
mex, president. Evidently Capt. Sam has
high regard for General Hancock.
The Evansville and Cairo packet COM
pany's new steamer, II. F. Dexter, will be
out in about 20 days. The company will
run daily line to Cairo next season.
Capt. John Greenough was passenger
on the Gus Fowler yesterday, for Metro
polls, TO look after the several barges being
built there for the owners Of the Iron
Mountain.
Captain Lew Allen, late captain OF the
Alphabetical J. B. NJ. Kehlor, is one Of the
pilots on the Shreveport, having left the
Kehlor in New Orleans, in charge Of Capt.
W, c. Kimblo.
The captain Of the Idlewild reports
having passed the steamer Pittsburgh IN
der way, easily, on two different occasions.
The gentleman from the head waters of
Bitter creek will please note.
The Hillman will be down from Pa
ducah next Sunday. She will take an ex-
cursion from Hickman on the 4th, and has
full tnp engaged for Johnsonville, Tenn,
from the bends below.
The J. w. Gaff burned a boiler at
Shawneetown, but succeeded in working
slowly to this point, where Capt Wise
found it impossible to procure boiler and
makers She got away Sunday night, hav-
ing effected such repairs, as would take her
to Memphis.
The captain Of the new Gus Fowler
requests that the entire steamboat talent OF
Cairo meet at some appointed place, and
specifically locate the various blunders
which have been committed by her owners
in building her, and send the result of
their deliberations TO Captain Jo Fowler at
Paducah, who will see that every change
suggested by the assembled talent will re-.
ceive his immediate attention.
Capt. Bob Wise of the J.. W. Gaff sent
a telegram from Shawneetown to Cairo
last Saturday morning, orderinga boiler and
makers, and iron to be sent to him on the
railroad Saturday evening, up TO last night
| Monday the message had not arrived at
Cairo, and Capt. Wise, naturally feels a
little guilty about it. He has the satisfac-
tien of knowing that his packet can beat
the Western Union on any day in the year,
from Shawneetown to Cairo.
Gun PRoeREss.-As stages ard stage
routes are quickly abandoned with the
completion of railroads, so the huge, dras.
tic catharhc pills, composed Of crude and
pulky medicines, are quickly abandoned
with the introduction of DR., Pierce's Pleas.
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