The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-07

ing at this point at five p. m, 42 feet
and rising.
Pittsburg, June G-5 p. m. River feet
inches and falling
Cincinnati, June G--5 pm. SO feet
inch and stationary.
Louisville, June Go p. m.-River 10
feet 10 inches and falling.
Nashville, June 6-5 pm. River 1G feet
II inches and stationary
ST. Louis, June 5-5 pm. River 81 feet
2 inch and falling
The Gus Fowler had an excellent freight
and passenger trip yesterday and left on
time with good many passengers for. Me
tropolis and Paducah.
The City Of Cairo is making some pretcn.
tons TO those horns which the City of Prov.
idence took from the Belle Memphis on her
recent fast run, The City of Cairo falls
into line and walks into the affections of
the Belle Memphis by beating her time
Just little" We expect next trip to hear
Of her setting the pegs few inches ahead
of the Providence, and call for those horns
which we believe she will soon wear.
The Hudson from st. Louis will report
here for Paducah and Sha wneetown, this
evening, Capt John Griffith is her popu
lar chief The Hudson is increasing her
business every trip. We hope there will be
plenty of freight and passengers for the
Hudson and Tatum also.
The fine big sidewheel steamer Chas.
Morgan is coming up the Mississippi, from
New Orleans, and will take freight and pas
sengers from here for all points on the Ohio
! as far up as Cincinnati. She will pay her
respects tonight at the Halliday packet
wharf boat. Get your passage tickets of
w. F. Lambdin, agent
The Golden Rule from Cincinnati, is due
this evening for New Orleans. Capt. o. P.
Shinkle commands this fine steamer, which
has large capacity for freight and superb
accommodations for passengers. The Rule
goes to New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle with Capt. G. w.
Thompson as master of ceremonies, ably
assisted by that prince Of clerks, Col. j. D.
Moore, passed down for Memphis last
evening.
The City of Helena from Memphis is due
for st. Louis this morning.
We are under many obligations to Mr.. +.
r. Jones, business manager of the Illinois
Central wharf boat for the nice river col.
umn which he furnished the readers of
THE BULLETIN Tuesday morning, during
our short sojourn at Paducah, and that the
writer may soon have an opportunity Of re-
ciprocating the favor,
The John S. Hopkins will during the sea
son extend her trips to Cairo on Saturdays
which will give us q packet every day, as
the Fowler makes daily trips Sunday ex
cepted. This will be quite convenient to
the travelling public.
The Golden Crown has laid up for repairs
at Cincinnati. Steamboating tins season in
all trades seems to be drag, and many Of
the best steamers will be forced to lay up
very soon if business does not revive. This
summer bids fair to be one of the dullest
for years past in all branches of business.
During our flying visit to Paducah we
droppediin at the News Office and found the
whole concern full Of business. Mr.. Jas.
Thompson one of the handsomest men Of
the concern and by the way one of the pro-
prietors, was on hand. He was as busy rs
Slab town Criminal lawyer, The News
is an excellent paper, well established and
success. Jim Brown the auburn haired
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doing good business and has an office
with sufficient capacity Tor freight depot
for the Illinois Central railroad. Frank
Didier former business manager of the En-
terprise published at Paducah sometime
since, has gone back to the News, and is
sticking type likca good fellow. Frank is
evidently stuck on the News.
Henry Thompson the energetic and eff
cient local reporter of the News was writ
ing up his column in his usual earnest and
candid style
We met Mayor Reed of the Richmond
house, whose corpulent body looked more
distinguished than it did in the days of
the "ate unpleasantness," when he was liv-
ing on very short rations and carrying the
musket for Jefferson D. Capt. Joe Fowler
who imported old Paducah, the Indian
chief, after which he named the Plain City,
l.. 1 e :.