The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-08

The GussFower was late yesterday ow.
ing to heavy business. She Is due at Q. p.
m. to-day from paducah.
The City of yicksburg from St. Louis
passed down Sunday evening with good
trip.
Remember that the Vint Shinkle this
evening for Memphis. Capt. G.. w.
Thompson in command. Col G.. D. Moore
in the office,
The Golden Crown from Cincinnati is
due tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Paris C. Brown from New Orleans
will report here tomorrow evening for
Cincinnati.
The GalH from Memphis passed up Sun.
day night with moderate trip.
The John B, Maude for St, Louis left
here yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. She
had good pas senger trip.
The John A. Scudder from St. Louis ar.
rived last evening with a splendid trip for
New Orleans.
Business dull all over town yesterday.
Capt Bill Hamilton, Of Mound C:ty,came
down on the Stafford yesterday on little
business trip, left at p. m. by same
steamer
We visited Mound City yesterday on
business, and during perambul ations met
Mr. Geo H, Smith general freight and
ticket agent of the Cairo and ST. Louis
narrow guage road, also Mr.. Billy Will
liams agt for the same road at this place
The boat left rather early for us to get off,
and we returned with Mr., Williams, who
was driving a very nice team.
The towboat Jas Hobson arrived last eve.
ming with three ba.ges loaded with lumber,
six hundred thousand feet all of which
will be sent to New York by rail.
Capt. Lev Rauleigh is doing some first
class work on the Hard Cash.
Dick Carney the champion steamboat
blacksmith and workman of iron and steel
is now located at Mound City, we paid
him fashionable CALL and found him
"ful of business" Bob Hart of Paducah
is one of his staff.
The St. Genevieve is due from
st. Louis for Memphis this evening.
The City of Providence from st. Louis
is due here tomorrow evening for Vicks.
burg.
The City Of Baton Rouge leaves ST.
for New Orleans tomorrow evening.
The Wait a small propeller from Padu
cab, commanded by Capt, Dick Rosintha,
came down from Paducah on little ex.
cursion Sunday arrived here at 3 p. m.
among the distinguished party we noticed
Capt. Milt Harry, of the steamer Josie
Hany now on the ways at Paducah for re.
pair, Mr., j, NJ, Brown, steamboat agent.
Bona Jackson Monsieur NJ. s. Marlett,
of Hotel Richmond, and several other
gentleman Of the beautiful PLAIN city. The
entire delegation done Cairo in fine style,
and retired to their little craft for supper,
which was served in the best STYLE by Au.
thor Voolfolk, one of the best cooks on
land or water From what we saw of the
outfit they certainly came fully prepared
for jolly good time, they left on theil
return trip at | p. m. and voted for Pad
ucah and gShawueetown rail road which
took place yesterday.
Horrible calamity Steamer Gold Dust
exploded her boilers and burned to the wa
ters edge last evening, Just above Hickman
Ky. II lives known to be lost and Others
missing and wounded. All
of the available physicians with nurses,
sent from here on Tugs were
to aid the sufferers, owing to the excite.
ment and confusion on receipt of the news
we are unable to furnish further particu.
lars until tomorrow morning.
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