The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-16

here Saturday for New Orleans.
The Gus Fowler arrived from and de-.
parted for Paducah on time yesterday.
The fine steamer Gold Dust for Vicks-
burg is due this evening from St. Louis.
Capt WIN. lIambleton, Of the Marine
Ways, Mound City is now in St. Louis on
business.
The City OF Helena leaves St. Louis this
evening for Memphis. She will be here to.
morrow evening
The river marked by the gauge last even
ing at this point at five p. m, IS feet
q inches and falling.
The Jas. W. Calf for Memphis left Gin
cinnati Wednesday evening, and is due
here to morrow morning.
The John A. Scudder for St. Louis and
the Golden Rule for Cincinnati left New
Orleans Wednesday, l4th inst.
The Andy BBum, from Memphis, arrived
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, She had
very good trip for Cincinnati, and left at
9:30.
The City Of New Orleans is due early
this morning for st. Louis. She has an
excellent up stream trip-about 200 tons
of freight.
The Will Kyle from New Orleans ar
rived last night. She hau 800 tons of
freight and full cabin register. Several
passengers for Louisville and Cincinnati
went up from here on her
The w. p. Halliday from St. Louis ar.
rived here last evening with big trip, and
added about 200 tons more freight here.
She left for New Orleans during the night
with all the freight she wanted.
Yesterday was not warm but interest,
ingly hot. The thermometer at 10 u. m.
stood So in the shade. A very good breeze
prevailed throughout the day which re-
lieved the heated atmosphere very much.
The New Mary Houston is due this morn.
ing for New Orleans. She has good trip,
aud will add some freight here. The Hous'
ton is one of the best boats of the Southern
Transportation line. and passengers going
south by river can secure passage on no
boat superior for accommodations.
River rising fast at Cincinnati yesterday,
and at other points falling, For the last
three days we have not been able to get
dispatches in regard to the stage Of the
waters as the usual daily signal service
bulletin has failed to appear. We hope,
however, by our next issue to give the re.
port, and hope that we may be able to fur.
nish irregular without Intervention.
A special telegram to the Globe Demo
crat of l4th inst. from Vicksburg says the
steamer Kate Dickson, plying in the Green
vile Bens packet line, sprung a leak Tues
day evening opposite Mayorville landing
on the Mississippi river, and sunk in less
than 90 minutes. She was total wreck,
although all the books, papers and other
valuables were saved. She was insured for
$4,000 and valued at $4,000, and was 10
or IL years old.
Mr.. Alex Kchrt, who lost his life by
drowning, Wednesday morning, had
charge of the government barges which lay
up in the bend, just above the city, some
three or four miles. Mr. Kehrt was the
lessee of the harbor, and bad been taking
care of the government boats for nearly two
years. He was said to be an expert swim.
mer, but through his indiscretion, forfeited
his life very foolishy. He had been gath
ering up his lines, which were covered
with mud, and in collecting them together,
his clothes became caked and covered with
mud, which made them very heavy. He
jumped out of his skill and it iloated from
him faster than he could swim, his clothing
impeding his progress, and when ho found
he could not make il, he attempted to swim
back and sunk, to rise no more. 1t may be
that he took the cramps, as the day was
very warm, and from his exertions became
overhcated. He leaves wife and one
child to mourn his sudden death. He was
said to be very study, sober man. Mr..
Felix King received the appointment to
fill the vacancy made by the death of Mr..
Alex Kehrt. We are informed that Mr..
Felix King who has taken charge is rela-
BILE aud worthy man.
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