The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-25
RIVER NEWS.
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The John b. Maud arrived yesterday at
II o'clock and left soon after for St. Louis.
The Gus Fowler had good trip yester-
day. She arrived on time and departed
for Paducah soon after the 30 p. N. train
| arrived.
Yesterday was quite pleasant and I'M
cllned to be cloudy in the afternoon.
Business on the wharf very good yester-
day.
The A. B, Stafford entered upon her du-
ties yesterday morning. We hope that she
may receive patronage that will pay her
we'll
The Hickory out of Tennessee river for
st. Louis with good trip of oak timber
and pig iron, left here yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock. Capt. Randall Ballen COM
| mands.
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis. Capt
Geo. Thompson in charge and Col. G. d.
Moore in the Office, landed here yesterday
at II a. m. with splendid freight trip
and quite large passenger list. She added
some twenty more here, Among her pas
sengers we noticed some very handsome
ladies'. She had splendid string band on
board, and left at noon.
The Chas Morgan for New Orleans ar
rived at s 80 p m. Sunday evening. She
was loaded fiat for the Crescent city.
The New and elegant steamer City of
Cairo, arrived yesterday evening at half
past two o'clock, when she stuck her nose
round the bend below the city. A general
exclamation from the people on the levee
was, there comes the "wheel horse" of the
Mississippi. She gracefully and swiftly
steamed into port, with the beautiful stand
of colors presented by the fair ladies of
Cairo, who manifest as much, if not more
pride in this palace steamer, as the most
enthusiastic steamboat man could possibly
do. Just before she landed the stars and
stripes were hoisted to the highest point of
old democratic flag pole on the levee in
honor Of her maiden trip She discharged
several hundred bales of cotton here, and
under the strains of sweet music departed
tor the Future Great. May her future
career continue as bright as her advent.
"Viva la" City of Cairo.
4. The John Scudder of Anchor line fame
arrived yesterday evening from St. Louis
on her way to New Orleans. She left at
10 o'clock p. IN. with splendid trip.
Parties desiring to see the river editor
of The BULLETIN can find him at the Plan
tiers Hotel which be makes his Office.
The Granite State commanded by the
popular Captain W. G. Tichenor, will re-
port here this evening if not detained by
an oyerplus of business, however we will
say with safety that she will reach here
at farthest early tomorrow morning for
Memphis. The state is fast and reliable.
Mr.. Bob Mccoy is her accomplished first in
the book keeping department.
| The. B. S. Rhea arrived Yesterday morn
| ing OF 10 o'clock from Nashville, She left
on her reutrn trip at II 80 a. N. Her pas
senger trip was good and she done an ex.
celent way business in the Cumberland.
Capt Tyner and all seemed to be in
"jolly humor" not "Jally Hard, possibly our
readers may not understand it, the crew
will
The Belle of Memphis leaves st. Louis
this evening for Cairo and points on the
lower Mississippi to Vicksburg She will
report here tomorrow evening.
The Baton Rouge leaves st. Louis to-
morrow evening for Memphis and New
Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve from st. Louis is due
this evening for Vicksburg.
The Upper Mississippi rising fast at St
Louis.
| River falling here with 30 feet . inches
on the gauge.
The Ohio rising at Pittsburg but falling
at Cincinnati, Louisville and Evansville.
Capt. L. B. Conway with his popular
packet Fannie Tatum arrived last night
| with good trip from Cumberland river
and Paducab. She will go into st. Louis
! with all the freight she can handle.