The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-07
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

CINCINNATI, May 6-6 pm. River % feet
8 inches and rising
Pittsburg, May &c pm. River 4 feet
10 inches and rising,
st. Louis, May 6--6 pm. River 90 feet
and falling.
Nashville, May &c pm. River 8 feet
s inches and falling.
Louisville, May 9th 6 pm. 10 feet in
ches in the canal and rising.
Put on your best this morning, and take
your sweetheart, your wife or your cousin
or your aunt" if not, go yourself to the
grand May musical festival, which takes
place at Cincinnati on the 10Th inst, clos
ing on the 10Th The Gatf leaves here
this morning and the small sum of $1,000,
pays the fare for the round trip including
roams in port elegant music for the enter
tainment OF the passen gers has been pro.
vided for the occasion, and no steamer on
the western waters can borts of better "a.
bic than Mr.. Collins the epicurian artist
Of this popular boat provides. Capt Bob.
Wise so well known to the treveling pub
lie is in command and Mr.. Jos Sartees pre-
sides as first clerk.
The Bertha Lee was purchased by Capt.
A. T. Gilmore, superintendent of the
Louisville, Evansville and Hudson packet
company. He paid Messrs. Yost, Bigelow
& Co., $4,000 for her. She will run as an
opposition packet to the Celina as Louis
vile and Leavenworth packet.
The Steamer City of Helena from Mem
phis arrived last evening at $50. She de-
parted at 10 o'clock for Memphis.
If you wish to take pleasant trip and
realize jolly good time take passage on
the Gaff for Cincinnati tins morning.
The Ste. Genevieve from Memphis ar
rived yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
She had good up stream trip, discharged
over 500 bales of cotton at the upper
wharf received some freight and departed
for St. Louis.
The Cue Fowler, from Paducah arrived
2 pm. and departed at p,m, Tomorrow
she will lay over at Psducah and take her
usual Sabbath rest, leaving on her regular
time Monday morning.
The City of GreenviIle for Vicksburg is
due to day from St. Louie.
The Buckeye State from St. Louis is ex-
pected here this evening. She is bound
for Pittsburg,
The Belle Memphis for st. Louis, passed
up last evening, She had fair freight
and good passenger trip.
The Three States will on Sunday, the
18th inst, make an excursion from here to
Paducah and return, leaving her landing
at 8 o'clock am, sharp. 1t is expected
that o large crowd from this city will go.
The fare being only $l00 will be great
inducement. Al, Goss' splendid brass
band has already been secured for the oc.
casion. So there will be no deficiency as
far as the music business is concerned, as
there is no brass band in southern Illinois
that can compare with the Goss band.
Good order will be strictly observed aud
the best citizens Of Cairo will attend
We we're al q loss to account for the ter.
rible thunder storm of Saturday night, but
when we were standing at the counter in
the office Of the planters Hotel early yes.
terday morning q man full Of electricity
came up, and in a bold, dashing hand
signed his name as quick as q flash of light
ming. We heard him say he was selling
rods by the wholesale. SO
it is to be presumed that he brought the
storm some little in advance Of his arrival
in order to promote his business
That splendid Cumberland river packet
B. 8. Rhea 10 due here this evening but pos
sible may not reach here until to morrow
morning as she does considerable business
in the Cumberland. The Rhea is para
gon of excellence and comfort and her Of
ficers have made her 80. Capt Tyner is
always at his post, not only studying his
own interest but also the interest and wei.
fare of his patrons. A nice party of la
dies and gentlemen from Nashville are
making the round trip on her and splen.
did string band is provided to entertain
them. Tom Gallagher and Jolly Hood
still run the Office, Fayette Spiller and
Bud Parbrough at the wheel.
We received telegram from Capt
Thompson Of the Vint Shinklo, dated
Evansville, May 9th, Q pm, saying lie
would report here for Memphis this morn
ing passengers and shippers will find the
Shinklo to DO reliable, and her officers are