The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-08

The stage of the river at p. m.
yesterday was 1872 showing a fall Of
% in twenty-four hours.
The Oakland arrived with coal at
$50 a. m. yesterday. She put in the
day double-tripping the bridge 1t is
qAite a delay and expense TO double.
trip the bridge, but the coal will pay
il II II gets TO It's destination. Chances
against a coal tow are great at best.
The value of one boat of coal would
pay for double-tripping several
bridges. She laid up last night on
the foot OF the willow bar at Norfolk.
The Barrett broke her doctor be.
fore she left here for the south and
it was repaired. but broke again and
has given much trouble, On her ar.
rival here it will be taken out and a
cold water pump pat in its stead.
Capt Barrett will put a pump on her
like the CITY Of Louisville. which has
given satisfaction on that boat.
The Carrie ", arrived with one
barge of logs yesterday afternoon.
She left this morning for below with
empties.
The Katherine brought in G.000
dozen eggs Wednesday afternoon.
The Beaver arrived out of the Ohio
with a tow OF rock yesterday even.
ing.
Louisville. Ky, April Ca strike
Is on at the Marine ways, in Madison,
Ind, owned by Captain Edward ]
Howard a Sons, of JeffersonyMle
Some 50 men are ont The owners Of
the yards are not party to the trou-
bic. Some time ago the yard was
unioni2ed. All of the carpenters but
one became members All efforts TO
induce him TO come in failed. A
committee waited on him and told
him If he did not join the union there
Tould be a strike. The boat builder
said he did not care The strike was
inaugurated
Elmer Owery got off the Boaz at
Memphis and came mp by rail to go
on the Exporter She is due here to
day with coal for st. Louis. There
are $50 barges to be towed to St.
Louis Six barges makes a tow. Last
year 225 barges we're towed 10 81.
Louis and only one barge lost
The Georgia Lee arrived from
Memphis at a. m yesterday with
good trip.
The Katherine brought in on her
trip from Wicklife yesterday evening
quite a party, who came to attend the
performance at the opera house Of
Robin Hood. They went to the Halli.
day for supper and returned after the
performance on the NJ & o. The fol-
lowing persons were in the party:
Messrs and Mesdames J F. Cooke,
Tom Somers. j. r. Harkless. J. A.
Miller, II. d. Warden; Mesdames De.
Tia Boaz and John Oyerstreet Miss
Johnnie Linthecum and Mr.. Chas.
Barnes Miss Pearl Jenkins and Mr..
W. A. Hall. Miss Blanch Shelbourn
and Mr. John Bolen Miss Raymel Ed.
wards. Messrs. Y. w. Bugg, Chas. Ro-
Inns. w. A. Anderson. W A. Berry,
Ernest Mckinney. Mr. Witty. all Of
Wickliife. The following persons
from Blandyille were also of the par
ty: Miss Lucy Crice and Mr. L. w
Hall Mrs DR. f. b. Shelton. Miss Co
settle Shelton and Miss Emily Mar
shall
The annual overflow in the Missis-
sippi river bottoms. while it was
very great inconvenience, was always
made the most Of as a time of rest
and recreation. The stock was on the
Mound or on a scaffold and everybody
had dug-out or skiff and nothing TO
do bet feed the stock. they could get
all the water they wanted. and visit (
OF course this condition applied to
the ordinary annual overflow. In ex
treme high waters there was an ele.
ment of uncertainty as to results. I
which produced a state of mind too
disturbed for any pleasure. Every. I
body could paddle a dugout like an
Indian and they all padded mp TO
town and tied to the high gallery in I
front of the store and whitfield and /
ehewed tobacco and talked. Dances Z
were not uncommon. II was not I'M
common for a young fellow to paddle /
UP to a house on moonlight nights /
with muffled paddle and take his girl /