The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-10


The stage OF the river at 4 p, m
yesterday was 40 showing fall of
I 0G in twentyfour hours
Harry Brown passed mp the Ohio at
p m yesterday with two barges Of
stoves and number Of emptiss,
Tug Patton from Thebes to Mem.
phis yesterday afternoon She has
been to work for the bridge contract.
ors at Thebes,
VIM. Mcclellan from Memphis to
St Louis arrived esterday afternoon
She has a barge Of ties which she left
at Belmont and came up for coal and
to repair a loose wrist
The Paepcke GOT In yesterday az
( ternoon with two barges Of logs
Parson Ftchner her captain, was
down town last night shaking hands
with his friends.
The Barrett Is laid up below ont Of
coal The Beaver will take fuel down
10 her She was still at East Cairo
last night, being wind bound
A barge broke loose from the Chi
cage Mills log yard near Caruthers-
vile and was drawn out into Cot.
ton field by the strong current, when
she dumped her load and sank
Hardweg arrived last night with
three barses lumber and three fuel
fats. She went below Natchez this
trip and was out twenty.one days.
City of Savannah passed up to Ten.
nessee river last night
City Of Memphis for ST Louis
Wired Captain Cassidy she would be
here this morning.
Stacker Lee will be here today for
Memphis
Raymond Homer passed up from
Greenville 10 Louisville last night
with a fuel Nat on her head.
The Peters Lee will be here today
for Cincinnati.
The Oakland got away from Norfolk
this morning with her tow She had
a splendid harbor to lay out the high
wind of the last two DAYS. being in
slack water with the wind of shore
Officers of tow boats arriving yes
terday report the wind OF the last
two days as something fierce. With
the river all over thu country and
drawing out over the banks in many
places. there was no protection 70 be
had by running the windTard shore
In reaches where the wind was up
str am. the waves ran very high.
Reports are current that the St
Louis and Tennessee River Packet
company will make a fight to replace
the old wharf boats here with its
wharfhOat which has been towed here
from st. Louis. and which is now tied
M in tho Tennessee river, above the
marine ways Announcement was
mad some time ago that the com
many would bring practically a new
wharf boat here for its boats. and If
a location could not be secured the
boat would be sold.
From a city official came the news
This morning that the ST. LOUIS d
Tennessee River Packet company is
10 make an effort to get the wharf
space where the Fowler wharfboats
now float which Is at the foot OF
Broadway. There arr two wharfboats
now in use and have been for years.
but they are in good condition. The
wharf is controlled by the city, which
racefves rent from the F0wlr Wharf
boat company for the grant OF the
snaee The new wharfb0at is modern
IN every respect II is 250 feet long.
"a fset wide. and has large iron stages
ga that wagons can drive onto the
boat In load or unload As soon az
the water falls sufficiently this boat
vii he hauled onto the marine ways
for a general overhauling -Paducah
News Democrat
". W. O'Neil will get out today
with coal tow. She has been detained
By the wind
pets and mascots on the steamboats,
and ships are very common and OF
many kinds. The Dancing Sal has
monk y and a parrot. That's the pair
that had the - time. The Joe Fowler