The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
General River News,

The stage Of the river at p. III
yesterday was ESQ. showing rise 3.
1.6 in twclty-four hours
The HarIwog arrived yesterday
morning with a tow of coal and lel
last night for Coruthersyillc
The Georgia Lee arrived from Mem
phls yesterday morning and returned
last night with good trip
The Harry Brown arrived from 81
Louis yesterday morning ami return
ed q, 1880 a. m. witch four bargas 81
coal and one of lumber.
George Clark came down from Lou
isylile on the Fred Hardwcg ana wen
over by rail to Thebc, to eaten the
B. Finley He goes partner 70 Cairo
George CiarA pori.y George ant
Wolty George No better ever wort
ed a steam steering machine.
The Alice Brown left her tow al the
foot Of Number Ten and returned a.
the city 10 repair burnt boilers yes
terday afternoon,
\ Memphis paper says: The gov
eminent lighthouse tender Oleandcl
lifted her anchor al 1880 O'Clock thl
afternoon ana steamed away toward
the north She expect, 70 attend C
The routine business between Mem
plis ana Cairo inside of tour or irs
days. From Cairo the Ole1udcr will
go to ST. Louis and remain as part
! oil Che lighthouse fleet there for loW
or FIVE weeks capt, Jack Doyle
chief clerk. will leave the boat "a
Cairo and return TO Memphis Tit
lights will be in better shape, it Is
hoped after this trip Pilots have
been loud in their complaints OF th
condition eff lights. many OF them Dc
ing reported out
4 Jacksonville tind) dispatch
says cone hundred thousand bush
Cls of coal the property Of The Ohi,
River Coal company went TO the bot
/ tom OF the ONO river opposite Beth
. lohom. lnd.. twenty miles above here
I yesterday. by the sinking of five Goa.
/ barges. each containing 10000 bush
I els vi coal \ big low OF coal Wds be
ing brought down the river from
/ Piusburg, intended for the Pumpkin
Patch above This city ana at Bethlo
I hem the tow became unmanageabll
and was jamme1 into the Indiana
! bank. The current caused the five
( bargos to break away AMI 90 to The
/ bottom"
/ \ Mount Vernon (In5J dispatch
says. The musscl hunters along th-
. Wabash have decided r. accept IN,
decisions OF several of the circuit
Judges ia counties along the river IN
regard to the proper ownership OF
the musscIs caught in front OF indi
yIduaI lands and are purchasing ihl
fishing rights from the land owners
. The usual price charged is $40 for
each boar for one year This is "a
very reasonable rate and brings tho
/ land owner a moderate revenue, be
Sides protecting the fisherman against
the cncr0achmeuts of those who %
mot pay for the privilege
/ The Sprlgue LETT Louisville at 5:Sl
/ J'clocF in thc evening, May $. The
Williams started Ia O'Clock the next
morning. having been ordered to wait
for more bargas
The boats were abreast az Cairo on
Nav IL. where both added to their
lows The Sprague LETT Cairo at
O'Clock IN the morning. May II. two
hour ahead of the Williams.
The spraguc blew oat cylinder
head opposite Corona and was landed
I by the Williams at point below th'
/ Arthur light above Memphis. This
accident delayed the Williams twelve
hours. as it was necessary 10 land ant
4 release the tow before going 70 the
/ a. sistlnce OF the Sprague. 4 tie-ul
4 was necessary at Salem Bend. whcrc
= II wa discovered that a fauee wa.
loose AMI that several arms of tht
wheel wcre broken. The delay her,
was for twputv-seveu hours. Mean