The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-23

General River News.
The stage of the river at p. M
yesterday was ESQ showing fall
OF 0,5 in twenty-four hours.
What are the wild waves saying. +"
bat what is more important. what
are the exchanges saying? Some.
body must work. we can't all live by
the scissors.
The Georgia VI. arrived late yes
+ terday. not getting in till $50 p. m.
7 IL is a comfort to chronicle il. as her
regularity had grown monotonous
| She departed last night on her return
to Memphis
The Barrett arrived yesterday al.
tenoon from St Louis with two emp
ties
The Gondola got mixed up with
something up about the bridge. said
10 be pier. which resulted in some
injury to her wheel house and stern
bulkhead
The Conquest left at s a. IA yes
terday for Chester with the new hull
sor the machinery of the Belle of
Chester and a new barge She took
a gang of laborers and win load with
wheat going up.
The Combine have bargas New
York. Maryland and Robert loaded
with nails lying at the point which
viii go below in tow of one of their
boats
There used to be little steamboat
in these waters called the Jennie Gil /
christ. She originally belonged 20 /
the Eagle Packet company. but 10 her /
early career this narrative does not /
relate. AT that time she kept in goot
company and was a quite respectable
boat, except at times when she got
into the bad company OF pilot or
engineer. Then she got into trouble
a. all do when they get into bad
company Only one instance is not
ca when several years ago she came
here in company of a captain who
shameiully neglected her. and she
was then a pretty little thing. too.
Then il was that. having some
other attractions. up the
H. mill that he was left
BY the river in the bank just below
the presant site of the Halliday ele
yator. Like many human being who
would have done so mucn better to !
have died in infancy. Il would have
been better for Jennie had she re- j
NAMED on the bank but she got on q
ma lived to fall into more disgrace. q
ul ways. This narrative takes her +
NJ in the last chapter Of her career. a
which began when she was under v
.hsrter to Capt Frank Cassidy in The t
ear now forgotten. but dates no. j
Iecessary. She was sent down the G
liver with a barge and thirty labor. Il
Is Cor pulp wood behind Pemiscoi a
'owhea1. Chas. Nelis. young pi a
%. was in command and her pilot. e
bradbury. the silent Eaa for years
at talking ever since. was her en-
ineer. When within a shOri distance
I her woo1pile in PoniscOt chute
he grounded. This vas. on April 20 III
I p. m. on Sunday. ia whafcve. 2
ear il may have been and there was d
iirty-fivc feet on the Cairo gac1sc
he barge was light and the stcam- :. ~
pat vas very heavy wiih coal end -
D. had thirty llborcrs with her rs -,
ated Capt Nellis tried 10 bach n
sr of ana push her over. until quit m
ny time al six O'Clock then he went
bed with the river falling fast. -
ext morning she was h1relessly "a
round The thirty laborers worked
q barge down the caute ~ hsnd 20
q wood and loaded IL. and D. was
vel to Cairo By an3thCr b at The
nnie Cilohrist reniaiaei and her
wv came back and told thei- tale
woe. except Bra lberry. who ~
,ined. AMI in a few days had 20
TX nearly half a mile 20 -et wafer
cook Tith Being thas ct ont ON
. sand from her natural element
: soon dried cut. and vas Ike unto
sieve. With the usual fluctuations
the river that time Of year. II was
a short time until " cane hack
] instead OF floating the Jennie .;