The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-09-13
LOTS IA TREE CETE OF CAIRO FOE

AToTICE is hereby gwen that AFTER The FIFTEENTH
~ DAY OF SEPftNBER Lo't lots in the city of
Gallo will be oacreu Tor sale private sale This city,
- Is well know IS stated ~ the confluence of tiv
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, ! Ut the head OF unnrr.
ruPted navigation the Mississippi j. is the pOin oppO
site 10 which in Kentucky the terminus OF the Mobile aud
Ohio Railroad fixed by law s the point also opposite.
to which in Missouri tie terminus Of the Cao am Full
ton Railroad. connecting Cairo with Fulton la Arkan-
The Texas line. To be extended through Texas
Ii Pso on the most sppro' ed route to the Pacific, is
liked by act of Cong css ana is The Southern terminus
OF tha Great Illinois Central Railroad. 1his last named
road, with its hes will DC eco miles in extent
tfaversng the state Illinois from its ext eme northern
To its extreme southern limits. aud connecting directly
the city OF Chicago, AZ the head of navigation on tho
lakes the cities Of Cnleua and Dubuoue ON The fnrer
Mississippi. and the cities of Peru ana Lasllr Al The
head Of avgal the Illinois nver. with the city of
Cairo. About one hundred and twenty miles of this
road are already finished and ia operation Dr the trans
Poftuoh OF passengers ana lrelghts and aboat two
hundred more will flashed 10y or before the rs. of
January next, including about hundred miles ex
tending norih"ardy from tue city OF Cairo and is
pected that the entire road and branches will be COM
rietei ana ~ oeraion during The next year By means
OF portion of the Mississippi and Ohio Road intersertin
The Illinois Central Road, about sixty live miles from 81
Louis, railroad communication VII. shortly be opened
between Cairo and - LoUis
The site Of the City of Cairo is protected aga nst
overflow from I'll" rivers 10y Ordinary levse haytn. A
top width OF about eight ieet. but new and sust ntl
levee or embakmeBt la course o constructions
aud portion already finished will be eiphty f
wide on the top. OF average height o. about len tel
and Ave feet higher THAN the highest water ever known
IL that locality. his lcyec will entirely encopus. the
city, forming On the 10 the front stree, of ,ha ;.y %
b1th the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Other exile sive
ana lInpostdntln roNemehis projected ara will soon
lie commenced. which will give additional value TO the
properly and render the location unsurpas> rs place
OF residence.
The title To the property offered for sale is indi
putaOle, and the written opinions that effect of the
don. St phen L. Logan. Judge Lyman TrumbuII Hon
David }. Baker. Hon. Sidney Breese Hon John Dough
ertN, and Henry w. Billings and CYRUS g. simons
Esqrs., OF Illinois, and OF the Hon. Edw Bates oi -
IL ui.. Mo, can be seen 10y application t. Thos Taylor
of the city OF Philadelphia Charlie. Davis of th civ
of New York. the owners OF the pronetty or ~;
their agent at Cairo.
Iheterns OF le will be liberal: portion ONLY of the
purchase money will be required 70 be maid M tn 20
of sale. and time will be granted Oh the balance,
Applications to purchase, or for Information To he
made at Cairo, Illinois, TO
ausIgg6m $. STATS TAYLOR Aren't