The true Democrat., 1855-10-23
IN THE CITY OF CAIRO,
IN THE STATEOF ILLINOIS.

IN Till STATE Ot ILLINOIS.
 NIIIS City, as is well known, is situated at the con- i ucnce of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. at the head of the uninterrupted and permanent navigation the Mississippi, with a clear and open channel for
 the class of seamboats at all seasons of the year to the city of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexi co., Situated it is, the geographical centre of
 the Union, and of the great valley of the Mississippi in region unparalelledin in fertility and abounding in all the elements of manufacturing wealth, and being
 the center of nery thirty thousand miles of river na- vigation Cairo possesses location that regards manufacturing and commercial advantages, is unsur passed. It is the point opposite to which, in Ken lucky, the terminus of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad connecting Cairo with Mobile is fixed by lava large portion of which road is already completed and the whole of it under contract and in course of construc ton. It is the point also opposite to which, in Mis- souri, the terminus of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad is fixed by act of Congress- donating the States of Missouri and Arkansas portion of the public lands to assist in building that road. The road alluded to. will connect Cairo with Fulton, in Arkan- on the Texas line, and the companies already organized, and the preliminary arrangements made to construct it with promptness and energy By its connections with railroads in course of construction through Texas. aided by donation of land by the State of TcXas) continuous railroad from Cairo to Fl Paso. the Western border of Texas will short lv be built, forming the first division of railroad to the Pacific Ocean as contemplated to be constructed on the most generally approved route. Cairo is also the Southern terminus of the great Illinois Central Railroad which, with its branches will be over roo miles in extent traversing the State of Illinois from its extreme Northern to its extreme Southern limits and connecting directly the city of Chicago at the head of navigation on the Lakes the cities of Gaena and Dubuque on the Upper Mississippi and the cities of Peru and LaSale at the head of navigation the
 Illinois river. with the city of Cairo. The main trunk and Galena branch of this road are now completed, and passengers and reights daily transported WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS, from Gaena and Chicago to Cairo By of the intersection of the Illinois Central Railroad with the Mississippi and Ohio railroad about sixty miles east of St. Louis. a railroad communication is open with that city and by intersections with other railroads. direct communication is opened between Cairo and all the principal cities and towns not only of Illinois but also of all the Northern and Eastern States. Cairo will also be tho terminus of railroad about to be built from Brooklyn Opposite Paducah Ky along and Town the Ohio river to its mouth thus bringing to Cairo the rich products and wealth of the Wabash valley.
 The site of the city of Cairo is now fully protected against overflow from the rivers, by ordinary e- vee but and substantial levee, or embankment. is in of construction, and portion already finished, which will be so feet wide the top, with an average height of about ten feet, and five feet higher than the highest water ever known at that To- cality. This levee, or embankment, will entirely ENCOMPASS THE CITY.
 forming the top, the front street the bank of both the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and from it's size and substantial character, will afford complete pro lection from overflow at any stage of water however | high The expense of this embankment or levee is provided for by the Trustees of the City property, and purchasers of lots will not be taxed charged in any way for its construction Other extensive and important Improvements to be made at the expense of the Trustees, projected, and will soon be com menced, which will give additional value to the pro perty.
 This point is acknowledged by all having any per sona acquaintance with it, be of the heaithiest in the Valley of the Mississippi and, regards sa- lubrity of climate, it compares favoraby with the healthiest cities of the West. This is proved by the testimony of the old residents, (of whom their are several hundred) whose families present pictures of robust health not exceeded by the inhabitants of any other district, West East and short acquaintance with the locality will not fail to satisfy any of the | fact. Without the levees or embanknents the rivers, the inconvenience from high water would be but temporary, continuing for not longer than few weeks in any one year, and would be but slight in de- gree during that period. By means of the levees already finished, this slight iuconvcnicnGe fully ob- viated. and now, during the highest floods, while other cities on the Mississippi and Ohio wholly or partially submerged, Cairo is entirely free from noyance by high water From the great number of lots already sold to individuals the buildings already erected and other improvements making, and the great amount of business already concentrated there the of Cairo is now placed beyond doubt and is therefore confidently offered to the public the safest and most desirable point in the country for investment of capital or the exercise of enterprise and industry.
 The title to the property is ndisputable; and the written opinions to that effect of the Hon. Stephen T. Logan. Judge Lyman Trumbull, Hon. D. J. Baker, Hon. Sidney Breeze, Hon. J. Dougherty. Il. w. Bill lings, and C. G. Simons, esqrs of Illinois, and of the Hon. Edward Bates. of Missouri, can be seen by application to Thomas s. Taylor, of Philadelphia, or Charles Davis of New York, the owners in trust of the property or to their Agent at Cairo
 | TERMS.-One- fourth of the consideration money will be required in CASH, at the time of sale; the balance can be paid in three nstaments, of equal amount in one, two and thro. years, respectively,
 from the date of sae with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, the unpaid instalments to be secured tho lot itself by bond and mortgage. The oe ha nf character as to put in the power of persons of the most moderate means to purchase. Application to purchase, for information, to be made to either of the Trustees at Philadelphia New York or to their agent, s. STRAITS TAYLOR at Cairo, Cairo, H., April4, 1855. Oct. 23, 1855 6m