The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-31
Cair0.-A Lively Description.

A correspondent Of the Republican, St.
Louis, gives lively description of Cairo,
during the food and just after it had subsi-
ded. Would you know how the town looks,
he asks-and answers his own question
thus
1t looks rs if it had been severely shaken
up in a box, and unceremoniously sifted
out into hog wallow or as if it had been
taken with the "shakin ager" and "yaller
jaunders," which had proved entirely too
much for its constitution: or as if the Father
of Waters, after swallowing a few villages,
some small forests, and an immense quantity
of mud, had been seized with stomaehic
qualms upon reaching the mouth Of the
Ohio, and had spewed up city here"
The home of the inhabitants was on the
Levee-or that portion of it which bad
resisted the flood. They got used to it. At
full flood they managed tolerably well-but
as the ebb and the mud and sun played
their parts the smells and stiuks became in
tolerable. But they got used to that, as the
eel gets used to skinning, without employing
cologne or camphor. Aye, the heroic peo-
Pile of Cairo withstood the efluvia of muddy
Mississippi water, and the fearful stencil of
the upturned bodies of their buried friends.
The frolic of houses during the flood,
and their posture after it, is graphically
given.
''The Cairo Meat Market formerly sit
uated on Commercial avenue, took a south
ernly track, and settled in the rear of brick
bulling below its former location, quarter
ing its face to the southwark. At the same
spot heavy wagon Except the top,) lot
of plows, several out-houses and mess Of
1,,,, hos 9TH al boz lad IN
Guiding several 'seyments' of plank walk
The frame of small house, built some
where in the upper part Of town.; took a
journey to the South for its health Git looked
consumptive, )and found healthy and high
ground in the middle Of Washington avenue,
near Seventh street. At the same corner,
alongside Of the remnant of plank walk, is
a pair Of outside house stairs, which do not
lead anywhere in particular at present, and
have probably forgotten to whose house
they belonged. The Mayors grounds have
suffered considerably, his neat yard and
garden being entirely ruined, and in the
rear Of his house there has collected guam
tity of small out-houses, pieces Of fence,
remnants of roofs, &C., from all points of
the compass, and very general in character.
Near the Ohio Levee, on eighth street, is a
white house, which probably didn't like the
shape of its lot, and sought a situation in
which it thought it could get better view.
Rnt :. --- IA 18th Led aa-d, -oachins
from the chimney to another house, and
only succeeded in achieving an unpleasant
position. The Jail, heavy structure, built
solIdy Of sycamore logs, with an upper
and moved about a mile in north westerly
course, looking for the proposed ST. Mary's
Park but probably not liking the loneliness
of that neck Of woods, it returned, and
settled near its former residence, showing
its sense by selecting higher ground. Some
of the smaller houses have attempted to
float, either on business or pleasure trips !;
but although they have slightly moved from
where they live now they have only cata-
corncred, appended, or twisted themselves
about, not improving their condition at all.
A tenement called the sold Hickory used
as whisky shop, took swim northward,
but concluded to return, as it had previously
been settled under Il large elm, and doubt
less liked the shade. A carpenters shop,
somehere about where Twelfth street ought
to be, after having been get-at-able only by
trestle work for several weeks, got tired of
the wood butchering business, and loated
towards lawyers residence for professional
advice. But latterly it has located on its
own street, on the side opposite to its for
mer position, and has very properly turned
itself around, so that its front doors may
be accessible and its sign visabls from the
street. A stable, just above, proved itself
very I'M stable, and journcyed towards the
levee, doubtless for the purpose of accom-
modating the starving and homeless stock.
A house 1.-TWO story in the upper part of
town, has performed queer feat. The
water mark upon it is diagonal, reaching
from the second story in the front to the
lower floor in the rear, showing that the
house must have stood or foated on a cor
with two edges elevated.
From Salt Lake City-Arrival Of the Mail.
The mail from Salt Lake City arrived
here yesterday morning, in charge of Benz.
J. Roup. The news from Utah is to the
Sd instant-scven days later than our last
advices.
Gen. johnson passed through the city on
the 25th of June, and encamped thirty
miles beyond it, where he still remained at
the time the mail left. The troops were in
good health.
On the eth, two days after Col. Johns on's
arrival at the CITY, the MormonS commenced
returning from Provost. Brother Brigham
arrived on the LIST of July, accompanied by
about one-half of the sisters who compose
his harem. Heber kimball arrived, also,
with a moiety of his wives. The road from
Provost to the city was perfectly alive with
Mormons returning to their homes, and
would perhaps continue so for several days
after the mail left.
The Mormon leaders express a willing
ness to submit to tho authority of Gov.
Cumming, but protest against the appoint
ment of any person to an Office in Utah who
has heretofore resided in the Territory, ex-
cept he be member Of their church.
Gen. Harvey was at Cottonwood Springs,
where he would remain until he could have
an interview with the chiefs and head men
OF the Cheyenne tribe of Indians, who have
for some time back given Indications of, an