New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-29
CAlRO-VHAT IS ITS CONDITION.
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The ssh coodi,oin Of Csiro, from the dssra,tlve
mowers Of the Hood, hss been communicated 70 our
readers in extracts from The oorrespondsnce o' SAro
people, the accounts given by the press s"u IA Tue
narratives OF persens no have been Oh tns 50.
its occurrepce and relsted woG hey sav 10 cer ne
porter The spJt on which Cairo s.aude . point OF
celt. St the psce where the wsteIs Of tae Ono JOIN
with these u the Mississippi. Its position - most
advantageous oue, IN = comTercisi pom; 0i veN'
making the ns;rral distributing pom, for tas com
mere e the Lower Mssssipp and Of tss vast rivers
which How ,Rto II. When me Cured S,s.>s shNl 10
cude tac shores ot the Cali ot Mexico 70 ne 'srmns-
ticb Of TIE lsbmus, when Caba ,hsii - o1e of the
States and when vessels shs reach California aud tne
ports OF south Amercs by ueans Of ship csasi va
through tbs lsthmus toe position OF Caro- ~ the re-
cpiep ut and ibutng "ont OF vsst connvfce De-
tween the Cali and toe North spd Vest, viii DO oce
OF urrvacd grsuGeur; long before thu, cewr'lnlet-
ion is aivea at hossver, the sgo' viii have oeclae
sufficiently yslsaele 10 msks l y ~ 81 eIcehent
sls culsii q. Accordsgiy snrewd capitalists oave
bought the pcint, srd coapt,d co0odeo.y upon ths
profits, ara On taat eonPapys monopoly Cs1o mas
been dependent ,
ed scme fsets tho, took much OF :he slahsht ifoi
the picture Zoe DO Mt OF land with wiioh 81 mach
future glcIy aid wealth Vas connected, vas a los,
fltay swamp, pesiiferous nom missma and pfodaeavo
only Cf 8 scIuoby vege-sti<n iDclIdpg largely tho
Cir est and strongest scented jamestown weed known
TO paurasts sso srge crop Of ,evers ana si'sndscs
complaints the result Of tue nal s's usually sogsooe',
ed IN places OF formation ~ very suavis ~ ths ma'
upon wncn .he city, presen, aud Prospe ave- Wcs,-
ed The soll tO greet iepIh Is n)w merely adsponN
of mud from the cont iusn, rivers vss evi1enuytse
interest and has swsys been the object OF soc Pfopu
o ots of Cairo a. different aDes, to sptesd w t1e
nphes coeis before the world the innieass s1Vsn"
tsees of the spot aud to keep out OF ves ss ir ~
pesible the terrible draw backs thst stood 10 ths Way
Of its advancement IL ths disposition - eAagsers
az. to the stronger part OF hs truto and TO nooa
wink MN with res to the other, tha. led Dickens te
make il the scene where his unorsuus'e norp sahsreo
ipdescrosbls horrors from tho pssusnt tcvsr sod ~
y ltty aVA hsra
ful friend Mark Tspley, endesvored, roder the m'~
d,pr sspg circumstances to carry on; HE de'sfiaHs-
tion 20 be Jolly.
il OF coure acrushng .or is proprietors, sod
withou u, an fort of common strerg,h, Cairo must
/ nov 90 dowu 70 oblivion, spd us rivai, Mound Siy
tseven miles higher up the ohic) take We place Lae
resident Mspsg ger Of the Company ). Sas,s fsyiof,
| esq, has published : communication IN lfs 81 L04
Republican, in which he con,spds that the puonsn.d
accounts OF the present condition OF CAIRO are s~aut
/ exaggerated" HIS letter is lated June To- ~ sNcn
date he allows -" 20 be srre, Caro- 10 entirely ,o'm-
/ dated ou no house ct UoDsidaiab'e size ass Oeen
washed awe, or disturbed on its foinisaea. Many
citizens continue 20 reside in tie secord stories oil ,ner
! dwellings, The lsyees are but inccusdsrsbiy dsm
aged ana can be repsed o. On expense tnat - trnng
compared With the original cost, only aboa. ooo 'ee'
having bsep washed away. Tae ialdIy - tne % va
cor ss,s pIinJpEy IN the displacement OF Ohs-
houses sd, wass and immersion IN gssr OF sdrail >,
goods ano merchandise. Ire damage Gan be rssa'ei
IN short time ard the city be made ~ good ~ nee.
In concusion the writer says; Although We AZ
little damp ebout here, We 40 NJ, c0psidef ina. 70
are very much moIe damaged thsn the labH O.
:" few weeks Sill SET all right sgsin.'
In the sAsoe paper ss Mr. fsylors letter, sppesrs
another s0vocae Of Cairo who undertakes u cJfrect
the exaggerated remarks that have gone abroad .
This writer through the poeness OF Capt. Cray sed
Dan Posrd, vent over tue subneTged CITY in SAN.
The average depth OF water was ten feet Lamoe,
piles pl.uk walks, fences, ou'.houses drift and cord
wood light built and unsabstsntsl houses tdCout
forty in number) and shsntles incddIng the jan,
heavy .Oden str Ic.ure were floating all around
IL the part OF the town sn0sn a. EdwhdsyIle, the
cottages nave tner roofs iust above w.t-r. Twelve
or freor OF the better buildings have been m)ved
from tt.ir foundations. From u few buildings tho
property Vac removed by cutting throusn the roofs
The water Is over the O0io evee Two huneIed Toe,
William az mill. The Is Oply sbouS hundred
srd fifty feet IN length Mr. ayior says three hundred
fe.tl ana about tea deep. The new svee ouit iass
Fa is nn6er " ater from two 70 four feet lt - be-
lieved toe water will leave deposit OF eignteeo
inches in IN. town. ykich wW do much tOtsTd COM
"ptnsatng FIR Ike 3amaye." The Csfo Company s
agent talks cheeri1iy, snd lays t1e damage WIZ Do
reoaired rs soon the water fails, and tao levsos
rais, and made eighty eec vide sli around Wa sre
stl SAYS the writer seudiog sssy from Cah0 "a 20
who desire 10 20, and the Rsltf Conmttss arc ron
derrg assistance to all who need It. Every boat
w1ieS ha~ lance here volunteered 10 take III g.
peoue ~ sta except the Queen OF the West, ~hEc1
yeseTdy refused to take any ualess the faro sss pad
This contradiction Of txsgge'slOns adds Itts post
script which astjious people may think 40 mp01tsLS
ss any p-Ti Of the lett1I.
"P. s. Many Of the bodies 10 the old Graveyard
Ridge h4re risen aad are f0at,Hg around ssch -
Cairo.
RELIEF FOR CARo The sum Of e37Sh,s besu seat
from tIs city to the Mayor OF Cairo, fo the relief Of
the sufferers there by toe hign water. The fuld SSs
raj ed by church contributions snd pIlly s'osSr'p-
tons springfield IN JDlIo..
THE RnER AZ ALTos.-We learn that the Fyer Is
nearly out OF the business part OF Atm, sSd ne
SecoLd. street merchants ore hCtiDg up theE stores
k.at t.ll. alta fh.ra a ffE
feet. llp,
AsIsCfDEVT os the MISSISSIPPI FLoOD.-A gentle
nan from bolivar, Tenn last week saw nondssc1pt
sort of article floating down the nssssoP, hosr
bs napta, o; IL semb ed miniature OF .hs srk,
with tae huh k1Ocked of. Curiosity led hn 70 board
IT, when be was a-tohisntd to ad himself IA the store
Of friend reading fifty miles ap tee riyer. The con
tents were not gestly 'jGred he tied the store %
the tbore ard ssrted 70 et Bis friend know where ne
might ind bis place of basInsss.