The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-07-10
plying the attention Of the Court for two
days. She obtained a verdict in her favor
Of $500.
Cairo after the Flood.

A pleasant correspondent Of the St. Louis
Republican thus docs up" for that paper
very unpleasant suhject-the appearance
of Cairo after the Flood.
The Taylor House is not out Of water vet,
although the river has dropped below the
floor. The basement is still Inundated, and
the hotel business has not yet been revived,
as the only access from the levee is bv
means of terriage. \ fence from below has
moved up in front Of this hotel, and the
plank work, which led thence to the levec,
has entirely disappeared, being either aoatcd
off or sunk.
Very few fences, around houses and yards
have escaped destruction, most of them hav-
ing been lifted bodily from the gaound.-
They are ,nisceancouslv distributed over
the town plat, and are not easily recognized
by the owners. Small outhuildings and the
Ike have generally shared the same fate,
and have mostly sought new locations and
recunbent posili A large quantity of
drift wood, consisting of trees, logs, lumber,
and a general assortmcn of all kinds of tim
Der, has taken possession OF the place
Much of it has been lowed oat through the
CrevaSSes, but much has also entered, and
that which was formerly unnOticed in the
suburbs, has made itself very conspicuous in
the streets. Looking south from the corner
Of Commercial Avenue and Seventh street,
Consult the autographed town plat for
these locations,) 1t looks as If young hur-
ricane had been carrying q devastated tor
est in a southerly direction, bnt had grown
weary when it reached Cairo, and dropped
its Load. At the corner of Sixth street
there are two very large trees rccumbent,
one Of than fully four feet iii diameter at
the suit just above the old Cross Levee
and scattered for considerable distance
along the Ohio Levee, the quantity Of diff
is very large, and in addition to the usual
assortment Of logs and trees. a couple Of
small houses. which had hoatcd down from
the woods, have located themselves in v-ry
uncomfortable attitudes.
The antics which some of the shaniies
and smaller buildings about town lave cut,
in seeming efforts to better their condition,
are amusing. \ tcnc,aent known as the
- Cairo Meet Market" formerly situated on
Commercial Avenue, took a soIthcrly track
and settled in the rear Of brick building
below its former location, quartering its face
10 the southwark. a, the same spot heavy
wagon, Except the 'oP,) Il LOT Of p'ows sevc-
raj odt-houscs, and mess Of lumber and
other truck" have settled. including several
" segments" OF plank walk. The frame Of
n small house, built somewhere in the upper
part of town, took a journey to the south for
its heath, ct looked corsumptiye.) and found
healthy and high ground IN the middle Of
Washington Avenue, near Seventh street
At the same conner, alongside Of the rem
uant Of piand walk, is a pair of outside
house stairs, which 90 not lead anywhere in
particular at present, and have probably
forgotten to whose house they belonged
The Mayors grounds have suffered consider
ably, ais neat yard L garden being entirely
ruined, and in the rear Of his house there
has collected a quantity 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, or
Eighth street. i a small white house. which
probably didn't like the shape Of It's lot, and
sought situation in which il thought it
could have breeze and /. finer view. Blu,
it was tied with bed cord, reaching. from
the chimney to another house, and only sue
cceded in achieving an unpleasant position.
The jail, heavy structure, built splidly of
sycamore logs, with an upper story, took
fancy 10 change its location, and moved
about a mile in 4 noyti,-vcs' rtlv course,
looking for the proposed St. Mary's Park :
but probably not liking the loneliness OF tho
neck Of woods, it returned. AMI settled near
its former residence, showing lis scrsc by
selecting higher ground Whether TIC Caro-
Company will leave to the city the let upon
which it now stands, or whether it will have
to be taken down and md removed, is i mat
ter Of uncertainty
\ tenement called the Old Hickory"
used whisky shop, took swim to IT,.
no:tAward, hut concluded to return. as it
had previously been settled under large
elm, and doubtless liked the shade. y car
pen;cr's shop, somewhere about whore
Twelfth street ought to be, after having
been g-..at-aLlc only By lrcstlc work for
several weeks, got lierd Of the wood butch
crng business, and hol;cd towards law
yer's residence FOR professional. advice.
y stable, just above, proved Itself very
unstable, and journeyed towards the levee,
doubtless for the purpose Of accommodating
the starving and houScleSs stock. i house
Two story 10 the upper part Of the town,
has performed queer feat.