Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-28
CAIRO TINES.
CAIRO, TEUSDAY, NOV. IS, 1865.
Him oES Items.

ROCKFORD "A melodeon factory is being
built at Rockford. The Pantogruph states that
II Mr. Andrus brother of one of our mer-
chants, will soon commence work in the new
building which is now nearly. finished. 1t is
forty-eight by twenty-for feet, aud three
stories high. The front room will be used as
salesroom for melodeons. The factory will
employ a large number of hands,
ELGlN.-The Gazette reports that the sorg-
hum mill OF Captain Sylla has stopped for this
year. 1t has been in operation, since the sea.
son commenced, night and day, and has been
very successful in a peeunary point Of view.
The whole amount of sorghum manufactured,
is 6, G3l gallons.
During the season cane has been worked for
lI9 individuals, producing from 81 to LIS gal
lous each, giving an average OF about 264 gal
IONS l., Some of the cane is brought distance
of twelve miles. +
Mr.. Gulick received l65 gallons of fine syrup
from less than half an acre of ground. -
Too much care cannot be used in the selec
ton of good aud reliable seed, as the yield and
quantity Of syrup depends to a great extent
upon this, One lot Of grain-three loads
yielded but eight gallons OF inferior syrup,
while another lot of one load yielded twenty
three gallons of good quality. This season the
variety known as the wLite imphee has pro.
duced more syrup, aud Of better quality, than
other varieties.
The city of Elgin has purchased a lot for city
buildings IL is just opposite the City Hotel,
and Is very accessible and pleasant situation.
1t Is proposed that IN the spring there shall be
~-~~.aa sn,tahle ira nroof hnd,ng for the NO."
oil the city clerk, aud the preservation Oh roc
ords, &C. As soon rs the city feels able, 1t Is
proposed To bmid a good court house.
SYcAMoRs-The True Republican says ::
la spite of the enormous prices or lumber,
labor, and all the requirements of building,
tnere'hNs never boen year in Its whole history
when our village has made more rapid and SUBJ
>tau,ial improvements, both public and private
there never has been u season in which more
money has been expended in building; there
has never been n year when the requirements
OF our business aud the accommodations OF our
public buildings have experienced such valu'
able additions ~ during he past nine months.
Among the improvements enumerated is y tine
Gothic ediilce tor the Methodist Church, from
designs by &. z, Randall, OF Chicago, which
cost SIC, 900 n splendid block of stores built
by Frank Wilkins, Esq, three stories high
with French root, containing tveS,ories. tou,
basement stores, five elegant ctfces, n hall e
by 100 feet, and n smaller hall 20 by GO feet
1t is already all occupied and engaged. Ii
cost was about $4,000. Mr.. NJ. Papst, oil
Chicago, has bought lots and buildings for the
erection ola handsome hotel in tho spring
9sinc's hotel has had au addition made costing
to the extent Of 800, 900, showing that Syc~
more is in highly lourishnG condition. Ia
deed, the editor says that more buildings arr
needed immediately to meet the requirement.
Of the population. .'.'.
LIVE IN DEATH - REMARKARLE CASE OF
TR,NCE.-On Tuesday night, Mr.. Crowdcr,
young gentleman residing on High street, Pitts
burg died to all appearances. The corpse wa
land out and the grief and lamenta,on wa
,nt ss al in l,nh Ia
was to have been married on Wednesday, bu
all preparation for the happy event was stop
ped by this sad and solemn one. On Wednes
day morning, however, the supposed dead maj
got up and dressed himself aud is now ENJOY
ing as much vitality as could be expected of
corpse. The marriage came off according t
appointment, and 'the resurrected' attended
- Uinoaa IadGr.
Boat BUILDING At METRoroLls.-The Pro
mUlqutor gives an interesting account OF ih
progress of steamboat building at Metropolis
Siuce 1868 Mr.. \. Cuttig has built % steam
boat huls, and Rcauprc 4 Kmball have thi
year built seven, one of them, the W. y. Mot
lit costing S27, 200, and the whole of then
Sll5,OOO, while tLey have other EXTENSIVE
contracts on hand for boats to navigate tn
Messrs Beaupre have two of the largest milk
in the West, where they saw all varieties O
lumber and timber used in his building. Be
sides that which is worked up here the var,
near st. Louis, Missouri, is largely dependen
on these parties for material. They have alst
erected and fitted up an extensive blacksmith
shop and provided all the other adjuucts ncces
sary to enable them to carry on their business
with success They propose at an early da.
. TO build marine ways aud so complete thei
establishment They have now constantly EN-
ployed ninety laborers and mechanics. TIT
former are receiving 50 per day. and the latte
81. Our little city, too, gives strong evidence
of the value of the shipyard. Not less THAI
thirty new dwellings have been built in til,
last year, and the work of Improvement still