, 1865-02-21
From Der Own Correspondent


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[From DER 0nn Correspondent
Cairo, Feb. ID 1865,
Peop1e in Cairo are puttine a f1nc mint nm
m tbe xnhs.Itute husncss which has vaat1r
,s.".I. " 80 '.lo'''
aoounoeo ana sounaanlly nou'lsaeo ne'e-
abouts for the past year or more. At
meeting Of the Common Council, held the
other evening. the sap,cnt city INTERVALS
,,oesoa -, ,r55.o,,o<, ,.t,i.1, m.t-a, - ,,.1a.1
P@@s~0 <.A NS,s.. ee'14'A4t - .A1A
ful Tor any person within the city OF Cairo to
pursue or follow the business Of a substitute
broker, runner OF hawker for substitutes, IN.
1ess he sha]l first obtain a license for that
-r,~4,osa a,a a-a.,. ,,a-sa, -,a,ot,r,, ~. 49,,
Pa! !Poee' ou0 e'ei5 peiaoa '.ot"11us 'ae t'so-
riaions Of the ordinance shall forfeit and pay
to said city sum not less than nInety.fve
aa.h aas a-sss - eTaass ~ rha 1asae sas ~. IT,
each anu every ohehse' Inc mayor anu city
Clefh arc anthcfHed to grant licenses to
good and re1lable citizens Of Catr 0, for the
period Of six months, for pursuing the busI-
ness for HE sum If on nonsan;7 GenaTs mon
the execution by the applicant Of bond. in
the sum Of Two thousand dollars, with four
securities, resideu4 freeholders of the cItv Of
Cairo. conditioned for the observance Of all
ordinances and regulations upon the subject
I ~ Tt Tasns;i 1a1 oonu T.. ~ ,tsn.. ~ "
me N1ty touncu a1leT us e1eeue1on 1or ep-
groval. 50. ,.....:. :.
81
ard % to = inducs M % men to Volunteer. But. =,
Ajcxander county and Cairo civ offer no To-
chi bountfes for eniistmenfs. It is hardly ms
sihle anal the new law will have its intended
eject. twin probably throw the matter m Of
brokerage in human fiesh into the bands of a
few Tho are abIe Ia nav the Ifcenne. and the
.nanu viii act az arenta for the lew. thus
realizing to Tie corporation very small sun
| Of money, and no recruits The draft bids
fair, atn informed by Provost Marshal l, n,
! Philips, not to come OF in the thirteenth
District until the passage Of at least fifteen,
and perhaps th,rty davs. The Provost Mar
| shal can be ready for It in fifteen daye. but
not sooner.
Initiating the example oflarger cities, Cairo
is organizing q number Of city institutions.
ciation," identical In object aud general plan
with the Young Mems Association" Of Chi
cago, and Mercantile Library Association 7"
OF st. Louis. and within day or two past
"Boasd Of Trade" has been inaugnrated. A
meeting Of its members was held last eve
until the I'd Of March next, when the FIRST
annual election will takc place:
presidenl-W. P. Ha}lihay.
|. Tee Prtsadenfs|au1s W. Ausson, Of Chicago.
and ): u. sayeEs.
81; s<erftarK1Frank .na G. Chapman late Of the New
Yosk Ya.1.tra. utrs.d. ,ohn ~ r,ovs- llama, II ns3a
csenh WrEe1ean Fn1,nwt'ap Z y issa. III.
Hoseeh ,sn = Tgnxes' r r = = PapRen non,ans ana
Thos. Wiiesn, nd G. Close. 1>>>'S'
This Is move in theright direction, and
| is only foretaste Of what Cairo intends to
| Go, and what It will do should it succeed
| in clecting the proper kind Of men for mnni-
! cipal Offices at the approaching charter elec-
! tiCu. We have already Democratic ticket
in the field, and tonight the Citizens ticket
is TO BE- nominated in conyention to assemble
| at the Defiance ThcateI. OF this, more anon.
notoriolsly Of ,he snail-pace order. Tie Illi-
noss Central Railroad has a monopoly. It, in
| turn, IL monopoli=ed By the military autho-
| rites, and cannot accommodate 1.-THE Of the
private freight traffic, aside from the passen-
ger traffic when both the Ohio and Missis-
sIppi rivers are open aud when. they are
| clofed, nB they have been fer portion Of this
| winter, you can imagine the sutferings Of
| those cities below rs, which depend solelT
| upon Cairo as supply depot. A project was
/ started ten years ago for d raffsoad direct
/ from st. Louis. through Mutphysboro. to
| Cairo, The completion Of the Ohio and Mis-
F, s:ssipM md the Illinois Central stopoed It, It
| no longer seemed NECESSARY, But iur A year
or more The preseut accommodations hoye
proven totally inadeonate to the yass trafic
and travel between ST. Louis and the head of
| As business With the South increases, 80 In.
c1eases the difficulties Of transportation.
Chicngo men have not had' q fair
show with the Louisville and Gin
cinnati men. st. Louis has been cut off
! entirely, when the Ice for two months
/ biockadtd the river from Cairo northTatd.
The Ohio remained open nearly all the time.
The Ohio &; Mississippi and Illinois Central
roads were 80 burdened with traffic as to be
unable to accommodate it with dispatch.
/ Cne firm IN st. Louis was compelled to make
| shipment of goods to VickBburr' via New
Albany, indiana and another shipment, sent
| by express 10 Cairo on the ed Of December.
| did not reach Cairo till the 10th of February
| And hundreds Of such instances could be atl-
| duccd, were It nreeseary to argue the actual
| necessity for the prompt completion Of the
st. Louis d Cairo Railroad, d charter for
! who Las had occasion to ship freight. or travel
tpon the Illinois Central road, between this
| point and Qdin, will not need facts to con-
| vince him OF this necessity. I understand
| that the prospects Of tie new road are bright,
its management in good hands, and that It is
| Admiral Lee, In command Of the Mississippi
/ souadron. returned from h tour of inepectiop
| t1om below, Yesterday, u1on the steamer
D]ackhawk, and is nov at Mound City, By
the way, it seems that the two most inacces-
eiblc pinccs In the West for the purpose,
Mound City and Carondolct, have been recon.
mended by The committee troua Congress, as
stumble p1ints for the location Of a western
navy yard. For two months, tie past winter
the Mississippi has been hermetEa;ly sealed,
all the distance ffem Cairo to St. Louis. For
at least one month nearly every Simmer, no
beats drawing more water than onaof your
small liver tugs can pass na1 Iom r. mouth Of
the mississippi 10 M11no Cty. Even sumo Of
eljefble 1e in3 for a navy ward, yeai arn last
GUNNER to nv nersonal knoEiedq, mt
! perhaps there are arguments IN favorof 1.-THE
loeaIons named. At least, the committee
ivy ~ - sase " .aus received tnen. congfsss viii
tsd as stata. ass q eas injustice aaa Rut ne Snl
to no earthly putpose @ % shonid It T decida ID t unoS
either Of The places narned tor naval nnrnoses
The head Of cnntnna1 1n1st;a ~, ~ ~ Ms
sissnpi il cairn' The de.n'st ~ asha eaG ,s ,s
IL At hiemphis. One n r. "nt., n'sap ps1S| ahn11|
snre1v hare the naval worts ~ ~ anta.-,