The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-03

not yet made up our mind who to vote
for for County Treasurer Of this county
this fall but for the same place, in Alex
ander county, our sky scraper stands
high for NJ. B. Harrell, no difference who
else runs or what the circumstances.
That county owes. Nose more money
than he could realize from the Office for
| five successive terms. Who has been
more faithful through long and tedious
years of prosperity and adversely. to the
development of Cairo interests. than Mr..
IIarrell? II the politicians OF the city
would allow the people to make his cleo
ton unanimous, the result would be no
more than he deserves, and the county
would get the benefit Of an excellent
officer"
sheriff irwin returned home from
his unlucky trip to New York yesterday
morning. MIR. Irwin informs us that
DeGrath, the man he had under ar
rest, was suffering from mental causes
from the time he left New York with him
until he got beyond Altoona, Pennsyl-
vania. where DeGiath jumped from the
cars. which were running at the rate OF
thir,y-ave miles an hour. 1t h the opin.
ion Of the sheriff that he was insane, and
that he was entirely ignorant of the dan.
ger he was mourning In attempting his
escape. DcGrath asked Sheriff Irwin to
90 out on the platform Of the car with
him. as he wished to light cigar and
smoke. which Mr.. !. did, but no sooner
had they stepped OH the platform than
DeGrath sprang of the train. Sheriff
Irwin endeavorvd to stop the train. but IL
being the fast through mail, the con-
ductor would not hear to stopping. and
he was compelled to be content and go
on until they had reached Pittsburg. It
Is not known whether DeGrath was in
jured or not, but the sheriff still enter.
tains hopes Of bringing him to justice,
aud we have not the slightest doubt but
that he will.
The Sun says: "rhe BULLETIN still
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anything !. done towards protecting the
city," and then the Sun proceeds to say,
that the water has been cutting at the
strip b-tween the Mississippi aud Ohio
rivers. and Colonel Taylor has done moth.
ing. Well. what has the cutting Of the
strip mile above the leyees to do with
the suggestion that a public meeting
shall be called to make arrangements to
build new levee? Cairo cannot stop the
cutting of the strip; aud when the San
talks about that it is of its eggs. The
suggestion was: Let us meet and 60 to
building new lcvee at our own ex-
pense. We said: Wait, Col. Taylor has
an interest in the matter. He is now col.
sulting his people. He may make ar
engagements TO protect the levee. Let US
hear what he has to say. The Sur re-
plies: "why wait? The river has been
cutting the strip above the city for years.
and Taylor has done nothing. We are
opposed to further delay" Well,
Why don't you move? Who is holding
you Go in. what are you waiting for
The Cairo correspondent Of the
Springfield Register says: mo city In
the State is more plentitully supplied with
panic-nakers than Cairo. They have II
now-the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Mis-
sissippi river will speedily cut
its way through to the Ohio
and leave Cairo on an island (!
The destruction OF our protective en-
bankment on the Mississippi side of the
ely. they put down as calamity that is
to befall US! lt is useless to reason with
these people. The town, in their opin.
ion, is doomed to inevitable destruction
and they marvel greatly that everybody
is not in state Of alarm about it. Ant
upon what sort OF a foundation do they
build their predictions? Atapoint som,
three miles distant from the city. the cur
rent Of the Mississippi sets il
strongly against the Illinois shore
and probably one hundred anG
fif.y feet Of the narrow gauge railroad
track has tumbled into the river. The
leyees about the city remain compact and
untouched, and are In no immediate dan.
ger whatever. a half score of expert.
n,ents here. furnish US ample assurances
that if at any time, the current of tn,
river should imperil our levecs. steam
boat load of rock will turn 1t aside ant
permanently remove the danger. IN,
prediction that The Mississippi will cul
a;ross the neck of the delta, and effect d
Junction with the Ohio above the city,
is the bug-bear that is familiar to every
body who is even tolerably versed In
Cairo history. The thing is not a ply.
seal impossibility. but the: great-gI eat.
great grandchildren OF no man now
living will survive to share in the
calamity of such an extraordinary hap.
pening."
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