The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-28
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New Orleans TINES. 1.-The Illinois |
Central assumes full control OF the New
Orleans, st. Louis aud Chic, go railroad
January l, 1878. The new owners have
purchased 1000 tons Of steel rails to De
laid down between New Orleans and
Jackson and on the northern end Of the
road. With these new rails and the gen.
eral overhauling it will receive, the road,
IRON this city to Cairo, will be one OF the
safest and best In the country"
Washington Telegram, 10th A bill to
allow the civilized tribes Of the Indian
Territory to elect delegate to congress
has been introduced in the house and re-
ferred to the committee on Indian affairs.
j. w. ThrockmOrton, OF Texas, and Mar
tin !. Townsend, OF New York, have
been appointed subcommittee to con-
slider and report upon the bill. Their
report is favorable to the bill, and will be
madeto the committee on the reassem-
bling Of congress. 1t will no doubt be
adopted. 1t provides that delegate,
who shall be member of some one OF
the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choc>
taw, or Chickasaw tribes, shall be chosen |
alta general election, to be held under
the supervision and direction of the sec
rotary Of the interior, and shall have all
the rights, privileges ami emO,uments Of
delegate IRON any OF he regularly or
ganized territories. The treaties OF 1866 |
v it'll the above,named tribes authorize |
their representation In congress when
ever provision shall be made Tor it.
Quincy Herald: "rhe continuance |
the extraordinary weather of the past |
two weeks is beginning to excite grave !
apprehension. The temperature has been |
more like May than December. The
grass and spring flowers are starting up,
buds are forming, and some Of the birds |
are building their nests, Business is at
stand still, and no winter supplies are
needed. The farmers cannot market |
their produce, owing to the very bad
roads, and it is even difficult tor them to
gather corn in the muddy fields. Alto
gether it is an abnormal season, and
everybody is anxious for cold weather
and freeze up. The most vehement
blizzard from the north would he well
Gomez
1.-The time will come when the mighty
river OF North America will again bear
on its bosom to market portion OF the
productions OF Its great valley, and be
competitor with the railways, between
the east and west, tor the transportation
OF cheap and heavy tonnage"
An exchange says: The above is an ex-
tract from leading editorial article IN
the Railioay World, Philadelphia, of
December3. The time when this great
revolution is likely to take place is by no
means as distant as the World seems to
think. There Is now free and unob>
structed passage through the south pass
Of the Mississippi river to New Orleans,
with the water OF sufficient depth to
float some Of the finest and largest yes
sells aHoat. The Mississippi river from
its confluence with the Minnesota river,
above st. Paul, to the South Pass, Us the
great natural outlet tor the almost bound
less products OF this wonderful valley,
whose richness is unsurpassed by any
other IN the world, and II congress will
only make reasonable appropriation to
improve the great river, but a few years
will pass, probably not more than sin
gle decade, before two.thirds OF all the
grain and other products raised in the
northwest, will seek an outlet to the
worlds great points OF consumption
down and out via New Orleans.
The ST. Louis Commercial Gazette OF a
late date says: "The lack OF sufficient
tonnage to move the probable large grain
crop OF the northwest, that will seek an
outlet at New Orleans during the ensuing
spring, Is matter which Is already en-
gaging the serious attention of earnest,
practical men. That there is deficiency
Of suitable tonnage, can hardly be denied,
and any determined effort to make the
Mississippi the great route for the grain
commerce the Upper Mississippi valley
TO the sea, would end in partial failure,
and diversion Of the trade 10 former
routes until such times as tonnage could
be amply supplied. There is great and
pressing demand. II not just at this time,
there soon will be TOR more barges, by
which grain can be transported to New
Orleans cheaper than by any other
means. We hear that il Is the in
teDtlon Of a company OF gentlemen
in this city--men Of ample means
to organize at an early day tor the pun
pose Of building large number of sub.
stantial barses. which they will employ
in the river trade OF the Illinois, Missouri
and Upper Mississippi, and which will be
used expressly tor the carrying Of gram
10 New Orleans. The increase Of ouI
river ifeighting capacity is so necessary
that the proposed company will organize
at an early day, and the work OF con.
stfuctIng the new bargcs will progress
with all the celebrity possible, This STEP
is certainly onein the right direction, and
with the ietties an assured success, BY
which route vessels Of the largest ton.
mage are passing In aud out at New Or.
lsans, II 10 evident that preparations are