The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-07
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
From the New Orleans Times.

DRuNNkRS.
Drummers. drummers! They are here
from the north, the east and the west,
thick as black birds in August. AS the
frosts glide down the longitudinal line
searching out the sweets OF our southern
climate, only this year they are more
numerous than usual. Formerly these
doubtful blessings were chiefly bestowed
by New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Louis.
vile, and that pretentious patron of big
things on a small scale, st. Louis, but
now another city introduces Its represens
tatives In the drumming line from the
shores Of Lake Michigan. We had somes
what got used to the package tribe that
came from the former cities, but these
new fellows we don't quite understand
vet. They seem to be jolly enough, but
there is o sharpness in their voices. and
noses too, that ought to warn us south.
erners that there's business on hand.
JETTIEs.
luc syntcn Va y..sJ ."r
purpose OF increasing its current and
securing capacity, and thereby deepen
its shallow places which has proved such
splendid success at the mouth OF the
Mississippi river, has been tiled with
satisfactory results on the Chattahoochie
river, at WO0lfolk's bar. This bar, once
a great hindrance to navigation, ia scour-
ed out to greater depth than any other
portion of the river.
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
The West is disguised with railroad
transportation. A correspondent writ
ing from Kansas City says the farmers
there are practically shut out from the
markets by the high rail rates to the
East, and there Is a general hue and cry
for the permanent establishment OF trade
along the Southern route to the sea.
THE CUBAN TRADE.
St. Louis Journal Of Manufactures an d Commerce
Our total exports last year to Cuba
were SIG, 649, 932, as against SCI ,9Gl ,G09 in
1878. Total imports in 1876, SOS, 5l7 ,6ss,
and In 1875 $66, 745, 527. We bring from
Cuba nearly the above amount of sugar
which Is about the only thing we buy
there. This could be raised at home as
well. if we would once fairly Investigate
and demonstrate the practicability OF the
beet sugar industry. We sell In Cuba
PROVISIONS and few i'm plements only, as
the home government almost prohibits
trade by high tariff upon American pro,
auctions.
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT.
The st. Paul convention limited its &C.
ton strictly to the Mississippi river. 1t
was not called on to consider side
streams, and 1t aid not entertain them.
The convention asks for an improve
ment that will secure five feet OF water
between ST. Louis and st. Paul, eight
feet between st. Louis and Cairo, and ten
feet between Cairo and New Orleans, all
the year round. The value of these min
imum depths would be very great. No
matter what the cost OF the improves
ment the reduction In rates calculated on
the l0w.water freight alone going up and |
down the river for FIVE years would pay
Il
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The gross earnings OF twenty-five
western railroads show an aggregate In
crease, from Jan. LIST to Sept. 80, 1877 OF
81. 246,0 53. The following roads terml.
mating at st. Louis, included In the above,
exhibit decrease In their gross receipts,
namely: Cairo & st. Louis, $IS,26l; Chi
cago and Alton, $685., 800; Illinois Central,
$4l7 ,7l9; st. Louis, Kansas City & North.
ern, A,7l0; Missouri Pacific, Sll4,OS7:
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas, S53932; st.
Louis, Alton I. II. $l7,S4S; st. l.. |. M.
q Southern, $70, 279; st. L. & San Fran.
CISCO, vi, 4oS; Wabash, $5,093.
GOLD IN GEORGIA.
Gold Is a drug in Georgia. A gentle,
man Of McDuffie county, has been work.
Ing for some time, with profit, a gold
mine on his place In that country, lie
has only three oolored miners to assist |
him, and yetne sends nearly every month |
to market Q nugget OF pure gold worth
from 5000 TO $500. His expenses, we un-
derstand. hardly exceed 500 per month, !
This sort Of business would suit the most |
Of US, In these times, and then resumption
would come mighty easy, and come to
stay.
srALwART RADICALS.
[vieksburg Herald.l
The treatment that Mr.. Goodies resolu.
ton TO indorse the Presidents policy ia |
regard to the South, received from the |
KepnDlicans In the House, indicates that |
the Stalwarts will never vote for It. The |
resolution afiirms that the policy Of Mr..
Hayes 70 constitutional, and that Il has |
been followed by q restotation OF peace |
ana q, harmony throughout the country. |
his u certainly 90. But this Is exactly
wh@ 'hey' the stalwart Radicals, do not