The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-20
TO THE BUSINESS MEN OF CAIRO.

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D lent here. Another merchant on Commc
cial avenue received an order to suspend Il
shipment ola bill OF goods purchased f
the reason that the goods coming from {
infected point, might have the germs of Il
disease in them.
The Carbonate Free Press of Saturda
last contains the following:
Two cases ofyellow fever are reported at Cair
Provisions to guard against contagious diseas,
should be made in Carbondalc.
We are also credibly informed that ri
mors of this kind are in circulation alon.
railroad lines leading into this city, and ar
doing US incalculable damage. No late
than yesterday at Carbonate several par
Ties "iio lad purchased tickets for y
point abandoned the trip upon beje IN
formed that the fever was here. gentle
man down from Dongoa ycsteyHy evening
reports that little commupg IN a terrible
state Of excitement owe Eimilar rumors,
and meeting to byzantine against Cairo
was talked of. p course we know all
these rumors tgDe false. All of us know
there is not case of yellow fever in the
city, and Dr. Smith, sr', states elsewhere
that /'has not seen case of it since
1s73lexcept on steamboats,. In a CONVEX
s.tion with DR.. Dunning last night, that
gentleman also informed us that to his GER
ain knowledge there was not case in
jairo, and that although the heat of the
ummer had been almost unprecedented
within his recollection, yet he has never
nown healthier August than we have 50
ar enjoyed. We were unable to see the
ther physicians last night, but We are in
ormed upon good authority that the expe-
fences Of Drs. Gordon, Waldo, War,lncr
Vood Parker Stalker, Marcan. Sullivan
nd Others have been the same as
nat Of Drs. Dunnng and Smith.
is known that these gentlemen would not
SIX their personal and professional rcputa-
ons in making statement of this kind
lat was rot fully in accord with the facts.
Or this reason, and for the further one that
ese gentlemen enjoy large acquaintance
are well known by reputation in all the
untry around Cairo, it has been suggest ID
at they unite in signing a certificate of
cir belief and knowledge on this point. 1t !
IS been well said that the circulation of such '
document would carry greater weight
tn it than anything cmanating from any
fetal body of the city, for the reason that S
c latter would be weakened by suspicion &
a desire on our part to conceal the truth.
remove the impressions and counteract -.
c effects Of the rumors which have gone
road it has been suggested by number
the leading merchants and business
N that this certificate, signed by our
ysicians, be published in THE BULLETIN .
tomorrow morning, and that copies of 7
: paper be sent by business men to all of n
'ir correspondents and customers. The U
st Of this would be trifing. 1t would be !,
nd and effective in its results, inasmuch II
it would, if fully carried out, reach every. h
dy doing business with us. The matter ~
Il be further canvassed to-day, and our -,
sincss men-onc and all--should take o.,
nd III avcrting what may be ruinous to Ii
r local interests the present season, ~
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A SPECIAL dispatch from Springfield to \
, St.louis Republican says the entire State +,
ard OF Health is on duty at Cairo. This u