The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-11


Many OF our readers pooh! poohed !" the
statement and said we were not "upr in
saw mill literature, and didn't know what
we were talking about; and others
declaring that inasmuch as such
'cut" would necessitate the movement of
the saw through log at the speed of a first
class steamboat, the matter was dismissed
as unworthy of cledence, But we scarcely
told half of the story Under date OF Sat
urday, May 10, 1867, James Ellis and G,
G.. Barriger, measures, ard John A. Mil
Ter, timer, jointly certify, that in an actual
cutting time of thirty minutes and fifty
four seconds, the mill sawed with Single
76-inch circular saw, the enor-
nous quantity OF 1851 feet
of inch poplar boards The entire
time consumed including the intervals in
yoved in getting logs in position, backing
the carriage and saving the lumber, was SO
minutes AZ seconds. The fastest saving
done was during an interval of minutes
90 seconds, when upwards of 400 feet to
the minute were cut. For all these state
ments We now hold the documents.
Our city contemporaries having mixed
things" in reference to Bishop Seymour's
services in this vicinity, we publish the
following, by authority: "The Rt. Rev.
Geo. +. Seymour, bishop of the diocese of
Springfield, will be in and about Cairo, on
visitation, from Thursday the 18th to
Wednesday the 2lst instant. The appoint
ments are AS follows;
Thursday 18TH. Villa Ridge, 7:30 p. IN.
Thursday 18th, Villa Ridge, a. m.
Friday 10th, Cairo, 7;30 p. m.
Saturday 18th, visitation Of church of Re
deemer.
Sunday 18th, morning prayer $3.50 a. m.
Litany, confirmation and celebration of
Holy Communion 10 80 u. IN.
Evening prayer and sermon, 1870 p. M.
Monday, Mound City, 7:3o p. m.
Tuesday, Mound City, a. m.
Tuesday, Cairo, Reception at Rectory p. m.
Wednesday Du Quoin, p. m.
The depth and dimensions of our sipe-
water ponds are growing less. The regu-
lar. ceaseless work of the sewers is telling
slowly, but surely. And right here, may
we not ask, now that we have city engi-
neer, shall not the project of providing for
a quicker or larger outflow of the sipe-
water, be seriously considered. By impos-
ing increased duty on the Fourth street
levee pipes, the subsistence of the sipe
water may be fastened ten or fifteen per
cent: bit if there be any reason why we
may not rid ourselves Of nuisance even OF
the proportions of that with which we are
now dealing, within five days-what is that
good reason! Larger levee pipes or
greater number of the present size, would
accomplish that much desired end, and 1t
strikes us, with much force, that few
hundred dollars couldn't he invested to
better advantage than in providing them.
There seems to be a disposition to de-
lay the appointment Of health officer and
to taking other action under our health or
dinances, until after the pending munci-
pal election. If such a purpose is really
entertained, several weeks must elapse ne
fore any sanitary work can be accom-
plished Whether evil results will ensue
as a consequence, depends in great meas
ure upon the temperature Of the weather
A hot, blazing sun would work mischief
that future activity might fail to repair.
Other cities have their sanitary work well
advanced, and will have it brought
to the verge of completion by the mid
die of May. The proprlety of
pursuing sanitary effort beyond that time
that is. work that involves the cleaning OF
sewers, sink holes cutters and privy vaults
is seriously questioned by many Of our
abest sanitarans If, then, anything IS
hazardcd by delay, why, in the name of
that dearest of boons to man-good health
is the delay enforced, We have but lit
tie fear of visit from the bronzed terror,
the coming summer, but if he does put in
an appearance, we must charge the disaster
to our own carelessness, and not to 'rcfu-
gees" atmospheric causes or loosely en-
forced quarantine. Wen find abundant
cause for censure by looking in on our
selves.
ALDERMAN HALLIDAIS RESPONSE,
CAIRO HIS, April 10th, 1880.