The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-11

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The City of Helena yesterday obtained
all the hands she needed for loading, and
will 90 on her way rejoicing in few days.
The Illinois Central railroad company
will shortly commence tho erection of a
shed, in the form of arch, over one or
more of its tracks, between Second and
Fourth streets.
The river which has risen quite rapidly
during the last few days, was yesterday
morning found to be running into the city
through the sewers. This necessitated the
closing Of the sewers.
Mr.. Jack Powers, while attempting to
ride a baulky horse on Tenth street yGster-
day evening, had narrow escape from be-
ing seriously injured. The animal threw
him, and staggering came very near fall
ing upon him.
The Mississippi river, back Of this city,
is frozen from Dickey island down to OPP
posite of Klein's brick yard, where there is
an opening Further down the river, near
the point, it is also frozen, the ice having
gathered there in great heaps.
The scarlet fever is raging rather ex-
| tenslvely in and about Vaudeville, Ballard
county, and there is considerable excite
ment and uneasiness among the people be-
cause of the fact. 1t is said that within
the past few days there have been several
deaths among the children Of the locality
named, while large number are sick.
Those of our young men who desire to
Join the hook and ladder company may do
so by notifying Mayor Thistlewood, Mr..
jeff Clark or Mr.. Rob't Hewitt. A hook
and ladder company may be of great
service to this community in the saving of
property and since active men are required
our young men should not stand back.
We learned from Mr.. Dan'l Hartman
yesterday that the agent for Katie Putnam's
company, after leaving orders at THE Bull
LETIN Office to advertise reserved seats at
one dollar, changed his mind and informed
Mr.. Hartman that only seventy-tive cents
would be charged, but failed TO apprise
anyone connected with this office of that
tact
Since the old Ice house, just below the
Halliday house, has been torn away, the
sight from the riverside is unobstructed
Windows will be cut through that side of
the building so that occupants may en-
joy the landscape A new entrance has
also been cut through the wall on Second
street and handsome covered porch leads
to it from the sidewalk.
AT a meeting of the fire department
held in the council chamber, the other
night, committee, consisting of the mayor
and Messrs. JEFF Clark and Robt. Hewitt,
was appointed to and authorized to take
such steps as would tend towards the or
ganizatioa of u hook and ladder company.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Clark had a list
of ten men who had volunteered to JON
the company.
The Springfield Monitor contains the
following complimentary notice of Hon. D. |
T. Llnegar: Representative D. r. Lnegar
wrote yesterday to engage rooms at the
Leland for the winter. Although OF no |
previous legislative experience, Mr.. Linegar
will be generally awarded place of leader
on the left. He is one Of the brightest of
the many bright men the minority will |
have in the house.
--"Some you niggahs get powful mad |
case de white folks call yer niggahs, but
yer Amt muffin else sho's yer born, ;" SAID an
old colored man, at the corner of Twentieth
and Poplar the other day, addressing a
crowd of his kind "and Use gwinc ter
'splain de fack. Filosefy Ses Diet black
am dc absence Of all color, den how in de
name of de Lord kin yer 'spect fur to be
called callud puSsonsl What yer need am
more edercation de pint"
Among the rumors ahoat is one to the
effect that the friends of Henry Waiter
son, editor Of the Louisville Courier-Journ-
al, intend to push him to the front as
candidate for the United States senate.
Kentucky chooses senator this winter to
succeed Beck, and Wa,terson's chances of
obtaining the honor are thought to be very
fair Come to think of it, Watterson is q
great man. The BULLETIN has always
said so.
1t may be comforting to some of the
faithful" in Cairo to be informed that the
Iowa greenback state committee has sufii-
cient backbone remaining to collect its