The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-28

facilitics and had not even an exchange to
clip from, and who--but here he burst into
tears and sat down. Patriotic speeches
were made by the WilIamsons, the Sailords,
the MilIers, the WilcoXes, the lIarrods the
Johnsons, and other wealthy men present,
ana upon the Secretary counting the sub
scr'ptions 1t was found that $72 900 900 had
been raised. A committee was appointed
TO procure 200 tugs, OF 10000 horse power
each, to tow the city buck, This was soon
accomplished, rs all the arrivals from above
ana below, since the accident happened,
had come alongside tor assistance. Chains
and lines were made fast, and the work be.
gan The first two minutes were spent in
checking Calro's Roadway, for it was float
ing fully four miles an hour; but once
checked /; soon started back, and in three
hours it was safely moorcd in its old guar.
tiers above Bacon Rock The people were
so eXaspeatcd at what they called the reck.
esSncoS oil our pilot that,
in spite of all my en-.
treaties, they hanged him on the spot. and
lett his body dangling between the chin.
neyS. II was very fortunate that the COLI
sion took place where il did Had we
struck the town little lower down. and
below, instead Of above the upper cross.
cvce, or water tight compartment, the loss
Of life would have been tremendous. rs
Cairo contains over million people.
As soon as order had been restored. we
began to get ready 10 resume our trip south,
but before We could get in our lines, Mr..
Stats Tayor--a descendant Of the able
iinancicr and early settler of that name
came on board with a Uai,rd States mar.
Shal, and had the American Empire tied
up for running into The city.
1t was noon the next day before | could
effect settlement and get the boat released.
Pending the negotiation, ayalei myself
Of an opportunity offered by prominent
Official and took d drive through the Del.
Ia CITY, a. Cairo Is called, and had an cy.
cclIcnt opportunity Of examining the pecu.
liar plan upon winch it is laid OUT.
Cairo IS one o.! the most retired and $50.
/ lated spots ON the face Of the earth. Il i,
bu'It in basin or valley, the outlines Of
which rise 10 such an elevation that ahou.a
YOU draw q straight edge across It, after
the manner Of measuring wheat it woulj
| strike off nothing but the DiDggclos of q,
/ try church spires Blu, if is a beautiful CITY
! nevertheless. The streets are wide and the
! buildings very imposing while the society
j, cultivated and rciuni--in fact the very
opposite of villa, Dickens found il bu1.
! bred and sixty wear, ago. A.p Djacr NJ
residence the towns not cycellcd the world
/ over 4 man may step from hi- front door
and rega.c himself among the snruDbrry
and flower. aud when weary Of iuLaljaT
their odur,. with draw 10 the rear To find IN,
sail boat in waiting. NAMES and Com,
amt queen Inch, when Won come 10 talk
Of lakes. glg,to., and romantic scenery
Why, there i, touch of romance here
about everything, even 10 hccburcbr.. for
iunnl q certain prr.o... of the wear. clear
sparkling Jo,ian back, M 10 their yer,
doors, and no man need w,gr hi, sin, for
the want al. hapt,mal fc,litl., ,o wash
chem away. Should Won r,i,c your eve.
! to an angle Of torty.6yc de.
grscs. they VIII rest Oh vast fleets of boat,
| and Sims, whose ,gu na.,. and chimney,
seem 20 almost "lrea,, rhe ,ril. oh,lc nf tIr
,rr,." They ere receiving and ai.char,.
Ing cargoc,. and look "a. tbopgh ,hay pa,i.
rated an. mir. and vrr. r.,,ing ~, ,nr h,,y
OF some huge mountain nr,yiou. T., r,o,ir.
uing their VOYAGE. Their ogict rr,rra, +.
surrounded by nm ocagu of v,t.r which
prrss,, on All side. with q force oi,,o., If.
rr,Iytible, vet fine inh,bi,on,. mnnif.s, M
concern. and evidently feel os .qf, -.
thauyb their civ wl, hrtrt un,r a roe,
and GihaI,,rat fhpt Thc., nr,nr, have
a faith in their earth wnr.. which ua,li,p
can shake. you may .r,.f' ~ ,n,,, mos,
cherished ir.tjtunon. nnd rilf,rlc u I'm In
every ao.,ih,c manner. and ,Lr. will brr, +,
in .ilnn, c,nt,mn+. hpt .q,.., ,o,j ,oo;,.,
thrir loyao md ,hrv orc IN IN ,,r,s a., onc,
TAj. institute. = socrod 10 n Cafro.,, !,
,y,, baoura,brt ~ ,bcu Inc ,r. g,o., T,..
Tor. whose memory they with never r.,,e r.
yanor,t. n,isci NV c,,.rnr. oh,,. ,hf.
ii,,.rg,r.IoJ nsr.on vas hnri.I and No
or.r.r,I o., .yi,a Ride" o,j ,r,,,;n,,
~ ,hn tr,w,frg roj,, c,,ti,m.b "hn,
thoro,s his nnnnnont ~
Drr,n~ ,ho flood n,c wi,tor who, ,be
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