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

fellows better half. Capt. Charles Baugh-
man, in cutting q new style pigeon-wing,
was frequently applauded, and really was
the "belle" of the evening. Other gentle
men did well, but lack Of space, etc, etc,
etc, you know. Capt. Shields displayed
considerable energy at the dance last night
for one of his years.
The steamer Colorado, OF the Anchor
line, when about four miles below New
Madrid, at about II o'clock on the evening
of the End, was struck by terrific gale.
The storm ragged for about two hours, and
at times the excitement was intense All
passengers were prepared for dreadful al
tentative. The GOODNESS and indomitable
courage Of Capt. McPhetcrs, and Pilot Nc
Bride, who were on duty at the time, and
Engineer }, Davidson, who was on
| watch, did much to reassure the much
| alarmed passengers. The swels in the
long reach Of river at that place, we're
much heavier, according to the statement
OF old river men, than were ever seen on
the Mississippi before. Al! the officers be-
haved with remarkable GOODNESS during the
continuance OF the fierce gale and the Col
orado "weathcred the storm and came out
all right
The committee appointed by president
Woodward, under resolution of the Cairo
Taxpayers Association, to take into cOnsd-
Grafton the general condition of the city.
with reference to a general improvement of
its sanitation, and to consider, in connec-
ton herewith, the drainage of the city
the committee charged with this very i'm
portant duty, is composed Of the following
gentlemen, all of whom are members of the
association, viz: s. 5. Taylor, Wood Rjt-
tenhouse, Samuel Walters, William Nc
Hale and j. Y. Turner. The composition
of this committee is good-every man on it
will be actuated by an interest in the city's
future beyond the interest that property
gives, and will, We dare say, deal inteli-
gently and industriously with the subject
matter referred to them, which we need not
add, is matter of vital consequence 70 the
city of Cairo,
Harry Schaumfoundcr" has more
mercy in his composition than we have
given him credit for We remember with
what approximations we awaited the receipt
OF original campaign songs from him sew
eral years ago, and how maafuily we stroye
to shield our readers from weekly aiilic-
tons Of that character. Of late, however,
the fellow has done nothing 70 excite our
fears Of another rlymthmc raid upon our
columns. The mention of Governor Sev-
mour's name in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency,
would, We felt quite certain, start him
again; and for two weeks or more we were
entirely miserable in the expectation that
he would break into oui columns IN about
| this style:
"Oh, Seymour the pride OF the Nation
The gallant, the learned and the true
He's worthy of all appobatiou.
For ne stands by the Red, Whus and Blue
Is it any wonder that, constantly torn By
such anticipatons, our health broke down
and We became an invalid!
Ridiculous falsehoods, like the follow
ing, have long since been shorn of their
power for harm. We object, not especially
to the currency given to them, but to the
spirit that could move Southern Illinois
newspaper man to the work of rummaging
| files of newspapers, with the mould of
twenty-three years upon them, for no other
purpose than to shit Cairo" Such q spirit
seems TO have animated the editor of the
Carbonate Observer in whose paper, only,
we find the absurdly false paragraph. 1t
first appeared in IIarper's Weekly for May
80, 1857, and, the reader will hardly be-
licve it, was written by John Phoenix"
Cairo is small hole at the junction of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, surrounded by
an artificial bank to prevent innundation.
There are here about thirteen inhabitants,
but the population is estimated at three
thousand, that being rough estimate of
the number Of people that were once
congregated there, when five trains arrived
before boat left for New Orleans They
were enjoying the luxury Of smallpox at
Cairo when we arrived; they are always up
to something of the kind; a continued sue
cession of amusements follow The small
pox having terminated its engagement, the
cholera makes its appearance, and is then
followed by yellow fever for the season.
Sweet spot Dickens has immortalized it
under the name of Eden, an evident MS.
homer, for no man worth so much as Adam
could remain there by any possibility"