The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-04

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trains and railroad dcpots to scatter ten
pcrancu literature there for the benefit Of
the travelling public. The subject of a
"coflec-house' was also discussed ut some
length, but no conclusion was arrived at.
The meeting was adjourned until next
week,
The Obclisk was dedicated on Wash
ington's birthday in New York city, and
the park policemen on duty in its vicinity
have been driven crazy by the thousands
who ask daily wha. it means. as it n
ncedIei' "Did Cleopatra make III" "And
who was she, anyhow" "And where's the
eyer "Soy mister, sis that the pillar that
Lots wife turned into?" "Did Vanderbilt
get it from Sodom and Gomouah2" How
awiuIly it got scratched Just sec" as
that Greek, sir!' at looks like circus
ADVERTISEMENT So it goes all day long
and half of the visitors can get no clear idea
as to what it means, and they 90 away,
calling it very ugly and wondering how a
sharp man like Vanderbilt could give so
much money for an old blackencd stone,
when he might have had new one for a
tenth Of the money.
The street committee met in the council
chamber about half past four O'Clock ycster-
day afternoon, with the object Of transact
ing some business of Importance referred to
1t by the city council The most important
was the consideration of the plan for a
street pavement, submitted by City Engi.
ncer Charles Thrupp. Its chief objection
to said plan was its cypcnsiycneSs, and after
some dchbcration, it was decided to adopt
plan similar to it but less costly and recon-
mend it to the council at its next meeting.
This plan is to begin with II pavement Of
large, rough rock, set on edge, as the first
layer; spread over this a layer of small
rock and finish it off with layer of gravel.
This pavement is to be twelve inches thick
all over, instead of twelve inches at the
sides and fifteen at the crown, as was spec
flied in Mr. Thrupp's plan, and it Is thought
by some members of the committee, VIII
cost much less.
The marine hospital here is a greater
institution than most people have any idea
of, and it is one of the most popular hos
pitfalls Of its kind with river men, The
New Orleans and Memphis hospitals are
not favoraby thought Of, nor is the st.
Louis hospital. The reason for this it is
not easy togucss, but the objection seems
TO be mostly to the manner IN which they
are managed. At any rate Dr. Carter, the
marine physician here informs us that dur
ing his term he received several pa
tents here who had been taken
sick at New Orleans and Memphis
but who had pad their passage to this
point IN preference to going to the hospital
at either of the places named. More than
thiS-the Doctor informs US that he has
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