The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-13

vive the prosperity OF that region II was
said, years ago. that white men could not
work in the South--the climate was too
torrd-and that negroes were too lazy and
would not work ina state of freedom,
One or the other of these statements must
be untrue, if the cotton Is fair criterion
by which to judge.
The Anchor Line steamer Elliott, in
the St. Louis and Grand Tower trade, on
her down trip struck snag, about o o'clock
Tuesday night near Rush Tower, about for
ty miles above Chester, ana Immediately
sank in about eight feet Of water. When
the steamer sank all the lamps were thrown
from their brackets and the lights exiting
uishcd, and general panic ensued among
the passengers. No one, however, was Sc
riously hurt The passengers, after waiting
five hours for relief, we're transferred to the
steamer City of Providence and taken down
the river. 1t is the impression that the
boat is injured so that she may go to pieces
before it is possible to raise her. The Ell
Iiot is valued at 100000
AT the the United States Signal office
the thermometer stood one hundred and
three degrees from two, until FIVE O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. In other parts OF the
city thermometers ranged from hundred
and three up to hundred and twelvein the
shade, and from hundred and twenty
six TO hundred and thirty in
the sun. Sergeant Ray reports that there is
a cool wave in the west which brought the
temperature down to sixty. three degrees at
Denver and which may come close enough
to Cairo in its course toward the east to
make an impression upon the atmosphere
here. The sergeant also reports very slight
showers of rain between here and st. Louis
and threatening rain at various places around
Cairo.
The comet which suddenly flashed into
OF. view on the morning of June 23d, has
nearly left us. 1t has gone from the gaze of
the many, though still visible little below
the"guards" in the Ursa Minor, if one looks
sharply with the naked eye. 1t is nearly
time for the comet enthusiast to "off with
the old love and on with the new" The
one discovered July 18th, by Schadberle, is
now in such position among stars that are
above our horizon, in the northwest, and is
SO much nearer us than when first seen,
that it would be easily "picked ur' if the
moon were absent. BY the first part OF
next week the moon will not rise till after
dark, and the comet may then be easily
seen. 1t will not, however, be at any time
so bright as the one now fast going out from
view.
J Owing to the extreme heat for sever
al days past, Captain Keiser, who has {
Q number of men and teams at work on tin
embankment of the Mobile and Ohio rail
, road, below the city, has discharged tn
men and teams and stopped work entirely
until it rains, or the weather becomes cool
err. The captains action is humane and
wise, tor neither man nor beast can labor
without suffering severely in such dry heat
as Cairo has experienced during the las,
few weeks. With the thermometer from
1875 to 100 degrees in the sun, as it was yes
terday and the day before, no man or beast
can do more than half days work in q
day, and even then they stand in danger OF
being overcome with the intense heat. This
also applies to laborers on railroad street
and other streets in the city, and there
would probably be nothing lost, if there
were short cessation in the the improve
ments going on in the city.
Thursday was great day at the Roch'
ester driving park, where $4,000 persons
witnessed the grandest feat ever performed
on the trotting turf, Maud s. ecipsing her
own record by quarter of second, and
placing margin of full second between
herself and St. Julien. The day and track
we're free from Objectionable features, and
the occasion was an exceptionally auspici
. Gus one for the queen of the turf, who fully
justified the confidence of her admirers by
accomplishing a mile in the superb time Of
f 2104, doing the quarters in 0 :324, / :05A
f and ;371a. The time OF the second quar-
, ter was 0:321 the third 0;324 and the
0 final 0 :324. twas essentially brilian,
g achievement, the uniformity of which il
r most remarkable. Mr.. Vanderbilt and
1 party were present. He stated to CORES
+. pendent that he expected Maud s. to trot
8 in 2 :09, and when she did 80 he would b.
s satisfied to retire her. She goes from Roch
ester to Hartford, where she will be driver
10 p,oka That Goura Thurodoy sha ,uos