The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-09

which he wishes to use 1t.
"A young colorcd man named Phillip
King mas been lying under q shed back of
Mrs. McLeans millinery store, on Eighth
street, for the past three weeks in very
bad condition. He is sick with summer
complaint, or something like that,
and is in such filthy condition that he is
entirely covered with vermin, which are
eating him up alive. Mrs. Mclean and
others have given him all possible care dur
ing the time that he has been there and
have made several unsuccessful attempts to
haye him taken to the county poor farm
or to the city hospital. Since neither the
city nor the county can give him the neces-
sary assistance, the colorcd people of the
clty-one of the many benevolent societies
should take him in charge.
The Tenth street water works OF
Mcssrs. Boicourt and Newland are being
pushed to completion. Three large tanks
have already been erected, and the boiler
and engine are also ready for use. A test
of the machinery and one of the tanks day
before yesterday proved satisfactory, and
it is likely that in the course Of next week
the entire arrangement will be completed.
1t is only necessary now to overhaul the
two other tanks and to lay water pipe
down to the corner of Eighth street and
Commercial avenue, where all who may de-
sire Can obtain good water by
simply turning a cock. The tanks stand at
an altitude above the second story of the
average residences IN the city, and hence
they might serve to furnish water to some
of our residences If pipes were laid to them.
According to the observations at the
signal service station here, yesterday was
the hottest day of this season so
far. The thermometer in the cool
shade IN the third story of the custom-house
marked ninety eight degrees, which is
equal 10 about one hundred in the atmos-
phere where common humanity moves.
Several thermometers, which were hung
out in the sun, are no more. Sergeant Ray
says that yesterday the temperature was
for the first time this summer exactly equal
to the hottest day Of last summer. But the
prospects for change IN the temperature
are very favorable. The thermometers at
stations in the northwest are much lower
than heretofore, which indicates
that cool wave is coming.
At Omaha, Leavenworth and other stations
the temperature dropped to from seventy
six to seventy-nine degrees within the last
day or two. 1t may be expected that
the cold wave will reach Cairo tomorrow.
Circular No. rs issued by the Illinois
agricultural department has this to say of
the crops of Alexander county: "The stand
of corn is bad and the prospect is not en-
couraging for much over half an average
yield per acre; much complaint of poor
seed; the acreage is less than last year.
Fair prospect for nearly an average yield
per acre OF oats; the acreage is as large as
in 1880. Wheat is nearly up to an average
in condition; some little rust on blades in
localities; time of harvest will be much
later than usual. Rye will make an average
yield per acre. The acreage of IrisN "a
toes is hardly as large as last year, and the
condition does not indicate an average yield
per acre. Sweet potatoes are in excellent
conditions same area as in 1880. The acre
age of meadows and pastures is some larger
than last year; the dry weather has reduced
the prospects somewhat tor an average
yield per acre of hay. Sorghum cane is
nearly up to an average in condition, and
the crop will be as large as last season.
There was an average bloom of grapes,
strawberries, raspberries, backberrics, cur
rants and gooseberrics over three-fourths
of an average bloom of apples, peaches,
plums and cherries, and nearly three fourths
OF an average bloom Of pears. The condi.
ton is favorable for good average crop
of grapes, gooseberrics and currants; nearly
an average crop Of strawberries, raspber-
ries and blackbcrries; over thrce-fourths OF
a crop of peaches and cherries, and two
thirds of an average crop of pears"
Elsewhere in this issue of The BULLE-
TIN appears communication from Mr. Jas.
Summerwcll in which he seeks to set him.
self right before the people and intimates
that Justice Robinson wronged him in that
he refused TO issue warrant, and that City
Attorney Hendricks wronged him in that
he threatened 70 SC. aside the warrant in
case he obtained one. 1t is only necessary
to read the communication to become sat
sfcd that he has not bottcred his case in
the least; for he does not even attempt
to deny the most salient points made
against him. But It's enough. The mat