The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-09-06

Birds.
The maximum temperature for six
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. m.
yesterday, washington time) were as fol.
lows Chattanooga, Tenn, 05; Cincinnati,
Ohio, 90; Davenport, Iowa, "a; Dubuque,
Iowa, 92; Keokuk, Iowa, or Lacrosse,
Wis, 81; Leavenworth, Kas., 95; Louis
vile, KY, 80; Memphis, Tenn, 9s; Nash
vile, Tenn, OF; Omaha, Neb., 81; Pitts
burg, Pa, 101; Shreveport, La, OF; St.
LOUIS, Mo-, 1O1 St. Paul, Mimi, 81; ;Vicks-
burg, Miss, 81; North Platte, Neb., -;
Yankton, OAK, "A; Bismarck, Dsk., -;
Dodge City, Kan., 80;
Two young men and two young girls
were out walking in an unfrequented por-
ton of the city late Sunday night, and after
walking about some time, during which
they became separated, one OF the couples
was stopped by two negroes, one of whom
took the girl and the other the man and
threatened to cut sheir throats if they cried.
But the girl screamed nevertheless and was
released, but the young man seems to have
been struck dumb with fear. He was led
out toward the Mississippi levee and, when
nearly there, was asked to fork over his
money. He had no money and said 80.
Then hir captors took liking to the young
mans watch, and while he was in the act of
loosening 1t from the button hole OF the vest
the young man struck him in the jaw with
| his fist, knocked him down and then ran
tor dear life. These are the circumstances
as they ffoated through town yesterday.
| No arrests were made and 1t is not likely
that any will be made as the victims did
not recognize the negroes.
Some of the citizens of Cairo who are
anxious to have waterworks here without
regard to where they are b uilt or what wa
ter is furnished, are expressing the fear
that Mr.. Daniel will not accept the PROPOSE
ton made to hlm by the city council in or
dinance number seventy-three The reasons
why they fear this is that it will require a
very large amount of money to establish the
works. and that the terms of the ordinance
are very much in favor Of the city and the
people of Cairo in general. While it is true
that it will require much money to establish
| the works and that the interests of the city
and the citizens are we'll guarded by the or
dinance, there are no reasons for
believing that Mr.. Daniel will
refuse to accept the city's proposition. Mr.
Daniel was present at all the meetings of the
committee appointed by the council to con-
fer with him. Every point made IN ordi-
nance number seventy-three was discussed
in his presence and submitted to him for
approval before it was adopted. Every
suggestion made by the committee that did
not meet his approval was argued at length,
amended and modified by concessions from
both sides until its form was satisfactory to
all present. Thus the ordinance as whole
and in every particular is thoroughly un-
derstood by Mr.. Daniel and in his approval
of it he may be SAID to have accepted the
contract to build the water works before it
was formally offered him by the city coun-
cit.
In another column will be found an
advertisement offering to lease fine farm.
The matter should be of considerable inter
est to some energetic young man and need
not lose its interest if the reader should
chance to be man along in life, who has
not lost the fire and enterprise of youth.
The farm offered is d handsome one of
nearly one hundred acres, embracing rich
bottom and fine timbered hills. 1t lies on
the outskirts of the thriving village of Pu-
laski, sixteen miles from Cairo, and will
some day be in the suberbs of great city.
That is in the future. The lessee of the
farm has to deal with the present. At a
very little expense fine artificial late fed by
the living, neverfailing springs that send
their waters down the valley from the hills,
stocked with game and other fish furn-
ished by the state, would furnish amuse-
ment for visitors and profit for the owners
as fish farming IN this country is becom
ing great paying industry. A drive well
sunk anywhere at the foot of the hills bring
up water of precisely the same medical
qualities as that at Saratoga Add to these
, recommendations the fact that no better
dairy farm could De found anywhere, and
fair idea Of the possibilities of the place
in the right mans hands may be obtained.
Some excitement was created in the
lower portion of the city on Sunday after
noon, by the report that ayoung man, nam
| oJ E,aply Tail had attomn,al .n ,o,,,,,; =