The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-18

likely had something to do with attracting
them here under the impression that they
were eligible to treatment in It. The eight
to twelve cases per month, which are re-
fused entrance at the doors of the marine
hospital because Of their incligibilty, would
seem to bear out this assertion.
-WANrED-A good collector. One
that can give good security. Collector,
this office.
An understanding has been arrived at
between Messrs. Peter Neff and M. Werner
concerning the old Alexander County Bank
building, by which Mr., Werner receives a
lease OF the building for a certain length
of time at the very handsome
rental of $1s5 per month. Mr., Werner
judges very rightly that the location is one
the best in the city and expects to establish
a clothing store that will be credit to the
place. As IS known Mr.. Nef intended to
occupy the house himself, as he has rented
his levee building to Mr.. Joseph Able for a
steam boat buchery, and, though the owner
of many houses, he finds himself now with
out even a room in which to store his own
stock of cassimers, cloths, etc.
That the president IS blood poisoned
is at last, but reluctantly, admitted by the
doctors themselves. II is q concession OF
the greatest Importance, for it indicates a
constitutional disturbance which is much
more apt than otherwise to follow well
defined course ending fatally. Death is not
necessarily the outcome, for there are cases
of recovery; nor is it likely to be speedy,
for in the mild forms of the disorder,
months may and usually do elapse before
death ensues. In the face OF this admitted
complication, only the very sanguine can
derive much substantial encouragement
from the improvement of the past few days;
and yet there is real reason for thinking
that progress may continue, and that the
presidents phenomenal vitality may enable
him to override the threatened danger.
The following account OF the manner
in which Miss Ayers, daughter of Mr., +. j..
Ayers, of Villa Ridge was injured, appears
in the Jonesboro Gazette: Monday, Sept.
9th, Miss Ayers, daughter of Mr. E.
Ayers of Villa Ridge, and guest at the
hospital, fell through the floor of tie bal
cony in front OF the main entrance to the
hospital, to the stone steps below, distance
of some twelve feet and broke her arm near
the shoulder. A new floor was being laid,
and Miss Ayers happened to step on the
end of plank which had no support, and
consequently gave way under her weight.
Her father was summoned at once by tele-
graph but returned home on Tuesday
morning, leaving the young lady under the
superior treatment of DR.. Wardner and
other friends in the hospital. Everybody
wonders how the young lady escaped with
but one broken bone. 1t was really lucky
falln
"A new plank walk Is the. latest I'M
provement on Ohio levee, in front of the
Planters House. In itself tits an improve
ment, perfect in every particular, but when
taken in connection with the old walk on
either side of it, there is one objection
which pedestrians will find it hard to
over look--it is several inches above
the level of the old walk.
There are several other short stretches of
plank walk and several short stretches Of
tagging to which the same objection may
be urged. All these form distractions to
pedestrianlsm and are eye sores to the pub.
lie, which call forth many expressions I'm.
complimentary to the city. Perhaps these
objections should not be urged against the
newly built plank and the fag-stone part
of the walk; they could probably be more
properly urged against that portion which
remains unreconstructed. AT any rate
something should be done to render that
portion of the Ohio Levee walk, which is so
much used by the travelling public, of a uni
form level and kind, and not only durable,
but creditable to the city.
We are indebted to DR.. Henry r. Car
ter, OF the United States marine service,
who has charge of the marine hospital
here, for the following statement of facts
concerning the number and kind Of cases
treated at the marine hospital and by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross during the last
year: Number of persons admitted by the
city, nineteen; by the county, nine; number
of persons sent there by private persons,
about sixteen. No record is kept of persons
received by DR., Garter aud tbe Sisters with
out any pay; but the doctor believes that
during the last year there were between
thirty-fve and forty-fve such. The