The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-05

all pubic gambling hells by bringing the
proprletors thereof to justice; but such has
not been the fact, the several attempts that
were made, proving failures, either be-
cause they were opposed on the side OF the
defense by perjured testimony, or because
they were entirely unable to get evidence
to prove their side Of the case. For this
reason it might be well to have secret de-
tective, whose chief business it should be
to hunt down criminals that succeed in
evading the other officers and to assist in
collecting evidence for the prosecution,
whenever it is found necessary, to convict
criminal.
The regular meeting Of the Womans
Club and Library Association yesterday
afternoon was not quite as we'll attended
as usual on account of the incement
weather, but the literary exercises were ex-
celleut and much enjoyed. A selection
from Schiller, "The Diver" was finely read
by Mrs. Herman Myers. Mrs. c. A. Clark
read an interesting report of the st. Louis
Manual Training School of Washington
University, which was listened to with
earnest attention and discussed quite fully.
A special meeting OF the board of trustees
followed the general meeting, at which it
was decided that new books should be
held by subscribers for but two weeks the
first three months after being in circulation,
that the new books might be more gener-
ally circulated. A meeting OF the book
committee was called for Saturday after
noon at the library room, at two o'clock.
The committee will order number of new
books, which will be ready for use in a
short time. The finances of the library are
in most excellent shape, and the interest of
the work growing constantly.
The river is still rising and, at st.
Louis, considerable damage has already
been occasional by the flood in that city.
The various dykes on the Illinois side still
hold tolerably firm, the breaks reported
within the past three or four days being
generally Insignificant, but a point is now
reached when a wide region of country
may be flooded at any time and when en-
bankments at different points are liable to
give way. In East St. Louis and the towns
OF Venice and Brooklyn the people are I'M
der the gravest apprehensions and should
the rise in the river continue the damage TO
property in North st. Louis viii be heavy. |
Whether the river will go much higher or
not is point upon which the oldest heads |
disagree. A great deal depends upon what
the weather may be for the present week,
not in the locality Of st. Louis so much as
in the region drained by the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri. The river at Cairo has |
reached that point where it spreads over
vast territory and thus prevents a higher
rise which accounts for the small effect |
noticed here IN comparison with the dan
gerous floods where the upper river is con-
fined to its channel; swell Of many feet at
st. Louis would hardly be felt here.
The most exciting scene that occurred
in or about Cairo for some time was the ar
rival here OF the steamer Springer from
New Orleans yesterday. AS she
came in sight she blew the
danger signal, which was
answered by every boat and tug IN the har-
Dor. This blowing continued and was oc-
casonally interrupted by the boom Of
cannon from the boat until she reached the
city, which she did in a remarkably short
time. But before the blowing Of whistles
and, firing of cannon ceased, some one,
believing that boat in the harbor was
afre, gave the alarm from one of the down
town engne-houses; this was quickly taken
up by all the other fire bells
and for short time the wild
sOuuuS lndt Hlleu lHc air caused
every heart to futter with excitement, and
hundreds OF people to hurry towards the
levee. The sight from the levee was GER
tainly magnificent one for the boat,
which is one of the handsomest on the
river, plowed through the water at an ex-
traordinary speed. She and the Alton left
New Orleans together on last Saturday
evening at four o'clock, and she arrived
here yesterday afternoon at about the same
hour, leaving the Alton five or six hours
behind. She made the trip
in about three days and
twenty three hours, or in over an hour less
time than the Robert 4. Lee made 1t some
years ago.
1t has been suggested that the Cairo
police force be uniformed so that they may
be easily distinguished from ordinary citi.
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