The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-25

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panion.
| 1t has been suggested that, as an ac'
of charity, the United States court room
in the custom house, be placed at the dis
posa of the colored Methodist congrega
ton whose church was destroyed by the
storm Saturday. The court room in quos
ton is a sort of supcrhuous appendage tc
the custom house, which is very seldom
used; it is o sort of "holy of holies,' il
which the tread of the foot of man for any
other than holy purpose, would seem al
most as a dissertation. 1t would be emf
nently fitted for church and it is likely
that our colored brothers would appreciate
the kindness if this room were placed al
their service
The Mississippi river commission intend
leaving st. Louis yesterday on the govern
ment boat Mississippi on trip down the
river, where work is in progress on river I'M
provements The commission will go down
to Pleasant Point above Memphis, and
from thence to Lake Providence, where they
have "plants," and q considerable force at
work. The members will hold consultations
on the boat with view of examining the
condition of the river at the present time,
and are prepared to- take such action for
the correction of the channel as the spprc.
priations and requirements admit of, They
will be gone several days.
AN excursion to Europe has been ar
ranged by one of the largest societies, the
'Harugari Mennerchor," of Cincinnati, by
which round-trip tickets in the cabin, from
New York to Antwerp and return, cost
| only $90-The excursion starts from New
York on the new and splendid mail steam.
er Belgenland, Capt. Stokes, on the 10th
of June, 1899. The return-trip tickets
are good on any steamer of the Red Star
Line for one year. This is a splendid OPP
portunity for all those contemplating trip
to Europe this summer, All information
and a prospectus, giving all the details Of
the excursion, can be had, free of charge,
from Messrs. NJ. u r. Burgheim, booksel-
lers and Publishers, 4S4 Vine street, Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
According to the measurement Of Mr.,
Robert Baird, who has charge of the
Dutch Gap" and the canal, stream OF
water eight inches deep was passing out
through the former yesterday. When it is
taken in, consideration that "Lake Edwards
is nearly dry, and that the supply of water
| in the gap comes entirely from the pond
above, it is surprising that such large
stream still runs. There can be no doubt
but that the gap in the Mississippi levee
has been the means of Kidding the princi-
pal part Of the city of the water three Oh
| four weeks sooner than would have been
the case had the gap not been cut, and this
is q boon well worth the few hundred dol.
lars it has cost to cut the levee.
Mr.. jeff NJ. Clark, has added a new
feature to his business since enlargening
his place of BUSINESS. He bought the en-
tire stock of picture frames and mouldings,
and tools used in the manufacture of pic
ture frames, from Mr.. Frank s. Midnight
and has added large lot of new moulding
to It. He has also employed frame maker
WHO'S an expert in the art of working mould
ings into beautiful frames Of all shapes and
sizes; Mr.. Clark has therefore the most
complete picture frame establishment il
Southern Illinois and should receive liberia
patronage. But besides this Mr.. Clark has
also full line of wallpaper, comprising al
qualities and styles, from the cheapest tC
the most costly and elegant, and some Of
the most beautiful paper decorations in the
city are specimen Of his work. He soicit'
| the patronage to the Cairo public. 1t.
| Now that the raising and improve
ment of Ohio levee street has assumed {
formidable shape it would seem an appro
pirate time TO make arrangements for per
manent improvement of the street in thu
form Of substantial, uniform sidewalk
and perfect drainage facilities Levet
street ia the most populous street in thu
city; it is the first which strangers strike
and it serves them in many instances as
criterion for the remainder of the city. !
improved at all, il should be improved in
manner that will be credit to tho city
and give the residents along its inner sid
protection against rain water and mud. Ii
the past il has been sort Of mud canal
not because the pavement was bad, but be
cause there were no drainage facilities a
all on either side; the water was held il
| tho middle or fhp atrppf ho thn rai lroat