The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-15

a transom, just as had been done in tn
cases of the employees of Mr. VIM. Alba
Chief Myers set to work Immediately t.
investigate the burglary in doing which
the telephone assisted him materially. Iii
} learned, after some hard work, that some
one had attempted to sell dress to some
parties up town, and he detailed Officers
John p. Hogan and McTigue to hunt fol
the dress and the purchaser. Two hours
search sutficed to enable the officers to
locate the objects of the search. They
found the dress and obtained from the
buyer an accurate description of the fellow
who sold it, and who was, of course, the
burglar. Chief Myers believes that the
dress thief and the fellow who burglarizcd
the sleeping apartments Of Mr.. Albas en-
ployes, are one and the same person, that
he is professional burglar recently ar
rived In the city, and, having worked the
town until it is too hot for him, has de-
parted for the time being for more pleasant
pastures.
Engineer Charles Thrupp in last even.
ing's issue of Grandmother Argus, takes
occasion to answer an item in yesterdays
BULLETIN which stated that "the estimated
cost of tunneling Ohio levee, as ascertaned
by Engineer Charles Thrupp, was five thou
sand three hundred dollars" Mr.. Thrupp
seems to feel offended that this statement
was made without consulting him about it,
and he takes occasion to say that he neither
advocated, proposed or estimated for the
tunneing of Ohio levee." In view of the
fact that Grandmother Argus DID advocate
"tuuneling the Ohio levee, and in reply to
THE BULLETINS opposition to this foolish
idea, suggested that The BULLETIN "see
Thrupp," it does seem that, though THE
BULLETIN DID NOT SAY so, It
had some reason to believe
Mr.. Thrupp supported the old lady in her
nonsensical idea; but his disclaimer has,
of course, cast aside all doubt on this point.
But Mr. Thrupp says that he made no "es
innate for the tunneling of Ohio levee." In
conversation with THE BULLETIN repre-
sentative last evening he admitted that he
DID make an estimate for tunneling the
Ohio levee near; the Singer works about
three years ago, which. work, together with
piping, valves, etc, would have cost about
the sum named. And he went further and
said not only, that tunneling the tOhio
lc7ee was "entirely impractlcable' and that
"the person who would propose such a
thing must be either 1--WE think he said
d d. fool or a child" but
that such an undertaking now
would cost not less than TEN THoUs-
AND dollars. Whether his estimated cost
of CUTTING the Ohio levee would have been
as cheap as the cutting of the Mississippi
levee has been, remains to be seen.
One Of the most brilliant gatherings
that ever assembled in this city was held
last night on the Anchor line
elegant new steamer,
"City of Cairo" 1t was the oc-
casion of a reception aud presentation Of
a set of beautiful colors, rendered her by
the citizens of Cairo, and it was most
festive event. The boat arrived here about
eight o'clock last night. and lay at the
wharf until this morning. Soon after her
arrival, the crowd began to come aboard
and continued to come until the cabin was
literally packed. AT the appointed time
Hon. T. w. Halliday called the assembly
to order, and, after few introductory re-
marks, proceeded to read the resolution
passed by the city council at its last meet
ing, and which is published with the coun-
Gil proceedings elsewhere. lie was follow
cd by Mayor Thistlewood, WHO, with a very
appropriate address, presented to Captain
Vickers, for the boat and the Anchor line
company beautiful set of colors made of
fine Spanish bunting. Captain yickers
had barely time to bow his thanks when it
was announced that Mrs. Candeo would |
present to the boat, on behalf Of the ladies
of Cairo, a silken banner, which she did in
an address Enthusiastically eloquent and
appropriate. At the conclusion of Mrs.
Csndce's beautiful address, Captain Il. W.
Shields, having been prevailed upon to do
so by Capt. Vickers, expressed 70 the citizens
of Cairo the thanks Of the Anchor line
company and Of the officers of the boat in a
spirited little speech. Alter the ceremony
was over, the company INDUCED in dance
to the tunes Of u fine string band, and thus
spent several hours most pleasantly. The
lateness Of the hodr at which the ceremony
was concluded, prevents more extended
notice 10 this issue OF The BULLETIN, but
full account will appear in to.morrow's