The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-23

News of the nver yesterday was fav-
orsbe enough so far as this point was con-
cerned, but not rs much SO as was desirable
from other points. The fall here, recorded
for the twcnty-four hours ending at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was eleven
inches. At the hour named the river stood
at forty.four feet two inches on the gauge,
and at six o'clock it stood at forty.three
nine tenths feet. 1t is probable that, as
wharfmaster, Sam. Orr prophesied, the low
or sewer can aud will be opened this fore
noon; but whether it can remain open lisa
matter of some doubt as 1t
is possible that the general heavy rise at
points above Cairo will affect us somewhat.
According to yesterdays river bulletin, the
change in the rivers at the principal points
above here we're as follows: Chattanooga,
rise of one inch; Nashville, rise OF eleven
inches; Cincinnati, rise of three feet seven
inches; Louisville, rise of three feet five
inches; St. Louis, stationary.
A life assurance society is sometimes
contrastcd with savings bank. But 1t
has many advantages over the ordinary
savings bank, and is itself a savings bank
of a more profitable and permanent char
acter. The very first payment made to the
Equitable Life Assurance Society for a
policy secures to the family of the insured
sum of money which it would require a
long series of years to accumulate in saw
ings bank. This first annual payment for
the life insurance is money saved for the
future. Itmay appear small in amount; so
small, that the person insured would not
attempt to save it in any other way. And
if the insured man should die during the
year, what would the money left in the
savings bank amount to in comparison with
that which will be acquired by his family
from his life insurance policyl Mr.. II. II.
Knowles, general agent, is now in Cairo and
ready to receive applications for the com
pany.
The Philadelphia Press, referring to the
floods in the Mississippi and its tributaries
this year, says: I'm 1858 the Mississippi
flooded its lower valley; put the whole
country under water, and kept there for
weeks. The next cotton crop was the lar
gest on record up to date, 4,0lS,0l4 bales
against 3,957,330 the year before
with low water. In 1859 the river was
flooded again, high water lasted into May,
utter destruction was predicted for cotton,
and the crop that year was 1891 1892 bales,
the largest on record until the crops of d
few recent years. With the same territory
under water in the same way these things
are worth remembering" While there is
undoubtedly o basis of truth in this state
ment il is also true that the floods of 1858
and 1859 were not nearly 80 extensive as
that of 1882, and the destruction of life
and property, and the consequent suffering
were not nearly so great.
Opinions differ as to crop prospects in
the ovcrflowed regions of the south. Many
think that the waters will recede in time
for the preparation and planting, the others
are afraid that in localities nearer the gulf
the food will rage beyond the limit Capt.
Ed. Blanks, in speaking to a st. Louis re-
porter, said that the river was still rising
from Vicksburg down, which increased
every day the suffering Of both man and
beast. The nearer the gulf the earlier the
crops are put in, and they mature there
sooner. Should the floods subside at an
early date, the people would be in read
mess to commence planting. From the
present outlook the water will probably re-
main on the land for several weeks yet,
and he was afraid that before it receded
planting time will have passed. Lands in
the lower country are suitable for blowing
in very short time, as the soil is of a sandy
nature. Speaking of June rise, he said
that he had watched the weather and the
snowfall in the mountains, and noticed that
it had been very light. On that account
he did not believe there would be June
rise, unless there should be phenomenally
heavy rain storms in the interior. Having
watched the signs all his life, he seldom
failed to prognosticate correctly.
The waters have begun to subside on
the Lower Mississippi river. This is create
full news, for it means relief from further
flood devastation, but the subsistence Of the
waters will nevertheless make more mani
fest the tremendous personl losses which
have been sustained by the riparian proper
ty owners. The loss of life has been doubt
less far greater than Ia generally belieyed.