The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-23

allowing water to pass through freely in
spite of the fact that Lake Edwards is
nearly all gone. Theu upper pond continues
to fall slowly. 1t is probable that another
| free excursion to the gap will be given by
the ferryboat Three States this afternoon.
| The grafton fishing club has now
membership of eighty six persons and all
take deep interest in the club. AT the
meeting of the trustees held few nights
ago il was decided to make chartered
institution out of it and to apply for chM-
ter at once. This will make the organiza-
| ton permanent one and give to it powers
which it would otherwise not possess. 1t
is the object to raise the membership to an
even hundred and to organize under the
charter about the first of May; persons wish
ing to join should therefore apply before
that date. The club now has eight or ten
flats, which will be taken to the lake for
use in fishing as soon as the club is thorough
ly organized. An amount OF money suffi
Gent to pay the first years lease of the lake
has already been collected from the subscri-
bers and enough more is due to defray all
expenses necessary to make the contem-
plated improvements in and about the lake.
From the Anna Farmer and Fruit
Grower of last week the following items
concerning the fruit of Southern Illinois
are culled Although there may not be as
large yield OF fruit as usual this year,
there is no doubt but that prices will be
good.-The Ben Davis apple is again
ahead. We do not find single apple of
this kind that is in the least injured, while
hardly sound Winesap can be found
The Early Richmond cherry is almost en-
tirely uninjured and will furnish full
CROP The sweet cherries are about all
killed. The peach buds along the Hudson
in Eastern New York are all killed, and
but very few peaches will be grown this
year in that state.-The strawberry ship
ments will doubtless begin much earlier
than last year. There are already good
sized berries in most patches. Grapes
were cut back about one-half their new
growth by the cold of last week, but will
give a good crop notwithstanding.-The
Louise Bonnie de Jersey is the only pear on
our grounds that is now all right.
1T is. not generally known that there
exists in this country an association known
as "The American Association of the Red
Cross" the object of which is to furnish
relief in cases of national suffering from
"war, pestilence, famine, fire and other
national calamities." 1t is an International
organization, having its origin at Geneva; it
was organized under treaty suggested by
an international conference at Geneva, and
approved recently by President Arthur and
the senate. 1t has already great many
branch organizations in states, cities and
towns, all acting under the national organ
izstion, but working mainly for the relief
of those in their immediate neighborhood.
During the great suffering from the late
food in the Mississippi valley the national
institution co-operated with the federal
government in sending relief to the suffer-
ing people, and sent agents out all along
the line of the flood to ascertain the char
acter and amount of relief needed. One
of these agents, Mr.. J B. Hubbell, of Ann
Arbor, Mich, passed through here not long
ago and inquired after the condition of the
people Of this city and county. He learned
that all necessary aid had been rendered
and left for the south. Cairo needs some
charitable institution almost as much as
anything else, and those who have always
been foremost in good work Of this kind
might find study Of the methods and
character Of the Red Cross association Of
interest
Memphis Avalanche, April 10; The
City Of Cairo, which passed down for
Vicksburg on her first voyage Sunday
morning, was throngod with visitors dur
ing the four or five hours spent at our wharf,
and the universal expression was "neat, but
not gaudy--just the best boat for the trade
that could have been built" or words to
that effect. She has proven entirely salts
factory, 30 far, to her officers-movcs on
the water like duck, carries well, and
handles with the docility Of lamb, the
latter quality making her daisy for the
bend business We are enabled to give hef
dimensions through the kindness Of her
officers while here, as follows: Length $50
feet, beam A feet, hold feet, cylinders
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