The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-30

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Early yesterday morning the rear
norton of the old Cooper shop back of the
Egyptian mills at the southeast corner OF
Twenty first street and Commercial avenue,
caved in of it's own weight. 1t contained
considerable material for barrels and some
machinery, but none of the workmen
were present Beside the building no dam
age WAS done and this will amount to but
little. 1t is likely that the wreck and the
remaining portion of the old building will
be cleared away aud new one erected in
its stead by Messrs. Halliday Bro.
For some time past the three story
brick structure on Ohio levee, near Fourth
street, 10 which Mr. Lehning keeps gents
furnishing store, has been looked upon as
dangerous by reason of its disproportnate
hight The walls are not plumb and
OF late il has been noticed
that they are becoming less so steadily. In
fact so visible has the defect become that
Mr.. Lehning had decided to vacate 1t
unless the owner, Mr.. Peter Kober, should
render it safe. This Mr. Kobler has de-
cided to do by taking down the upper
story, which work was begun yesterday
under the direction Of Mr., John Poor who
has the contract.
The location Of the shops OF the st.
Louis and Cairo railroad at Sparata has not
been cousummated aud the company is
now looking to East st Louis as an avaiIa-
bic point. If the company would cast Its
eye in this direction il might gain some
thing. Cairo can offer all necessary ac-
commoda,ions for the shops, can offer adj
vantages which no other point along the
line can and could also relieve the Compa-
nv of some embarrassments From stand
point of self interest Orom which all cor
porations, Of course, always look at every
thing the ST. Louis and Cairo railroad
company could, perhaps, not find a better,
or even another as good, point on Its line
Yesterday afternoon Mrs, Emma lie
Roy, one of the performers on the Theatre
ComiQue stage during the last week or
more, died. She and her husband and
daughter came here from Chicago in expec-
tation that her health which had been bad
for some months would be improved but
instead of this she got worse and succumbed
Yesterday. 1t is a very sad case, the fam
| ily being in not very easy circumstances
Mr.. Harry Walker has kindly taken charge
of the remains, has made all necessary pre-.
paration and today special train will take
the remains to Villa Ridge for interment.
The husband and daughter will probably
leave again for Chicago.
Col. Willis got out just in good time
| but woe will come unto those who remain.
The Long Jones committee has decid-
ed to initiating restricted field the fiscal
methods Of the Hubbell committee, That
is, they will prey upon the ofhceholders
Supplementary their rades upon the FEEDER.
al servants by demands upon state employ
ees. Between the upper Hubbell aud the
neither miilstones Of jonas the civil ser
wants 10 Illinois ere likely to be ground
exceeding f1e Hlbbell may b. a great
man, bu. he j. no such organizer as Jones.
Jones Is fed BY ia, general government up
on the theory that he posses Gnc)mnyniy
brIIiants for campaign work.
There Is a report In circulation that
President Arthur will veto the river aud
hsrbor bill. The bill is NOT what it should
be, but il is grsyely to be doubted if the
real grounds for the veto which 10 feared
form the creates, objection to The bill
There exists in the east a feeling which Is
unjust to the people Of the Mississippi val
ley. since it is that the people Of the valley
ak too much tor the Mississippi AS
matter Of fact tho Mississippi appropna
tons, srge 80 they may have seemed, com-
pared with the appropriations for petty
streams, have been pitifulIy small for their
purpose and had western congressman
always done thgir duty the situation would
By this time be generally appreciated
throughout the country. But western con-
gressmen Of late years have been seat to
Washington on no particular platform, aud
haze accomplished, Al rule, no particular
good
--ieAcfday morning work W ir. jacob
R,ineB af,eHan well cea,ed and il may be,
viii not be resumed. The vol ia abouttwO
hundred fsc, deep and is still in strata Of
pure, fine, white sand Operations were
stopped Yesterday morning because some
days before, in drawing me inner, pipe it
broke on leaving piece about fifteen feet 10
length in the ground which persistent work
bss failed 10 e1trlca,e aud which prevents