The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-02

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that Mr. Caswell's affection is nothing
more serious than the latter. He Is not
confined to his bed, but moves about the
house. The authorities are alert and orders
have been given that the family and prem
Uses be isolated until the exact character OF
Mr.. Caswell's ailment be known and until
all possibility Of contageon disappears.
"A rise of one inch was observable in
the Ohio river at this point during the
twenty four hours ending at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at which hour it mark
ed forty-one feet eleven inches on the
guage. This rise of one inch took place
during the previous night, as the river was
known 10 be on a stand from seven o'clock
yesterday morning until noon. About six
o'clock at night it was even forty-vne feet
nine inches, showing slight decline dur.
ing the afternoon. At points above here,
with the exception Of St. Louis where the
| Mississippi rose two inches, the rivers have
generally fallen. At Chattanooga lit fell
one foot four inches; at Cincinnati. one
foot five inches; at Louisville, one foot six
inches; ct Nashville, five inches.
A rumor was afloat yesterday that,
owing to the recent little rise in the river
here the sewers had been closed again. The
rumor was untrue; there was, there is and
there will be for some time TO. come, no
necessity for closing the sewers. When
they were opened, the river stood at about
forty.three and half feet on the gusge and
was on level with the sipe water in the
low places inside of the levees. The water in
side has fallen on an average ofaboutl5 inch
es which would bring It's level on the gauge
down to about forty-two feet three inches.
The river came to a stand yesterday morn
ing, marking about forty feet ten inches
and lacking five inches of being up to a
level with the water inside. The proba-
bilitics are that henceforth the river will
continue to fall until il reaches below the
mouths of the sewers (Which it will reach
at twenty.six feet aud will remain below
them until the next fall or winter rise.
The congressional commerce commit
tee discussed Wednesday the question
whether the Mississippi levee committee
should be allowed to bring up its bill out
OF regular order for consideration in the
house and resolved that as the commerce
committee had exclusive jurisdiction of
appropriations for the Mississippi the lat
ter committee should resist any attempt to
pass an appropriation for the Mississippi
which shall not pass through the hands OF
the commerce committee. More than a
week ago the commerce committee reached
the Mississippi river in its preparation OF
the river and harbor bill, but laid II aside
to discuss interstate commerce and other
matters. They are about TO resume the
subject. Capt. feathers arrived aud obs
tanned consent 10 address the committee
for fifteen minutes yesterday on the outlet
question. Van Horn and few other fol-
lowers Of Cowdon are very actively lobby
ing with individual congressmenin favor
Of the outlet schemee.
Some of the particulars of the terri
bic steamboat disaster at Memphis on
Thursday, partake somewhat Of the humor-
GUS, but the horror with which one is i'm
pressed by reading the whole account
leaves no room for light thoughts in
connection with the affair, though there
is no harm in recording all the incidents.
A large bear belonging to Stoves circus
had been chained on the deck OF the boat,
under guard Of one of the keepers. During
the fire by some means the bear got loose
and jumped into the river. A skill from
shore approached. the oarsmsn believing
the object to be human, The bear climb
ed into the boat, frightening the aforesaid
oaIsmon half out OF his wits. For time
the skiIsman was in doubt whether or not
to lump into the river and swim ashore, but
the bear behaved very nicely, lay down
quietly and was rowed to the shore, where
he walked out on the bank as peaceable as
any bear could.
AS stated by THE BULLETIN day or
two ago the republicans Of the Illinois
legislature have prepared plan of reds-
trictng the state by which the democrats
will receive six districts and the rcpubli-
cans fourteen. This project was offered in
the legislature on Thursday as being the
result Of several days hard and secret ID
Dor on the part Of numerous committee;
when the truth is that the plan was pre-
pared before the committee had been APP
pointed and The BULLETIN had stated be-
fore it was offered what its principal fea.