The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-09


her to the fire, gave her something to eat
She is white and red, and HIS other marks
by which she might be recognized by the
owner. The owner should Immediately
claim and take care of the animal.
Mclean, the would be assassin of the
queen, was quietly removed Saturday to the
Reding Jail. The solicitor of the family
writes he possesses certificates of the emf
nent physicians, Maudsley and Goodrich, OF
the existence Of mental alteration in the
prisoner of long standing, and he has no
hesitation in saying there is no difficulty
in establishing the fact of his insanity.
--Tidings of disaster caused by the flood
on the Lower Mississippi grow gloomier as
the days go by. Towns have been swept
away, plantations destroyed, and whole
counties in Mississippi and Arkansas laid
under water. The destruction Of life and
property has been great, and it is feared
that the horrors of famine will be added 10
the list before help can reach the untortu-
nate people.
--Guiteau has improved in condition of
late His complexion is better, and ne
bears the impression of beng healthtul'
He still drives gQod trade in selling his
photographs and autographs, claiming his
receipts to be $25 to $50 per day, which is
probably an exageratioD. He has, however,
ample money to buy newspapers and fruit,
both Of which he devoucs with great relish
| Doubtless he is in easier circumstances now
| than ever before. He wears dark clothes
and fresh linen, and declares himself COM
Portable and happy, with no apprehension
regarding here or hereafter.
The grand jury, on its adjournment at
St. Louis, last Friday, handed in its report
which included the following paragraph:
"The grand jury, after completing the work
assigned to it, has found that much of the
hoodlumism ESQ called) which disgrace
this city, ia directly cfargeahle TO cheap
saloons, which low license system has
made possible, and in which vice and pov
erty 90 hand in hand. We therefore recon-
mend that the law be so amended that no
dram. shop license will be issued for less
than 900 per annum for each saloon;
that no more than one saloon be permitted
on any one block, and that the selling of
intoxicating liquors to minors shall cause a
forfeiture of the license"
Nearly full attendance of the tax.
payers committee of twenty-five was pres
ent at the council chamber last night to
attend to business referred to it by the
meeting of Monday night. The series of
questions were first disposed Of, each one
being considered separately, and then
several recommendations we're made with
reference to the severalrailroads in the city,
all Of which excited lengthy, but interest
iug discussion. Finally the committee got
to work upon the really most important
| business with whchit was charged, namely,
to make recommend as to the best
means Of Improving the city and securing
| il against spe water and accumulated rain
water. It's report will be an interesting one
and will excite much comment at the meet
ing next Monday.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: at |
the Mississippi river had been confined by
levees on both banks from Cairo to New |
Orleans during the present food, as pro-
posed by the Mississippi river commission,
| what would have been the fate OF New Or
leansl Not vestige OF it would have
been left" In reply to this the Louisville
Courier Journal says very pointedly: sand
apparently you would have fddled over the
vacant spot and Illuminated the CONNER
cial Office. Under the conditions mention.
ed, the whole Mississippi lttoral would
have been absolutely secure and New Or
leans would have continued TO exist just as
che does now. Under your favorite outlet
system, New Orleans would be left an in
land city, condition which you seem to
banker after"
The Ohio river fell Ave inches at this
point during the twenty.four hours ending
at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which
hour it marked forty-eight feet on the
guage. AS will be seen from river news
elsewhere in this issue the gen
Teral rise in the rivers above was
heavy in some places, light in Others. A
dispatch received here by Mr.. Thomas w.
Halliday, at Washington, based upon in.
formation obtained by Gen. Hazen there
stated that the river might come TO a stand
here, but will not rise. The weather report
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