The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-11

the danger of the little ones, plunged into
the water, and with greet rfr rescued
them. All of which proves that Paddy
Hughes. though MT always a law abiding
citizen, is yet brave man.
AT one o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Ohio river marked for'yseven feet seven
and half inches on the government guage
at this point, win n was fall Of two and
a half inches during the previous twenty
four h,urs At six o'clock last night, il
stood at about forty seven and half
feet. During the same lime q rise of three
feet one inch was recorded at Chattanooga.
one foot ten inches at Cincinnati three
inches at Louisville, two feet ten inches
Mt Nashville and eleven inches at st. Louis.
This shows considerable If falling off rf
the rate at which the rivers have been rsing
at these points for several days back, ex
ceptng at 81. Louis, where the rise was
greater. 1t is probable. therefore, that the
rise will soon cease entirely.
-Grandmothpr says: "If Mr., Lansdrn.
vii write another article, and point ou'
in il lucdlv n legal and practicable method
by which the city corporation can SUR 'und
rh- site of the town wi b it, protecting EN-.
bankm,'nt, sufficient to make the peopl'
feel secure in their situation when the
highes, foods approach he will earn
the gratitude Of the penple."- the Bull
LErIy ventures to sM that "legai and
practicable manner to 10 what the I'D
lady suggests, is to condrmn and PAY FOR
The presen, levees and then strengthen
them M may be- found necessary. Bn' u
more convenient method right now would
seem 10 b.. ~ IL lite with the other owners
Of the levees in Protecting them.
Lest Mon lay negro named Dixon
came ~ the VI rine h ,spit / station in this
city, niil c,ed with vsrioloid. lie WAS a
liver man who had been fr queniing IN"
Sums OF the city for several days. MOI
knowing that he had been exp sed To the
disease in manner i6 cause it to break oni
upon him. He was isolated with the other
two cases which came in several days be
for. and of which mention WINS made in y
prtviru- issue of THE BULLETIN. and WAS
dong well yesterday. Ore of the other
c IS IS is r,therlow and my moi recover, bu
there is still hop, for him. There are now
three cases in the hospital, all Of THIN
non.r sident river men.
-;h weather prophets predictions for
the month of March agree in the main wit,
each other We give Vennnr's for the bal
lance of the month: S cond week
Probably cold and stormy weather through
early portion of week, with snow and drift
in northern and western sections. There
il likely to be marked "cnl snap" to
ward the 7th and s h days in Canada,
northern and middle states. Third
week - Culd and stormy gen rally.
with heavy snow falls. C'ld dips east and
west, and IN all likelihood snow or rain and
blusery weather MS far south Ms Washing
ton, d. c., with abrupt changes If tempern-
ture. The I'm aud IS h may not he psrl-
culary stormy days. Cold weather in 'hc
northwest this week. Fourth Week.-Mrs..
terry and stormy weather ana snow falls in
many sections west to Chicago and west
ward, aoout the entry of the week, or 20tE
and 2l.t days.
Owners nf stock in the city, wbn have
not provided stables, etc, near their homes,
and keep their properly under immediate
supervision, should lot delay in doing 50 M
soon rs possible. Cows, hogs, mules and
chickens may be seen Standing around ON
several of the p ccs of ground surround
ed by water in the westrr y part of the city,
apparently without any care from their
owners and unable to reach their homes b.
cause ot the water surrounding thcm.
Those owners ot domestic aniunls who have
missed their property, shouid make search
for il, find it,,nd give it NJ, ssary care be.
fore it dies for the want of food. That
there is danger Of this latter is evidenced
by the several carca,ses OF hogs which were
hai in several ponds some days ag', and
the several COWS which have beer ttu It,
aud rescued barely in time, by Ills n crested
Htles.
The attempt To pump out with the
seam engine u ,ck Winter the accum-
uaicd ram water under The hull iinys, in
thu square bounded by Ninth and
+ lhth streets anl by the two nvenucs,
which was commenced Thursday afternoon,
hns been At nj met, The sewers leading
10 the bl c&irnm the lou are above were