The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-22

main connecting with Crooked creek, to b'
used in case of fire. The Centralia council
has taken steps to come to some under
| standing with the company.
Monday night officers Jno. P. Hogan
and Anthony Mcrigue, drew three mer
from the pond Of water near Twelfth street
Two of them were drunk and would Ger
tainly have drowned but for this timely
assistance and they were taken to jail fol
safe keeping. llt
During the prevalence Of the strong
wind yesterday frequent complaints at the
dust, which arose at times in n thick, con
tinuous cloud on Commercial avenue, might
have been heard, coming both from mer'
chants and pedestrians. Those gentlemen
who found sprinkling Improbable last
summer, because of the scarcity of water,
would probably find the principal obstacle
to their success in this line of industry re-
moved this summer-provided they will
embark Immediately.
"A great aud powerful stream of water
continued to pour over Eighteenth street,
near Commercial avenue, yesterday as 1t
has done for, five orsix Of days back. 1t
runs from the square below to that above,
where the water is still about one foot low
or, and the residents OF that square are very
much displeased. The cut made in the
street by the rushing waters has been lined
with rock, and as the water PUSHES through
and over these, it presents On interesting
sight.
"A white man attempted to burglarize
the residence of Mr.. r. Fl. Cunningham
on Sunday morning, but was discovered
before he had accomplished his purpose
and after asking for something to eat left
the premises. A description of him was
given to Constable Morse who found and
arrested him a few hours afterwards. AS
the evidence for burglary was not very
strong against him he was accused and
found guilty Of vagrancy and given stay
of execution on condition that he leave
town.
The young negro, Houston, the latest
smallpox patient, escaped from his room
in the marine hospital station on Monday
night, while in a delirious state of mind,
and made his way through mud and water
to the court house, where he was recaptured.
He was taken back and everything done to
nullify, if possible, the effects of the ex.
posure. His case was thought before this
to be beycnd hope and this act of his will
probably hasten his end; but yesterday he
was still alive.
The gale which blew over the city all
Monday night and yesterday, blew down
several small shanties and several stretches
of side walk in the lower portions Of the
city. The walk leading from Cedar to
Locust streets, on the, south side Of Six.
teenth, was among those blown away, and
the kitchen attached to small frame build.
ing on the north side of Fifteenth street,
between Walnut and Cedar streets, together
with all it contained, was blown down and
submerged. Wind has been the chief
cause of injury to Cairo within the last six
months.
The assassin is said TO DO rapidly
breaking down under the strain of his
gloomy prospects. He is losing his appe.
titc aud flesh, and in the event Of a dc.
cision by the court en- banc adversely to
new trial it is predicted that he will die
of fear and inanition before the day of ex.
ecution arrives. But he has not lost in
selfshness and audacity, In one of his
paroxysms OF fear he recently exclaimed,
"Why don't they hang Scovile and let ME
gol I am a heightened gentleman and he
is only real-estate lawyer. The country
can spare him better than it can spare me ~
"A fire broke out in the second story of
Mr.. f. Vincent's frame building, at the
corner of Eighth street and Ohio levee,
yesterday afternoon about three o'clock
The alarm was promptly sounded; the fire
department was on the scene within very
short time; water was handy, the hose was
adjusted, u number of men with axes,
picks, ropes and MOBILES mounted to the top
Of the building and the fire was put out
before it had gotten agood start. The cause
Of the fire was defective flue. The dam.
age done is amply covered by insu rance. u
The Ohio river fell ten inches ut this
point during the twenty-four hours ending
at one o'clock Yesterday afternoon, when /,
marked forty.five feet one inch on the
gauge. At six o'clock it had fallen to
forty.four feet ten inches. Above Cairo the
record during the above mentioned period
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