The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-26

POUNDS OF Chnuy, NWo Pouh"o w PN"N
drink quart of water, and eat lot o
other stuff-sll of which he did, and wa
taken violently sick and died from tn
effects of it.
TN was full of strangers ycsterda.
on their way nor''' from mardi gras. The
had an excellent opp0. on Co;ro,
water privileges as no trains arIs- ~ do
parted north bound. The Three States t..
load around and across the county last
night to meet the Illinois Central train at
the washout. No mail was received from
the north since Friday.
Mr. Peter Valdez Informed us last
night that he is ready to help any person
in moving free of charge. He has quit his
business and been doing all he can in that
way for three or four days past and ex-
poets to continue to do so as long as the
necessity exists. This has been dray-
mans harvest which makes the credit due
Peter all the greater.
The BULLETIN Office is not in the best
condition in the world The local is laid
up; the "old man" is at home sick; the ma
terial Is piled up in bad shape on the upper
porches, and the pressman is editor, local,
business manager, and FIGHTING editor of
the concern, open to an interview with
roughs, rowdics and bulIys, in any way,
and at any time. Fire in the rear, and
foul blows ruled out.
The new route to Grafton, Jerseyvile
and Springfield is terribly demoralzed.
The rains, floods, wash-outs and overilows
Rave swept it entirely away in many places.
Laid in mud, in the hurry to fulfill con-
tracts, upon the fulfillment Of which a
great deal depended, without ballast or
good road bed, 1t was in poor condition to
withstand such a tempest as has overtaken
it in its early infancy. 1t is estimated
that necessary reprirs cannot be made along
the line for less than 100000.
Fred Koehler desires his customers to
know that he has a large stock of the best
meats on hand and has no intention of clos
ing|up. Others may close their shops but no
citizen of Cairo will lack for place to buy
good meat as long as there is dry spot to
be found in the city If the worst should
come, if he can't use a wagon he can a boat,
and meat will be sent to his customers in
skiff. Remember his shop is on the south
sdeI of Eighth street near Washington
avenue. 1t
The signal report Of yesterday shows
an even temperature over the country which
indicates light winds, if any. The weather
bureau to be of any special use to Cairo at
present, should give an even temperature
oftwenty degrees below zero and freeze
every thing up solid. The rivers according
to the report for the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday rose at Cairo 3 inches, and fell
at Chattanooga 1 # 2 inches, at Cincin-
natl II inches, at Louisville I # 2 inches,
at Nashville ft2 inches, at Pttsburg
2 # inches, and at st Louis # 6
inches
One incident in connection with the
water blockade of railroads is thus told in
the Alton Democrat: "There is Chicago
and Alton train which is lost, or which has
been. 1t is the Chicago express due here
at 6 :55 Monday morning. When it arrived
at Virden, it took the road crossing there
which runs from jacksonville to Ltchfed,
1t went to Lichfcld in the hope of going
from there into St. Louis, either over the |.
and ST. l.. or the Wabash Finding both
of these routes under an embargo it went
up to Pana, and from there down on the
Illinois Central to Vandalia, only to find
that the Vandalia line was also blcckaded.
1t is now perhaps out somewhere in the
woods of Eastern Illinois inquiring the
road to ST. Louis The managers think Of
advertising it as lost"
Paddy Hughes, the man who was shot
through the shoulder Friday night, was taken
before Esquire Comngs, yesterday morning,
plead guilty of drunkenness and fined one
dollar and cost. He exhonorates the Of
iicers of all blame in the matter, says
they did just right and he is glad to be
alive. His partner in trouble, was shot in
the mouth, the ball coming out at the back
of the head He is in the hospital in n
critical condition. Both are river men,
strangers in the city. There was large
crowd of excited river men gathered
around when the arrest was attempted.
The man whipped out knife and up
preached Officer Martin in threatening
manner. The officer ordered him to stop
or take the consequences. The result was