The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-14

flow on the Mississippi. Other people have
been laboring under the de.usion that the
heavy rains have had something to do
with it.
The governor of Illinois has offered a
reward of 5000 for the arrest of the muir
derers Of Jake Ransom, who was murdered
and robbsd on the night Of February 10, at
Hinsdale, DuPage county In addition to the
above amount $500 has been offered by
the local authorities.
The time for fling objections with the
county court against the sidewalk assess
ments recently made by the city has been
extended until next Monday, when all
such objections from holders of property
so assessed having objections to make to
the assessment, must appear before judge
r. s. Yocum and file them.
The little tug A. B. Stafford, running
between Cairo and Mound City, was pre-
sented with beautifuhset Of colors, bear
ing the name much honored by Cairoites,
IA. B. Stafford" yesterday morning by Mr.
II. II. Candee. The little craft has reason
| to be proud of her name and Of the recog-
milton.
--Messrs. Nanz & Neuner, of Louis
vile, KY, have issued beautiful Illus
trated catalogue OF flowers and bulbs
which they send free on receipt of three
stamps to pay postage. l: Is book Of
so pages and full of information to gard
ners and amateurs. Their premium list is
something new and must become popular.
The plan is explained in their catalogue.
River counties in Illinois, Kentucky
Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mis-
sissppi are calling for additional Con-
gressional aid for sufferers from the floods.
A hundred tents are wanted at Greenville
| to shelter the houseless refugees from the
high water. Tennessee has from 5000 to
| 5000 in need of assistance, Illinois 1000,
and Mississippi and Arkansas probably
10000.
The city is out, on account of tie
work on the new levee, 17S shovels, IA
wheel barrows,27 hatchets, 12 hand.axes, 5
picks, 10 sledges, 3 mauls, 96 sacking-
needles and 72 lanterns. Chief Myers is
busy every day, looking up the missing
article and finds some of them daily; but it
is not likely that all of them will ever be
recovered.
The news about the rivers above
was favorable yesterday. AT this point the
Ohio rose three inches during the twenty
foul hours ending at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon; but it is not likely to continue
rising after,to-day. The rate Of decline in the
rivers above u.s. as may be seen in the river
news, is rapid and the rivers are generally
low. The weather generally was clear
and no rain reported at any point above.
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock,
little white boy aged not over eight
years, fell into pond of water back of
Vincents block, on Eighth street.
He would certainly have drowned
had he not been drawn
from the water by young E. G. Theiecke,
who happened to pass there on his way to
the central telephone Office where he is
'night operator" The little fellow had
lost his senses, but was alright again half
an hour afterwards.
Probably one hundred thousand peo.
pie in the Mississippi valley below and
above this city, and along someof the great
tributaries to that river, have been driven
from their homes by the unprecedented
food They have, in many cases, sought
shelter on high bluffs or knobs, under
forest trees, or in tents made of bonghs,
subjected to pitiless, drenching rains, and
often subssting on the carcascs Of drowned
animals. In this condition they are crying
most loudly for instant aid, and their DIES.
titutc and suffering condition EFFORTS sym.
patty from the most obdurate hearts
AS may be seen by reference to an
item on the wheat crop in Illinois, pub
lished elsewhere, the prospects for South.
ern Illinois are very favorable and will
if nothing now intervenes to injure it, en-.
able our farmers to recover from the grea
damage resulting from the drouth. Thi,
report is based upon all the counties il
southern Illinois and does not refer to any
particular localities If it did, it would prob
ably give less favorable report of Alex
ander county than of others, many Of tn,
best wheat farms in this county are sub
merged and the crop will be almost tota
loss.
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