The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-28

outer or inner side Of the city's new levee.
This is slight deviation from the propo.
sitions first made. According to these
propositions the narrow guage railroad
company was to either build an embank-
ment ten feet in width abutting
the outer slope of the city's
levee, or to build thirty foot wide en-
bankment inside of said leyce, on its pres
eDt right of way, which is some distance
away from the levee--this work to be done
jointly by the narrow guage and the Wa
bash railroad companies. 1t was under.
stood by 10th the subcommittee and the
narrow guage railroad officials that in case
the first proposition were carried out, the
company could either lay its track on the
top of this embankment, or use its right of
way inside of the citys levee, as it might
choose This latter proposition was accept
ed by President Whitehead, on behalf of
the narrow guage company with the provso
that the Wabash company agree, "within
a brief time, to JOIN with the narrow guage
company in building the embankment.
How, the change in the ''plan" sent to Mr..
Merrell affects the first proposition, namely
the proposed thirty foot wide embankment
on the narrow guage company's present
right of way. According to this plan the
sub committee requires, that in case the
two companies decide to build the EN-
bankment in. instead of outside Of the
city's leyee, it be built, not upon the
narrow guage company's right of way as
at first proposed, but adjoining the city's
levee, because, the subcommittee believes,
this would give greater strength to said
levee. In view of the fact that Col. Tay-
lor has signifed his willingness to trans
fer the company's right of way from its
present location to that proposed by this
"plan," the changed arrangement is bene-
fetal to both the city and the company.
1t is beneficial to the city in so far as its ac
complishment would lend great additional
strength to the city's levee; and it benefits
the company in so far as the embankment
would then require but one slope aud could
be built at smaller cost. So far the decis-
ions of the sub committee have been wise /;
have reflected the will of the council and of
the people in mass meeting assembled, and
as before stated, if its terms are accept
cd by the Narrow Guage company there is
a strong probability that the council will
remove all Instructions to the railroads
entrance into the city, if not, why, then, of
course. not.
The gentlemanly appearing and be-
having Indian to whom reference was
made in The BULLETIN of Saturday as
Micka Mocka, or w. A. Ross, has come TO
grief and spoiled all the romance in the
picture drawn of him in the press of this
part of the country. AS stated before he
is fluent talker and sociable fellow; he
made acquaintance rapidly and by Satur-
day was known by sight and otherwise to o
number Of our Commercial avenue mer.
chants. He left the impression upon all
with whom he came in contact that he was
in good financial circumstances; that he
owned large stock ranch in
Texas and that he was here partly
in order to meet his sister and
partly in order 70 purchase. horses and mules
to take back with him as speculation.
He offered one gentleman three hundred
dollars per month TO come to Texas with
him and keep books for him on his stock
ranch, but the gentleman, in question sus
pecting something wrong in so extraordl-
nary an offer, refused to accept the situa-
ton. But it appears that he did all this
with purpose-as preparation for some
deep scheme to take advantage Of the con-
fidence infused by his professions of wealth
and to swindle those who might trust him.
On Saturday afternoon he came to Mr.. r.
Hebsacker, the Eighth street baker and
confectioner, and asked him for a large
envelope. Mr.Hebsacker told Mr.. Micka
Mocka, or Mr.. Ross, that he had
none, but that probably Mr..
Bristol, next door, had. Ross went
to Mr.. Bristol, got an envelope, came back
to Mr.. Hebsacker and in his presence put
something into the envelope, marked the
figures $2460 without punctuation on the
back of the envelope, then handed it to
Mr.. Hcbsacker and asked him to deposit it
in his safe. Mr.. Hebsackcr had no safe
and again referred Mr. Ross to Mr.. Bristol
Leaving the envelope in Mr.. Hebsacker's
hand and telling him to follow, Ross started
again for Mr.. Brlstol's store, and the latter
deposited the envelope in his safe in the
presence of Ross and Mr.. Hebsacker. This
was Saturday evening. Sunday afternoon,
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