The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-30

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and brought home again, The
committee observed the peculiar formation
Of the bank, which has been described
time and again in these columns. 1t
found that the bank was formed alternately
Of sand ridges and clay bottoms. From
the former, some feet above the level Of the
river water, streams of water were pouring,
in some instances with considerable force
and also that in these places the
river had abraded the bank, marking
each sand ridge by a small bay extending
the entire breadth Of the ridge and from
twenty to fifty feet inland. The latter, the
clay bottoms, were dry and extended out
into the water, on either side Of the sand
ridges, like small capes. The committee
did good days work in a few hours, 1t
increased its store of knowledge concerning
the important work before it to considerable
extent.
The fight for the nomination OF appel
late clerk in this district is becoming more
interesting every week. There are now in
the field five candidates Messrs. WiI5ankS
Starkel, DIETRICH, Burton and Cantrell. The
preparations for the convention are being
rapidly completed, the counties are one by
one selecting their delegates to the conyen'
hon without knowlng how many to select,
or when or where the convention IS to be
held. 1t seems to be high time that the
fine and place of the convention and the
ratio of representatives. should be h&ed'
The reason Of this delay, and the way to
preyent a dilemma are given in the
following from the Jonesboro Gazette
"The Ccntralia Convention, which noml-
mated NJ. Harmon Clerk of the Appellee
Court failed to appoint Democratic Conn
mIttee for this Graud Division. 1t Will
therefore he in order for the State Cen
trail Committee, as was done before, to call
the Convention. Hon d. b. Gillian,
! Chm Of the Committee, Hon +. Nj
Youngblood, Hon. S, L. Dwight, NJ. NJ
Pool. and L. f. Bouton, are members OF
the committee who reside IN the division
The Chairman after consulting these local
members could very properly call the con'
veution 70 nominate a candidate for Clerk
of the Appellate Court There are several
candidates in the field, and the time ana
place for holding the convention should
be announced rs soon as practicable
What say you Mr. Chairman Gillian
The river and harbor bill as amended
by the'iast committee on conference, and
finally passed by both houses of congress
appropriates $ls,743,s75. The bill III
eudes the following items Of appropriation
for the surveys and Improvements OF the
river and harbors: The Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to Cairo, incIud-
inc the harbors Of New Orleans, Natchez,
Vicksburg aud Memphis, $4l2,3OO; I'M.
proving the Mississippi from Cairo To the
Illinois river, including the Alton harbor,
$500. 900 improving the Mississippi from
the Illinois river to Des Moines Rapids,
5000 900; Heunepin canal surveys in ILL
nois. 5000 harbor at Calumet, ILL.,, $780,
600. harbor at Chicago, 100000 harbor
at Waukegan, H., 100000; Quincy bay,
ILL.,, $4,000 ice hafbor at Dubuque, $780,
600; improving Ohio river, S350,OOO' Wa
bash river, Indiana and Illinois, $4,000,
improving Illinois river, ILL.,, $4,000;
reservoirs at head waters of the Mississippi
river, $500, 900, improving the upper Mis-
sssippi river by operating Snag boats, S95,-
OOO Mississippi river above the falls OF IT.
Anthony, Mimi, 10000; improving the
Mississippi river from St Paul to the Des
Mones rapids, 100000; for constructing
dry dock At Des Moines Rapids canal, $780,,
900; Iowa and Illinois 100000; course OF
Missouri river from It's mouth 70 chain OF
rocks. 5000; Mis- ouri river from mouth
to Sioux City, Iowa, $4,000; Missouri
river from Sioux City to IT. Benton, 300,
600; survey Of the Missouri river from It's
mouth TO f. Benton, Montana, 100000
improving it at st. Anthouy's falls, Mimi,
5000; examinations and surveys, and for
contingencies aud for incidental repairs at
harbOr for which there is no special appro
pristona $4,000. The bill provides that
the work Of improving The Mississippi from
is mouth 10 Des Moines rapids, shall be
prosecuted under the Mississippi river COM
mission as originally proposed ny the
house, instead OF by the secretary Of war
AZ subsequently, proposed by the senate.
The appropriations for the surveys Of the
Hennepin, and Delaware and Chesapeake
canals were finally fixed at 100000 for the
Hennepin, $4,000 for the Delaware and
Chesapeake, with the proviso added IN
each instance, that the government shall