The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-18


forty-seven feet five inches at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, showing a fall Of four
inches during the previous twenty-four
hours; at six o'clock last night 1t marked
about one inch less than the above. Dur
ing the same period Of time the rivers fell
as follows at different points above Cairo
Cincinnati, two feet six inches; Louisville,
four inches; chattanooga, one foot three
inches Nashville, nine fee four inches
and st. Louis, five inches. The weather
was rather warm and damp throughout the
north west, rain being reported from eight
different pieces, as follows; Chattanooga,
Davenport, Dubuque, Keokuk, LaCross,
Louisville, Washable, and St. Louis. The
heaviest, was at Nashville, where it meas.
ured one and eight one-hundredths inches ;;
the lightest was at Chattanooga aud was
mmeasurable. The thermometer tended
upward.
1t is discovered several days ago by
the Globe Democrat, which, being some
thing of religious organ, keeps note of
such matters, that St. Patrick's day would
fall on Friday this year, and that, accord
ing to the discipline of the Catholic church,
the eating of meat is forbidden on that duy.
As st. Patrick's day in the evening is the
occasion of festive banqueting, and as ban
quets without meats would be as lame and
impotent as banquets without wine, the
situation was somewhat distressing. The
Globe Democrat endeavored to simplify the
situation by quoting from DR.. Magina's
"Ode to St. Patrick" The apostle visiting
Ireland is ivited to dinner upon Friday:
Next day quoth hia host: wis q fast,
But I've nought In my lsrder but mutton,
And on Fridays who'd make such rcpast,
Except an unchristian-like gluttonr
Says Pat: Cease your nonsense. beg.
What you tell me 10 nothing but CANNON;
Take my compliments down to the leg.
Aud bid 1t come hither a salmon
And tho log most politely complied"
This met the situation fully at that time,
but, as the age Of miracles is long past,
how were the banqueters of today to real
ize good cheeri
With every report of the proceeding
of the federal house of congress, the en-
ergy with which Congressman J. X.
Thomas labors to further the interests of
his district aud of the west, with respect to
the improvement of the Mississippi
river, becomes more apparent. AS Is
known THE BULLETIN is not
an ardent admirer of Mr.. Thomas,
its chief reason for opposing him In the
past has been that he, once upon time,
gave evidence of opposition to the improve
ment of the father of waters. But THE
BULLETIN is not prejudiced against Mr..
Thomas; it can see when he labors hard
and effectively for the real interests of his
constituents, and it is willing to give him
credit for all this labor. TO say that he is
prompted just little by self interest--by
desire to become his own successor, lie not
to his district; for ii is only saying
that he had adopted the paper method to
merit reelection. Mr.. Thomas has succeed
ed in gaining position in which he las
great influence and can do his constituency
much good, and he is using all his power
and opportunities to good advantage. His
experience, position, and influence, arc
worth something to himself and to those he
represents.
Although the Coroner's jury In the
case of Carl Gass, who was killed on the
Illinois Central road on Wednesday fore
noon, exhausted every source of informa-
ton within its reach, nothing was learned
which lead to any certain solution Of the
manner and reason of his death, or of his
family relations and place of residence.
After examining 'all the witnesses in the
city the jury adjourned Wednesday even
ing until Thursday night, when 1t was ex.
pected that the engineer and fireman on
the engine which was supposed to have
run over the man, would return and be able
to throw some additional light upon the
subject. The men arrived as expected, but
neither one of them had seen the man on
the track in accordance with their custom
they examined the wheels Of their engine
at station some distance above
here, but found no evidence
of the tragedy on them.
Other witnesses testified to seeing him in
n uptown saloon on Wednesday, where he
took glass Of beer and cigar and re-
marked that he had come from st. Louis
here; had been here but forty-eight hours
and had already made tour of the citys
entire levees. The papers found upon the
body were dated at Basel