The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-07

The accumulated water in the lower
portions Of the city WAS about six inches
higher Yesterday than it ever was before
The highest wafer of this kind known be-
fore this year was in 1869.
A new barber shop complete in oil its
appointments, and presided over by ton
soiial arts, of well known skill, has been
opened by Mr.. A. Frohma in his building
1t the corner of Fourteenth street and
Washington avenue. II
Mr.. Louis Herbert is making extensive
improvements in his saloon, at the corner
of Twelfth street aud Washington avenue.
He is having the ante room enlarged and
the walls of the entire establishment newly
covered.
Under the direction Of Chief M err
twen,y.six men we're employed oil day
Friday in gathering III the lumber used in
bukheading the Ohio lcyee, and piline
il, up at the foot Of Eighth street. 1t will
he used in raising and repairing the side
walks in some portions OF the city and
will therefore be no loss.
--Greagory, the supposed Mount Yer
non, Indiana, wife murderer, who was cap
,ured in Ballard county, Ky, few days
ago, was not released at Paducach az wa,
expected he would be. He will be return
ed to the scene of his crime and properly
tried.
Two steamboat men, named respective
| " McCave and Pat Hughes, were brought
b. re Justice J. H. Robinson yesterday,
charged with having assaulted young Mau.
rice Clancy. The evidence proved that The
charges against them were not true and
they were both discharged.
&-Captain W. M. Williams, agen: here of
the Cairo and St. Louis railroad, will begin
10 receive freight for his road at this point
to-day and the road will again start us
trains tonight, al! of which will he good
news to the people in general. II seems
that the water has gone down sufficiently to
permit trains to enter the city rs u'l.
The far too patriotic American ci'izen
| who defaced the monument To the untor
tunate NJ ,jnr Andre. lately erected at Tap
nan, near New York, has been captured
and it is hoped will I've imprisoned. 1t r.
CURES a good deal of solitary reflection t.
convince such man that he is an ass. ami
| the term awarded this particular crank
should be long one.
AT an informal meeting Of congress
men representing the states most afflicted
by the late floods, most deplorsbls con
diton was shown to exist. A relief bill ap
propriating 100000 for food TO be dis
tributed will probably be introduced i'm
mediately and another bill to appropriate
81 10000 for the immediate repair OF
levees to protect the crops tor this season il
also predicted.
Street Commissioner German has OF
late been almost constantly kept busy
looking up and repairing or raising side
walks, an the success and energy with
which he has prosecuted the work is Ger
tainly commendable. lie is engaged day
after day in utilizing the lumber used in
bulkheadng The levees, by using 1t for con
.tructing double or raised walks in places
where the original sidewalk is submerged
Among the latest western arrivals a
Washington are ex-G)v. L o, Stanard, j
T. Drummond and Sylvester Ii. Latin o
St. Louis. Gov Stanarl. Capt. W. p. Hal
liday, of Cairo, and other members of tn
: committee appointed by the ST. Louis con
vention will appear before the house COM
merce committee day after to morrow 4
present arguments in behalf of the Missis
sppi river.
, The proprietor Of be Paducsh Enter
1 prise desires to sell some competent AM
r worthy man a share in the paper. Gaines
the proprietor, contemplates starting pa
per in Louisville and therefore wishe
/, to leave his concern in good hands. Til
. Enterprise is perhaps one of the best ittl
papers in this part of the country an
would be good investment for man {
n ordinary good sense and energy.
Country newspapers in general an
: the Vienna Times in particular: "Cair
hns been considerably damaged by the lat
a foods The BULLETIN begs leave to il
J form the county press in general and III
Times in particular that Caro- was n,
/, touched by THE late foods" but was save
from them by her great levees aud the we
. directed, energetic wok Of her citizens.
An incident worthy of men ion in col