The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-23

so many people who have absolutely moth
ing to do, refuse to work for either love or
money at this time. Having nothing to
lose themselves they don't care whether
others lose anything or not.
High water does not dampen in the
least the energy with which Fred Koehler
labors to supply his customers with fine
fresh meats. His shop shows no signs of a
panic, but has been freshly stocked with
meats of every variety and of superior
quality. A sight at the splendid display
will make one forget all about water, except
as an essential agent in the preparation
of fine, lucous meats such is Mr. Koeher
offers. Go, see, buy and forget your sorrows
and tie dangers of high water. 1t
AT seven o'clock last night, Mr.. VIM,
McHale, who had been employed all day,
experimenting the work on the new Mis-
sssippi levee, reported that sacks, two and
three tiers high, had been sunk along the
edge of the water over distance of about
three thousand feet The men. to the
number of about one hundred and twenty
five, quit work about six o'clock last night,
and left the levee in excellence condition,
and the river comparatively quiet. They
will resume work again to-day and con-
tinue until all danger is past.
Some excitement was created down
town yesterday afternoon by the report that
| there was leak in the Ohio levee, at a
point short distance above the box factory,
where saw mill formerly stood. The re-
port was much exaggerated as all reports Of
this character have been. Water came in
from the river by means of an old pipe,
which runs through the levee, and was
formerly used to furnish the boilers of the
saw mill with water. The water ran in
with a stream of about one and halfinches
in diameter, and when the end ofsthe pipe
was stopped up, it came out around the
sides of the pipe, showing that the pipe
was bursted somewhere under the ground.
All necessary attention was given to it.
"A large crowd of men lined the Ohio
Levee nearly all day yesterday watching
the great river and the guaee as the water
gradually rose from forty-nine eight tenths
toward fifty and then toward ffty-onc feet.
The topic of conversation was water and
flood from morning till night, and good
listener might have picked up more of the
history of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
for twenty years back by half hours
walk down the levee than he could have
learned from records in week.
The general impression was that
the water, which has fal 'sa.from the skies
in various parts of the country within the
last week had all found its level in the
rivers, that it had spent its force in the up
per valleys, and would rise but little more
here, and that very slowly. 1t is likely that
the river will be stationary here to day.
The present overflow Of the Mississippi
River is undoubtedly the most serious of
many years. A correspondent, writing a
day or two ago from Helena, Ark, to the
Chicago Tribune, states that, with the ex-
ception of few isolated spots, the whole
delta from Cairo to New Orleans is under
water" In many places the river has q
width of from five to twenty miles and the
appearance ola vast lake. though the water
is tearing along at the rate OF several miles
an hour. 1t is said tina, the whole of East
ern Arkansas, lying between the Mississippi
and st. Francis Rivers, is completely cover
ed with water. There has been great drs
truction of property and animal life. Hun
dreds of valuable farms are submerged,
houses buried out Of sight stock inundated,
| and the inhabitants forced to take to boats.
Communication has been almost entirely
shut of, and several of the railroads have
been compelled to suspend operations.
Further trouble is appreheuded, and large
forces of men are kept at work on embank-
ments to protect the towns along the line of
the river.
The city's portion Of the Mississippi
levee has assumed very formidable APP
pearance since Monday night. Then it was
wet across The entire top from the great
waves thrown upon it by the terrific gale
1t was washed out in number of places
which, if neglected, might have proven Sc
rious. Yesterday evening it was dry; the
water comparatively quiet; the abrasons
had been filled up from below the surface
Of the water, with sand bags and the wash
ing had almost entirely ceased. The work
was not continued during Tuesday night,
because the men refused to work, but yes
day morning work it was resumed and con-
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