The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-02

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tleman who created such stir by chal-
longing Freddy Gerhadt to mortal combat
while the latter was in st. Louis in pursuit
OF pleasure and Mrs. Langtry. He leaves
for the watery south this morning.
A fall of three inches in the river here
was recorded by Sergeant Ray, for the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock p. IN
yesterday, which would make a total fall
of five inches in forty-eight hours. Last
year the highest water came on the same
day as this year; it held its own only for a
few hours; fell four inches exactly during
the frat twenty-four hours following and
four more during the next.
Some days ago convention Of dele
gates from many of the Horticultural socie-
ties 10 the United States was held at New
Orleans, for the purpose of furtherng the
objects of these societies and cultvating a
fraternal feeling among them. The con-
venton has adjourned and party of sixty
delegates living worth were rendered a spe.
cial train free of charge by the Mobile and
Ohio road, aud were expected to arrive at
The Halliday here last night
During discussion upon the majority
report of the Mississippi river special com
mttee, Congressman Thomas used this
pointed language, which will strike all ac-
quainted with the facts as eminently cor
rect The record says: "Mr. Thomas, of
| Illinois, member of the select committee,
asserted that the Mississippi river commits
sion had in no wise exceeded its authority,
and placed himself on record here and
now in favor of the plan of the commits
sion;-and that, too, including evees.
Eight members of the house, after floating
down the Mississippi by night and in fog,
in freight boat laden with empty kerosene
barrels and agricultural implements, came
here, and in the face of all the experience
of the best scientists said You shall not
use money tor this or that purpose, because,
forsooth, we have been down the Mississip
pi river and know more abodt it than YOU
or the commission The friends Of pooling
companies ofrairoads proposed to limit this
great national work and strange it to
death"
We are willing to share the hOnors at
tending the brilliant victory just gained
over the greatest food ever known in this
country, with our neighboring little sister,
Mound City, the citizens Of which fought
with valor equal to that displayed by the
citizens of Cairo and with equal success. Ii
is true, our little sister lies on ground some
what higher than Cairo's level, and she had
only one river to contend with; but, on the
other hand, she is much weaker than Cairo
is; she is "a wee bit of thing" in COM
parson TO Cairo and no doubt the battle
exhausted her more than it did Cairo.
There is fellow feeling between the truly
good and happy and courages as well as
between the sinful, miserable and faint.
hearted, and we are strongly tempted to
hug our blooming little sister to our hesv.
ing bosom, but bashfulness and Joe Robarts
are in the way. The former alone we might
overcome in moment Of exuberant feeling,
but the latter is too much for US, Mound
City alone might be embraced, but Mound
City and Joe together, impossible
The only important criminal case that
remains to be tried by the circuit court is
that of States Attorney James NJ. Damrou
against whom the last grand jury found
three indictments for receiving brides and
illegal fees for entering nolles in important
criminal cases. The case was not taken up
at this term Of the court because no a'tor-
ney could be had to conduct the prosecu
ton, and it will be allowed to 20 over to the
next term Of court, Mr.. Angus Leek has
been engaged by Mr., Dsmron to conduct
| the defence and he is very energetic and
earest in his labors 10 behalf Of his client.
The testimony against Mr.. Damron, given
before the grand jury, was direct, several
receipts being produced, given by him in
acknowedgementofthe receipt of money for
services rendered in cases mentioned, Dur
ing the last few days some of these witness.
es have been approached" with PROPOSE
sitioDs OF nature involving virtual retrac-
ton OF what they stated under oath, and
upon their refusal to agree to such propo-
sitions, we're threatened with indictment
and prosecution for paying Mr.. Damron
illeged fees, etc. The gravity Of an at
tempt to intimidate witnesses in a criminal
case will appear fully when it is stated
that such an act is punishable by imprison
ment OF the guilty parties; and in the opin
ion Of some people an attempt by any de
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