The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-21

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The consumption OF water by the peo-
pie OF Milwaukee last week was go, 740, 1888
gallons Let the Ohio river towns take
courage
That old man in Troy who married a
clairyoyent because the spirit told him to
Do So viii discover his mistake when the
spirits, through her commence to rsp bin.
-TergrsHh wires are down along the
OHIO .eyee above Ten'h street Steamers
moorei there iungei against the poles and
trok them down
Dispatches received here late last
evening acrc 20 the effect that the river
was falling at Cape G,arieau sud Grand
Tower and standing at Paducah
Mercury IS called the "goi Of eo-
queuee" This msy account for the co.
qucnee lot loose on The subject Of theruom-
eters during the cold aevy
"A H,He cir. was walking on tho street
the other day when .ha Jaw bow legged
man with 8 shor, over coat on, so met
eh4 ciad "jhc,e'ss man with tunnel nm.
| der him!
School children sj., uni TAG BrLLE-
TIN ,sarafch-boo1, Ms and tor sale At
| Pail Salp's candy store. n
Magistrate Comjngs had four cases Of
disorierly conduc, and one OF carrying
concealed weapons yesterday. The former
wcrceacl fined FIVE aud the latter twenty.
five dollars and costs
IA 'wj;Cuu.l on the Illinois Central
yards named VIM Warner, had his hand
badly crushed Monday ogb,, while in the
act # coupling cars, Dr.. Parker rep4ired
the damage as far as possible.
Five or six ladies' have rented farm
10 Sumter county, Ala The same Iadie,
made last yesr thirteen bales OF cotton spd
several hundred bushels OF corn. besides
other products
"A man in California has invented a
machine that will count sheep accurately
! Il is a great labor-stvIng machine, aud it
knows 10 better than to coun, dog thai
makes the same leap with the sheep.
The veterans Of tue lodian wars have
had great deal to say abou, the river
rasio and the balue fought there in 1912,
and our local veterans of the future will
have their say about our river raisiu in
$50.
AT 6 o'clock last night Sergeant Ray
read the gauge aud found the water touch.
log jus; tfty-one feet eight and hall
inches. At9:30 O'Clock it had risen to Just
tiIty.one feet niue inches, showing rise OF
hut half an inch during three and a hall
hours
"A special train left here yesterday after
noon 90 the Wabash road for Mound City
with qulntlty Of bags and shoves, etc
for the purpose of doing some uecessar,
work to the levee At that place, which va,
reported to be IN immjnen; danger Of break
ing at several points.
A dispatch from Col. Willis at Metrop
oils TO Judge W. II Green, Of this city
stated that tie river rose four inches a
Me'ropolies duuug the twenty-fours ending
At $3.50 O'clock yesterday afternoon. aoC
that it stood four inches over the floor o
the principal hotel
"A heard Of fly CATTLE vas drowned a
point in Missouri between Islands No,
and g They were the property of Mr.
Mount y, beuther-in-lNw Of Mr. Flowers
OF this city, Toe ferrybost Three State
was down there, but could not &c, 10 tn
stock because OF trees and swift current.
Yesterday forenoon reconstruction trsi,
OF ten altcars aud caDoQse, laden witt
rock and sacks, was taken on the Illinoi
Central road up 70 a point near Mound
Junction where the food was affecting tn
railroad tracks dangerously, The embark
meut was to be protected with rock an,
bugs Of dirt.
An OHIO man CLAIMS that from 500 (
1000 bushels Of meagold wur,zels can b
raised rs easily rs au-acre of potatoes. He
keeps them pitted until March, aud be-
lieves that they are then the cheapest greet
foot to be had.
Due notice Of this food was given b.
the signal service over two weeks ago, I
all importap; points along the river; yc
there are thousands on the Mississippi
below Us who are overtaken by the ruship
waters in state OF complete beplessness
The reason is, not very thorough circula
ton Of the wnraing through the couutr,
districts, and over.conIidence on the art q
the sutferers