The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-20


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Preparations were made yesterday to
have the drive-wells 10 the city all stopped
up as rapidly as they begin TO leak.
--At2 o'clock yesterday afternoon dis
patch from Grand Tower announced that
the Mississippi river was on n stand there.
Sunday morning Alderman B. +,
Blake had successor born unto him, over
which he is exceedingly happy.
The heavy ice coming down the Missis.
sippi river is grinding along the Missouri
shore and cutting it away rapidly at Birds
Point.
Geo Latner is determined to have pure
water. The tank he is putting upon tres
tie works at hls building will hold over one
hundred barrels,
Mr., ], W. Ritteuhouse ia still crippled
in one hand, in consequence Of a fall on the
sidewalk during the several sleoty days of
a week or more ago.
--Cairo's harboy presents magnificent
sight night now The ak or eight great
steamers lying at our wharf loom up
grandly aud make things look like sea-
port
School children will tnd The BuLLE.
TIN scratch books Nos. and tor sale q,
Phil Ssup's candy store, #
News from Paducab yesterday after.
noon was to the effect that the river was
rising there at the rate of about quarter
OF au inch per hour At the same time it
was rising at the rate of about one-third Of
an inch pei hour here.
The outlook is very encouraging. We
feel warranted in saying that all danger of
an overflow is past. The rivers are falling
all around Us, our levees are safe, and the
water will undoubtedly begin to recede to-
day
--TELEGRAPHIC NEWS on FIRST PAGE
ARE THE SAME AS THAT IN THE ST. LOUIS
PAPERS THAT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT.
Yesterday Commodore Tom Thumb
aud wife were at The Halliday, accompa'
MED by another member of their company,
a ventriloquist. They were bound for
New Orleans and went down to Wickliffe
on the Three States.
Three hundred men are thrown out Of
employment at Metropolis by reason of the
food. The Mayfeld bank removed its de.
posts and books and business to higher
ground Yesterday, aud yesterday morning
at 7 o'clock the guests OF the largest hotel
were taken away in skiffs,
Yesterday Mr., Jetireys, Of the Illinois
Central railroad, was busy at Wickliffe
having temporary incline constructed at
that place for the transfer Of trains between
the Illinois Central here and the Mississip.
pi Central and Mobile & Ohio there. The
incline at East Cairo was damaged by the
food.
A nat-boat which left Smtha and, KY,
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, arrived here
about o'clock p. M, running distance
OF sixty-fve miles in thirteen hours, or at
the rate of five miles per hour. 1t would
be safe to calculate that the current Of the
river was half mile less rapid than this
aud that the fall reported at Evansville Sun.
day night will reach here, distance of tive
hundred miles by noon to-day,
AT Metropolis (Which ia W on big
hilDpcople are paying ten cents 10 be fer
ried in skiffS from their homes to market
and stories and back, A, Cairo (Which is
commonly supposed TO be not exactly on
top of hilO the sidewalks and streets arc
alive with ladies' and gentlemen in holida,
attic, promenading leisurely back and forth
aud admiriug the grand surgiug waters o
the booming Ohio NJ it passes hsrmleSsl'
by the city.
Last Saturday evening the mate On on
OF the steamers at whsrfboat No 2 raise,
disturbance on the whsrfboat by quarrel
INK with and striking spuuky young col
ored fellow, Officers Martin and Nh
hanny got after him and he bid on the boa,
The boat was about TO leave, but the officer
gave the captain to understand that sh
couldn't 60 until the mate was delvere
up The mate was brought forth, take
before Magistrate Comings, required to pa
a fine Of ten dollars and coats which bo did
and then permitted TO depart,
FROM II O'Clock a. m. Sunday uni,
ooclock p, m, the following night III
ferryboat Three States made three relic
trips TO dihcren, points above and oclo,
the city. The first was TO point som
distance above East Cairo where lot 9