The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-02

hold by the latter. Judge Yocum appear
ed for the plaintiff and Mr.. G. w. Hen
bricks for the defendant The court re-
served its decision.
The poet and humorist Of the Decatur
Review is one of the enemies of the Mother
Hubbard dress, and explains its origin and
his dislike to it in the following effusion
"Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
to get her poor daughter some gum; but
when she got there the cupboard was bare
so she made her poor daughter gown
The gown had no sash on, twas set in queer
fashion, and loose from the shoulders II
hung; il was made OF pure white, to be
worn in the night, and then on nail to be
swung. But in these days so gay, Sir the
nights turned to day, sir; and you needn't
be scarced if you meet this Hubbard night
gown in most any town, promenading right
out in the street! Now, if we had duugh-
ter who wouldn't dress as she'd oughter,
and this fool thing tried to do; you bet
that we'd belt her till she went heller
SHELTER, and put away that gown p. d. q,
Here is a case in point that might be
multiplied indefinitely: Mr.. G. B. Wild,
OF Blandville, KY, wasin the city Thurs
day. He has been and still is in business
in BIsndville, aud has made money. He
has now about thirty thousand dollars In
ready money and is looking for larger
field of operations than Blandylle affords.
Mr.. Coffee, Of the drug firm of Coffee ~
Bross, who is an intimate friend OF Dir.
Wild's, surrounded" the latter Thursday
and sought to induce him to locate in bust
ness, saying that this was as good place as
any in the country for any kind OF business,
and that he himself was well satisfied
with his venture. But Mr.. Wild protested.
mo, sir" said he, ~ would not think of
running the chances of investing any money
here. The surroundings of your city and its
condition as to grade are too favorable for
overflow from the rivers. | could not be
induced to 90 through the mental agony
your folks are subjected to every year or
two by high water Mr.. Wild went from
here to Paducah, saying that he would see
what inducements that city could offer him.
Now, while we know that Mr.. Wild has
a greatly exaggerated idea Of our danger,
and of the alarm of our citizens during
food time, yet We must admit that his ideas
about these things are no more exaggerated
than those of all other strangers who come
here or have ever heard anything about
Cairo. In the face of such evidence, who
can deny that Cairo's only hope of ever be-
coming city lies in filing up to a point
above high-water mark Certainly, in the
face of such evidence anything that can
possibly be sad against filing this city
with dirt sinks into luiicrous insiguifcance.
We ask the Argus and her few dupes to
chew on this while and see how it agrees
with their disoTdered stomachs.
The completion Of the work proposed
to be commenced this week on the Mi:sis
sippi leyee, by the St. Louis and Cairo rail
road company and of that now in progress
on the city's levee and on the Ohio leyec,
will marx the fulflment Of The frs, part OF
the programme outlined by Mayor Halliday
in his inaugural address when touching
upon the street filing proposition. twill
reader our city secure against the rivers IN
spite of the doubts and Understandings oi
strangers, and the fears aud waillngs Of
our nervous alti-street.flling citlzens. This
work done, we can engage calmly in the
grea, work o! internal Improvements, that
shall convince the stranger against his will,
Of CairO's entire security from overflow, al
lay the fears o, our nervous swamp-angc!s
and make our little city one of the most
beautiful, most substantial, most prosper
ous, most important cities IN the country
And this would be the fulflment OF the
second and other parts Of the programme
eel forth in Mayor Halliiay's inaugural.
The people Of Cairo have been sitting
around like 50 many Micawbers for 10!
these msny years, struggling 10 evsde the
"ciyil processcs" periodically sought 70 be
served upon them by the rivers; relying
solely upon their city's natural sdyan.
tages' to give them the worlds confidence
aud respect ana support, aud then mourn
ing because the world did not appreciate
these natural advantages, but persisted IN
seeing only and magnifyng our natural
disadyaulages"snd Withholding from us that
respec, and support which we Of right de-
served. But our people, like Mr.Micawber'
ltnd like the people Of Mound City, by the
way have been aroused from their passive
ness ana have determined 70 turn things up
themselves. They see that in order TO be