The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-30

feet before it will reach the mouths of the
sewers. AT Cincinnati the rise duIing the
twenty-four hours ending at 2 o'clock p m'
yesterday was six inches at Chattanooga,
one inch; Nashville, two feet four inches
General Manager Rivers, now OF the
Mobile and Ohio, and who will in a few
days take control of the Virginia Midland
says he will reorganize the entire system
within short time. If what he has said
can be expressed in few words, he Will
fire every employee connected with the sys-
tenn now, and put in men of his own seIec-
ton.
II is estimated by Commissioner Raum
that under the tariff law there will be an
increase of million and half of dollars
in the tax on distilled liquors, falling of
of two million four hundred thousand dol
lars on bonds and bankers, sixteen hundred
thousand dollars on account Of special tax
es, half million on adhesive stamps and
two million on tobacco, cigars, etc.
1t is likely that before long Mr. Leon
ard, late of the Gazette, will make trip
through southern Illinois, delivering the
lecture referred to IN on item from the
Bloomington Bulletin reproduced elsewhere.
The lecture will doubtless open the eyes OF
some of the colored people and induce some
of them TO be more independet politically
than they have heretofore been.
Two new cases of smallpox were dis
covered in Paducah on Wednesday. The
News of that day says: 'As soon as all
the tenants of the infected buildings, in the
6rst named district can be provided with
other quarters, the houses will be burn
ed job that can not be done too quickly
to meet the hearty concurrence ofthe whole
The steamer W. H, Cherry which pass
ed down the river by here Wednesday put
off a case of small-p ox at Paducah and the
of that town threaten to bring
suit against the boat The boat lay at the
Illinois Central whariboat here for some time
taking freight, but put no one off. Boats
coming down the Ohio will all bear watch
ing now.
1.-THE difference between square aud
'ound Dances" the Rev. Anna Oliver, of
Brooklyn, says, lis nothing al all, because
be square dance becomes a round dance
With the call "Swing your partners"
Promenade" and so on. Dancing, she
avs, IS not a recreation, and 1t is wrong be-
ause it is unhealthy. The hours kept, the
ress worn, going from warm room, when
! a tired, nervous condition, into cold sir,
Il tend to premature death. Besides, it is
ldelicate. Take sex out Of the dances, and
hey lose their fascination"
In this issue appears the announce
nent OF Mr.. George II. Lentz as candi-
ate for the Office of city clerk at the ap-
reaching municipal election. Mr., Leniz
the first to pick up a gauntlet thrown
own by another candidate for the same
flee, and his announcement is signal
,r the beginning of contest that will be |
lteresting, Mr.. Lentz is genial, popular
entlemaD, we'll qualified in every way for
lie office he seeks and would give his
utes close attention. He will make
GOD race. and, if elected, good city
ERIK.
In their efforts to relieve themselves of |
le plague, the peoply of Paducah should
e careful not to send it out among their
eighbors. It is just possible that some of
he colored families who are being driven
ON their infected homes on the Acre"
y the Paducah authorities, will scatter
YER the country if they are not closely
atched and prevented from doing so, and
III, of course, carry the iafeotion wherever
icy 60. The authorities OF Paducah owe it
humanity and to themselves, to see that
one of the families in question who are
lus forced from their homes, leave to scat.
n disease and death among neighboring
The Myths held forth again at The
Halliday last night. 1t was their last ball
his season, but, it is to be hoped, not their
'st as an organization, for 1t has given op.
ortunlties for much genuine pleasure
mong the elite Of the city. 1t was cali
ball last night, well attended in spite of
le most abominable weather, and every.
ody enjoyed himself and herself hugely.
he dresses worn by the ladies were all
eat and tasty in colors and style and sew
raj We're even elaborate in design. The
he music was furnished by Prof. Storer's
rchestra, which fact implies that it was
Scellent. The festivities lasted until 10
CLOCK, when many vehicles, private and
uollc, were required to convey the tired