The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-17

"A heavy rain storm followed by sleet
wa; predicted for this part Of the country
yesterday afternoon. Rain continued to
fall nearly all day yesterday along the Wa
bash road above Csrmi.
Mr. Reiser yesterday removed his
second hand store from the fame building
at the corner of Twelfth street and Wash
inglon avenue to his new brick building
at the corner of Eighth and Railroad
street.
---FoR SALE-White Leghorn Eggs, pure
strain, $l.0O per setting OF 10. Apply to
T. A. Burnett.
1.-THE present very destructive flood at
Cincinnati and Paducsh is caused by the
Eads jetties at New Orleans, which backs
up the water and raise the food here. -
J1o. Cowden.
News comes from Metropolis to the
effect that the waters has encroached upon
the highest ground in the populous portion
Of the town, and that between and thirty
families have been driven out of their
homes by the water to places more eleva-
ted.
The Int OF the season, The "Our
Bachelor Cigar!' at Barclay Brothers,
If
Trains on the Wabash road are all run.
ming on time again since yesterday morn
ing The damage resulting from washouts
having been repaired,
The city's new levee looms up grandly
over the water. Its top was fully ten feet
above the surface of the water. Those who
went through the dangers there of last year
ought to visit the scene of their labors
then and feel happy now.
The patient in the pest-house died
Tuesday night and was buried decently IN
der the direction OF Chief Myers. The
pest-house is now again closed, and as yet
there is no prospect Of any necessity tor
re.openiug it,
THE FERRYBoAT Three States is now
running to Fort Jefferson, leaving here at
$50 a, IN. aud 2;30 p. M, and 2 p. m Sun,
day. 25 cents round trip. At
WIN, Bell, colored, who was charged
with obtaining goods under false pretencss
from Putnam & Standard, at .ico, was dis.
charged by the circuit court Thursday on
the ground that the indictment drawn up
against him by the states attorney was dc.
fectve in that it did not charge any crime,
An old shed standing back OF the old
BULLETIN building, at Twelfth street and
Washington avenue, vas blown down yes
terday afternoon, and buggy, belong
ing TO Mr.. Hnson the Tenth street furni
ture man, which was standing under it
was badly damaged,
John G, Gsult, general manager o
the Wabash, st, Louis Pacific railway line
was stricken with apoplexy, in his Office al
st, Louis, Tuesday. On the same day Johl
b. Carson, for some years last general bu
siness manager Of the Hannibal & Joe rail
road, was appointed Mr.. Glut's successor
Mr.. Carson lives at Quincy
AT Louisville, from which no repor
; Was received in time for last evening
weather bulletin, the river rose eight inchc
during the twenty.four hours ending at
o'clock p. IN. yesterday. SO said specic
received about s o'clock This is a de
crease of rate by about one half from tn
rate of the previous twenty. -four hours whe
1t rose fifteen inches
Thursday night, Rev Scarritt officia,c
at wedding on Seventh street, at the res
sidence Of Mrs. Charles Pftfering. TT
!, contracting parties were Miss Laura Piffe
ling and Mr., Allen, yardmaster of the S
Louis Il Cairo railroad here, Mr.. T. ,
Harrison was groomsman aud Miss Sail
y lmbodcn bridesmaid The wedding was a
tended only by a few select friends. NJ
aud Mrs. Allen will make their temporal
e home with Mrs. Paiferlng
>. The weather in the north and west W
X very favorable according to yesterday eve
'ng's bulletin, There was a heavy fail
~ the thermometer at those points which j
huence the temperature here. AT Bismai
the thermometer stood ten below zero;
ps, Dodge City it fell for,y-four degrees a,
o. stood at fifteen above; at North Platte
~ u fell twenty'scven degrees and at ton aboy
A, at other points 1t fell less. AT Dodge G
the wind was from the northwest aud bio
Ing at the usual rate OF thirty.avo mi