The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-06

| foil with both legs across the track, lne
advancing car.wheel caught him and
draggedIhim for thirty or forty feet but,
strangely enough, without passing over bis
legs. His shns we're bruised and he re-
ceived some injury in the back; but other
wise be is all right. Drs. Parker gave him
what surgical and medical attention he
needed.
james Gordon Bennett sent $1,000 to
Shawneetown; the Chicago board Of trade,
$847; Jno. Shilletto Il Co., of Cincinnati
and Others, $1,000 aud quantity of provi'
sions; the indianapolis board of trade sent
relief boat down the river to distribute
provisions, bedding, etc. Besides these
smaller amounts of money and provisions
were received from different persons and
communities and organizations. But the
state authorities and citizens of Springfield
are still to be heard from. Cairo's sub
scription amounted yesterday to 1884 which
had been sent to Shawneetown IN several
installments.
The city has made contract with Cap
tain Cole to furnish the rock necessary for
building the wall along the outer edge of
Ohio levee street, between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets. The wall will have to
be about two hundred and fifty feet long,
about ten feet high aud three or four feet
thick II will be dry stone wall, no NOR.
tar to bs used and five hundred cubic
yards of rock are now thought to be neces-
sary Captain Cole has the rock all ready
qusrried aud needs only to load 1t. II is
expected that he will commence to bring il
down Immediately and work will begin as
soon as the water is down.
The man drowned at the upper wharf
boat Friday night is believed to have been
ship-carpenter named Jas, Edwards, well
known here. He was employed On the tow
boat Jno, Dlppold which lay here Friday.
He went ashore for his tool chest and /,
seems he was caught in the current on his
way back to the boat and lost control OF
the skilf The Dippold went away without
him and he is not at his boarding house in
this city; two oars belonging to the Dippold
and a small TOOL box belonging to Edwards
were found Sunday in the drift near the St
LOUIS and Cairo depot--all Of which seeIs
to confirm the opinion that Edwards was
the victim. He was q member of Cairo
Lodge No. 237, and it is likely that some
effort will be made to prove the truth or
falsity Of the theory of bis death.
Expressions of kind feeling aud ad-
miration, by correspondents at distance
writing to friends here, are numerous and
often eloquent, Business letters even have,
many Of them, short p,sts-scrips congratu-
latiug the people Of Cairo upon their happy
escape from all damage By The food. A
business letter from former Csiroite to
one of our commission merchants says, "by
the time this reaches you, Cairo will, no
doubt, be clarifying in her escsre from
the dreadful experience OF an overflow
have great confidence 10 Cairo and her PEG.
pie" A Michigan lady who was here on a
visit during part of the food writes; u
admire your spirit 10 holding your city Sc
cure against the food. am inclined to
believe that all the water in the United
States couldn't prevail against the brave
people of Cairo etc, ad in6ui'um, or
words to that effect.
--Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels gave
splendid performance at the Opera House
last night, Although tho weather WAS
threatening there was good audience
present. The performance opened with the
singing of the Bells of Cornville in man.
ner that cap,ivated the audience. II WAS
a grand pieoc Of music grandy produced.
Other songs, varied in character, followed
and were equally excellent in their eSecu-
ton. The serenade by Mr.. Walter Haw'
kins, "Tevesa," was beautifully given, in a
voice naturally as sweet as woman's aud
as highly cultivated as any. The music,
both vocal and instrumental, both solo and
choruses, was all fine and proved the com.
pany to be composed entirely of rare talent,
to be strong 10 quality as well as in guam
tity, The performance was also brim'uI of
sparkling fun which made everybody in
the house happy, and some of them bolster
Gus with laughter. AS whole the per-
Torrance WAS one of the best OF its KIND
ever given here, aud this was the verdict OF
the audience if we may Judge from the
many and loud expressions of favor in
dulged in by them. Mr. Haverly and his
excellent company carry with them the
best wishes Of those they entertained and
amused Last night aud they will be looked
for snxiously when next thoy conclude to