The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-04

on the east and Jefferson avenue on tue
west, 1t comprises seventy-two lots, for
which the government will pay 5000 each,
which is very fair price for both parties.
The plans for building are in the hands of
the surgeon, general, awaiting his approval.
The buildings, for which forty.dve thou
sand dollars still remains in the fund appro-
priaed tor the hospital, must be ,o,S sub
stantial as well as ornamental if the money
is judciously spent There now remains no
other reason why work should not begin
very soon, and its commencement will be
the signal for other important buildings
and tor general revival in business in the
city.
1t is a curious reason which Senator
Cullom assigns for not meeting Congress
man Springer in discussion Of the tariff
issue. "Springer,' he says, sis DESTROYS Of
of discussing the tariff question with a
United States senator because it would be a
boom for him for the speakership,' The
remark is a confession that Mr.. Cullom
doubts his ability to cope with the Illinois
congressman in any such discussion. AS Il
republican he is opposed, in common with
his party, to the election of so well-known
taria-reformcr as Mr.. Springer to the
spcakershp of the next house, and his be-
lief that the debate proposed would result
in boom for the latter, instead of his hui
initiation aud defeat, is about as strong a
proof as any body needs that Senator Cul-
lom is afraid to accept Springer's def.
In guarding against yellow fever the
Louisiana authorities have secured the CO.
operation Of the Mississippi authorities, and
have made Ship Island practically the Port
Of Quarantine for New Orleans and the
whole OF the Mississippi Valley, No COM
municaton is allowed between it and the
mainland, and the scverest punishment
should be melted out to those two sailors
who, by stealing boat at Ship Island,
rowing to and landing at Biloxi virtually
nullified the precautions against yellow
fever. The secretary of the treasury has au-
thorized Gov. McErery, of louisiana to
send the crews of Infected ships to the
United States refuge station at Ship Island,
where they are well cared for. Orders have
been gwen to burn the cargoes of the ex-
pected Egyptian rag ships on arrival, and it
seems that no fever-stricken vessel has any
chance Of breaking the protecting Gordon
we now really have around each southern
and eastern port, A perfect system is work
ing abroad toward this end and the sailing
OF an infected ship for an American port is
Immediately known at Washington, as for
instance that of the City of Merida
which, with eleven cases abroad, left Vera
Cruz Tuesday for New York,
The sparrows are catching it all around
and from all sides--the German sparrows
and the English sparrows. There is sort
of know-ncthing war against these feather.
ed foreigners, who were brought over here
to feed on American caterpillars and other
trees and herb destroyers, and do not at
tend strictly to that business while in some
respects they are positive nusances. They
are said to drive away native birds and to
ravage the farmers and gardeners crops.
They do not sing themselves, and they have
an especial antipathy to birds that do. In
this respect they follow the lolicy of The
dog in the manger and the spirit of the
Sunday law. These pestiferous PECULIAR.
ties array the people against them, and
they call for the determination Of the spar
rows. 1t is admitted that they do eat bugs
and worms of certain kinds, but they con-
suit their tastes and donOt banker after the
hairy caterpillar, which is just the worm
most destructive to foliage. The New
Workers and BrookIynites and Philadel-
phians have kindly hearts for the sparrows,
but the people in suburban districts talk Of
feeding them on posons when the winter
comes and the birds get hungry. There is
a law to promote the eXtermlnation Of spar.
rows in Australia, and New Zealand is 90,
ing to follow suit against them New
South Wales is also fighting rabbits, and
has made the possession of live rabbit an
offence punishable by fine of $500.
The Argus speaks Of and advises that
the grade Of the city be raised foot high
or and that the city council "thcn assure
the people that there shall be no more
meddling with grading for ten or twenty
years at least" To pass an ordinance rails.
ing the grade of Commercial avenue one
foot, would place the legal grade about
where the actual grade now is This much
OF the Argus proposition seems sensible
enough and will perhaps be looked upon
with favor by those who are in favor of the
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