The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-30

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arrived at that they were train-robbers,
waiting to wreck and rob the through ex.
press train due there at about 8 o'clock, but
which was that night several hours late.
As soon a. possible the intelligence was
wired to Cairo, and the marshal of Anna
was ordered to summon posse and be
ready to capture the gang. Conductor
Morgan Of the express train was informed
of what might be suspected at that bridge
and posted tho express messenger and
other trsinrnen. As there were only
two coal boxes in the baggage car,
and a. they were taken by the express
messenger and baggsgeman. Charley
Marbaugh, travelling passenger agent for
the Gould lines, slowed away his gold
watch and other valuables 10 his boots, and
grssping his revolver secured safe quarters
In one of the sleepers. The place of the
expected attack was neared, and the excite
ment on board the train was intense. Ev.
cry shooting iron was in readiness. Now
the train slows up to avoid the distractions
which might be in the way. Now the
speed increases, and the train rushes over
the bridge and past the gang of section
men, who were watching the effects of the
raging stream, which had been suddenly
swollen by the hard rain of that afternoon.
The freight train men mistOok the section
men for train wreckers."
Unlike Cairo, which has for over six
months passed been at work on her levees
and banks, and has now about completed
all that needs to be done to hold back any
food that the heavens can pour down upon
US, the citiss above US who last year suf
tered untold losses and misery from food
are only now beginning to talk of prepar.
ing for the next spring rise. The people
living in the American bottoms protected
by the Sny levee above East st. Louis are
just beginning to talk about strengthening
the levee in order that it may not, like last
year, give away and permit hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worthy OF property to
bs swept away by the water. A writer in
the Hannibal Journal urges raising and
strengthening the Syn levee and gives the
following interesting facts in the course of
his letter: "There are about 16,34O sores
subject to overflow. Of this there is, it is
estimated, over one.third, or 5000 acres,
now in wheat, that would be destroyed if
the levee should break between this and
the 10Th of July. 1t is fair to say that the
yield would be 20 bushels to the acre land
much more is expected), amounting to 12O,-
900 bushels, worth 81 per bushel, or $780,
900. One-fourth Of this amount would
harvest, thresh and market the crop. Then
the actual loss in wheat alone would b.
$4,000. 1t is estimated that there will be
planted In corn and other spring crops as
much as there is in wheat, or at least 5000
acres, and much more than this would be
put in if there WAS no doubt of the levee
standing the coming water. Fifty bushels
is low estimate per acre, or a total OF
100000 bushels, worth in the field 30 CITE.
per bushel, or 100000 dead loss on corn.
Total loss in wheat and corn, $4,000, to
say nothing of other losses, and damages to
stock, fences and property generally" He
estimates the cost to increase the heighth
two feet and base ten feet would be about
$4,000 from the bridge north--less than
81 per acre, or ten cents per dollar of prop.
erty to be protected.