The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-04

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"A large delegation Of dTkies VIII
went to viii Ridge about week ago, re
turned on the afternoon Illinois Cenlra
train yesterday.
--Jno. Sheets masquerade ball will b.
given next week without fail. Prepare
your suits. IL
According to last evenings bulletin tn
rivers we're falling everywhere, 50 was thu
thermometer, aud the weather was gener
ally clear, with prospect of remaining SC
for day or two at least
The Paducah News cougratulates
Cairo upon her escape once more from
flood. Thanks The BULLETIN recipro-
Gates heartily, :. congratuating Paducah
upon the fact that her injury Was compare
lively slight,
There will be a Y. NJ. G. A meeting in
the parlors of the "Howard House" Monday
evening the 9th INST All who feel interest
ed in the work of the association and de-
sire to see reading room opened for the
use of the young men of the city are invited
to attend.
Friday night the cavity around dive
well near the premises Of Mr.. H, H. Candee
began to emit large quantities of water and
sand. The cavity is about twelve feet deep
and wide enough to permit men to work
around the pipe. Chief Myers, being mott
fed, put several men to work and had the
flow stopped,
--Long-sleepcrs will rise up this morn
ing and call Post.Master Murphy blessed,
when they learn that the general delivery
OF the post-office will be open until 10
O'Clock this morning instead Of Q as here
tofore, The front door will be open until
10 80 This is the arrangement for Sun.
days hereafter.
The case of Peter Neff vs.. r, Smyth
was continued in the circuit court yester.
day. The day was consumed in argument,
Messrs, Lsnsden aud Leek appearing for
Mr.. Smytb and Judge Green for Mr.. Neff.
Judge Green began his argument in the
afternoon and will conclude tomorrow
morning 70 which time the court adjourned
Mayor Thistlewood has received
number Ct circulars from the state board
of health, TO be distributed among the
people of the city, giving direction as to
the best manner OF preventing contagious
and other diseases. A careful reading of
The circulars, IN ! observance of what they
could hardly fail TO do some
rood. The circulars may be had upon
application at the mayors office
Several men who came here from |
POINTS below on the river, in Arkansas,
Mississippi and Louisiana, state that they
had not seen land for weeks down there. |
One Of them foated about 10 skiff in the
Arkansas bottoms tor ten days before he
was picked up by passing steamer, and |
Cairo was the first dry land he saw The
latest news from below says that the last
foot Of land at Arkansas City has disap.
peared. Disastrous crevasses are reported,
though planters are still hopeful that the
overflow will not be Of great extent.
The mystery surrounding the drown.
ing of white man at the upper wharfboat
Friday night was not cleared yesterday,
No one missed any one, and no trace of the
man or of the sklf in which he sunk we're
discovered. His cries for help we're heard
several squares awsy; but when Messrs.
Jas. Law and Minnie Vincent came to bis
rescue aud threw rope almost into
his hands, he seemed to have neither
strength nor presence OF mind enough to
grasp it, and he went down to die a wstery
death.
The committee appointed by tue Iii.
nois legislature to inquire into the needs Of
Shawnectowu, passed through this city
yesterday on their way back to Springfield,
having made thorough canvas of the
flooded town to which they had been sent.
They were DR.. Black, of Adams county
DR.. Felker, of Lee county; Judge Great.
house, of Calhoun county, aud II. c..
Thompson, of Cass county. They arrived
on the Will y. Hays and left almost I'm.
mediately after by rail tor Springfield.
They report sorrowrul condition Of affairs
at Shawnee'own and will probably recon.
mend liberal appropriation.
"A little FIRE was had yesterday after.
noon at the rear door Of Mr. Jno. McNul.
tys hardware store. Mr.. McNulty emptied
the sediments Of his two coal oil tanks out
in the backyard not far from the door and
then, in order to destroy the smell, set II
on fire. The stuff Jared up suddenly,
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