The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-01

douttluB Tue Improvement, enu potitiou
from the St. Louis s. Cairo railroad com.
psny for permission to cross upper Wssh.
ington avenue, which was referred to the
same committee Of citizens and councilmen
which took action in matters Of this ma
ture concerning the same company Ia for.
msr years. Alderman Hughes presided
when the council convened, but gave way
to the mayor who soon after appeared.
Several citizens here have accommoda-
ted employee Of the Texas and St. Louis
road from time to time during the last three
months, by cashing some OF their time
checks, discounting the checks, Of course,
in sums sufficient to pay them for the trou-
BILE of collecting the money, the interest On
the outlay and the risk of losing 1t entirely.
Others have sold goods to small dealers
along the road, which small dealers depend
in many cases upon tho employees Of the
road for the money with which to pay for
these goods, and the failure of the company
to pay the latter renders both small mer.
chant and big merchant uneasy. It 10
probable that from six to eight thousand
dollars of the money quo the employees Of
the road will, when paid to them, find Ito
way almost immediately into the hands of
the enterprising business men aud bloated
money lenders Of this city.oo lot the
money be paid without unnecessary delay.
Mr.. Robert Jones, for some time in
charge of the Illinois Central wharf boat,
has received the appointment Of agent at
this point OF the Southern Transportation
company, vice Capt. W. P. Wright, re.
signed. Mr.. Jones is to be congratulated
upon his good fortune, and none who know
him will say that be does not deserve the
promotion. He was highly recommended
by some of our best citizens, is we'll known
aud popular among shippers, and has had
years OF experience in river business. He
will take charge TO-DAY, occupying the
same Office that Capt. Wright did. Capt.
Wright will leave the city for Southern
California, where he will locate perma-
nently. His departure will be generally re-
GREETED. in this community. Their many
friends will unite in the wish that the
Captain and Mrs. Wright may find oil they
wish for 10 their new home, and will har.
Dor lingering hope that they may con.
clude, in the end, a. many truants have
done before them, that "Csiro 10 the best
place after all"
Another good audience greeted the
Shook & Golfers Lights o. London" com.
bination at the Opera House La. night. A
before. the audience was an spitome Of
this and neighboring communities. A
large delegation came down on the Fowler
from Paducah and Metropolis and Mound
City. Even Charleston, No., was repre-
sented, and cities along the Wabash and
Illinois Central railroads. The audience
was cultured one and expressed Ito sp.
probation of the performance frequently
and enthusiastically. The play itself 10
more interesting than most others; there 10
much of the droll character acting, which
keeps the audience in splendid humor,
The characters, a. rule, are we'll sus.
tanned. But the incidents Of the play be.
come intensely interesting and hold the
undivided attention of the audience, whom
taken in conjunction with the stage scenes
accompanying them, which are startlingly
real in appearance, and in some instances
perfectly grand. The audience last night
was we'll pleased, as was evidenced by the
abundant hearty applause. Tonight Is the
companyi last.
Last evening the first steps were taken
by Alderman McHsle to execute an impor.
tant work directed to be done by Col. Tay.
lor, on Ohio levee, between Eighth and
Twelfth streets. A force Of teams and men
were put to work hauling poles aud brush
cut from the "Island" near the "Polnt,"
which are to be used in the construction of
mattresses along the base of the Ohio levee,
between Eighth and Twelfth streets. The
mattresses will be each about twenty. five
by thirty feet square and foot thick,
weighed down with rock. From seventy.
five to a hundred of these will be construct.
ed and sunk, which will cover every foot of
the base of the levee between the points
named. Alderman McHale has supervision
of the work and guarantees that the work,
when finished, will effectuslly and perma-
nentiy put q stop to any abrasions a. any
stage Of water, where the mattresses lay.
He has had much experience in laying mat.
tresses on the Mississippi side of late, hav
ing cleared nearly forty acres Of thick
growth Of brush for the construction Of mat.
tresses there, and supcrintendsd the con-
struction and sinking Of these mattresses