The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-21

| ~" V"''h' upper Dilp itVee nulhnchulng
strengthening il in several places where
circumstances seemed TO require IT,
TIE river was over the top of the outer
portion Of the evee, washing against the
oulSleahing, At several points, principally
above fourteenth street, The outer track
of the Illinois Central company. above
Fourteenth street, was under water at sew.
era points the deepest being about six
inches It was also over the tracks below
The Halliday But the bukheading kept
1t al oay at all points, and last evening
there was no indication anywhere that any
portion of the levees would prove NJ all in.
sutiicient--sll seemed as safe as though
there had hee1 but ten feet of water on the
gauge,
The Mississippi side ia in foe condition
everywhere. Tie river was from two to
four feet below the top of the levpe all
along, aud there was no indication Of any
abrasion any where.
During the forenoon piece of about
twenty feet Of the Illinois Central bulk.
heading Just above the curve gave way IN.
der the action Of waves; built WIS soon re-
! placed in a manner tlat will. prove all
sufficient. A small leak was a so discovered
! during Monday night in the Mississippi
Ievee, s's point near Burgoise's farm, and
It was promptly and easily closed with
earth. The leak above Twentieth street
which is an oil one and supposed to BE-
caused by u pipe extending through the
leyee vas given much attention with go
effect.
Amsetjng Of the com uittee was held At,
! the police headquarters lest EVENING" sur
yey of'he field was taken and measures were
/ discussed and adopted, and their proper e.
ecution provided Tot, looking toward all
! necessary provision tor su, emergency ,ia'
! might susr rh' coniitiou nr N bgs " &,
enqlrrd into AMI discussed; rep rts wrrp
rro1red from A parts Of The eyr'> and
were 'ouod to De very satisfactory g
o'clock Al irrusu C., A. Hughes reppt,d
/ for committee In charge of section n +,
extending from upper ro. x pie to the poiDI
brlu~, ~ ioIiogs:
Your committee he's just returned fir IN
a'rip ,round cur section and have TO repor,
that ai is looking very favorable Mr
| Mclieie has done good work with his force
to day, The risa in river from a. m Ill
p N, has been 2A inches.
Mr. wood Rtteuhouse reported for see.
tlou M, 4, extending from Graveyard
Ridge to stone pile;
Your committee have 20 repo-, ahiu
twenty inches nf levee above water ON old
leyee, aud new levee perfectly good, viii
work on,Daloh gap shout complete, River
rising slow, We regard our section st
right"
Reports from ali the other portions at
six O'Clock were equally favorable Some
very good work had been done at the leak
10 the 0hio Igvee above Twentieth street.
The buikheading along tina, stretch OF
levee, pat up under the direct m Of the
| Illinois Cs,trAl company, was in
good condition and strong enough
for any emergency; that begun
on The Cross evee had progressed as far
as WIS urcess ,ry, and there were men aud
material enough to extend it MS time sud
circumstances might require. Below on the
Ohio evce the bulkhesdiog had been ex.
teudei up 10 q point above Second street
and VISA firm
The preparations for the uigbt, as those
for previous njgbts, were Of n nature that
must have guaranteed safety against the
worst that could have happened Watch.
men were placed oil around the evees;
material for additional bukhead.
ing was srewn IN ample
quantities oil along the lowest places
{ the ferry hosi Three States WINS mooted a,
the Y with q large number of sacks aud
ropes; as,rong force of mon was held IN
, readiness for immediate work at bulkheao
ing or sack pudding, and engines were
stationed on the several railroads IN the
vicinity to Afford means Of summing
more aid in case OF necessity More per
feet prepara'ionscould not bave been made
more extensive preparations would hay,
been ridiculous uodcr the very fvorsbl,
circumstansss; but they will probably eat
T. isiy all sensible citizens that nothing dicts
tad by the best OF judgement and that nun
pie means could supply, protect them il
their liv' OEa possession, IS being left un
done,
! u have used ST. Jacobs Oil with spcn
{ did results f"r neurnlgia and rheumstisn