The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-23

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inches, The prevailing opinion among
those who had watched the river closely
by marks at different points was, that 1t
had fallen one half an inch during the
day.
Supervisor McIIale last night appoint
ed Mr.. Richard Jones special Waterman in
front of Clark's block on Ohio levee. II is
the smallest beat but the toughest beat on
tho whole levees and Mr.. McHale displayed
good judgment in selecting the man to
keep guard over it; for Mr.. Jones is "tuffy
too
"A special from Capt. ]. w. Hill, agent
Of the Eagle Packet company at Alton to
Captain Peterson of the snag boat DeRussy,
said last evening that the Alton gorge
broke at noon and went down. Ice was
running heavily. The river fell two feet
almost Immediately after, showing that
there is very little water running with the
gorge.
Our teegraphic reports are those fur
nished by the Western Press Association,
not the Associate Press, Their line with
us have been down for past two days; we
have tried to make specials" take their
place, and may this morning have full re-
ports as we received notice last night that
they expected to be able to get through be-
fore morning.
Rev. E. Knappe, formerly of the Ger
msn Lutheran church in this city, now in
charge of the Lutheran church of paducah,
was in this city. He came to take look
at Cairs and his old friends, being temper
arily relieved from his week, day duties as
school teacher at Psducsh, by reason Of the
inundation of his school building, He re-
ports rise of several inches at psducah
during Wednesday night and says that two
streets are under water and that the third
street is nearly 80. Paducah, he says, has
much more water than Cairo has.
---lu the circuit court Yesterday the trial
Of the case of David 4 Weaver for embez.
element was continued from "Wednesday.
Defendants father arrived with Judge
Marshall, of Seymore, Ind. The later AS,
sisted by Judge R. 3, Yocum and Mr. Geo.
W, Hendricks of this city, is to conduct
the defense, while States Attorney Damon
and Mr., Angus Laek are the prosecutors
Yesterday evidence for the prosecution was
taken and il was nearly all in. The taking
ofevidence for the defense will probably
begin this afternoon. The trial w ill very
likely occupy all this week
For several days back Mr., Jetfery, of
the Illinois Central road, has employed
strong force of men at East Cairo protect
ing the tracks of the company there from
the flood. Rock and dirt bags arc used,
which are brought on fat.csrs from Wick
life. So far only about fifteen hundred
feet Of the track is out Of place. To repair
all damage after the water goes down will
take only couple OF weeks aud about five
thousand dollars, which is only about one.
fifth OF the cost of similar repairs there last
year. The work that is being done proves
effectual and will prove in the end to have
been economical,
Wednesday Mr.. Stark, of Birds Point,
Mo-, came over to Cairo for safety. He
had kept saloon over at Birds Point;
when the flood came, his house, good
sized frame, WAS surrounded, but commit
ncatiou was kept up by means of skiffs.
His house stood upon pins he says, and
was high out the food when others were
submerged. But the water crawled slowly
up to the floor; each day the skiffs landed
q step higher at bis door, until II finally
! covered his floor. He laid false floor;
the water came higher and the floor was
raised again and again until it stood four
feet above therea floor and hishead touched
the ceiling. But his house stood firm un-
til Tuesday when the ice gave it a jolt and
over it went into deep water
While we who are high and dry and
safe and com paratively happy within our
mighty embankments are expressing SYM
pathy for all who are less fortunate, even for
poor, helpless, beasts that are supposed by
some to have no souls, it may not be out Of
order to say sympathetic word or two also
about those souless things known as railroad
corporations. Railroads have had q serious
time this winter, What with the extreme
cold swapping the rails, the deep SHOWS
blockading the tracks, and the floods
sweeping away bridges and entertainments,
the expenditures are very great, accidents
unavoidable and the damages heavy. Even
railroad corporations are entitled TO com
miseratiou in this day of their calamity and
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