The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-14

chamber of his employer at Osceola ant
shot him while in bed, of which an accouo
was at the time given in these columns
and for whose capture a reward Of five
hundred dollars was offered, was captured
within forty-eight hours after the crime by
Sheriff Hasklns who received the reward.
After while Cincinnatlans and Padu-
cahans will have to acknowledge that their
only safety from overhows is in coming II
Cairo, Year after year these and other town:
are damaged in all to the extent of many
millions, are inundated for weeks and par
TALLY swept away by foods that barely
reach high water mark here and leave
Cairos levees several feet above, firm aud
unthreatened, and her property and people
as snug as bug in rug.
In 1883 there will be four eclipses, two
of the sun and two of the moon On April
22d, there will be partial eclipse OF the
moon, which will be visible on the Pacific
coast, The next eclipse will be that OF the
sun on May 9th it will be visible in this
county The third lie that of the moon, on
October 10th, and can be seen all over the
United States. Tie last is th4t of the sun,
and occurs on October 30th, and will only
be partial on the Pacific coast
Captain I, n Smith has been home
since Friday but will leave again perhaps
to-day. He came in order to get medical
attention for sore eye, He reports all
thingswell down. Arkansas; but expects
trouble from high water. II the river
comes up four feet more, work on the rail
road will have to stop and Captain smith
will have to remove his store from It's pres
ent site, and the ground where the work
on the railroad embankmenl is yet W he
done will be several feet under walcr,
Yesterday Richard Ownes, notorious
river man, was buried He was brought here
in sick condition last week aud died at
the Marine hospital day or two sgo, His
wife came yesterday and took charge of
bis remains. She hired carriage from
Mr., P. Fitzgerald and had the remains
taken to the seven-mie graveyard for 10
terment. On their way back and when
near Mr.. Poriers farm, the carriage was
broken down, ADD the occupants had to
mount the horses and ride into town.
From the Commercial and Financial
Chronicle the earnings of several OF the
railroads centering here, during the last
two years appear as follows; Illinois Cen.
trail, all lines including the Chicago, St.
Louis & New Orleans, 1888, sl,05s,620;
1882, $t,0l9.453. St. Louis s Cairo, 1888,
$2l ,O2O; lSs2,S23,l6S. St. Louis, Iron
Mountain s. Southern, 1888, s865,s5S;
1882, $4,000; Wabash, St. Louis &
Pacific, 1888, g. .3o7,7S8 1882, 1920.
985.
According TO last evenings bulletin
the thermometer stood at 20 degrees above
zero at Bismarck, having risen II degrees
during the previous twentyfour hours. At
North Platte it stood at 38 above zero,
rise of at Dodge City, 80, fall of a St.
Louis, SO, rice of g. Rain was reported as
follows during the eight hours ending at
2 o'clock Cairo, go; Dodge City, LOS;
Memphis, go; North Platte, Oh In spite
Of this warm weather north and west the
Mississippi continues TO fall at ST. Louis,
Superintendent Rasb has issued his
annual circular, from which is learned the
following fact Of interest to teachers gener-
ally; Examinations for state certificates
will BE- held on August 81, %, 90 and "a,
at the following places Chicago, Dixon,
Peoria, Normal, Camp Point, Springfield,
Champaign and Centrala. Candidates will
be examined 10 all the branches required
fos = first grade certificate and in addition
thereto, School law OF Illinois, Al Zebra,
Geometry, Elements Of Chemistry, English
Literature, etc.
Several days ago articles Incorporating
the KaskaskiR river, St. Elmo and Southern
railway company were filed with the secrc'
tary OF state at Springfield by B. F Johns
ton, +. NJ. Johnston, J, b. Leach, W, H..
Smith, B. c, Smith, J H, Johnston, A. G..
Brown, A, NJ. Johnston, L. r. S,ocker and
G, Mcksch Of st. Elmo, ILL.,, with a capital
Of 100000 and principal Office at st. Elmo,
The object Is to build railroad from
Marion, IN Williamson county, through
Johnson, Saline, Pope and Massac, 10 a
point on the OHIO river opposite Paducnh,
KY
According 70 last evenings report the
river was still rising at Cincinnati, with
sixty-live feet on tho gauge, All boats
were detained there until the food should
subside This food will reach here about