The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-12

tore the meeting.
-Augustin Days splendid comedy, "
eos" at the Opera House February 18th
Thursday night
-Golconda Herald: Politics are boil
ing 10 Vienna. Thors is strong currsn
in favor Of Captain Thomas, and leading
Republicans say he will receive majority
of eight hundred this fall. The genera
sentiment there is to send delegates to tht
State convention uninstructed.
The Du Quoin Tribune, always one Of
our nsatsst and most valued exchanges, has
with last weeks issue, assumed Q new
dress that is very attractive. A new head
and new type for the reading matter and
advertisements, all set up and worked in q
neat clear manner, makes the paper now a
model one in every respect.
From pay rolls published in the House
and Senate journals of the Thlrty-third
Illinois General Assembly it appears that,
among members of the House, Hon. Rob-
ert F. Mccartney, of Metropolis, drew the
largest amount of pay $685.; and in ths
Senate Mr.. VIM. 8. Norris, of Pope county,
bore this distinction in the Senate, having
drawn $o29.4O.
The st. Louis and Cairo road is run
ming through the tunnel again, the excsva-
ton having been repaired and the obstruc-
ton removed. Trains are again running
from Hodges Park up clear to St. Louis.
The tracks of the road between this city
and Porters farm are covered with water
several feet deep, which prevents trains
from running into this city.
Fog whistles we're in almost constant
use oil around the city yesterday evening
and last night. Tho fog was 90 heavy all
over the city and on the rivers that even
lights could be but indistinctly seen and
steamboating was fraught with much dan.
ger. Long before sun down people on the
streets saw everything dimly, as through
smoked glasses.
Tho Jonesboro Gazette 10 mistaken
when it says "Cairo Is again in danger
from the annually recurring foods" Cairo
Is not in danger any more than Jonssboro
is, not bit. While Jonesboro may be
upon hill, comparatively speaking, Cairo
10 surrounded by hills the tops which
never yet have been reached by foods. At
the lowest point our hills stand SIX feet
above the river, and at the highest, nine
feet. Tho river 10 now eight or ten miles
vide just below here and foot of water at
Cincinnati wsuld not make an inch here.
The Gazette knows not whereof it speaks.
1T il just probable that there will be
no BULLETIN issued tomorrow morning.
The now newspaper press, which arrived
some days ago for this Office, is to take the
place Of the old, and while the exchange is
being made no paper can be printed. A
machinist is expected to arrive
from Chicago to-day, for the
purpose Of setting up the new
press and the work will probably take up
III day and night. 1t may be, however,
hat the man will not arrive until to-mor.
ow, in which case the paper will appear
Is usual tomorrow morning, but miss the
next day.
Judge Baker conveyed circuit court
yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock. The
grand and pettet juries we're organized and
then court adjourned until to-day. The
Hrst case on the docket is that of the Peo-
pie W. Jacob Bradley. jacob il charged
with perjury and strong case il said to
stand against him. But Jacob believes
that he isibsing prosecuted for righteous
ness sake and that no is one of the blessed
Of the Lord who will protect him and "cap-
tivate" him "fum de tolls in which dc
wicked servants ub satan hab sntangula-
ted" him.
Tables prepared by Sergeant W. H. Ray
show that the Ohio reached its highest
point at Cairo each year about seven days
after it had reached its highest point at
Cincinnati. That Last year the smallest
streams between here and Cincinnati we're
very much higher than they are this year.
In view Of this fact, there is reason to be-
lieve that, though at Cincinnati aud points
above the river is higher than 1t was last
year, here it will not 90 above last years
mark Of 52.2, which would leave our
levees about three perpendicular feet out Of
water.
Tho foolish people in the nsighboring
little towns tributary to Cairo, who two
years ago signed an agreement with Col.
Hamilton,o of the St.Louis and Cairoroad not
to trade With Cairo unless she would pre.
sent to said railroad corporation without