The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-20

Thus il will be- seen that there has been no
apathy on the part of the authorities, and
others upon whom we have largely depend
ed in former years for protection against
the rivers rage. The wind subsidized al
most entirely before o'clock last night
and with it also the the danger to the
levee.
/ Is perhaps needless to say that the
authorities and others in high positions
have taken every necessary precauton
against the flood, and will be prepared to
act promptly and efectually in case action
should be found necessary. The street
committee, the mayor, Col. Taylor and Su-
periutendent Jeffrey, OF the Illinois Central
railroad, have had conferences in which
thorough understanding was arrived at,
and plans OF action agreed upon, to be ex-
ecuted in case it should be necessary. Past
experience has taught the people OF Cairo,
that combination OF the forces above re-
ferred to, backed by other public spirited
men and directed by the best Of judgment
based upon experience, is invincible in a
Eight with the raging flood. Ardent cham
pions Of low grade may contain their umid
souls in peace in this, the hour Of their
tribulations. They and theirs will be
protected, as they have been in formes
years
The storm of yesterday afternoon IN
doubtedly added very materially to the dis
trcss Of those already suffering from the
flood. Capt. Hiram Hill who came down
th. Ohio with his boat last evening,
brought with him about twenty five people,
all white but two, whom be had rescued
from dangerous positions upon various
EN- nences just above East Cairo, in Ken
lucky. They had occupied houses in the
neighborhood, which stood in water to the
depth Of several feet They considered
themselves comparatively safe, and doubt
less would have been for while longer,
bu. for the terrific wind storm which swept
the houses, to the number of five, away and
aided the rapid current IN dsshing them to
pieces against trees and carrying them in
fragments down the river. The people
managed, to save themselves, it seems, in va
rious ways. Thirteen of the rescued were
found by Capt Hill huddled together in
corn CRIB that had maintained iis founda-
ton, waiting anXousy for rescucr. Capt.
Hill brought the poor people here and
helped them to find refuge for the night,
Monday the trial of David Burke was
resumed in the circuit court and was con
Guided about noon, the jury finding YER
dict of mot guilty" Burke was charged
with burglarzing Rtsch's stand on Eighth
street and though he was not, like Runner,
caught by the officers in the act of robbing
the place, he was seen in company with
Runner fer several hours previous to the
burglary and not half an hour before his
arrest in front of the burglarzed premises
in which Runner was at the time engaged
in packing up 'booty;" he was seen to enter
the Rough g. Ready engine-house withRun-
ner, with the evident purpose of reaching
the back entrance Of Resch's house, through |.
which, it was afterwards disc overed, Run |.
ner had gained entrance. These circumstan-
ces were sworn to by three unimpeached |
and unimpeaChable witnesses; yet, when ar
rested, Burke denied all knowledge of
Runners whereabouts and said he had not !
seen him that night. The jury probably |
reasoned, that, as there was no evidence |
before them that Runner was guilty Of The |
crime charged against him. except that he
Bumped BALI to avoid trial, therefore the |
fact that Burke was seen in his company
just previous to the commission of the crime
and was arrested almost on the premises
where, and ut tue very time when, the
crime was being committed, was not good |
proof Of his completely IN the crime. This
trial concluded, the court took up the case
Of Mr. Geo. Jones, or jay Gould" as he is
called by the officers, a negro who is charg
ed with practicng an ingenious confidence
game upon anumber of 'innocentr colored
people. His trial was concluded about
noon he was found guilty and his punish
ment fixed at three years in the pen"
Court took up no other corse in the after
noon, but disposed OF some minor business
and adjourned until this morning, for
which the case OF the negro woman Cotton.
charged with poisoning the negro family
olFifteenth street, is set.
Farmers who know that tobacco stalks
are avery valuable manure, because their
ashes contain great portion of potash per.