The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-19

tuc wafer line.
"A dispatch received about 8 o'clocl
last night by Messrs. Howe b Bro, fror
Evansville, Ind, stated that the river va
on stand there and had risen only abou
hslf an inch during the day.
The Knights of Honor claim to hav
been the first in this city to respond to
call for means to relieve the food sufferers
The local lodge sent $25 to the headquar
tiers Of the order five or six days ago.
-Cairs continues to do good work il
the way Of sending out a helping hand Il
the food-stricken cities above here. Sun
day night collection was taken up in thu
Methodist church, for the benefit OF thu
sufferers above. $50 were raised.
The transient arrivals at The Halliday
during last week numbered in oil 34S
divided as follows: Sunday, 80; Monday,
81; Tuesday, Sc; Wednesday, "a; Thursday
SO; Friday, 81; Saturday, 40; or an average
of fraction less than 80 each day of the
week.
Mr.. E. W. Moore, Of St. Louis, a con-
ductor on the St. Lsuis and Cairo railroad,
was here yesterday on tour Of inspection.
He brought the pay car of the road - far
as Hodges Park and then brought the
funds with him to Cairo to pay oil hands
here.
In conversation with . lady and gen.
tlemsn of this city, who were IN Washing.
ton short time since, Mrs. Logan express
ed the opinion and the hope that she would
have the pleasure of entertaining them 10
the White House upon their next visit to
the capitol city.
The st. Louis and Cairo freight depot
and office which, as all here know, stand
out over the river outside the Ohio lsveo
at the point, are submerged to the depth OF
several inches on the floor and Capt Viii.
lams has abandoned 1t, making his head.
quarters as agent of the road in the Mobile
and Ohio Office building in Springfield
block on Ohio levee.
In q letter to prominent Republican
politician Of this city several days ago,
Hon. D. T. Littlsr, member of the Thirty
third Illinois general assembly, announced
himself as o candidate for the nomination
of state treasurer, before the state Republic
can convention on the 14th of April, and
asked the gentleman addressed to use his
influence here in his favor.
The steamer Fowler made her last
trip to Paducsh yesterday. She will lay up
at Paducah until the water goes down.
The reassn assigned is that there 10 no bust
ness and that landings are difficult to mako.
There is no connection between Cairo and
Paducah now, except in round about way
over the southern division of the Illinois
Central.
River and weather news from all
around US yesterday was very encouraging.
Declines were reported from Chattanooga,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Pittsburg
and Owsnsboro, while q rise of only nine
inches was reported from st. Louis. Though
the barometer generally was low, alight
rains were reported only from Pittsburg
and Bismarck.
The Wabash freight train Yesterday
came into this city as usual, but it had to
swim through thirty inches of water just
above Mound City. Passenger trains have not
been running since Sunday, and last night
the steamer Three States was engaged to
carry the passengers Of the road to Gale
donia, from where they will be transferred
to the tram at Olmstsad every day.
"A party of Cairoites, consisting Of
Capt. Shields, of the Anchor Line, Postmas-
ter Murphy, Mr.. Sol. A. Silver, of the
Opera House company, and several other
gentleman intended to take q trip on the
Fowler to Paducah to. day; but their plan
has been frustrated by tho FJwler's laying
up at Paducah. They intended to make
the trip tor the same reason that Eve COB.
blsd the apple, curiosity-they wanted to
see . food.
The show at the Comlqus last night
was something above the average OF any
other given at that house. Messrs. Frazer &
Allen, In their musical sketches, entitled
arrival Of Cousin CAL" was something
wonderful, to say the least. Messrs. Sher.
wood & Williams also gave great satisfac.
ton in their song and dance and wonderful
musical talent. Miss Maggie Mauri and
Miss Mile Roze, as serio comic singers,
was excellent. Jerry Cunningham has been
retained another week to amuse the public
with his wonderful songs and dances. 1t
ELI Perkins" was recently made 4
beneficiary in the last will and testament Of