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

| lAst years marx. Inc cause OF TINS TACT
is to bs found in the difference in the
width OF the rivers here and at the points
named, and in the fact thst the Misslssippi
Is carrying the water off ct an unusually
rapid ratio. The river 10 probably twenty
fvs miles wide just below this city and the
current is probably five miles per hour.
The Illinois Central has commenced
transferring cars to and from this city at
Wickliffe instead of East Cairo, Ky. The
water has washed out portions of the track
between Wicklitfe and East Cairo. Tho
Mobile and Ohio road still runs into East
Cairo, however, though the water is pour.
ing in a strong current from the Kentucky
bottoms, through the trestle supporting the
tracks, into the Ohio. The company has
had the trsstls protected by bags of dirt
and these seem to afford all the protection
expected of them. From present indlca-
tions the Mobile and Ohio track at East
Cairo will not be disturbed much by the
food. The Illinois Central has every neces-
sary convenience at Wickliffe and trains
come ond 60 without any interruption or
change of hme.-Later: The Mobile s.
Ohio road also began transferring from
Wickliffs last night.
--Jns. Barton, of the Free Press, has re.
turned from his hunting tour to Washing
ton, empty handed, so far as known; but
that does not prevent him from giving
list and brief biographies OF other dis
tingushed Southern Illinois Republicans
who Jared better. In this list, which is
about column long, we find the following
proof that Barton has bad case of
"mash," If We may be permitted to Gull
word from the vOluminous vocabulary of
the vulgar:-"Capt. John A. Reeve, of
Cairo, late clerk of the house of representa-
tives of Illinois, alls a position in the SEN
ate, and will remain at the capital during
the session. John is storing his mind with
knowledge that will be valuable to the peo-
pie Of this senatorial district when he rep.
ressnts them in the legislature period
not far ia the future. The necessities of
Carbonate and Jackson county may de-
msnd that Mr.. Scurlock again DO sent to
the legislature, but in the event that gentle
man should refuse to respond to that de-
mand, then the Free Press will boom John
A. Reeve, the MANNED soldier, the unhnch-
ing Republican, the capable business man
and the A No. good fsllow."--We hope,
ardently, that, for the dear sake of the
heretofore severely virtuous Barton, that
he may not awaken from his sentimental
dream to find that be slowed not wisely but
too we'll"
The travelling correspondent of the ST. |
Louis Globe Democrat, "writing up" Psdu.
cab in yesterdays issue of the paper, gives
. very minute description of the state of af- |
fairs in that town; and several gentlemen,
citizens of Paducah, who were in the city
last night, confirmed the report as given In
the Globe. According to this &C.
count forty-thrss blocks of Paducah are
submerged. A further rise Of two feet will
cover every inch of ground in the city.
Hogs and cows are being driven togsther
upon the higher portions of tie principal
streets in the city as the water closes in rap
idly from all sides. 1t is the opinion of
Mayor Reed, expressed to the Globe Demo
crat representative Sunday, that not less
that 1000 people huddled together in
the churches, court house and other public
buildings, would need aid Immediately. |
The citizens made up fund of $500 when
the water first began to come in, but that
was oil exhausted, and Sunday Mr.. Hewitt,
the agent appointed to distribute fund of
100000 appropriated by the state, arranged
to turn over to Paducsh her share. Speak
ing of the little controversy between THE
BULLETIN and News, the writer saws
There are just two things which 90 to-
ward reconcillng Paducah to the desperate
strait she 10 in. One Is the thought that
the man who was here in 81 and has never
quit talking about that flosd will be shut
up from this time forward. Another cause
tor self-congratulation is the fact that all
this water will have to 60 by Cairo. For
two weeks the Paducah News and the
Cairo BULLETIN have been working up q
flood controversy, and each cordially hoping
the other may get the worst dose on record.
Thompson, the Paducsh editor, got rather
the best Of 1t by publishing an alleged list
Of forty families who had come here a.
place Of safety. That was only two days
ago. This morning Thompson was strad.
ding fence to 20 somewhere in search of
skiff. Ten days ago Paducah sent twenty
small boats to Shawneetown. The man
who went into that speculation is kicking
himself for his stupidity, tor any kind of a
craft now rom IN anda a fahuloua mica b...