The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-23

The Halliday yesterday morning Tor three
pairs of rubber boots, and said, incidentally
that the water was thirteen inches deep II
his office in the Richmond house, and tina
it was raining hard. Nonew disasters were
reported.
AT o o'clock last night Mound City
was still all right. Several slides mao
tax, place but wererepaired and the people
were out in full force working on the
leyees. The wind blew strong nearly all
night and made constant watching and
working necessary.
---Cairo's levees were unhurt by the
wind and waves of last evening. The WIND
blew from the north and the waves struck
the Cross levee aud part of the OHIO levee
all of which were we'll protected by
the barges and bags and we'll watched by
men. Report from all around after the
wind had nearly subsidized last night was to
the effect that all was we'll.
The Vienna Times says grave tears
are entertained for Cairo's safety" and 1t
sincerely trusts they may be groundless.
1t gives US much pleasure to assure the
Times that the fears are entirely ground.
less. The people of Cairo who know the
virtue of levees and the several means
employed in former years to battle against
the food, have never entertained grave
fears for their safety. OAly those kind
hearted people who wish Cairo well and
do not know her pluck and the temper OF
her weapons and her skill in welding them
are uneasy.
An exchange very truthfully says that
a town is not built up unless its citizens
build it with all their heart. They must
become inspired with faith that there is a
bright future for it. Every one must lend
q helping hand to further en- the good work
that it may be made what it is desired to
be, or what it ought to be. There must be
a local pride-a local public opinion which
molds the sentiment tn It must predomi-
nate if permanent prosperity Is had. There
must not be too much hesitation in making
sacrifices, in the faith that the town will
have better future.
In special locals appears a notice an
nouncing sale Of household goods at the
residence of Mr.. Auyur, on Walnut street.
Mr.. A. contemplates leaving Cairo in
week or two FIR Hartford, Conn, his former
home, where he will assume the position of
of agencies OF the Connect
cut General Life Insurance company, very
lucrative position which has been repeated
ly offered him. He has lived in Cairo for
FIVE years, being in the employ of Halliday
Bros. all the time and making many
friends among our p ?ople, who will all re-
greet his departure from among them.
The Junbenterhenkin of the Argus
seems to have very modest idea Of what
s generally known as government ration.
One of the gentlemen who had charge OF
he distribution of rations on the Carrie
Caldwell, stated when here few days ago,
peaking Of the five hundred rations left at
Metropolis, that the distributing officers
understood the five hundred rations to be
sufficient for FIVE hundred people for ten
lays. If this were Russia instead Of the
great and glorious home of the free, the
Argus man would not have daredto express
lis contempt for the governments charity,
,ven in 50 obscure manner as he did last
evening would have been condemned
. huntjenterbenkins IN Siberia for the re-
nainder of his days.
Senator Voorhees, is 10 favor of free
postage for newspapers. Whether such an
act should be adopted we are not just now
pre-. arel to cay, but publishers of newspa-
should be relieve from paying the post
age. The law, whereby the subscriber was
made to pay the postage, should be restor
cd. 1t is now paid by the publisher, and
is tax on him. 50 far as we know, this
is all congress has done for newspapers.
In all the schemes for projections, the news
paper man is overlooked, or forgotten; at
least he is not protected" Congress
should be the last body in the world to tax
newspapers. Iuasmuch as newspapers have
made many congressman, and some OF
them out Of very poor material, it is abou,
time they do something for their creators
Turn about is fair play.
"A slide occurred IN the NJ pund Civ
levee yesterday morning, in the back levee
near the Jail, causing much excitement
among the people for awhile. But prsnp
action prevented further damage then.
telephone message was sent here for bags
and the mayor forwarded them immediate
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