The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-10

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and she is perhaps most to blame. The
children, four in number, are probably the
only ones who deserve any sympathy and
if there is any authority for it they should
be put where they could not Be contami-
mated by the evil practices of the mother.
Several kind families took charge OF two Of
the little ones some time ago, intending to
adopt them. They clothed them nicely
and treated them as members of the family;
but when several months had elapsed and
the children were just beginning to feel at
home and had cost their benefactors
four or five times what their services could
possibly have been worth, the mother would
send bills for wages for her children, and
when she was refused payment, would de.
mand the return of her children who would
be torn from nice homes and enobling in
huences and plunged again into domestic
wretchedness and moral leprosy. The
presence of the children has prevented the
officers on several occasions from Civ
ing Mrs. Duffy term In the calaboose.
Peter is hard working fellow when sober
and his spells of intemperance, though in
excusable, are generally superinduced by
some new discovery Of his wite's inndelity.
According to latest advices the situa-
ton in Padlcsh was growing steadily
worse since yesterday morning and the peo-
pie, those few who were not completely in
sane with fear and pursuing their silly of.
forts to save the town in blind
mechanical way, have given up all hope of
sverting complete destruction of the
town. The women and children are in a
frenzy OF excitement and rush from their
tottering houses into the streets, up to their
knees in water. Seven little children, four
OF them girls, were drowned in the princi-
pal thoroughfare yesterday morning, while
the mothers stood at the third story window
wringing their hands and screaming unable
to save their darllngs, and strong men
stood quietly by, psralizsd with terror at
the impending torrent of waters that was
sweeping through the streets, carrying the
little ones out of sight il few minutes.
Those who were fortunate enough 10 get
their homes thoroughly calked before the
water rose high enough to float them, have
their houses anchored to the ground.
and are rocked about as in ship upon q
stormy sea. Hogs, cows, and even horses
live in the same rooms with families, and
gentleman who came down on the Fowler
yesterday related blood curdling incident
that occurred in one of the houses thus &C.
cupied. A horse became frightened at the
unusual confusion around him, and in his
terror rushed wildly through the house
knocking down petitions, killing the vito
and mother, stamped the life out Of two
little infants lying in cradle and breaking
through the floor caused the bouse to siuk
and everything in it to be swept down tho
stream. Similar heart.rendering incidents
are of hourly occurrence and yet the au-
thsrties refuse the aid so msgnanimously
rendered them bv Mayor Halliday and the
authorities of Brooklyn and Mound City.
The principal part of the city 10 swept
away. Among seventeen wrecks counted
as they Hoated by in the river here yester-
day, was seen that of the new custom house
and postofice recently rut up there by the
government at great expense, for no other
reason 10 the world than to make q place
for another customs official who would yell
for tho GRAND old Republican party and
manage the custom house a.
"fense" for the partisan machine which
would rob the OVERLOOKING federal treasury,
through this Official, of stipulated sums
every quarter in the form Of assessments
for partisan political purposes. Shade
trees, now bare of foliage, are at premium
In the almost deserted village. They
are the only things that afford
safe retreats for the unfortunate people, and
they are oil thickly Inhabited. Mothers
have tied their younger offspring up in
shawls, meal sack and pillow slips, and
suspended them from the strong limbs,
with umbrellas over them to protect them
against rain; and the poor little infants,
blissfully Unconscious Of their dangerous
situation, smile gleefully or slum.
Der sweetly under the inAu-
ence Of the gentle motion given them by
stormy gusts Of wind. The more well.to-do
citizens who remain have canvsases thrown
over their trees, and hammocks stretched
from limb. to limb in whichtheylivs ina state
sfcompsrstive comfort. The Psducah News
comes forth as usual and for this the man.
sger of that institution deserves all praise.
They labor under great difficulties. An
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