The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-07

peas In the near future.
During the month of January just
passed the collections in the internal reve'
nue. Office here were as follows; Distilled
spirits, $2O,s21 .es; tobacco, snuff, cigars
etc, $6,5957e; fermented liquors, so'sas'-
80; penalties, $494.45; total collections
$ss, 34375.
Mrs. ,Storer, wifs,of Prof. Geo. storer' at
the City National Bank, and her sister,
Mss Mamie Corliss, leave tor Cincinnati To-
dsy on the steamer Belle of Shreveport
They will spend several weeks In the
Queen city with relatives and friends We
wish them "bon voyage"
The city council at its last meeting
resolved that the mayor, comptroller and
committee on fire department DO authorized
to procure q truck with sufficient hooks and
ladders suitable for the use of the ire de-
partment, and that the committee be IN
structed to use its influence to organize a
volunteer company to take charge OF the
same.
A cold wave was promised by yester-
days weather bulletin. A decline of from
five to twsnty-six degrees within the previ-
GUS twenty.four hours, was reported from
every point 10 this weather circuit by yes
terday afternoons bulletin. The thermom-
eter stood away below the freezing point
at the points which usually govern the tenn
peraturs here.
ANY person having cast off clothing
or anything OF the kind is requested to
send that or anything else they feel like
donating to the poor and destitute, to
either of the following ladies: 1st ward,
Mrs. A. B. Stafford, Mrs. Menager; I'd ward,
Mrs. Rittenhouse, Mrs. Bristol Sd ward,
Mrs. DR.. Smith, Mrs. Korsmeyer; 4th ward,
Mrs. ]. Martin, Mrs. Savage; 5th ward,
Mrs. Henry Wells, Mrs. yesterday.
"A little fire. occurred in the rooms OF
Capt. Thistlewood and family, over the
store on Ohio lsvse yesterday morning.
The stove was being dressed with mix
turs of alcohol and blacklng and when the
mixture was applied to the lower portion
- al,
alcohol suddenly caught fire and in sec
ond the whole stove was enveloped in
flames. The mixture in the pan also
blszed up and for little while there was
danger of a considerable confagration.
But prompt and we'll directed action soon
put out the fire.
The city council at its last meeting
adopted petition submitted by the mayor,
asking congress Tor an additional appropri-
prlatien tor the improvement of the Mis-
sisaippi river. In the petition some start
ling facts are stated, showing the relative
importance of 6t. Louis and Cairo as ship
ping points, in order to give the petition
greater force. These facts are that the
shipping business at Cairo last year was
greater than that which passed over the
st. Louis bridge during the same time and
that the river tonnage here was 12O,7lS
tons greater than it was at st. Louis.
Several days ago while Miss Mollie
Riley was al home alone and sick, the other
members of the family having gone to
church, half dozen boys belonging to her
room in the public school, whom she had
been compelled to punish for disobedience
and disorderly conduct, gathered about the
house and behaved in a very rude manner.
They used bad language, made threats, and
threw stones one of which broke pane in
one Of the front windows of the house.
The young rowdies are old enough to know
better. Their names are IN possession OF
the chief of police who will give the matter
his attention.
Elsewhere in this issue appears the re-
port of the council joint committee upon
the petition Of the st. Louis g. Cairo rail-
road company for permission to cross up
per Washington avenue and New Levee
street. 1t Is very comprehensive paper,
stating clearly and fully some of the many
very good reasons why the privilege asked
Tor by the petitioners should not be granted.
No one who understands the situation
thoroughly and who is not prejudiced, will
fail to approve of the report of the com
mittee and Of the action OF the council in
unanimously approving it, as it did at Tues
days meeting.
Sergeant Ray received the following
specials from General Hazen yesterday:
"Heavy rain continues in the Ohio Valley
The river is rising at all points and is above
the danger line at Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
aud Louisville. Floods will increase and
at the end Of the week will reach the mouth
of the Ohio river. Give general warning."-
Thia 20 a aapt in tho ,,nrn;,r A. ntclooL