The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-29

"Wednesday morning the relief com.
mittee Of Psducsh issued rs,ions to fou'
thousand people Besides the forty thous.
and rstiOns 50 far sen, To Psiucsh, she hiss
received $40 in cash from Mayor jacobs
Of Louisville.
The ssa.oc Il Len, which began We'd
res,'iy, vii, tSss ra,ii the 18th OF April.
/ rhs sarict church n4n wi,l eschew worldly
uatcsrs 1li ievuee himself 10 PRAYER and
casting. We Fear ,A4; the uunber Of strict
ca1-ch men Is aos very large.
--Abcat ak hgadrsd people came up
IN siq tlctrgis Cea,ral last evening bound
5yr ,beir homes in the north, having at
csnf'eG th. Mac5i Gc2s celebration st New
Orleans and Memphis. Two special trains
AMI the regular train acre crowded.
City Treasurer NelIis is authorized TO
retain the special assessment rolls now in
als bands tol shov, time louger, in order
u give al who wish an opp rtunity TO avail
themselves OF the 10 per cent. discount
allowed BY the city council. ct
Il, IL in proper to state that the five
thousand rs,iols left here by the Carrie
Caldwell we're not left with the city author
tiles, bat in charge Of the marine surgeon
Who has so far been st loss to know
what to do with them. The city author.
ties have nothing whstever TO do with
them.
The petition 10 congress by the city
council OF this city, published elsewhere in
this issue, presents some interesting aud
strong points showing the extent of Cairo's
railroad and river traffic and the importance
Of government action promoting the inter-
ests Of commerce here. Several hundred
copies of the petition were printed and sent
to members Of congress.
Lent was introduced il the Catholic
churches in the city By High Mass and
distribution of ashes Wednesday morning;
and beginning with Wednesday evening
snd tomorrow there will be Rosary, sermon
and benadiction every Wednesday night,
sni ststionng of the cross and benediCtion
every Friiay night during lent. These in
teresting servlces will be conducted 10 both
of the Catholic churches.
"A white woman named Hunter,
widow, WAS found deld in bed at her
home on Twelfth street esieriay morning
She is supposed to have died OF heart dis
ease as she IVES apparently quite well the
day before. She had lived in Cairo for
sb Ut twenty years. She leaves son and
daughter. The former is miller, employ
ed in mill up the Illinois Central road.
He was ,eisgraphed for yesterday and will
probably be here to attend tue funeral To-
day.
The 26 o OF February Was the last
day Of the thirty d ys fxs by the city
council as the limit during which those
whose nsm.s appear as debtors on the spe.
cia assessment rolls N the hands Of the
city treasurer could avail themselves OF a
ten per centum discount allowed them in
consideration Of paying their assessments
within the time specified. Bat by proper
the time has been briefly extend
ed, because Of the little disturbance of the
last week or tao, 70 enable delinqu .nts 70
still take alvIatlge Of n; discount, pro
vided they come forward Immediately.
The poem, "a Wild Toilet in Novem-
ber," appearing in the Current Of March !,
will be particularly enjoyed. The author,
Robert Aurns Wilson, of Frankfort, KY,
has something more than local reputation
as an artist, and his poem will sssuredly
prove gratifying revelation to the literary
world. It's remarkable perception, tender
5'oSC Va o'1''i hiNAaPSOl'S E'o"SiI
artistic development Of though along the
approaches to the grand climax, vivid port
rayal, in simple phrases, of contrasting
scenes in nature-all blend in pure, noble
and exllting purpose. The poem has in it
the true fire, anc some Of the lines are al
most Homeric in their strength.
Cairo has for some time served as q
port of entry for Paducuh. Steamers have
for ten days past been prevented from land
ing at Paducah GU the plea that by so doing
they would create a disturb ,nce III the
water which would DO damage to property
"A not very rational plea, it seems to US,
for boats could land almost without causing
a ripple in the water AS consequence
they had to keep all the freight they had
for Paducah and leave it here when they
came down. There is now a large quantity
Of freight stored on the wharfboats here,
intended for Paducah parties and awaiting
reshipment to Paducth when the Fow-