The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-04

Mrs. Ford, contemplated having tea party
of aged lady friends, but owing to hel
mothers increased feebleness and weak
condition the last few days, thought it advis
able to have as little excitement as posi-.
BILE. But the family m ,de it very pleas.
ant event by each beslo wing token Of love
and remembrance which caused tho invalid
to rcj ice almost as chill.
The street Immttee ia body took a
horse back ri lie out t. the Mississippi evee
yesterday afternoon, to take look at the
bank and deci ic upon future work to be
done to make the emOankment absolutely
invunerable 10y waves. The committee
also intended TO have their pictures taken.
but one Of them persisted in the ridiculous
notion of sttnlinI on his head aud the
scheme was abandoned.
-Messrs Lans en aud Leek returned
Saturday evening from Indian polls, where
they bad prosecuted case for damages to
the amount of ten thrus nj do!ar against
a railroad company. Tie plaintiff 10 The
case WAS sister-in-law to Aldcrn n
Hinklc, of this city, who sued the company
for the loss Of her husband who was kill
ed on the compIny's road. The case was
ole OF unu,ull importance aud WAS taken
under advisemen, by the court.
All the Associated Press and telegraph
monopoly plpeTs are endorsing Henri Wat.
tersons explanstil N of the copyright law
tina. the combination IS asking Congress to
pass for is benefit. "Wh IN the gods
wish to destroy they first make mad and
these fellows who arc seeking for law to
prevent other papers from printing the
same news thay publish until twenty-four
hours old will find they are only arousng
public sentiment that will ere long
sweep their monopolies on, of existence.
Careful observation during las, m nth
has prove that the supply Of weather pre-
dictigns lef, By the late Prof Tice were, in
the main, correct. 1t ,rlnspires also that
his rel.cuon for lh, first days OF March
were literally fulfilled, hence the publica-
ton of his predictions Tor the entire month
elsewhere in this issue needs not excite the
Jealousy OF The Argus weather prophet,
Ell Perkins, the Paiucah News man,
and others, who may c0ntinu! to en.
Joy their envi,ble (O r,puta'ions in perfect
peace.
By invitation %, Supetiut,l lent JEFF.
ffeys, of the lnois Cebtr,l road, a party
Of citizens made an excursion to Columbus
on the new transfer steamer ". II. Osb I'm
Sunday alternool, A5ont fifty people
were on board. The boat left here shortly
after 2 o'clock and returned before
o'clock, making the rou,d trip III three and
a half hours. The party had fine view
Of the river aud a b.rd's.eye view Of two
flooded towas, Co,umbu: and Belmont
The trip was a sort of trial Tip and gave
entire satisfaction. The boat is all ready
ar business, and transferred her first train
If reisht cars yesterday evening.
President Mckenzie, of the Singer
Company, arrived in the city yesterday.
lie had been expected for some time, to de-
eTmine upon making some extensive add
ions to the C1mpiny's already extensive
works here, during the coming sprng.
This is Mr.. McKeuzie's sec)nd visit here
md be comes at an oppOrule time: just
after great A Jo1 that devlsted cities
above and below us, leaving Cairo almost
intact. But Mr.. Mckenzie viii probably
lot be disappointed in this; he has from the
irst had the greatest conf ience IN Cairo's
ecurity. Mr.. L. Pine, the Cjmpany's man.
Iger, is also in the city, and the people OF
Jairo will watch with much interest for the
esuIts Of the visit and consultations.
The Paiucah journal q YES Cairo the
ollowlng neat and wel.deserved compli-
nent: Right mob " and successfully did |
ur gallant sister city OF Cairo battle with |
he water and weather the gale, coming
If victorious and unscathed. Those
hritty and prjvident people deserve all the
uccess their energy All public spirit have |
von. May they ever thus fare."-The
ournal doubtless voices the honest sentl-
heats Of the better csss Of ;op,e in Pa
ucah, and it may rest assured that the |
eminent expressed in the foregoing is
thoroughly appreciated By the people of
,airo, AMI raCiprocrated by them.
--Tlces predictions for March: 1st to
tn, cloudy AMI generally storms: 9Th to
tn, clear or fair; 7th to 10 commencing
0 cloud up, with heavy storms about 9Th;
OH to nth, clear or fair; 18th to 10th,
weather, with heavy storms
bout 18Th; 18th and 18Th, clear or fair;
N Il n l.,