Cairo, Ill., Saturday, Aug. 30. We were astir early to catch the first sight of the far-famed city of Cairo (Ill.), and certainly an unhappy surprise we found it; the combined medley of filth and disorder, the streets rough, the sidewalks torn, and tattered, rendering it dangerous to travel, lest they should throw one headlong to the ditch.
An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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