The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-24
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

| Mike Howard Is the name of the negro
boy appointed cadet at West Point by
Mr.. Pierce, Of Mississippi.
1T Is stated that Mr.. Boucicaut has
arranged with Charles Dickens TO drama
tie "Thc Mystery of Edward Brood
"A young woman at Boscobcl, Wis,
was recently married, after II four hours
acquaintance, with the man of her choice.
The California fruit merchants declare
that, with the present rate of freight from
the Pacific, no fruit can be shipped East
this season.
An auction sale Of opium seized from
Chinese immigrants in an attempt at
smuggling In San Francisco, Las, week, re-
allied $4,000. $50. .....
An ordinance has passed one branch
OF the Baltimore city council forbidding
trapeze or tight-rope performance within
the city limits
"A Chinaman named Get Hang mar
ro@ly escaped incarceration at the burn
ing Of Chinese lodging-hou.c in San
francisco last week.
An exchange wishing TO avoid slang,
delicately advises its bellgerant neighbor
to initiate the example Of the rivulet in
time of n drought
The springfield, Rspubiiean notices that
Hartford Is TO have two new gin distilleries
and lecture on the adultcration of ordin-
AIRY drinks.
A prisoner in the municipal courts ut
Calias, Maine escaped from the Sheriff,
and before he could be recaptured he was
across the bridge into New Brunswick.
"A strange animal that roars like "a
lion roams the woods Of Mecklcnburg, y.
C., and proves of valuable service to the
farmers in keeping their hands home ut
night.
Chaplain Newman, at the opening Of
the session of the Senate one day last week
abandoned the spread-caglc oratory, and
very imprcssively repeated the Lords
prayer.
AT Mount Auburn Cemetery Cam.
bridge, Mass, they anticipate the neces-
sity Of nm determination of the too numer-
Gus squirrels, the little animals DESTROYING
all the bulbs and birds-eggs.
Chang, the Chinese giant is said to
take much enjoyment in eating. 1t re-
quires II space Of twenty minutes for a
mouihful Of food to go from the palate,
down the alimentary, to the stomach.
Washington, n Territory which casts
a totol vote of 5,33s, and rcjoices in such
counties us Waukiakum, casting 81 votes;
klickiiat, casting II; and Yakima 20; Is
looking toward admission into the family
Of States.
-"Orpheus G., Kerr announces nm
early travesty on Dickens latest novel. TO
DO published under the title Of "rhe My..
cry Of Mr.. L. brood
An Indian woman was bit by rattle
make near Mariposa the other day. The
indian was sent for bottle Of whisky 10
the effects of the poison, but
sed II all to get drunk on, and the bitten
oman died next day
Victor Hugo declares that the only
iestion which the Emperor Napoleon has
right to address TO the French people is
Iis' Ought to leave the Tuileries for
incomes and give myself up to justice?o
this the reply given is YES" ]
Two rival ice companies in California
to contend forthe championship. They
to test the question of superiority bv
ID placing block Of Ice of certain =
light in room, the block that koeps
gest from melting TO be regarded as the
I.
1t is said that the black orang, or +
mpanzee, on being taught to wear I
hes, becomes fond of them. 1t learns
lie in bod with its head on the pillow, N
pulls the clothes over itself like a man. nj
red orang learns 10 drink coffee and ~
,mes fond of wine.