The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-12
ITEMS AaOUT WOMEN.

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table female Congressional candidate.
A negro woman has been appointed
postmi-tres, at n small town in Louisi-
ana.
A onc-armcd girl in Wisconsin does al
the homework, washing included, for a
large family.
. M lie BorzNchi is the new pet of the
Paris ballet.
1t is rumorcd that Nanderbilts young
wife proposes to contribute an addition t.
the old Commodorc's stock pretty soon.
Mrs. Judge Esther Morris, of Wyom-
ing, is overrun with business. Among he's
other legal duties she has recently married
several couples.
A New York paper lately announced
that Olive Logan had 'marred her uncle.
What the editor wrote was "spraincd her
ankle
The Romans Idrocote, in objecting
To the word "oboy' in the marriage SER
vice, says: Whoever is pledged to obey
is technically and literallya slave; no mat
ter how many roses surround the chains
Miss Flora Lester, for twenty-one
years matron at the toinbs in Now York
Is rich, but she holds the place for the love
of the excitement which 1t brings.
Five English magazines are edited by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, by Miss Braddon; st.
James by Mrs. Riddle Englishwoman's
Domestic Magazines, by Mrs. Bceton and
the Argosy; by Mrs. Henry Wood.
Mrs Gretchcll, of Philadelphia, who
a few nights ago fired upon a burglar in
her house, is u niece Of the naval hero,
Commodore Stephen Decatur, and daugh-
ter of Major Levi Twiggs, Of the marine
corps who fell at Chepultcpec.
A Natchcz paper contradicts the
Washington story that tho wife of Sena-
tor Rcvcls dresses in crimson silk with
.bluc-sky trimmings. We are assured that
she has never left Natchez, and her dress
is II calico gown.
Grand preparations arc being made
for the "Womans Suffrage Bazaar which
is to be held in Boston next Fall. Its OBJ
jcct is u raise $4,000 for the furtherance
of the cause in New England, and the
women feel sure Of the money.
--Florencc Italy, the most eminent
members of the Society Dome Italian
have launched forth y now project invit-
ing all women, without distinction ofclass,
to II universal exposition Of works of art
and mind.
Mrs. Stanton was positively fana,ical
when she said; "1f the prince Of darkness
himself should come to mo and say. Mrs.
S. here is some money which you may
devote, IT, you please, to the onfrsnchisc-
mcnt Of women, Ishoud say, Devil, /
thank you
"A West Point correspondent says
that the poor cadets are worried continu-
ally by hus band-sceking girls who are will
a.. x..1,. l.. 4 ~
for the title Of wife. Thus far the cam.
paign has not been successful.
Tho annual meeting Of the Kansa. ms.
ISOLATION for fricndlcss women was held ut
l.cavcnworth recently The report shows
that many young girls have been saved
:. from ruin through the help and advice OF
the society. Needy, respectable women
, | also receive assistance.
The orthodox ministers of Boston
: have, in solemn conclave, declared tina,
women must keep silent IN the rcgulaI
prnycr-mcctings of the churches. Tn,
only "lct-up' is ON rainy nights, ahcr
few ARE present and the brethren not gu
in force, and the meeting drags; then III
may be allowed Ia offer quiet prayer
The suffrage orator, Miss Victor, think
good men are scarce because of the lack o
| k''i lAi'AH'lN' NV Hh' 'ihlhrf !
the only thing that can make women III l.
bring mp children.
bona Competition Lombardo, widow
Of cX-Prcsident Miramon, of Mexico, Wa
recently married in Paris 10 an opulen
citizen ofthat city,
Tho editor of the Council Bluh
Uowa) Times says he counted, within 1T
teen minutes, over seventy girls chewing
gum ON the street. Thoprobability Is tina
the damse, were only "making mouths
nj him.
--Chc'tcrlield, ILL.,, can show the gin
who, on ,wo-dsys' trial, hocd more potat
hills than either OF her two brothers, boil
Il whom are older than herself.
Tho citizens Of Maysvillc, Cal, wer
recently considerably astonished by tn
appearance in the street of the widow of
deceased Digger Indian, who in accord
Rncc with the customs of that tribe, ex
hibitcd her grief by having her hair Gu
short, and covering the scalp thus denude6
with tar, which she also spread down thu
sides of her face.
The white Stocking Of Chcag,
recently presented Miss Ida Lewis, I'll,
famous Newport heroine, u costly pair OF
white stockings, fashioned curiously from Il
rare lace, with the embems of the great
american game deliberately worked over
them. The stockings were imported at an
| expense of some 5000 In gold.