The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-29

and sister of John Harper have no, bcen
discovered as yet although several shrcwd
detectives have been sIt,ng ,ho affair,
rms is almost as appalling as tho Nathan
murder and certainly moro bloody.
Hon Lewis Joseph Papineau, leader
OF tho canadian instruction of 1897, died
IS. He was long apron tent
actor in Canadian politics. being
Speaker Of the Assembly 20 years, and
otherwise filing important positions.
The Chillicothe (Ohio) Register con-
tail "notice to the wives of intempcr-
ance men, asking them to leave the
names Of their husbands with the Secrets-
nv Of the Liquor Dealers Association, and
promising that no liquor shall be sold TO
those SO reported. The dealers take this
method TO protect themselves from prose-
cution under the State law giving damages
to the wives Of men who buy liquor.
james w. Marshal, the diseoverer of
gold in California, is on his way East to
tell what he knows about mining. The
San Francisco Bulletin says he is an hor.
est simple-hearted old man, who tells the
story Of his adventurous life with an earn
estness and truthfulness that compel belief
and excite sympathy.
The Richmond Ne,os says: 1T seems
that the Fredericksburg and Gordonsville
railway has at last come to grief. In No
vember, 1869, they borrowed from the Far
mers' Loan and Trust Company of New
York, and gave 500 bonds of $1,000 and
1000 of $500, payable in gold in 1899, for
which they mortgaged the whole con-
corn, road, rolling stock, franchises and all.
Failing TO pay the interes weich fell due
in November, 1870, the mortgage has been
foreclosed and the road, &c, advertised to
be sold in the city of New-Y York on the
18th December, proximo."
in Toledo, Ohio, recently, the atten-
ton of lady was attracted TO couple of
boys in the street, one of whom, seemingly
addressing the other, was expressing his
Indignation in the most bitter terms.
"You fool, you, he went on; "you cussed
fool; I'm ashamed of you. You're the
very darnedest fool ever did see; con-
found your The lady finally interposed
to suggest the unftness of such Language
toward his associate, when he replied,
Why, 1 wasn't talking TO this boy; 1 was
talking to my dog hers. Why, don't you
believe, ma am, the cussed fool barked ut
that stone dog back there in that dooryard.
Why, darn him, / won't be followed by a
dog that don't know moro than that y
The lady gave up the job and retired.
The first manufacturer of buttons in
the United States was Samuel Williston.
While he was dragging along as eoun-
try storekeeper-his eyes having failed
him while studying for the ministry--hs
wife bethought her that she could cover
by hand the wooden buttons of the time and
thus earn an honest penny. From this
the couple advanced in their ambition I'M
til they had perfected machinery for COW
ering buttons, the first employed for the
purpose in the United States. From this
sprang an immense factory, and then
others. His factories are still running at
Easthampton, coming wealth for the pro-
prietors, and known to every dealer in but
tons the world over. He is now between
70 and 80 years Of age, is worth five or
six million dollors, and has given $500, 900
to Essthampton for q ssminay and for
churches, 5000, 900 to outhHadley Female
Seminary. and 5000, 900 to Amherst Col.
lege, besides lesser gifts.