The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

October 18th.
80. Matagorda was entirely destroyed,
but no lives lost. Cedar trees saved the
Inhabitants.
Red Cloud seems to he one of orr
most felicitous orators. He calls a spade
II spade and drunk q drunk.
The Grand Lodge Of the Grand Uni
ted Order of Odd Fellows, colored, will
meet in Louisville, October 9th.
According to the September report
of the Department of Agriculture the
corn crop of Kentucky is placed ut 1903.
cairo should inauguratc an cxposi-
ton enterprise. She will not have fairs I;
then why not IN exposition 1t would
pay.
"A plague is reported on the Fiji Is
lands. II is said the cannibals are starry
ing, and that 10000 deaths occurred in
four months.
The st. Louis Dispatch says that if
the government don't soon recall its In
dian commissioners, they will come back
bald.headed.
An exchange says that Joaquin Mil
lcr's parOxysms arc sufficiently relieved
to permit him to wear ordinary apparel.
Where is Mrs. Miller:
"A negro named Edmond Moore
ravished negro woman in kentucky.
lie has gone to the better land. Mo6,rope,
dark night, and Il hickory tree.
The Presidents outfit for the Long
Branch lounge filed six cars, and con-
sisted of thirteen horses. six negro SER
wants, and one car Of baggage alone.
What will Butler do with the sword
lie is having made? Wouldn't soup
spoon have been more appropriate
Conundrum for the people OF New Or
leans 10 answer.
The Cincinnati Ga.etto says that If
Don Pedro, of Brazil, carries out his III
tcntion OF visiting the United States, he
will be "the first actually reigning sovcr'
eign" to visit our shores.
Writ Sykes, Olive Logan's husband
has patented u pair of sugar tongs that
won't take up flies with the sugar. And
he took Olive up when he married her
by the way, amt Olive getting pretty
well along in years?
Little Bad Man, Spotted Tail, Spotted
Bear, Spotted Bull, and Man-afraid-of-his
horses, are their names and they know &
drunken commissioner when they SEQ
one. These are very fine names for q
small and select tea-party.
1t Is about time for New Orleans t
have grand fandango and grape AM
canister ealop. Mississippi is at rest ant
1t is not reasonable to suppose that tn
cheerful citizens of Louisiana will keel
quiet long enough to permit the Demo
cratic party to trot around the political
race course.
Why don't the press quit that useless
twaddlc about The "royal family" whel
they alludc to Grant and. his family
Such an allusion is insulting to people
who know that all the Grants In the uni
verse, and all the monarchies Of the world
will not blot out our republican institu
ton. Give lis Il rest on that royalty bus
mess.
The New Orleans Times, in an item
! lied editorial, says: General j. G.
Pcmberton, who was in command o.
Vicksburg at its capture in 1863, is now
In the employ of the Pennsylvania Cen
trail railroad, experimenting their iror
foundry at Amboy, New Jersey" W,
were Of the opinion that Pemberton hat
crossed the river years ago.
-COrnejo, another of the assassins o
President Moreno, has been captured ant
, shot at Quito. DIR. Manuel Polanco, with
whom he was in correspondence, Ia
been sentenced to nine years imprison
ment, and will be further tried by cOur
martial us chief instigatOr Of the conspl
racy. Several other citizens duplicates
In the affair have been banished. Rigi'
measures have been adopted against tn
press.
General Taylor did not say-"Giv
them little more grape, Captain Bragg !!
Mt the battle OF Buena Vista; bu
to Bragg, who said" General,
shall have to fall back with my batter
or lose 1t :" replied in tho following ep
gramatic manner: captain Bragg, 1t
better to lose u battery than q battle.
The Hon. l.. u. Miner, now Of Califol
mia, gives this version Of the scene tina
has become historic.
The Philadelphia Chronicle views til
situation from n genuine Democrat
standpoint. II remarks: "lndustry Ian
cuisines. Working men are out o
employment. Millions Of capital are lyin
idle In bank vaults, vainly seeking inves
ment, Whys Because Of the incon