The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-20

Hamilton county In February last tor
eight years, for burglary, escaped from
the penitentiary last Wednesday. Dunn
was working on the outside walls, and
at quitting time managed to secure suit
Of workman's clothes, and passed out
with the other workmen. lie has a fine
record as bank-robber.
The Franklin county Courier says:
"Mr. Aaron Neal called last Saturday
and reported all quiet on Middle Fork.
The Captain looked well and seemed to
be enjoying lie very much, notwithstand-
ing the notority the papers heaped upon
him during our little "onpleasantness"
In the nix war, and believe all are will.
ing to clasp hands across the bloody
chasm.'
| Frank Anderson, alias Frank Davis
who was convicted of burglary at the
March (ls75) term of the Cook County
Criminal Court, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for the term of one year,
was pardoncd by the Governor. Ills ex-
cellency also pardoned Edward OBrien,
who was convicted of manslaughter at
the October (lS74) term of the Oglc
County Circuit Court and sentenced to
the county Jail for the term OF one year.
The National Democrat says: "The
star spangled banner now waves from
the top of the new chamber of commerce
building, in all the glory and brightness
of her tri-colored stars and stripes.
The flag staff was raised yesterday morn
ing and the banner now floats in the
breeze as IA prominent emblem of Peoria's
commercial Importance. Long may she
wave, and may the city's prosperity be
as stable as the foundations of the new
building"
The narrow gauge railroad has been
the means of furnishing direct transport
tation to a section Of our State that is pc
culiarly productive and valuable. All
along its route farm. have been located
and rendered remunerativc, and villages
and settlements have grown into exist
ence. 1t passes through the heart of the
insxhaustible coal region, and when the
r rivers are frozen or gorged with ice will
make depot of Cairo to supply the in
> creasing markets in the valley below us.
Last Friday week was rather men,
orable day to Theodore Triton. 1t was
, the fortieth anniversary of his birthday
and the twentieth of his marriage day
Last Thursday he lectured to the people
, of Cleveland, Ohio, on 1.-THE Human In
= tellect." The Cobaiey-Jouy7iai says 1.-The
lecture was Il timely one, as the Cleve-
landers have been densely stupetied by
!. two Radical newspapers which fill theil
a columns with detail. OF imaginary Popisl
q plots, to the exclusion Of news and polite
p literature"
|. The inhabitants Of quiet Oregon
r village were recently startled by an asser
=, ton in the weekly paper to the effect tina
/ "all the ladies in town are wearing gov
q eminent socks" The agonized edito
a tore all the hair out OF his head, shot sew
eral holes in the compositor, and pursue
the proof-reader 10 the mountains with I
shotgun. 1t took him three weeks tc
explain to the cnraged women who be-
seiged the office, that he only meant to
say that they were all wearing "Garibal-
di sacks
The telegraph announces the arrival
of the Pandora at Portsmouth, England
from her very exciting and exceedingly
interesting trip in the Arctic regions
The PandOra's experience is related in
the dispatch, and is in strange contras,
with the recent news from tina. Other
terra incognita, equatorial Africa, now
being explored by Stanley. A more in
teresting expedition than that of the
Pandora is the voyage of the Alert and
Discovery northward to the pole. They
were last seen at Disco Island in Bafiin's
Bay. The most earnest effort will be
made to reach the pole.
This il the season Of gossamers
tinged leaves, and travelling birds. South.
ward the fowls of the air wing their way
, to the balmy regions of Florida and Mex.
leo; and before many days have passed
| away WV VhitV spray VI HioIHIin iTostt
will tcsselate the window panes of all tn.
houses, and the rich man will commence
to enjoy the comforts Of home, and the
poor man its miseries.
| yellow leaves, purple leaves,
| From the branches falling,
Little wrens, brown wrens,
from the fences calling.
Tall trees, stately trees,
Where the vines entOld:
| waving leaves, green leaves
still minge with the gold "
The Vicksburg Herald says 1.-THE
delightful season now approaches when
the wearied husband hastens from the
business and turmoil Of gain-seeking,
and hailing with joy the calm repose OF
home and eventide, throws himself into
the first chair he finds, and languidly
sinks into crumbled chaos pyramid OF
new Fall hats, a coil Of crinkled stuff for
ruffles, row of sewing machine needles,
and an assortment Of paper patterns.
And the Shrieks OF the Mortified men,
beers of his family arouse him to energy
and alertness even before that serried
row Of sewing machine needles have had
time to operate and thrill his frame with
emotions Of startling tenor and base i'm.
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