The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-27

the fall which resulted In his death on
Friday. Hm III
"A sailor named Tarbox was muir
dcfcsl at New Orleans on Thursday night
by cotton thieves, while the latter were
stealing cotton from the hold of the
ship Indiana.
"A widow lady named Mrs. Gilbert,
was brutally murdered near town call.
ed Mankato, Mimi, on Thursday the
pcrpctrator Of the foul deed escaped, and
no cause for the crime has been conceiv-
ed.
The other day man ut Erie, Pa,
stole railroad tie, and when going
through his gate with 1t OH his shoulder,
he slipped and fell, the tie coming down
on his head and putting his light out for
ever and ever more.
"A Davenport. Iowa. merchant, Mr..
Z. 5. Whistler. who failed tor Sl25 900 last
fall, and by his failure, caused the bank.
ruptcy of Joseph Shields, a wooden manu-
facturcr. also of that place. who had en-
dorsed for Whistler to the amount of
| $4,000, was indicted last Thursday for
forgery. Whistler was ut one time one
OF the most prominent merchants ami In.
fiuential citizens in the city of Baven-
port.
Chicago journal, Friday: 4 sad
disaster occurred on the lIar-
lem railroad last night. \
sleeping car Tiled with pa ssengcrs was
thrown from the track, wrecked and
burned. Mr.. Bissell, one of the proprie-
tors OF the Sherman house. Chicago. and
his son, were burned TO death. and Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Tierney, also of Chi.
cage. were injured. Other passengers
were more or less hurt. Mr.. Bissell was
one Of the propretors of the old Matte
son house. and was the brother-in-law Of
W. F. Storey. Of the Times.
The House committee on Naval al
fairs have concluded to report a bill pro-
yiding that hereafter all appropriations
for the naval service shall be made sepa-
rate. Heretofore the appropriations for
the navy department. have been made
in bulk. thus affording an opportunity
for the practice Of irregularities. which
the guardians of the government treas
ury have concluded TO put a stop to.
The bill will be under the charge of Bur
leigh. Of Maine, who took the first step
toward this system in the last congress.
Dan Mace. writing about his expert |
encc with trotters, says: 1--WE started |
her in the race, but she wasn't able to |
beat nothing. A hymn of praise swclled |
upward from the renascent earth, and |
was carried to heaven on the wings of |
the morning zephyrs, which gently agita-
ted each glowing leaf, waving the golden
ears Of the fast ripening corn and ten
lerly kissing cacli iloweret. as all nature |
drank in the lovelincss of dawn. / |
brought out Litch, and. putting a saddle
on her. mounted her, and, after speeding
her In the road, we all measured her
stride, and found IT was % feet 6 inches.
won the bet
The WOman's Centennial Co,nmis-
sion Of Bost on, gave Centennial ball
n that city last Thursday night, which
,etted over two thousand dollars. Bos.
on uee. pcopi. ''-.S oil p.,s.... a.,e.s
whom were Gov. Reid and his entire staff.
The dresses Of the ladies were extremely
elegant, the old style being largely in
he majority. "Therc were hundreds OF
magnificent old time costumes, which
we're first worn more than century
go" says correspondent Of the Chica-
20 Tribnue, 'Indeed, the majority of the
aides dresses, diamonds and laces were
leir-looms from former generations.
The party broke up at two o'clock, and
danced the last waltz