The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-28
"A special dispatch from Champaipn.

ILLINOIS, 10 inc ot' LOUIS Republican, re
ferring to the Odd Fellows celebratio,
- in that city on the 10Th, says: can clio
quent Grafton was delivered in the after
noon by Hon. j. ii. Oberly OF the Cairo
BULLETIN, grand representative, highes,
officer of the order in Illinois. He wa.
listened to most attentively by an i'm.
mense audience, and his address received
very high eulogies from members of the
order. The weather was fine and citi.
zens generally turned out to witness the
/ procession. Two balls and a sociable
arc held tonight"
The much talked of baby show. now
being gotten up by Dan Hartman and
Sol. Silver, will take place at Turner
Hall on May sth and 9th, commencing
each day at ] and closing at u. m.
There will be five different classes. Glass
"a" admits all babies under six months
old; class "B' all under twelve months ::
elias. "C'' all under two years class "D,
all under three years class "En twins.
Music will be present each day to en-.
lven the occasion. The premiums for
each class will be published in a few DAYS.
Turner Hall is the best in the city
that could be obtained for the show. as
there is ample room for all that may at
tend the show, and, furthermore, it il.
situated near the center OF the city.
The tobacco sale at the Farmers,
warehouse on Thursday was the largest
| of the season. The number OF
hogsheads sold was eighty, as
follows: Forty.two hhds. Tugs al
So 30, 3 10, %, 3 10, 3 %.
%, 3 40, 3 80, Gj, 3 a., 3 20, 4 90.
49,, 4O,405,i As, 50, $50, 30, 4 90. 4 co
o5, 90, , 30, 3 Gj, 81. G5. 3 90,
so, 3 70, 4 80, 90, %, 4 10, 3 %.
80. 90, $50, 800, 3 80.
80, s.. Thirty.eight hhds. low
to good medium leaf--sG 50, C 90
90, s 10, s 20, S %, 10, : 80, O5,
80, z 80, s G5, 30, 6 81. s 90, C IS,
80, s 70, : 10, 90, 5 20. 7 90, 5 90,
G 60, %, 8 50, G 90, 81, 5 80, 10 10,
10, s 90, 6 95, G 90, 7 80. 6 %, 6 30.
| 10 90. Among the purchasers present
we noticed many new faces-iaces never
before seen at tobacco sale in Cairo.
The bidding was spirited, and the prices
obtained satisfactory in the highest dc.
gree.
The Blaudville Ns,os saws that on
Wednesday last horse belonging to Mr..
II. Z. Melton, took sick and became so
manageable az rendered it necessary to
shoot him. He was horse of uncom-
monty mild and gentle disposition. but
after he had been sick little while, his
gantleness was changed into the most
terrific acknowledging, paving, and
biting at any and everything that came
within his reach and holding on to what
he would get between his teeth with
bulldog tenacity. He made a grab at
MIR. Melons arm with his mouth, and
caught Just enough of the arm to bruise
il badly. Mr.. Melton knocked him down
with stick before he would let 90. The
horse was very strangely effected, and
some suppose he had hydrophobia. Dir.
Melton, the owner Of the horse,
makes the following state.
ment of his action from the time it was
first discovered there was ANYTHING
wrong with him until he was killed
"On the morning of the 10Th it was no.
ticed that his hair appeared rough and
unnatural. On the following morning
he seemed TO be sick, but not dangerously
so. The next morning he was found
suffering intensely. When offered water
he drank two or three swallows, and
mad convulsions-about five minutes in
tervening between each. When they
were on he would bite any part
OF his body he could reach, strip.
ping the flesh clean to the bone.
lie would take hold of his legs and
tear out whole mouthtuls, seeming 10
ENJOY it. When not down with spasm
he would strike himself on the mouth
with his forefeet. and would bite of
grass and weeds and spit them out.
During the whole time he appeared ray
ing mad, and would bite anything that
came In reach OF him. When he got
hold OF anything it seemed "a if he
couldn't let co. The impression pre-
walls among those who saw the horse
and witnessed his strange actions. that
II was clearly a case of hydrophObia:
but Mr.. Melton, the man who owned
MIN, lsnot aware that he was ever bitten
by dog or any animal that could have
been afflicted with the terrible disease.
The case is very strange one, and
worthy the attention of scientists.
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