The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-24

point for finding the longitude Of other
places In the Southwest.
j. W. 8. Browne, the founder OF the
Cincinnati Commercial, Is now, and has
been for number Of years, a pressman
of one OF the daily p"pers In Memphis.
Tenn. at q salary Of $500 a year.
A dispatch from Dixon, ILL.,, says
that the sheriff lett there yesterday tor
Joliet with the wife.pois0ner "Rev:" D.
II. MCGEE, to incarcerate him In the PEN
itentiary tor fourteen years at hard Ia
Dor.
1T Is said that with favorable weather
for harvesting, the wheat crop through
ont Ceatral Ohio and Indiana VIII De me
larg, ct since the memorable year OF 1864.
And all this with foreign war In pro
gress.
A private dispatch from Geneva,
Switzerland, announces the death oil
Charles ii. Upton, United States Council
nj that place. Mr.. Upton was born In
Massachusetts,, and appointed In 1867
from Virginia.
Gov. Tilden Ia reported to be very
fond of French novels, and to be able tc
repeat long passages of Balzac nd Hugo
from memory. He has read il Is averred
hundreds of volumes In works of fictior
| in the Language of that country.
A London special says that the lette
of Secretary Sherman, declaring the new
per cent. bonds payable In gold ha
had the effect to strengthen the LOAF
greatly In London financial circles
There Is no doubt whatever Of its sue
| cess.
The annual Illinois camp.meetingfo
the promotion of holiness will be held a
fhisiiaeiaih2 H.. c66l hfs e On August ant
continuing ten days, and will be undel
the control OF the State campaigning
Association.
Several gentlemen who were con.
nected with the Commission on Civil
Service Reform under President Grant
are now engaged, by direction of Presl'
dent Hayes, in the preparation OF rules
on the same subject to operate in allpub.
lie offices throughout the country.
Mrs. Remm, living about fifteer
miles east of Maroa, Ill.,, has given brit
to tour boys; Mrs. Guthrie. residing neal
Mrs. Remm, to three girls, and Mrs
Kressler, living onlya few miles from
the latter, to two girls and bow. Thu
three mothers and ten babies are all do
Ing well.
Governor Cullom, OF this state, yes
terday pardoned Almon +. Pelton, who
was convicted at the May term, 1876, in
the Adams County court of receiving
stolen goods, and sentenced to the Peni.
Tertiary for five years. There Is some
doubt of the guilt Of the accused, and
this pardon is recommended by Peniten.
tiary Warden McClaughry and Commits.
sioner william Taylor.
A letter received at Washington
from Meridian, Miss, states that District
Attorney Lee and Mr.. Chase, special at
/ torney sent TO assist Lee in the investi
cation into the Chrisholm massacre, lief
De Kalb, the scene of the tragedy, JUNE
l6, for Jackson. for the purpose of writ
ing the results of their inquiries. Tn
report will probably be received at thu
Attorney Generals office next week.
New devices for coin have been pre-
pared at the Philadelphia mint, and til
dies are nearly completed. The obiec
in view is to make the workmanship s
fine az 10 render counterieiting NOR
difficult than at present. The new dev
ces will not be adopted unless COngrei
takes definite action on the silver que
ton. The mint is preparing die for
$50 gold coin, which, it Is said, will
the largest gold piece ever struck in an
country.
, "A superior tramp made his appea
ance In Norwich, Conn, the other day
He asked Tor breakfast, and having n
ceived and eaten 1t he was requested
CHIT RaeraT.iy the. trent :. y,ar yard. 90. lie :.
bored for three hours in the hot sui
The neighbors were called to look a
this unprecedented phenomenon. an
such was the admiration which th
spectacle excited that the industriou
, tramp, aeceived good dinner, IS cen,
IN cash and tolerable pair of pants
looms.