The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-04
NEW SERIES---NO. IS

The Russian hospitals near the mouth
OF the Danube are filled to OVERLOOKING
with cases Of typhus, and the majority of
patients are now under canvas An cpl
demic Of the same disease is prevalent
among the Russian troops in Asia Minor,
and the mortality continues to be very
great. About fifty Of the medical staff have
already fallen victims to the disease, the
spread of which is favored by the excessive
moisture.
In the recent municipal election in
Rome, Of the twelve councillors, ten were
Liberals, with votes ranging from G,396 to
II, and two were Roman Catholics, with
4,GlS and 1910 votes. The names Of the
Roman Catholics elected appeared both on
the Clerical and some of the Liberal lists.
Of the Clcricals appearing on the Clerical
lists only, and unsupported by Liberal
votes in addition to those Of their own
party, none were returned.
The following is an advertisement in a
newspaper in Kishwakec, ILL.,. Whereas,
Lizzie NJ. Price has left her parents home
and care, and decamped with an unreliable
and vile semblance Of man, as is supposed,
we hereby warn all persons not to harbor or
to trust her, as we will pay no bills of her
contracting" This is signed by Lizzie's
father and mother and the unreliable and
vile semblancc of man" was a farm hand
in their employ.
"A coffee pot was an exhibit in case
in Cleveland court. 1t was of patent
pattern, and the dealer refused TO take it
back, as he said he would do when the
houscSeeper who had taken it on trial
could not make it work. Her husband
sued the merchant for its value, but the
man Of traffic placed it over a gasoline
stove in the court room, and served the
judge and jury with such acceptable coffee
that they could not help rendering YER
dict in bis favor.
The Danish government has published
small book Of statistics. The total popu-
lation of the kingdom exceeds 10000 of
whom 1,959,000 live in Denmark proper,
$4,000 in Iceland, $500 in Greenland, and
$500 in the West Indian colonies. The
population Of Copenhagen and its suburbs
is about 100000. The average duration of
life in Denmark is fifty years, while in
England it is forty five, in France thirty.
two, and Italy only thirty; but the num-
Der OF suicides is very large, and increases
every year, the majority being by hanging.
"A man who is now a leading Hartford
clergyman was in 1916 student at the
academy of Wilbroham, Mass. He loved a
village maiden and she loved him. But
finding that he was not "a believer in ,be
Lord, her conscience quickcned, and with
tears in her eyes, she sent him word that
she must give him up, and then married
commonplace fellow who had Joined the
church. Within the last few months the
wife has got divorce from her husband
and is living in reduced circumstances,
and the rejected lover is one of the ablest
pastors in the state.
"A German Jury returned verdict so
directly in opposition to the evidence that
it has excited much comment, being re-
garded asindicatiug hostility to the mill
tary institutions Of the empire. A student
of Erlangen shot dead, in duel with ps.
tolls, Lieutenant of the Sixth Rifles. The
cause Of the duel was the conduct of the
officer to the student while the latter was
serving as one-year volunteer. The evil
dcncc was complete, but in reply to the
question, Did the prisoner kill the Lieu
tenant the jury simply answered "No'
and the verdict was received with applause.
San Francisco has police Justice who
deals ont the terrorS Of the law mainly with
a view to filling the municipal treasury, and
there is hardly any o!lense on which he is
empowered to administer judgment but
may be atouod for Ivy a cash payment lie
is a profitable judicial officer, pecuniarly;
though he may be less otherwise The
fines imposed by him ON an average day
ioots up over two thousand dollars. Among
the sentences were: For disturbing the
peace, $3.50 or 1875 days in prison; for
malicious mischief, $3.50 or 125 days; for
using vulgar language, $50 or 10 days; for
indugins in proeane language, $500 Or $50
days; for battery, $500 or 1850 DAYS; for
"misdcmeanor," $3.50 or II dave. f,r ,