The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02
Personal AND GENERAL.
The Erie railroad was lately sold for

"A woman dancing in her shroud was the
sensation of Richmond, Virginia, last week.
"A miserable vagabond" is the term APP
piled by Bishop McCoskrcy to the mean fell
low who told on him.
THE lightning rod swindlers will soon
begin TO operate. Spare the rod--but kill
the agent,-t0ld Saws.
10 Cook has the heart of a woman, the
foot Of man and the cheek OF an insurance
agent Prot. Tyndall.
Women are generally pretty smart; but
they cannot hold candle to can of kerr
osene with safety.--W oman's Journal.
A boys idea of heaven is place where
all the water pipes are perpetually frozen
and the comb box is ctcrnaly lost
IIawkeye.
The poker player who bets his pile on
three queens learns by sad experience what
the divine right of kings is.--IIerald and
Prcsbyter.
On the morning of April Goth the
Detroit Free Press building was DESTROYED
by fire. Publication Of the paper was not
interrupted.
1t is the opinion of several members of
the Committee on Ways and Means that the
bill to Impose tax on incomes of $4,000
cannot pass the House.
George Francis Train predicts that
Chicago will be destroyed by water. We
always thought we were putting too much
water in our whiskcy.-Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Illinois State Freman's association
VIII hold tournament at Chicago in Sep
tembcr next, to last one week. Ii is cypcct
cd that one hundred and twenty-five com
paMes from different parts Of the country
will participate
The Introduction Of an American reap.
ing ami binding machine into Uruguay has
been attended with success, and the people
there. according to the local papers. which
give full details of its operation, are i'm.
mensely pleased with it.
An improved machine for the reduction
OF wood to paper pulp has been invented
and patented. 1t contains in Il series of
thick circular saws and single thin guide
OF Slightly larger diameter. mounted ON
mandrc or shaft, and driven by suitable
motor.
Referring to the worlds progress in
mcteoro2gy- and to the ranks occupied by
the cail0us countries in that field, Mr.. Men
meyer. at the meeting of the German Asso-
clatlon At Munich. ranked the United States
first, England second. Holland third and
Denmark fourth.
About five OF six years AGO the King of
Bulmah imported a large amount of sugar
making and refining machinery, and now
that country is entering the field as sup
plier Of refined white sugar The king has
ordered five hundred men to engage cx-
cluSivcy in the cultivation of sugar this
year.
Tile remains of the late Senator O. p.
Morton We're taken from the vault at Indian.
apolS. on'Apri Goth. and placed in the fam
NY vault at Crown Hill cemetery. The i'm
mediate family and few prominent friends
were present. The Rev. DR.. Baylss and
Rev. Mr. Clcaver conducted the religious
services
Engraving on glass and crystal by
means Of electricity is accomplished by
fllst covering the plate to be engraved with
concentrated solution of nitrate of potash,
put IN connection with one of the poles of
battery, and in tracing the design with
line platinum point connected with the
other pole
The Democrats of the House at Wash.
lngton are to be dincd and wincl into
following Randall and Wood. Randal's
object Is 20 leave behind him Il good i'm
preston and reputation for leadership
Woods object is to pass his tariff bill. This
is foolish gossip rctailcd by foolish Wash
lngton newspaper correspondents.
A Washington dispatch says that "the
men who are engineering the Florida move
ment say they are now only waiting the ar
rival OF the original of the recent contcs
sions and affidavits. Outside of the few
who are working in the matter there is not
much interest in it, yet at the same time no
pronounced views against the invcstiga.
ton"
The convention for the nomination of
delegates To represent franklin county in
the Ccntraia convention met at Benton ON
the 2'th inst. Fully 800 persons were
present. The contest was between r. A. ID.
Wilbanks and 7. NJ. Monaghan for clerk
OF the supreme court. Early in the fight
Wilbanks Withdrew, and Mr. Mooncyham
received the instructions of the county.
Mr.. Monaghan is franklin boy, and is
very popular