The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-13

"A. II. Irwin, dcputy-wardcn Of til,
Southern Illinois penitcntiary, arrived il
the city ycsterday-to all appearances the
same Irwin as of old,
The average wages received by the
employees Of the Narrow Guagc, including
officers, train men, laborcrs, ct ais for the
fast six months of 1878, was $l.10--which
is quite a liberal average.
TO the everlasting credit Of the late
editor, adj Interim, of the Cairo Sun, be il
noiscd abroad, that he solcmnly protests
that he never shook his mothcr-in-iaw
This sets Walt all right again,
Mr.. John Hart, a resident Of the
Fourth ward, died yesterday morning of
consumption. For many years he had SER
we'd the Illinois General Railroad Company
in the capacity of night Waterman, and
owes his death, perhaps, to colds he con
tracted while in that service. His re-
mains vii be taken to Villa Ridge for burial
this afternoon.
We can say Of Alexander county what
can be said of no other county Of like pop
ulation in the State OF Illinois. The cells
of her jail are empty, and have been so con-
stantly, since the second day Of the present
month"; period Of ten days. This fact
tells story of the moral wcll-bcing Of our
$4,000 people that will do to publish in
Gath or proclaim in Ascalon.
The coolest inhabitant' is com.
petcly headed off in the matter
of weather. He readily contcsscs
that he never before saw such
November weather. The Michigan or
Chicago visitor is thrown back to his early
September The falling of the yellow
forest leaves form about the only reminder
we have that we are on the eve of winter.
Mr.. Spears, formerly in the mail SER
vice, hence to Poplar Bluff via /. NJ. &
Southern railroad, has been informed of the
arrest of the thief, who, on two or three oc-
casions last summer, made fclonious raids
upon the L. S. mail car in his charge.
The guilty party, it is said, formerly served
the road in the capacity Of baggage master,
and might have escaped detection alto
gethar but for his efforts to sell a draft tax
en- from one of the letters. The draft told
on him. lie was promptly arrested, and
will be placed on trial at st. Louis next
Tuesday. Mr. Spears will attend the trial
as the chief prosecuting witness.
There is very perccptble tagging Of
interest in the temperance cause in Cairo;
but no perceptible increase in drunkenness.
Most of those who have been weaned from
their cups for a period OF six or eight
months, have become fixed in their habits
Of sobriety, and will scarcely fall back
again beyond the starting point, whether
the organization remains intact or goes to
pieces, During the height of the late cx-
element IN the city quite u number took
little wine for the stomachs sake" or as
oil to the screw that elevates ones courage;
but they stopped there, feeling that the
breach of faith was such small one that
it ought not to be remembered against
them, Let it be so.
In the hope of rcgaining his health,
Col. Winston left for Richmond, Virginia
on Monday last. In the early stages of his
disease, which is of Il pulmonary nature, he
suffered greatly for want of skillful medical
aid While barred out Of Cairo by our
quarantine, he was attacked with two or
three severe hemorrhages, each Of which
promised 20 put period to his existence.
Finally reaching Cairo he placed himself
under the charge Of one of our best phys-
Clans and was, when he left the city, con
sidcrably improved. lie has, however, but
slight hopes of recovery. The disease has
secured fearful hold upon him, and being
somewhat advanced in years, he fears that
his rccuperatve energies are not equal TO
the work Of making him sound man again.
Concerning the Holman liver pads q
wcll.known citizen reports that as pre-
ycntyc of fever and ague and maarial
ieycrS the pad is a great success and an UNI
doubted blessing; but as preventive of
yellow fever he regards it as NOT a success,
by any means He had, in his own person.
a suspicious case got well, put on II pad,
wore it about three weeks and then fell
victim to Il case good deal more SUSPECT
Gus than the first one. He is inclined to
think, in fact, that the last case partook
very largely of the 'pernicious," But the
gentleman whose experience we give seems
to forget that he is still alive. How does
he know but that for the efficacy of the pad
the "pcrnicious" attack would have proved
too many for him? The matter is not yet
satisfactorily determined We must await
further reports.
Commend US to the operators of the
Mound City railroad. They offer induce.
men,s TO travellers that are irresistible.