The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-12
NEWS GEOGRAPHICALLY PRESEN
TED.

extend its lines to Lesdvillc, down the Rio
Grande and in San Juan.
The Coffee Tavern company in London
has made It's mark in the work of temper
ance reform. Fifteen coffee tayerns have
been opened, in which about 1000 persons
have signed the pledge.
c. L. Williams, principal OF the deaf and
dumb school at Green Bay, Wis, has
been arrested for taking improper lib
critics witha pupil named Barbara Wild
fang, mute.
The grand prize of the French academy
for poetry has been adjudged to young
communistic refugee VI. Bernard, now pro-
fessor in Louisiana, for a composition ehttl-
ed LA Poesie de la Science
The Rev. W. II. Strause, of the Christian
Church in Corydon, Ind, also acted as a
physician. Perhaps the mixing Of two
professions confused his moral sense, for he
has been formally accused Of Bcecherism.
During January, February and March
the New York Elevated railroad carried
7,5S9,476 passengers, and the Metropolitan
Elevated railroad 4,935,623. 1t is evident
that, with the increased facilities contem-
plated, the two roads will carry 5O,000,00O
passengers during the year
Sambo is not received in the land oil
grasshoppers with that degree Of warmth
calculated to make HIM pcrspire. The old
est inhabitants are indignant, and threaten
to tax the dsrkles $500 apiece, and if that
does not stop him a resort TO arms may be
| had.
New associations for building improved
tenement houses are forming in New York,
and morning Journal Of that city remarks
that there is reason 10 hope that the poorer
classes may yet be housed as comfortable
as horses and dogs are al present.
Adelaide Nelson, it is said, has excited
the sympathy and admiration Of the Lon
doners by actually fainting on the stage at
the proper time, 1t will be necessary for
her TO get robbed and wear j on the end
of her name to be entitled to sympathy
wheH she returns TO America.
A Miss Beath, who was living in the fam
lily of banker named Moore, at Clarinda,
Iowa, was missing for several weeks. Her
neither offered reward, and the daughter
was found in hospital, where she had civ.
en- birth to bouncing boy, very much re-.
smbling the Clarinda banker.
Antonio Link, for several years very
popular actress in Vienna, has left the stage
to marry Herr Dessauer, director Of the
credit bank. She is Jewess. and the dau9h.
ter Of a shoemaker, and went on the stage
with the avowcd purpose Of making u
good match IN which she has succeeded.
According to the marriage treaty, the
Duchess Of Connsught is to have $500
yearly for her own sole and sepcrate use,
and if she becomes a widow she is then to
have annual allowance Of $4,000 On the
other hand, she brings dowry, guaranteed
by the Emperor Of Germany Of 10000
marks. She renounccs in favor of the male
line Of the Royal Prussian Margravicn
rights thereto appcrtaining.
Among other and more serious wars
claiming the attention Of the English PEG.
pie at the present time is most sanguinaIy
set-to between the tcetotaIcrs and the pub
Leans Of London. The law now in force
limits the number of licenses to be issued,
thereby virtually placing ! premium upon
the privilege Of liquor selling, and conse.
quently the privileged few will make hard
fight against the cold-water advocates.
A case Of miscegnation is reported in
Virginia. A negro and white woman
named Kinney and Hall respectively, has
been received at the pcnitentiary where
they will reside for five years. Kinney has
been living unlawfully with the woman,
and in October last, being threatened with
prosecution, went to Washington, where
they married according to the laws Of the
District of Columbia. Upon their return
they were indicted, tried and sentenced.
A distressing tragedy occurred at Clifford,
Iowa, on Monday. John Bell, a highly
esteemed young man of that place, called
upon Miss Roberts, a daughter Of rpSpecta.
bic parents in Grinncll, and the two started
for a walk. They had not prodeedcd far
when Bell drew his revolver and sho, Miss
Roberts twice, once through the heart, lie
then walked to the railway station. y short
distance, turned the weapon upon hjmsclf
with fatal result. Jealousy is supposed 10
have been the cause.
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