The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-31

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upset the gravity Of everybody who caught
glimpse of his face, until it was explained
that his upset features were quite as painful
to him as odd to others. DR.. Smith, by an
exercise of all his strength, got the jaws in
place again.
While the train that is to make the
excursion to-day was switching off, yes
terday evening the trucks Of the locomo-
tive caught in the frog, crushed the trucks
and bounced the track. She lies now on
the slope OF the embankmcnt, badly
cNreened. AS she can't be repaired in time
the excursion train to-day will be drawn by
| another locomotive.
The palm for monster pears must be
yielded to Henry Stout, The pear he
brought to THE BULLETIN Office, yesteT-
day, measured eleven inches in circumfcr-
encc and tipped the scales at thirteen
ounces This was the largest amount of
pear we ever saw in an original package. 1t
was one Of half dozen from tree grown
IN his garden in the upper part of the city.
George Wichert's cause for increased
domestic happiness weighed nine pounds
and half, and came, in the form of a fine
shapely boy baby. Boys, boys, nothing
but boys, The Bible speaks ola hlissful time
when seven women shall lay hold of one
man. Cairo promises to inaugurate pc
riod when seven boys Will be compelled to
lay hold Of one girl, or go without any girl
at all.
A country negro who was known to
have available watch andSomemoncy about
his person, was picked up on Nineteenth
street, about four O'clock, yesterday even
ing, by Officer Tyler. Onmvcstigation the
money and watch were not to he found,
but inquiry disclosed the fact that friendly
hands had secured them and turned them
over to the keeping Of a responsible person.
The drunken fellow was jailed,
The members of the chain gang could
exercise their muscles to great advantage in
breaking the bouldcrs that lie, like somany
great pimplcs, on the slope Of the levee
leading from the ferry landing. They
cause countrymen, who come in with loaded
teams, to indulge in more unstudicd and
unpublished profanity than was ever designed
for the consumption Of either Missouri or
Kentucky. Pound up the rocks, "dau it,
and lets have an end of ferry landing pro
family.
1t is safe to assume that there has been
yellow fever in New Orleans ever since the
death Of the italian fruit girl. While the
| fever was limited to "A few cases q day
among the lower classes, it was an easy
matter to conceal it; but when it took hold
Of General Hoods family, continued con
cealment was impossible We now have it
there are FIVE cases, including Gen. Hood,
in one locality. We say this not to scare
anybody (for it is not m alarming matter, at
this distance, but in the interest of truth.
John Manihan hired a negro man to
assist in the care Of some bargcs. As the
| only portable property on the bargeS was
pile of cordwood, Manlhan felt that how
ever Enthusiastically his man might be, in
point or morality, there was nothing within
reach to tempt hiscupidity. But therein he
was mistaken. Making a visit to the
bargcs shortly after installing his assistant,
he found that his cordwood had been stolen
and carried away. HIS negro had stolen
it and disposed Of it to a wood dealer. The
negro will be prosecuted.
There seemed to be serious trouble,
yesterday, between the officers of the tow
boats Wood and Williams and their rcspcc
tive crews. In the evening, however there
were indications of an amicable adjustment
that was probably consummated during the
night. The hands claimed that they had
been hired at fifty dollars per month EACH
for the round trip; but that on their arrival
here, the officers insisted that the $50 ar
rangcmcnt had terminated and that, for the
balance Of the trip they would pay only
$3j. The crews, unwilling to acccde to
this, were paid off at the rate of $50.
Cant some of our timers, now that
there is a lull in business, bring their storC
! ofinvcntiyc genius to bear on the subject
, and invent solid handled tin water dip
! per- From time immcmorial We have hat
the tubc-handlcd abomination, and tht
timer never lived who made one that didn'
leak And if there is man living who
. after getting the contents Of the handle
down his coat sleeve, in an attempt to drink
didn't swear we would like to'sec the man
torh he's a saint. If a reward Of 100000 vii
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lar price, watertight dippcr handle tn,