The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-07

rascals carried the kit across or down the
river in skifi and were twenty or thirty
miles away before the theft was discovered.
1t is perhaps needless to add that when the
carpenters discovered their loss, the atmos.
phere allabout there, permeated with strings
and streaks Of profanity, turned blue and
smellcd of sulphur.
We have heard, in our time, of but few
accidents or mishaps that involved the life
of but single person, that were more hor-
rble or sickening in their details, than was
that Of yesterday morning, that resulted in
the death Of Charley Bullock. Mr. Bull
lock was boier-maker by trade, and
worked in the shops at Centralia; but the
business becoming slack, year or two ago,
he adopted the calling of railroad brake
man, and took position on the Illinois
Central. At Ashley, yesterday morning, he
was in the act Of adding car or two TO his
train, and being on the left hand side of
the train he concluded that he had time to
cross over to the other side; and acting
upon the idea he started across the track.
When he gained point midway between
the rails the link in the bumper Of the APP
preaching Car struck him in the stomach,
and showing him back against the bumper
behind him, crushed its way entirely
through his body--almost impalng him on
the ring and two bumpers, OF course the
poor fellow lived but few minutes. 1t
was most shocking affair,--the mere de.
scription Of it being sickening. The body
of the poor fellow was tenderly cared for,
and conveyed to Centalia, where it will
probably be buried Deceased was
nephew, We understand, of Capt John G.
White, ID Cairo and an Industrious, cir
cumspect young man, who enjoyed the re-
spcct and confidence of all who knew him.
Mrs p, A. Taylor, County Superinten-
dent Of Public Schools, was engaged, yes
terday, in an examination OF applicants for
school teachers certificates. Mrs. rs eX.
aminatlons are said to be very thorough,
and her marking close. The time was, and
not many years ago, either, when these eX-
aminations were simply farcicaI. The ap-
plicant was required to spell half dozen
words of three or four syllables, and if hi,
hits exceeded his misses, he was considered
sound in photography. He was required
to furnish a specimen Of his writing; and
tell how many barrels of flour, At four dol
lars per barrel, man could buy with 800.
1t was rarely indeed that the examination
embraced English grammar. If it did,
however, and the applicant knew that
noun is the name OF a person, place or
thing, and that au adjective is q word added
to noun to express some quality, he was
considered thigh up" in grammar, and hia
certificate was mace to cover the right to
teach all the elementary branches OF an
English education. The entire examination
did not, as a usual thing, consume more than
fifteen or twenty minutes. Recalling these
acts, and remembering the methods and
discipline that obtained in the average
country school, even quarter OF a century
,go, some idea may be formed of the diff.
fcuties the gray.hcads of to-day had 10
to acquire, even their knowledge
If readin, ritin' and 'rithmetic.
There is feeling Of very decided ex
'speration among the old poicy-holders OF
he defunct and viIlainously managed Pro-
ecton Life Insurance company, Of Chicago.
Edward D. Cooke, assignee of the com
,any has filed petition in the District
Court OF the United States for the Northern
District OF Illinois for an order OF the court
% compel all the old policy-holdcrs Of the
company TO show cause why they shall not
DC assessed, TO the extent of their liability
o such assessment, for the purpose of pro-
iding money to pay the debts Of the de-
unct company. The court has made the
rider, and fixed the first Monday IN Octo-
,er rs the time for the hearing Of the OBJ
cctions, if any are TO be made. BY some
t is thought that the liability OF the policy
FOLDERS extends no further than the amount
# the assessments they declined to pay
because of their distrust OF the company's
oundncss Others hold that they will be
held for all the debts OF the company, as
veil for the assessments paid by the policy
holders and withheld by the company
rom the parties entitled to the money, as
or the assessments Of which they were
notified and which they refused to pay. In
other words, it is held that the company
was one of mutual obligations-that every
member obligated himself to pay his pro.
portion Of every other members policy
when the policy became payable. II this