The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-10
D0NG0LA NEWS ITEMS.
BY OLD TRIM.

ia OlIJ lhlW.
As the weather is exceedingly warm for
October, good excuse, for the croaker,
presents itself, and a goodly number are
awful traid, that the wheat crop for
1880, will be failure. The Hessian fly,
says one, will certainly do the work for it;
and another who is fearful of grasshoppers,
is very solcitous lest they eat it up, and so
it goes. Amore beautiful autumn no man
ever saw, and it undoubtedly is a shame
for any one to make fool of himself, By
prophesying evil. We have men in Don
COLA that cannot be convinced that resump-
ton has taken place, confidence regained
and general revival Of business going on,
For such we haze no good words, and from
such good Lord deliver US Our courts
in Dongola occasionally grind Last week
Squire Titles court ground ont small
grist concerning some thieving doneby some
small boys-,hrce in Notwithstanding TO
Dongola. Their agos range from 10 TO IA
years, and their mode of thieving, was to
break into stores and boot shops after
night, make their grab, and then hide the
goods, IN hole in the ground, they had
previously prepared, and there keep them,
until they could peddle them out. They
were found guilty, on their own pleading;
but were not bound over, but bound out to
some good farmers, who took them away
from town. and it is hoped may succeed in
turning them from very bad boys, to good
ones.
Our school in Dongola has been in
progress FOR one month, and 50 far as our
knowledge extends, with good results. We
cannot see how il can be otherwise, for our
Principal, John Deans, is first grade
teacher, and his assistants are, also, No.
one.
Our town and surrounding country. are
so healthy that it begins to look blue to our
NJ. Dis.
For the last four years, there has been
but little sickness, and the question natu-
rally arises, what is the cause Of NJ The
main cause Of is, people have about quit
eating sour sorghum molaSses, and have
learned to shun quack nostrpms, and have
abandoned the habit Of gulping down
strong medicine for every little ache.
AS the hopes and fears of oil, in regard
TO the crops, are now with the things of the
past, and about all that was hoped for has
been realized, there is no good reason why
all should not teel thankful, and conclude
at once, to put in the long winter evenings
that are coming reading good books and
periodicals, While speaking periodicals,
We heartily recommend to all, THE CAmo
BULLETIN. There should be 100 copies every
week for Dongola, In such case, Old
Trim might keep his copy at home, and be
relieved from answeringa thousand qucs.
tons, concerning the Cairo markets.
Z. Eddleman & Sons have just opened up
their splendid stock Of dry goods and gen
eral merchandise, and to say that it does
not excel anything Of the kind in Dongola,
would be to say a falsehood. They DO not
cut on any article for vain show but do put
their goods down to figures that give all u
chance. Our friends in Alexander and Pu-
laski counties may save lots Of their money
and carry home piles of goods by calling
on, and trading with them.
On the night Of the 18th instant, Mr..
Duncan of Mill Creek and a Mr.. Wilson
were charged with being drunk, and
brought before his honor, Police Magistrate
Dale, who fined them $500 and costs. As
is the custom in the Dongola court, there
were plenty Of counsel both for the defense
and for the people; and were your cores
pondent,o give in detail the proceedings of
last nights trial, the civilized and enlight.
ened reader would not believe him. There.
fore we will only say that the proceedings
were shameful, and would burn, with
shame, the check of Root.Diggcr Indian.
Cursing, swearing and fighting were carried
on right in time of court and yet the Mag
istrate didn't fine ono of thpm For such