The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-13

of senhmGnts by the graduating class; and
an essay entitled "Socrates" by Miss Msude
RittenhOuse, concluded the programme.
All the exercises were creiitsblo to sill who
took part in them. The readings and com
positions and declarations and music all
proved that the scholars had given much
time and earnest study to their respective
parts and displayed considerable talent
while they interested and also instructed
the auditors.
The Lincoln Record says Spring
field dispatches TO the Chicago papers mt
mates that Col. r. T. Latham, OF this city.
IS TO succeed Hon John II 0bery in the
state board Of railroad and warehouse
commissioners In reply 70 this the
Springfield Monitor says "Sipce Gov.
Cullom hGs declared the. Hon. John II.
Oberly was the most etficien. member on
the board, he viii hardly conclude to
bounce him. Men of business, who mean
business, don't do business in that way"
The terrible smallpox 10 prevailing in
San Francisco to an alarming extent
Many deaths have occurred, and the daily
mortality is constantly increasing. Some
Of the best hotels in the city are sending
away their afflicted by the score, and it is
feared by many of the most experienced
physicians that the disease will spread
much further before it can be checked.
Strangely enough, the disease so tar, has
confined itself slmost exclusively to the bet
ter class Of people, very few cases having
occurred among the poorer and more neg
lccted classes.
The other day we had occasion to visit
the county Jail, and there, for the first time
since her incarceration, we met Mrs. Whit
camp, who our readers will remember is
accused Of numbering her husband. She
was greatly pleased to receive visit, and
after a word or two on different subjects,
enquired whether she was regarded Is
guilty OF the crime by the people Giving
her no definite answer, she commenced
pleading her case with considerable energy
and eloquence- number OF
reasons why she could not possibly be
found guilty of the crime. Although lit
more pale than before she entered the jail,
she looked as well as ever, and WAS ap-
parently enjoying the best Of health. Her
sentence, notwithstanding that the mJority
OF our people beliye her guilty OF the crime,
will probably be very light, and in = few
years she will again enjoy her liberty.
Last nights attendance at the Reform
hall was very good-in fact larger than it
has been during the past few meetings and
the old interest prevailed from beginning
10 end. A poem, entitled Body and Soul"
written by Mrs. Jacob Martin, was listen
cd to with the closest attention by the
audience and was well read by Miss Edith
Martin. Dir. Murphy,of Murphysboro,s spoke
for about half an hour, telling princi-
pally Of the progress of the temperance
cause in his town and the good
it was accomplishing there. During the
business portion of the meeting, commit
tee was appointed to solicit contributions
to the amount of five dollars for the tenn
porary relief of the Scot family, who is still
IN great distress. The section of the con-
stitu,ion, which forbids the discussion Of
scctarian or political questions, was amend
ed as follows: This article shall not be
construed ~ prohibiting the discussion of
measures looking to the suppression OF in
temperance by law or otherwise" On mo.
hon the Young Peoples Temperance as.
ISOLATION was invited to occupy the hall
Friday after next.
AT five o'clock p. M, day before yes
,erday, n man arrived here from Cleveland,
Oho.and sought our officers to assis, himina
search tor his wife who, he explained, had
left him some weeks ago and joined two.
headed boy, show in the character Of the
Clrcassian woman Ho gave his name rs
Jho. Picrson, and said he had been au EN-.
ploye Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
railroad for Number OF years. Officer
Schuckers at once accompanied the man