The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-06

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aud was brilliant success. For several
hours people from every part of the city, in
carriages and ON foot made their way to.
ward the house, from which bright streams
of light poured out ut every window. The
assembly was an elegant enc, and the fun
and general enthusiasm was unboundcd
and lasted until late in the night. OF
course everybody went home reluctantly
and satisfied that they were never better en-.
tertaincd,
The weather bureau has invented an
instrument which will show the probabii.
ties as well as they are given by the bureau
The Instrument has diaS which on certain
indications of wind and atmosphere will
predict Il certain kind Of weather, the pre-.
diction being based on u thousand obscr-
va;ions. In other words, thousand Oh
seryationS heretofore made showed that
certain conditions Of the wind and Amos
phcrc brought about within day or TWO or
three days certain weather. 1t is intend
ed to have one of these instruments placed
in the post offices OF all the cities, 50 that
every one can be his own "Old Probable
tiles"
A passenger who had crossed the river
on the transfer boat ,IunuS ). Morgan,
came very near losing his life by drowning
at O'Clock yesterday morning. The boat
had just landed At its wharf at the foot Of
Fourth street when he attempted 10
leave it, and mistahin. the shadow
cast by the guards for the wharf, stepped
oil and into the water. The night watch
men, John Gladney and Ed, AkeyS, at once
came to his rescue, but it was not until the
drowning man had sunk several ,imcs that
he secured q mold on q stage plank which
was extended him by the night wstchmcn.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that h.
was restored to consciousness, His name
Is unknown.
Tux BULLETIN yesterday contained =
communication from a lady criticising the
pubic schools We have always taken
the ground that the school board
in employing principal and teachers,
know exactly what they are doing, and DO
tina. which is best for the public, the
schools aud the scholars, We believe
that the public schools Of Cairo take front
rank with the best schools in the country,
but rs there are 'many mcn of many minds.
50 there are many opinions among the
citizens at Cairo IA 70 how the schools
should be conducted The columns of
THE BULLETIN vii, Away, be open Tor the
use OF any who desire to criticisr schools.
churches, or public officers, adversely, or
otherwise, over THEIR osN NAMES,
but We must decline. hereafter to publish
anything OF the kind over Il NoS DE PLUME
Quite a number OF poster, which are
posted up in yarIou, portions OF the city
announce that Hon. d. r. Lincgar and
Hon. ", II. Green will address a grand
mass meeting in the court house on Mon
day evening next. These gentlemen, and
probably other able speakers. will thor
oughly discuss the Irish land question and
lay bare to the people the suh'rrlngs Ire
land, poor are now enduring, The dis
trcss in Ireland seems to be on the increase
people are daily turned out Of house and
home in different part, Of the Isle Tor non
payment Of rcHt or Tor common debt rs the
case may BE- and many people are reported
TO he in a starving condition. Lately px-
trcmciy cold weather in that country has
added greatly to the suffering condition
Of the people 1t seems that
the weather OF .ln last sum
mer ,n1,On Vas 20 vet ana uniayorabic that
it was impossible to dry and prepare any
thing like a sufficient supply OF peat FOR the
present winter, 50 that fuel Is iu-t as scarce
in proportion in Ireland ths winter as any
other necessary article Of living, The
meeting AZ the court house should De
large one, and doubtless will be, since the
speakers are gentlemen Of ability and clio.
qucncc, who are always listened 10 with
pleasure. After the speeches committee,
will probably be appointed for the purpose
of canyassing the city and collecting money
winch will be forwarded to Ireland
EHrgAcr.--FOr persons suffering from
exhaustion Of the powers OF the brain and
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