The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09

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Mr.. John Clancy and his little son
| Johnnie who, it will be remembered, were
rather severely burned by the explosion Of
coal al lamp q short time ago, are both
rapidly recovering. Little Johnnie, whose
back was quite raw from his neck down
wards, rs getting along nicely, and his
father, who burned his hands in saving him,
will be all right again in few days.
Mr.. 4. c. Ford is now prepared, in his
new quarters on Commercial avenue, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, in lannon's
old stand, to DO some of the finest work in
the way of charging pictures, both in
India ink and water colors. He has made
special provision for the approaching
holidays and will show specimens Of his
work to any one who will take the trouble
to call. His stock Of frames and brackets
is also complete.
The Anti.Cookers an organization Of
recent date, composed Of number of our
best young ladies, met in the Reform hall
last night, together with = number Of in.
vlted persons, both young and old, and
spent the evening very pleasantly. The
hall was filled with people. Bright eyes
and smiling faces were everywhere to be
seen, andlt was the general verdict OF those
present that they had never spent an even
ing more pleasantly
Mr.. Jno Stuart and Miss La Hue, both
af this city, will be married in Vincenncs on
Thursday. Mr. Stuart is, and has been for
some wears. connected with the city national
bank, and his bride is the daughter OF our
worthy officer, La Hue Both parties are
we'll known 10 everybody and will be over.
whelmed with congratulations from their
many friends Mr.. Stuart left for Vim
cennes this morning where the marriage
will be celebrated on Thursday
lAt kCluptIhIlNt NOuNCublbl VI AllS
congressional district meets at Anna
on the 10th and nth of this month, and
Will probably be attended by the following
active lady workers in the cause from this
! city: Mrs. Wood Rittenhouse, Mrs. G.. NJ.
Alden, Mrs. p W Barclay, Mrs. NJ. East
erday Mrs. Z, ] George and Mrs, Al Sloo,
The convention will, as before stated, be in
session two days. and will hold three SEES.
siOns per day. The fact that so large a
| number Of ladies will attend from here
will speak well for this city.
From returns 10 the census Office the
assessed valuation of the principal towns
and cities of Illinois stands as follows
Peoria $6,763,32o; Quincy, s6,4s1997;
GslesbuIg, s9,7os,0sl; Bloomington, 81,
431,1 34; Rockford SS,s0S,647; Jackson.
vile. S2,O00000; La Sale, Sl,544, 20J;
Joliet, s2,S24,ai3; Rock Island, $685.
$50; Belleville, Sl,jjl ESQ; Cairo, Sl,2l0,.
32j; Decatur, 81 ,G6l zoe Freeport, $l,J29,.
8SS; Moline, 81 AGO, $40; Alton, 81 ,s04, 700
Gaena, about 1854 800; Springfield, 81,
73l. 099 The real cash value Of the prop
erty in the cities named above Is probably
twice a. large as the figures given by the
assessors.
The year 1881 viii be mathematical
curiosity From left 10 right and from
right to left it reads the same; ~ divided
by 9 gives 9 q Quoten,; 81 divided by 3
gives .; il divided by the quotiont con.
tains q 8; if multiplied by the product
contains two 9s; / and y are g; 8 and are
Q. 1.-THE IS he placed under the 81 and
added the sum is 80. If the figures be-
added thus /, 8, 9, /, il will give ~
Reading from left 10 right it is Is, and read.
ing from right 10 left il is Is, and 1875 two
ninths Of 81. BY adding, dividing and
multiplying 10 9s arc produced, being one
9 for each year required to complete the
! century
Several cases were yesterday tried in
Judge Olmsted'S court, The first was that
Of two negro women named Nancy Dish.
man and Sophia Reed, charged with having
robbed a stranger named s.. p. jackson OF
$40 and some valuable papers Jackson,
who is white man, swore that the women
had pulled him into their den and robbed
him He was quite positive they were the
guilty parties, but when he was confronted
with two other wenches from the same 10.
cality, he was puzzled, and said TINT one OF
the first two brought into court and one Of
the second two were the gully parties liz
was evidently too drunk to be able to know
who had really robbed him, and hence the
women could not be convicted on his testi
nony and we're discharged. The second
case was that OF Willis Parker and Thos
Fields. They had been found fighting by
Officer Wins and were fined FIVE dollar
and costs. The third and last case wa