The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-25

citizens will part with feelings of sincere
regret, and with whom THE BULLETIN now
takes most friendly goodbye"
"A white COW, in the upper part of the
city, is regular visitor OF all the family
groceries in that neighborhood, in search
OF onions. She is most voracious onion
eater, taking down the bulbs or tops with
equal relish, and only limiting her lunches
by the size of the pile in view or by the
severity OF the thumps administered by the
irate grocery men. A few days ago she
1 got away" with over two gallons of onion
sets which the grocer had placed outside on
show, and as such goods sell for one dollar
q gallon, the grocer swore so Justify and
awkwardly over his loss that il was only at
the end of long mental tussel with our
outraged moral nature that we concluded
not to prosecute him for his pain
ful lack of aptness in the use
OF proiane language. And the milk of this
boyina garlic eater often "smels to the
very heavens'--so villainously that her
owner not only declines to sell 1t, but is not
even tempted to play the role of philan-
thropist and give it to his poor neighbors
Hon. Geo, r. Vending lecturcd on
1.-THE Problem Of the Ages at Temper
ance hall, last night. The reading room
was furnished with benches, chairs, etc 4,
for the occasion and was nearly filled with
our best citizens of both sexes. The lee
turer was introduced by Mr.
Geo. S. Fisher about $50 o'clock
and was received with applause.
We must content ourself with saying that
Mr.. Weddings effort last night proves him
to be one Of the finest orators in the country.
His arguments were logical and conclusive,
his language of the finest, his eloQuence
irresistible and his general style the most
captivating. For two hours he held the at
tention OF the audience drawing forth fire.
qucnt applause and carrying with him
its feelings through every flight of his
marvellous eloquence. No one who heard
him can have gone away without being
strengthened in the belief of future exist.
ence
Capt. jim johnson is csnvalescing.
His inability to see the May Fisk blondes,
Monday night, so depressed and wore upon
him that, Oh Tuesday morning. the attend
ing physician was somewhat alarmed at
his condition. Leaving "tonlc-sedutive,
the doctor promised to call after dinner
In the interim Capt Bill Hambleton called
and gave such glowing description Of the
blondes that new color came into Capt.
Jim's face, fresher blood bounded in his
veins, and had the African Aleck been ~
hand with his violin, we have no doubt
that that sick room would have at once
given out the sounds Of a double stag dance.
The doctor, returning after dinner, found
Capt jim in the most complacent of
moods, sitting in a rocking chair by the
open window. "WeIl, well, observed the
doctor, II see you have but little use for
me here. Just continue the same medi-
icine.' But interposed Capt Jim,
THAT would put me- out some" How
the devil" reioned the. doctor would it
put you out sOmel' why" returned the
Captain, lit would put me out some, be-
cause Id have to send for Captain Ham.
bletOn.'
The "rich trial" before Squire Osborn,
the hearing of which was fixed for ycstcr.
day morning, did not come Off The parties
thereto were colored married woman of.
80 or thereabouts, and colored damsel of
about Is, both residents Of ThIrty-sccond
street. 1t is alleged that the married wo-
man suspected her husband of infdelity to
his marriage VOWS, las women do and
women will, and further suspected that
the damse of IS was, to the extent of 80
per cent at least, responsible for his mari.
tai delinquency, Thus impressed, with
fury in her eye and ramrod in her hand,
the wife fell upon the damsel, "wooled
her. vigorously and wore out upon her
body at least two feet Of the ramrod. As
already stated, the initial steps to law
suit were taken and because the complain
ing witness did not appear to prosecute the
defendant, the shameful story goes out
that the husband appeared on the scene
and bought the complainant off. OF course
we don't believe q word of tins damaging
story, and we have no other object in tie
world in making it public, than to avail
ourselves Of the opportunity it affords us to
say that we don't believe it.