The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-27

Prairie chickens are abundant in Ne
braska.
Davenport, Iowa, is to have fire
alarm telegraph.
Little Rock, Ark, has defaulted for
$4,000 July interest.
The Iowa press association meets at
Cedar Rapids July 49,
Caldwell, Kansas, is shipping seventy
car loads Of cattle daily.
An Iowa farmer raised 400 bushels Of
early rose potatoes on an acre.
Colorado cattle and sheep men are
moving their herds and focks into western
Kansas.
Dubuque people drink 10000 glasses
of beer every day-and yet Squire Comings
isn't happy.
The state board of education Of Texas
has agreed TO expend s7s2, 900 for free
schools this year.
Hon. E. B. Washburne sails from New
York for Europe Saturday next, He will
return in October.
The actual diocese of London contains
100000 people. The parochial clergy in
the east end have an average of 1000 souls
to minister to.
1t is proposed to bottle and export the
waters Of the Nile, and it is conjectured
that there's millions in it, the water is so
healthfu and delicious.
The board of Indiana state house
commissioners fixed September 2S as the
date for laying the cornerstone of the
new capitol, No programme has been ar
ranged.
The Democratic national committee
has appointed campaign finance committees
in various states. In Illinois, Vim. C..
Goudy, Cyrus II. Mccormack, Perry II.
Smith, p. II. Gable, were appointed.
AT noon to-day Tuesday commences
the twenty-ninth day of DR.. Tanners fast
ing His condition continues about the
same and the belief now generally pre-
walls that he will accomplish his under.
taking.
Among the immigrants just arrived at
New York were 7js Normons. About 600
Of them are from Sweden and Norway.
Five English families are among the mum.
Der They left New York yesterday for
Salt Lake, Utah
The mining difficulties at Des MONIES
are practically AT an end, and work will be
soon resumed il all under the following
schedule: Contract for one year-wages
S2.2j per day for mining; 81 day for
room work; 9l.75 for lsborers men who
will fill cars etc.
The Rev. W. Z. Walker, Il Congrega-
tional pastor OF VermiIlion, Dakota, 60.
drunk at public ball, and his behavior
was so bad that his church had to put him
on trial. 1t was then proved that he ca
reused habitually, and be was de5osed
The De mocratic congressional com.
mlttee is preparing to inaugurate lively
campaign from Washington, Gen. Duncan
S. Walker, secretary Of the committee,
will divide his time between New York
and Washington. The committee has
selected Willard's hall as rendezvous for
the faithful and the private rooms of the
committee will be on street oppo-
site the hall. Reports are being
received daily from the diff
ferent congressional districts, and the out
look for an increased Democratic majority
in the next house Of representatives seems
very favorable. The congressional district
organizations are in good shape, and they
will be kept up in splendid working order
until after the election, In the numerous
districts where there are Republican dis
sessions the Democrats have prepared to
avail themselves Of the weakness of their
opponents,
We stated ia The BULLETIN a few
days ago that the Evansville and Caro-
packet Dexter, would shortly be put in
the trade and that by that means we would
daily have two up and down Ohio river
boats. On Saturday afternoon while the
Dexter was enroute from Pittsburg to
Evansville, she caught fre-,just opposite
Jacksonville, Ind She was headed
towards shore, but the fire got too hot
for the pilot and he had to
back her into an island opposite
Jacksonville, where she burned
to her hull when the fire was put out by the
Louisville and Jacksonville ferryboat She
had no passengers on board and all the
crew escaped, but lost all their clothing,
etc She had tair trip Of freight, consist