The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-11

state They report Democratic prospects
ia Illinois in most satisfactory condition.
The engine Of threshing machine ON
the farm of Elias Mccain, near st. Paul,
exploded its boiler Monday afternoon, kill
ing the foreman and two men and wound
inc six or seven others, some Of them Sc
riously.
The extensive rolling.mill at Grcenville,
Pa, owned by Kimberly, Carnes & Co, Of
Sharon, burned at late hour Monday
night Loss estimated at 100000; lnsur-
ance $4,000. About $50 workmen are
thrown out Of employment.
At Newburg, Preston county, Virginia
Mrs. Halbritter and Miss Halbritter were
walking on the railroad when the fast
line came along struck both of them kill
ing Mrs. Halbritter instantly and inhicting
injuries upon Miss Halbrtter from which
she died in few hours.
Milo A. Boynton, q lawyer Of Grand
Haven, Mich was arrested Monday in
New York while trying to dispose Of two
bonds which were stolen in the south
during the war; He claims he received
them from a widow lady for professional
services,
Henry Schiller, representative of Noah
Mitchell, New York, went to Utica Friday
with a stock of diamonds, He left the ho
tel at four sunday afternoon, returning at
eleven in the evening, Monday morning
he discovered that he had been robbed of
diamonds valued at $4,000.
Mr.. F. W'Jones, who for several years
has been assistant manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Office in Chicago, has been
called to the general office oil. that company
in New York to assume the position Of
manager Of circuits, a position created for
/ Mr. Jones,
The inside workings of Keelty Run COLI.
cry, Shenandoah, were discovered to be on
fire Monday morning All workings were
filed with smoke, but mules and other
loose property were rescued. The fire is
seriou. one The mine cannot be flooded,
and how to extinguish the flames is the
question puzzling the engineers.
Thomas Beckett at Jacksonville, Ills, at
tempted to kill his wife by shooting her.
The ball missed its mark, when the man
fred at his brother-in-law Brown, who in
terfered, inhicting a slight wound in his
arm. Beckett then fled to the woods out
side the city, but was followed by officers,
who succeeded in capturing him after
wounding him in three places, some of the
wounds being considered dangerous.
NEW YORK, Aug. DIR. Tanner con-
tinues in good condition He passed a
quiet night sleeping most OF the time. AT
seven this morning he ate heartily of beef
steak and bread. At nine he took two
boiled eggs and stewed potatoes, drinking
two ounces of light wine At eleven he
swallowed dozen raw oysters with crack
ers washed down with four ounces of milk.
He was weighed at noon, the scales indicat-
ing 1921 pounds. His pulse at that hour
was 9j and temperature 100.
Officers and employees of the government
need have no further fear that their places
will be endangered if they mix up in poll
tics. Instead OF issuing general order SUI
persedlag civil service order No. l. Mr.
Hayes has promulgated the news in more
delicate manner. To-day Deputy Collector
Spilzer of Richmond was reinstated. he
was suspended some time ago by Collector
Mills for violating civil service orders. Ills
management of primary and political meet
, ings was superior to the ability with which
f he discharged his official duties. Last
{ evening Mr.. Splitter was notified by the
treasury department to resume his duties.
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