The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-17

| olbSiHS WAC, 40 uobuis boVA, oh' viz AOSNuiN,
delivered by Mr.. Blackburn, was very in
teresting He is fluent speaker, who un-
derstands how to hold the attention of an
audience and how to leave q convincing
and lasting impression. He spoke for over
an hour; picturing the evils of intemper-
ance in their true and terrible colors, and
proving himself to be well versed in the
horrors which attend the Incorporate use Of
rum. A song concluded the entertain
ment tor the evening, and the audience was
dismissed with benedction.
We were yesterday given, by gentle
man from Blandville, the details of horri-
bic occurrence that took place there, A
Mr.. E. W. Bugg lives in Blandville with a
wife and two children. They have in their
employ a colored woman, who does the
washing and ironing. While ironing, the
other day, she had occasion to leave the
house, and leaving the children alone in the
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Bugg had gone out in town, and Mrs. b.
was III another part of the house. But hap
pening to open the kitchen door, short
time after the colored woman had left, sheet
of fire burst forth and she retreated with a
cry and badly scorched. When enterance was
at last effected the children were discovered
burnt to a .scrisp. 1t is believed that the
colored woman left the hot.iron standing
on the cloth-covered ironing board setting
it afre and causing the fearful conse-
quence.
Gen. Haskell was in Mound City yes
terday afternoon, and spoke to large and
enthusiastic audience. His martial band
marched through the town, arousing the
people from their stupor and causing them
to turn out from every nook and granny
Mr. Haskell delivered fiery
address in his usual style and
captured the entire audience. Dan Rice
followed him with few we'll chosen and
appropriate remarks. At the conclusion
the mayor Of the city, who was chairman Of
the meeting, put motion to the house, in
viting Gen. Haskell to come again, which
was unanimously carried.
John Thompson, caucasion rouster,
yesterday struck another rouster and the
two had quite skirmish on Ohio levee
Chief Robinson and Officer Lahue, seeing
the fracas arrested the principal
actor thereln-the same being john
and took him before Judge Olmsted, who
fined him five dollars and costs for disturb
ing the peace. Being unable to pay he was
allied.
Mr. Angus Leek, our candidate for
states attorney, is not ostentacious and does
not make much noise in his canvass of the
county; but his work is nevertheless effect
i've. He is cultivating the acquaintance of
| the voters, and that is all that is necessary
to insure him success. Those who know
him will not fail to vote for him. His
character as gentleman can not be i'm
peached, 1nd his ability as lawyer is ac-
knowledged by all. His election is only
a question of a short time.
The result of the Maine election will
have wholesome influence on the Indi-
ana ana Ohio elections. A Democratic
victory may be confidently expected in the
former and, if not avictory, at least large
gains in the latter state. As result of
his, Illinois will roll up a respectable
Democratic majority in November
The old brick sidewalk in front Of
Winters Block" on Commercial avenue,
having for some time been in bad condi-
tion has been taken up and will be replaced
by a new laye of brick.
Extensive preparations have been made
at Hodges Park for the Democratic gath
erng to be held there tomorrow (Satur-
day evening. A train of five coaches will
leave on the narrow-g uage railroad for the
occasion at 6 o'clock in the evening and it
is to be hoped that our clubs will turn out
10 full force and full uniform and 60 up
there to contribute as much as possible
to the splendor and magnitude of the
demonstration. Speeches will be made by
Hastzell, Albright and Youngbood.
The meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, held in the Reform hall
yesterday, was one Of unusual interest. NJ RS
P.W. Barclay conducted the devotional ex-
ercises; Miss Fanny Barclay presided at the
organ, and Mrs. G. NJ. Alden occupied the
chair. The temperance cook book was dis
cussed aud arrangements were made for It's
publication after which Mrs. Barclay read
a very interesting article entitled "The
birthday of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union"
Mr. A. NJ. Mann, of st. Louis, many
,,a,r, o,,, as thn ,,, &C D,oJ AL NJ.