The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Inv PSu oilCh maClllue, NJ OneSlCT, Is
turning out $4,000 daily.
An effort Is making TO organize trot-
ting association at Quincy, in order to hold
fall meeting
A valuable horse was stolen, Sunday
night, from the residence Of Nose Otto, on
River street, at Aurora.
Andrew Butler committed suicide at
Paramount while in fit of insanity pro-
duced by financial troubles
The wagon and blacksmith shop of Thos
Brady, at Diana, burned on Sunday night
loss, 1900 no insurance.
Now it is said that Mrs. Eliza Scott, of
st. Charles, daughter Of the Hon. James
Harrington, is not insane, as has been re-
ported.
At Elgin, on Saturday last, Robt. Fowler
and Miss Hannah Leake, and d. NJ. Force
anu Miss Evangeline Task, were rlarried
Danlel riynn, aged 50 and unmarried
was thrown ont of wagon at Galena anG
instantly killed. II was the result OF q
runaway.
Reports concerning winter wheat from
several counties IN the state are generally
favorable, and fair average crop will be
harvested.
Cook county poor house and insane
asylum cost tho county for the past three
months S33,S11.57, an average of 80 cents
per head per day.
The Peoria public library has 4,412 vol
umes, and was run last year at cost of
S2,047 1t now has $1,000 IN the treasury,
and l,407 subscribers.
Reports from various places in the cen
trail part OF the state claim that the wheat
now being harvested will amount to at
least twothrds of a crop.
A confidence man, passing himself as
assistant superintendent of the Hannibal &
st. Joseph Railroad, was arrested and lock-
ed up at Quincy on Monday
The school census just finished shows the
population of Sandwich, De Kalb county,
to be 2,47S. The school district outside of
the city limits has population of 1873.
The employees Of the Chicago West Dl.
vision Gas company, WHO struck for more
pay, were defeated lost their situations and
had their places filled by other men.
Richard Lenniy was recently arrested at
Canton on a requisition from the governor
of Kansas, and taken back to that state on
a charge of forgery. Lcnnix is said to be
professional gambler.
George PhiIwebcr, an old German resi-
dent of Woodstock, who has suffered from
melancholia since the death of his wife last
spring, committed suicide on Sunday night
by taking dose OF morphine.
Constable Cole has re-captured "Wild
jim" somewhat noted criminal, at Har-
rison, the prisoner having escaped from
him on former occasion. Jim is wanted
for burglary and the alleged seduction
Of his victims 16.ycar.old wife.
While the celebrated pacing horse Cap
tain Durland, owned by ]. II. Bacon, of
Fort Madison, Iowa, was being exercised |
on the fair ground track, at Danville dur
ing the races, it dropped dead from heart |
disease. The horse was valued $1,000.
The Chester banking firm of Cole Broth |
ers g Co. has dissolved, Edward Il. and
Henry G. Cole retiring. The bank will con.
tinue business under the firm name of Nc
Adam & Speckmann, the proprietors being
Hon. VIM. McAdam and Mr.. Henry Speck-
mann.
Hon. d. q. Smith, member of congress
from the Thirteenth district of Illinois,
sails from New York for London, Eng.
August Con the CITY of Berlin. as delegate |