The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-25
ALL SORTS.

giving employment 10 many hands In
Hawkins county, Tennessee.
Cones two" is the contradictory
statement man often makes in an
oyster saloon.
Judging from the number of special
terms of the circuit court OF Alabama,
il would seem that violations of the
law are on the increase.
A preachers institute, to train young
men for the lay ministry, is to be Or
ganized in connection with the general
Baptist churches in London.
Colonel Tom Ochltree says Texas
whisky is as hot as lava. 1t is often
called "a drop of the crater. y Boston
Post
California papers print report that
thirty-ive families from the Oneida
Community, New York, have purchased
lands near Santa Ana, Cal.
what building is thatp" asked
stranger of boy, pointing to school
house. "That" said the boy. ''Why,
that is a tanneryp' and he feelingly
rubbed his back as he passed on.
The thirteen trees which Alexander
Hamilton planted on his grounds in
New York city, in honor of the thir-
teen states of the union, are still stand
ing.
The relatives of William Cullen Bry-
ant have placed monument on the
spot in Cummington, Mass, where he
was born, bearing this inscription
birthplace of Bryant, Nov. 3, 1894"
Rev. Jabez l.. Swan, of New London,
an evangelist well known in eastern
Connecticut, was crazed by the news of
the presidents death while on his way
from baptist conference, and has
been taken to the Providence asylum.
The commission appointed by the
Russian government to inquire into the
best means of diminishing drunken
ness has entered upon its labors. Ex-
perts from all the different governments
of the empire will give evidence.
A bank of Warsaw received, recent
w. an example of new forgers' adj
vice. which consists in splitting hum
bred ruble notes, and uniting each side
with the corresponding upper or under
half of false note.
Two women stopped a train near
Waterbury, Conn, recently by waving
red shawl, and told the engineer that
nan who apparently wanted to kill
himself had just gone down the track.
The train moved ON slowly and found
the man lying drunk across the rail.
Startling news was received in Au
gust from the American missionaries at
Gilman Flu, in Shantung, to the effect
that their lives are in imminent danger
from the Chinese populace. Suisse
quent information, however, shows that
the thing was not 50 serious as at first
supposed.
The city of Lagos, on the west coast
of Africa, was built years ago behind
lagoon or marsh, which extends some
distance in front of the main land, and
was designed especially as strong
hold for the slave trade. Now instead
of slaves. the export of products reach
es g 900, coo year, and the landmark
by which vessels find their way into
port is the spire of church
There is wealthy brewer in Mon
treal who built church and inscribed
on it: "This church was erected by
Thomas Nelson at his sole expense.
Hebrews Xxx. chapter" Some of the
McGill College wags got a ladder one
night and altered the Inscription so as
to make it read: "This church was
erected by Thomas Nelson at his souls
expense. He brews (double) XX."
Yes" whispered the boy to Mr..
Barnum, "Tm ready to pay for my
ticket, but | want the privilege of 60
ing in by crawling under the tent"
And Mr.. Barnum agreed, and ordered
the guards not to interfere with the
lad; and after the boy had performed
the feat Mr.. Barnum went inside and
asked his reasons for it, and the lad
explained that he had got over 81 bet
with the boys who had tried the crawl
and failed, that he would succeed in it.
At the conference of free thinkers in
London, Bradlaugh stated his opinion
that it might be considered imperti-
hence on their part to send message
Of coincidence. as Garfield was so pro-
foundly religious. At the same time he
could not but feel the utmost sympathy
with the bereaved family. The state
ment was received with profound
silence.
Dan Bryant used to tell negro
minstrel story of his bravery when
he belonged to rifle corps in Mexico.
He declared that he captured one
Mexican. as big as giant, and cut off
his feet "Why did you cut his feet
of !" asked jerry Bryant. Because
some other riner had been there be-
fore me and cut oifhis headr' said Dan.
1t is said by some one who has APP
parently looked up the facts that only
seven days of national fasting and hui
initiation have been appointed by Pres
idents since the establishment of tho
government, and that they have been
designated as follows; May 8, l79S by
Adams; January II, 1915, by Madison;
the last Thursday of September, 1861,
April 30, 1868, and the first Thursday
of August, 1864, by Lincoln; May rs,
1865 postponed to June y by John
son; and September 26 by Arthur.
A touching story told by the Rev. Dr.
III. &. Potter in Grace Church. New
York, illustrates the popular feeling in
an effective way; A poor woman
stopped On the street on Saturday and
inquired the price of picture of Gar