The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-06

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age, 80 humanitarian and sympathetic
where the poor and downtrodden are con-
cerned.
Miss Mary Williamson was drowned
in small pond near Monticello seminary,
Alton on the Sd inst. She and another
young lady were out on the pond in a small
bark of some kind, which overturned with
the result as above.
DR. Barr, the man who, some days
ago, assaulted Langden, editor Of Quincy
paper, for publishing an intended joke
about him, was fined ten dollars and costs,
the lowest fine in such cases. The editor
failed to prosecute the Dr., probably be-
cause he thought he deserved the logging
The other day stranger entered a
store in Bloomington and, exhibiting a
number of twenty dollar gold pieces, be-
gan to toss one of them up against the cell
ing so that it came down upon glass
show case, breaking it. The merchant
hastily grabbed the coin and took out the
value of the pane of glass, returning to the
apparently astonished stranger something
over fourteen dollars. The stranger left in
hurry and the merchant congratulated
himself upon his luck in receiving pay for
his broken case. But 1t at
forwards proved that lie crowed too soon,
for the coin proved to be counterfeit.
-"What is star route what are these
star mail routes which have afforded ma
terial and opportunity for so much stealing
in the postoffice Department. This ques-
| ton from subscriber needs attention, and
fortunately 1t is readily answered. Any
routes over which the United States mails
are carried by means other than railways
and steam vessels are star routes, socalled
| because on the records of the postal de-
partment they are designated by an asterisk
west and south, the mails being carried by
stage coaches or on horse back. Some of
these routes are long, employing hundreds
Of horses and many men, and where they
run through the Indian country are often
operated with danger to life and property.
"A short time ago the people of Spring.
field engaged Engineer w. r. Goats to ex-
anime the earth in and about the city
with view to ascertaining whether
or not pure water could be obtained for the
use of the citizens. The people wepe
driven to tins action by the extreme foul
ness Of the water of the Illinois river, upon
which they chiefly depend for their water
supply. The engineer, in lecture to the
people few days ago, gave it as his opinion |
that not more than fifty-six feet below the |
surface Of the earth plentiful supply of |
pure water could be obtained and suggest |
ed that public well, fifty feet in diameter
and OF the requisite depth, be built by the |
city at an expense of not more than twenty |
thousand dollars. Thus the chief draw
back to Springfeld's prosperity would be
removed.
Yesterday evening Pat Lally, while
under the influence of liquor, became very
boisterous in an up town saloon, breaking
up furniture and making threats and passes
at various persons in the place. A
woman Of questionable repute, who
was also drunk, was likewise in the fracas
in some way and was SAID to have displayed
and handled pistol in rather reckless
manner. Pat. and the woman left the |
place when they had somewhat cooled
down and came down town, followed by |
Officers John Tyler and Pat Mabanny, who
arrested them near the corner Of Fourteenth |
street and Washington avenue. In their
attempt to take the couple to the |
calaboose the officers had a
hard time, for both resisted |
for time with all their might, but were
finally, after several blows were struck, in
duced to 90 along peaccably. Considera-
bic excitement prevailed upon the streets |
for time. Their trial will be had IN
Magistrate Comlngs' court to-day.
"A printer sat in his Office chair; his
boots were patched and his coat thread
bare; while his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking of
business debt, old Morpheus slowly round |
him crept, and before he knew it he sound
ly slept, and, sleeping, he dreamed that he
was dead, from trouble and toll his spirit |
had fled, and that not even COW bell |
tolled for the peaceful rest Of his COW hide
sole. AS he wandered among the shades
and smoke and sorch of lower IIades, he
shortly observed an iron door that creak-
ingly swung on hinges ajar, but the en-
trance was crossed by a red hot bar, and |
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