The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-13

of the railroad mileage in the United
States.
Boatmen on the Upper Ohio river are
said to be plowlng ont the bed of the
stream in order to get their crafts through
to deeper water.
The late heavy rains in Arizona are said
to have damaged the Southern Pacific rail
road to the extent of 100000. For 80
miles west of Tucson the cost of repair will
be more than the cost of construction was.
The sheep industry is progressing finely.
In Southern Missouri, one hundred and
fifty miles from st. Louis, an incorporated
company has been formed for sheep breed
ing. They intend locating thirty thous-
and acres Of land on the side of the Ozark
Mountains, starting with four thousand
sheep, They will fence in the sheep as
being cheaper than to employ herdsmeu.
They will provide grazing for the sheep
and shelter them we'll In winter.
The North German Gazette says that the
German government will propose, at the
next session of the Prussian Landtag the
establishment of the Prussian Legation
at the Vatican. The pope has been inform
ed of this purpose, and is said to be quite
satisfied, as it will enable him the more
easily to arrange any differences between
himself and Bismarck.
The squG~-ofa trustworthy hslg.hrecd in
Arizona informs the military authorities
that the hostile Indians number nine hun
bred. One party is watching the country
between Fort Apache and the reservation ;
another is moving down to Tonic creek,
and third is marching through Pleasant
valley.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas was found guilty Of
heresy yesterday by the investigating com
mittee appointed in his case, and was de-
prived of his priestly functions pending the
action of the Methodist conference, which
meets next month, and which will pass on
his case.
The North German Gazette, Bismarck s
organ, admits that it has deliberately and
systematically lied to its readers about the
meeting place Of the German and Russian
Emperors, but says that the activity of the
international band of assassins justifes its
course in the eyes Of every reasonable pa
triot. Perhaps so.
A British msn-of-war, The Merlin, took
100 policemen to assist in the eviction OF
1870 persons from their homes in the Island
OF Innsturk, OF the west coast of Mayo,
some days ago. When it needs the SER
vices of British man-of-war to carry out
an eviction process against poverty stricken
fishermen in the "Wild West" Of Ireland, it
looks bad for the landlord, and the govern
ment which assists him in carrying out the
eviction.
A syndicate, or ring, controls the cotton
market at Liverpool, and many of the spin.
ners and manufacturers throughout Lanca-
shire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, aud Cheshire
propose that operations be suspended for
an entire week, and that no cotton BIZ
bought of The syndicate during that time,
at the end Of which it is hoped that The
syndicate can be brought to terms.
Mr.. Parncll processes to be satisfied with
the result Of the Tyrone election, where his
candidate, Ryott, came in at the foot of
the poll over 1000 votes behind the sue
csssful candidate. Mr.. Parnel is easily
satisfied. The London journals say, and
they are quite right in saying, that Parncll's
statements that tho Land League had a
firm foothold in Ulster have not been JUST
fed.
When the empcrors Of Russia and Ger
many met Yesterday both seemed to be
deeply moved, and kissed zach other sew
cral times. The Car greeted the Grown
Prince after tho osculatory fashion also,
but 10 reported only to have conversed with
Bismarck. The program Of the two mon
archs was altered several times, and their