The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-29

John Wright, Of Windsor, was killed
~ Il Canada Southern train at Windsor
in $50. lie had a heavy accident in
Nuraucc, amounting TO 81 900, partial
IL placed in Canadian companies. The
latter contested the case, which has at
last, after going through numerous
courts, been decided in favor of the
heirs OF Wright, the insurance compan-
is being compelled TO pay costs and
compound interest
Richmond Va, has grown q per
cent in the past ten years. 1t had one
railroad in 1870 running out Of the city.
over two hundred miles long, and will
soon have five trunk lines through to
the west and south II is the healthiest
city in the south, and manufactures S25,-
900, 900 worth of goods a year, and has
paid the government in revenue taxes,
chiefly on tobacco, in the past twelve
years 1872, 100000.
As shown in the statistics of the de-
partment OF buildings, the growth Of
New York city was more rapid last year
than in any twelvemonth since 1872,
when the speculative building mania
reached its height. That year the eX-
pcndiuwc on buildings was not less than
S27 900, 900 In 1877 twas less than
half as much. 1t increased to sixteen
and half millions in 1878 The figures
OF 1880 show an expenditure of S24, 00O,-
900 for new buildings.
Mr. Fawcett, the English postmaster
general, is about TO propose parcel
post at uniform rates, regardless OF
distance. The charge up to two pounds
is likely to be six pence; between two
pounds and four pounds, one shilling,
The payment in each case being made
by stamps, The railway companies
will carry and the po,toilice will collect
and deliver, and the receipts will be
divided equally onc-half TO the post
Office and the other half to the carrying
companies.
The work of restoration and preser-
walton of the famous st. Marks cathe-
dral at Venice is proceeding steadily
Scaffolding, inclosed by screens of
bamboo work, obscures portion of the
facade rs it has for ten years that of the
ducal palace adjoining The present
workmen are showing much ingenuity
in replacing and restoring the beautiful
marbles and mosaics, aud this unique
editice promises to be preserved another
thousand years for the admiration Of
Christendom,
A man died the other day in Boston,
and some Of his friends offered TO lay
out the body. 1t was found necessary
| to call in assistance, and an lrishman
was summoned. In moving the corpse
the head was left without support and
dropped back whercupon, naturally
enough, the eyes and mouth opened
The astonished lrishman gave yell
and rushed from the room, calling out
To the mourners: wait till ! get a
shtick and I'll kill him sure"
When Gen Joseph +. Johnston pub
lished his book on the war, some time
ago he kept back, it is said, some of
his materials in order to publish another
book on the subject in case cX-Presl-
dent Davis should speak uncompliment-
AIRY of him in the history which it was
known he had in hand. 1t is said that
Senator Brown, of Georgia, who was
governor of that state throughout the
war, also fears some uncomplimentary
remarks in MIR. Davis book, and is pre-
pared If his fears prove well-grounded,
to reply.
Commissioner lac Due is urging the
home manufacture of sugar with enthu-
siasm. and fair degree of success
throughout the country II is said of
him that he "has firmly made ND his
mind that the sugar problem Is the
largest question now demanding solu-
ton in this country; he knows that II
we can make our own sugar and syrup
we will save from S90,000,000 to si2O..
GOO, 600 annually, which we now nav to
foreign countries for those commodities;
hc believes that sorghum solves the
problem, and, with the sublime faith
| In himself which seems necessary In any
one who would become u great benc-
factor of his fellow men, ho proposes TO
convince the country that he Is right,
and his critics are wrong on the sorghum
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