The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-02


without the knowledge Of their nearest rela-
tives at home. They we're handsome
couple and stand high in the society Of
Ballard county, where they have many
friends who will receive them with open
arms and many congratulations upon their
happy union. Mr.. Penn is nephew of
Mr. s. b. Penn, of this city.
Ballard County News: son Wednes-
day evening the Gath ult., young man by
the name of Jackson, who resides near
Spring Hill, was noticed hanging around
Milburn--in fact he had been there nearly
all day. Late IN the evening he stole a
horse from Mr.. VIM. Jacket who lives near
Milburn, and lit out. Next morning Messrs,
Jacket and Jones started in pursuit, and
came up with the would.be thief near Bal
timore, Graves county. They brought him
back to Miburn, and Mr.. Dick George
brought him to Blandville, where he now
languishes in Castle Jennings. Jackson is
about IS years old, and IS said not to be
very sharp. II is probable that he had lost
courage and was returning, when he was
caught"
The Rev. DR.. Power, the pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Christian church, Wash
ington, bears strong testimony to the Pres
ident's character as christian man. lie
says fhe President "has never hesitated,
when 1t was necessary to testify to his faith"
DR.. Power recalls the fact that Mr.. Garfield
publicly lectured within two years on the
evidences of the Christian religion, and has
been for six years a devout
and constant worshipper and commitment.
DR.. Power refers to the general looseness of
Washington lite, and concludes by saying
that the President has been faithful Chris
tian man where nine out OF ten would have
failed.
"A touching incidentof the history the
Presidents illness is thus related by the
Philadelphia Press One of the incidents
connected with the sickness of the Presi-
dent is the careful watch the people of two
widely separate districts of Philadelphia,
Bridesburg and the twenty-sixth ward pay
to the position of the flags displayed on the
arsenals which are located IN both. Both
are manufacturing districts and both popu-
lated by an unassuming class, but as the
great factories disgorge their workers at
noon and night, all eyes are turned to the
flag -poles of the arsenals, and the fact that
the flag is still there, ELECTS expressions of
Joy and cheers from thousands of throats.
And thus it is that in times of peace the
flag of the Union has become beacon 10
thousands of citizens.
Much has been said as to whether or
not Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield would accept the
subscription that has been raised for them
at the instance of Cyrus W. Field and others,
which, ii the truth hid been known from
the first, would not have been said The
facts are that neither the President nor Mrs.
Garfield has any voice in the matter. This
is trust fund, and under its conditions the
money is invested in United States Govern.
ment bonds and kept in trust by the United
States Trust Company. The income from
the bonds is to be paid to Mrs. Garfield
during life, and at her death the principal
is to be divided among the surviving chill.
dren of the President. If Mrs Garfield
should refuse the income, it would 60 back
and would become part of the fund; 1t
would be reinvested and at her death be
distributed with the original principal
among the Presidents children.
Mr.. D. Mcdonald, superintendent Of
the Louisville Iron Bridge company, under
whose direction the iron bridge over May
field Creek, in Kentucky, on the line of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, is being built, was
yesterday struck by an engine on the Chica-
go, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad, and
seriously hurt. Between Mayfeld Creek and
Wicklitfe the tracks of the two above named
roads run side by side and Mr. Mcdonald
was walking along the track of the last
named when train came along. The
engineer of the train saw Mcdonald and
blew the whistle as signal for him to
leave the track when he was yet some dis
lance ahead. Mcdonald turned his head
and nodded, as much as to say that he had
heard the signal and would leave the track
at the first convenient point. But he re-
manned on the track and paid no further at
tention to the engine. The engineer con-
tinued to sound the danger signal and,
finally, when he saw that the engine was
dangerously close to Mcdonald, who was
still oblivious to his peril, he reversed the
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