The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-28

ABOUT H.
Florence Nightingale. the famous
philanthropist Of England, 81 years old,
looks to be about 40, and, though an
invalid, has fair, unwrinkled COM
plexion, and weighs l65 pounds.
Charles II. Rogers, Of Queen county,
New York, the only heir of 1850, 900,
which was left him one year ago by his
father, has been declared incompetent
and OF unsound mind, mental weak
ness attributed TO the excessive use OF
tobacco.
Philadelphia NeaDS: "1f you don't be-
lieve advertisements are read, put one
line in the furthest corner of any first
class daily. That line, to have its full
and immediate effect, should be: Want
ed-A yellow dog Good price paid"
A produce dealer in Reading, Pa,
has purchased two hundred thousand
bushels of potatoes in Canada, which
will BIO shipped to different points in the
states where there is scarcity of the
vegetable.
Sir Garnet Wolseley contributed his
testimony as TO the current tide OF
temperance arguments and appeals, 10
the effect that 80 per cent. of the crime
in the British army is.due directly to in
temperance.
THE Montezrma marshes IN Cayuga
county, New York are likely to become
as valuable as coal mine. The mari
is being shipped TO France by the thous-
ands OF tons, being used rs deodorizer
and entering into the manufacture OF
fertilizers.
One intoxicated man said it was q
bundle of rags that lay on a window sill
two hundred yards away, at Austin,
Tex, and hisScompanion said it was a
woman's head. Theysmade bet. and
decided it by shooting at the object;
but neither won for it was boys head
which the bullet grazed.
A new solution of the growing per-
plexities in the question Of public
libraries, how much and what kind of
fiction they should furnish, is offered by
an English gentleman, member OF
parliament, who thinks the best way is
TO establish chidren's libraries which
shall aim to form correct taste. He
offers $500 toward q trial of his
scheme.
The Liverpool Datly Post publishes
of a religious census-taker on Sunday
morning, Oct. l6, in the various church.
es and chapels of that city: There are
3l8 places OF worship in Liverpool, with
sitting accommodation for 1863 1872. The
actual attendance on Sunday amounted
10 63,576, out of population OF 552,-
900.
The lasts for pair of shoes for Fan
ME Mills, Of Sandusky, O., are making
in Albany, N. Y. They are IS inches
in length and Z! inches in width. The
size Is 273. The contract for making
the shoes has been taken by an Albany
firm, and without doubt the shoes will
be the largest ever made for human
being in the world.
Attention has recently been called 10
a singular illustration of the manner in
which historians sometimes become so
much interested in their subject as to
forget to mention important details. 1t
Is said that the Rev. Mr.. Poets book
on 1.-THE Ashtabula Disaster" nowhere
gives the date, day, month, nor year,
Of the great catastrophe.
The late James H. Wakeman, of AL
bany, N. Y, owned pet rattlesnaSe
with six young ones, and it had been
bis habit to handle the dangerous play
things with the hope of tanning them.
While caressing one of the young
snakes, the mother retaliated by strik-
ing its fangs into Wakeman's right
hand, and death ensued in few hours.
A Massachusetts, school teacher was
recently fined S25 and costs b, dist
riot Judge for inhumanly beating O
young boy, one Of her pupils. The
Judge took occasion 10 pronounce tie
assault one Of the most outrageous
cases Of cruelty to q child which had
ever come under his observation. The
teacher appealed and was held 10 $500
for trial in the next term Of the superior
court.
The treasury department will not nc
cept mutilsted coin. Absolute and per
sistent refusal of such coin by each in.
dividual will, therefore, force ttho loss
upon those who most deserve ~ bear it
viz, those who mutilate the coin for
the purpose of gain, and those who
may be SO unfortunate as to hold such
which has been mutilated for the above
or any other reason.
The Detroit Free Press declares,
without the shadow of authority, that
"whcn Senator Logan heard that he
was n grandfather he shed tears" This
shows how these "literary fellers" can
lie without provocation. The fact Is,
when Gen. Logan was informed that he
was grandfather, the first question he
asked was, as the papoose an Indian
or o squawP" And he was very happy
man in either event, and smiled all
over.
Ono of natures gem-cabines has
been discovered In Alexander county,
Ill. Sinking shaft cavity was reach
cd where were found nine of the finest
omeralds ever discovered in the United
States. Tho largest was eight and 0
half inches long, with an average diam
eter Of INC inch. Though these stones
were not in all respects satisfactory, i
is believed that deeper mining will 70
veal emeralds of greater value.
"How many times captain" sale
Miss Gush at the breakfast table OF
board an ocean steamer, show man,