The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-08-21

ical crime, and that the privilege Of asylum
be denied the perpetrator of such deed.
This will put an end to the controversy
over the probable action of Secretary
Blaine in the case of Leo. Hartmann, the
Russian would.be assassin.
In a recent visit to the farm of Mr.. w.
j, Wiliord, near Hodges Park, in this coun-
ty, Mr.. j. II. Mctcalf found natural curl
osity in the form Of pctrifed Irish potato
1t It's of the red, or "hog" species, about five
inches long and one and halt inches in d.
ameter in the middle. 1t is OF symmetrical
form and of dingy brown color. The eyes
are plainly to be seen, and across one end
appears cut, apparently about an inch
deep, which was evidently made with hoe
Mr. Metcaf thinks himself possessed of an
interesting natural curiosity, and he certain
lyis.
The maximum temperature for six
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. m,
yesterday, washington time) were as fol-
lows Chattanooga, Tenn, 81; Cincinnati,
Ohio, So; Davenport, Iowa, rs; Dubuque,
Iowa, n; Keokuk, Iowa, 10; Lacrosse,
Wis, rs; Leavenworth, Kas, S5; Louis
vile, KY, SO; Memphis, Tenn, SO; Nash
vile, Tenn, 94; Omaha, Neb., S3; Pitts
burg, Pa, 80; Shreveport, La, 80; St.
Louis, Mo-, s5; st. Paul, Mimi, 76; Vicks-
burg, Miss, 90; North Platte, Neb., 82
Yankton, OAK, II; Dodge City, Kan, 81;
Bismarck, OAK, "; Chicago, Ills.,; -
Denver, Col, -.
james Kane, mate of the Ste. Gene
We've, called at the clearinghouse, No. GA
North Fifth street in st. Louis on Friday
morning and asked for a room. He COM
planned of chills, and in fifteen minutes af-
ter he retired his lifeless body was found.
A physician, who had been sent for previ-
Gus to his retiring, arrived and found he
had died of congestive chlls. His wife,
living at Chester, ILL.,, was notified of the
sad occurrence and she arrived in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Kane was over so years of
age, and one OF the cleverest of mates. He
was man who could command his crew
without the usual overflow of profanity
and was well thought of by everyone.
Trustworthy figures assert that the tray
cling expenses of the 100000 drummers
employed by the merchants of the United
States, are $4,000, 900 year, exclusive of
salaries. This is heavy tax on business,
and one of the gravest problems OF the mer-
chants is how to avoid it. Opinion is that
commercial travellers cannot wholly be dis
pensed with, but the drift of sentiment is
largely in favor of reducing this costly
method of soliciting custom to the lowest
practicable limit and relying upon printers
ink to take its place. They have found no
substitute for the newspaper, as q cheap
and effective advertising medium.
AS the prospects of the presidents re-
covery increase the denunclations of the
learned men who are attending HIM be-
comes less frequent. This is proof of the
contemplate character Of the critics; for it
is plainly to be seen that their utterances
against the physicians were the result Of
ignorance and pure malice. Had they been
by spirit of fairness, proper
concern for the president and an honest be-
lief that he was not being properly treated,
they would not be SO easily
gagged by every favorable turn
in his condition; but continue their crit.
cisms until their was change of physicians
and mode of treatment.
Guerrilla work has commenced on the
Arizona border, which demands prompt at
tention on the part of the United States. A
Mexican train recently sent out from Son
ora to purchase supplies at Tombstone was
robbed by Arizona cowboys and two of its
men killed. In retaliation, party OF
American butchers who went to the border
ranches to purchase cattle by surprised
Mexicans, while asleep, and six of the
number put to death. Two companies Of
the 9th United States cavalry have been or
dered to Camp Grant. General Domin-
quez, adjutant on the staff of the Mexican
commander, has appeared at Tombstone,
Arizona, to arrage for united action against
the border thieves.
-Greenville Qlls) Sun; The overland
mail route between Bunker Hill and Car
linville lately discontinued, was one of
those swindles on the government known as
"star routes" The two towns have daily
railroad mail connection, but through the
representations of dishonest men at Wash.
ington a daily overland mail route was es-
tablished. Chase Andrews, of Washington,
got the contract, at $500; he sub-let it to
Geo. l.. McDonouph, of Alton. for $1,000