The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-22

On the morning aiterthe fire at Lock
port ~ Y, Postmaster Hubbard open
ed the vault and found its contents pre-
served intact The papers in the great
Central railroad ,ml, involving 81, 0O0,-
600, which had been placed there for
safe keeping by Hon. Richard Crowly,
attorney for the Government, were not
damaged in the least.
When Lord Beaconshcld first entered
public life the period was tlorid one.
1t was an age of velvet cOat-collarS
double waSt-coats, gold chains, and
sparkling rings and breast pins. From
these garish habilimenS he has never
emancipated himself. They pervade the
inner as well As the outer man. They
influence his thoughts, his language, and
his policy
The Harvard student, are reported to
he discussing the "AnneX' in a lively
manner Many Of them think that it
is time for the college authorities to de-
clare cmpha,ically against coeducation,
or to officially open the university to
women. The hallway fashion in which
women are admitted to the university
privileges causes divers Inconvenience
in library aud laboratory work.
A fish preserving company has been
organized in Philadelphia, with capt.
tai of 5000 OUO, whose object is to freeze
and keep in state of preservation
shad and other saltwater fish in the
United States, and market them at
times when such fish are not in season.
The company expects toprocure enough
shad during the season from the Della
ware and Potomac rivers to enable it
to carry ON the business successfully,
A mysterious star, called the Pilgrim,
which was observed in 9i5, 1864, and
1872, is expected by astronomers to APP
pear before long. II va, described in
1872 a. brighter than Jupiter, and "such
was its brilIiancy that persons were able
10 detect it ut noon in clear sky, and
at night when the sky was so overcast
as to hide all other stars If it APP
pears it will probably be visible for sew
cral weeks in the constellation of Cas-
siopcia.
The second volume of Kossuth's
mcmore will appear shortly. 1t will
be nearly as yoluminous as the first, but
it will be without preface. 1t will con-
tinue the narration Of events from the
peace of Nillairanca to September,
1860, The details concerning hungary
will naturally be particularly minute,
but all letters concerning living states
men will be held back until after Kos
suth's death.
a gentleman of Providence, Il. l.,
has for the past forty years celebrated
Forefather's day in the primitive way.
The first course at dinner on these oc-
casions is invariably five kernels of
parchcd corn for each one of the fam
lily, in commemoration of the fact that
the Pilgrims were from necessity COM
PEELED TO adopt Il similar bill of fare
when they first visited our inhospitable
shores.
Keeping up good racing stables is
sometimes very profitable business.
Lord falmouth's winnings during the
past year were $4,000, and this is con-
Siderably below his yearly average for
the past six years, which was SllS,0OO.
As in other lines of business, however,
there is u great deal of lluctuation in
this from year to year. In 1876, Lord
Falmouh's worst year, he won but So
600, and in 1873, his best year, his win.
nings were SlS5, 0OO The Duke of
Hamilton, who won over $4,000 in
1879, had to content himself last year
with beggary $4,000, These are the
known profits derived from the winning
of stakes only, What the profits were
from betting is another thing.
VIM. II. Ellis, II young farmer living
near Bloomington, Sullivan county, N,
Y, when nine years of age stepped on
II needle, A doctor failed to extract it
and Ellis forgot all about it. He is now
~ years of age, and the other morning,
feeling pricklng sensation in his right
shoulder, said to his wife al believe
there is pin sticking in my shoulder"
She looked and found the point of q
needle just sticking through the flesh.
She removed 1t easily. II was about
throo-fourths of an inch long and was
broken Of near the eye. 1t was discol-
ored except at the point. Mr.. Ellis
says it has certainly worked upward
| through his BODY.