The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-04
VARIETY.

bia College, New York, will cost $780,
000
Large numbers of Mexican families
are leaving New Mexico and Arizona
for the northern states Of Mexico.
A distemper has broken out among
the canalies at Montreal. Several
hundred birds are said 10 have died
The eggs sold in Cincinnati will this
year undoubtedly reach the figure OF
100000 dozen, or 6O,o00.000 eggs.
The trustees Of the University Of Ten
nessee, at Knoxville, have finally de-
cided not TO admit negroes as students.
The New York companies, anticipst-
ing a light ice harvest next winter, will
hold their stock until another season.
Some $1,000 900 have been added TO
the wealth Of the nation by the mines
of North Carolina within the past five
years.
Coal has been discovered in excellent
quality and large quantity in the State
Of Oajaca, Mexico, along the route of
General Grants new railroad.
man recently sold the timber-right
on tract Of land in Cambria county,
Pennsylvania, for S45, 900. He bought
the land and trees few years ago for
$1,000
A new oil field is anticipated in Elk
county, Pennsylvania, where the oil
bearing rock is found in abundance.
Fifty thousand acres have been leased
for OF. purposes.
Iarral 80 1oc,ar contains about
thirty gallons. There are sixteen half
pints TO the gallon. Retailers, how
ever, get about twenty glasses from the
gallon. For barrel of beer which
costs - the retailer receives about $50.
This woman had outdoor nerves,
didn't want TO vote, aud would hold
husband with firm grip 81 beg your
pardon, madam" said he, 'for the
smoke in the room" Not at all. |
rather like it. IL smells as ifthere was
man around"
The l4-year-old daughter Of Sitting
Bull is called e-Who-Glances-at-
You-as-She-Wa This is better than
having girl who glances at every ice
cream saloon between the theatre and
the home Of her proud sire, who keeps
dog.
Pm sorry to have 10 say it of q
woman at her time of life Mr.. Brudder-
ly, but as we're talking coniidentially
now, I'll confess my wife uses powder"
LUCKY man." innocently returned Mr..
B., iii Mrs. Brudderly ever felt that
way toward me, she'd use dynamite"
There is an awful state of affairs in n
Michigan town where type-setter sub
stituted the word widows for "wind-
ows." The editor wrote; "rhe wind
ows of the church need washing badly.
They are too dirty for any use, and are
disgrace to our village"
The Baltimore American says that
Che bue-eyed, black eyed and violet
eyed darings Of the college call it Vas
sar-accent heavy on the last syllable.
When the violet-eyed darlings desire TO
partake of the tinted cream that goes
by the name of ice, they call for q sas-
Sdr.
Four years ago young man, without
cent on his back and only one suit OF
clothes to his name. entered Denver
and begged his supper. Recently no
eloped with his employers wife and
$4,000 of his cash. Close application
to business, coupled with pluck and in
dustry wins every time.
"a never tire Of reading Paradise
Lost" said Miss Posigush, her eyes
beamng with dreamy languor.
don't YOU admire it, Mr.. CrabP"
"No, | don't" replied Grab crisply.
a used to read it before ! was married,
but now" casting look toward Mrs.
c." know what Paradise Lost is
without reading il"
Henry Watterson says: "The grave
trouble is, public sentiment in Ken
lucky does not insist on the execution
OF the laws; the Judges, the attorneys,
the Jurors and the executive officers are
most of them afflicted with q sentiment
tai sympathy for unfortunate criminals
which pervades the atmosphere of Ken
lucky like moral miasma, lowering
the standard of judgment and confusing
the distinctions between right and
wrong"
At recent ball in London the resi-
dence Of the lady by whom IL was
given was cooled by means Of tons OF
ice used in an ornamental manner
In conjunction with ferns and water.
lilies.
A French newspaper relates that O
millionaire lost his entire fortune OK.
cept about one hundred thousand
francs, and died of grief within "a
hours. His brother who was his solo
heir, had long struggled In poverty, and
now. on tho sudden receipt Of what ho
regarded as large fortune, has jus I
died Of joy.
The Rev. w. W. Coiiej, re Gently q
missionary In Africa, has distnguis hef
! himself ut Norwich. Conn.,. by deolar.