The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-11


abate somewhat of their dues, in view OF
the drought and its consequences. Under
such circumstances he helps twice who
helps at once.
The fall term Of the Southern Illinois
Normal University begins next Monday.
All the faculty, with the exception of Dr..
Allyn, have returned from their summer
vacations and are ready for work.
According to the New Orleans Picay-
une, coal, owing to the low stage Of the
Ohio river, is already seventy cents barrel
in that city, and the supply is scant, and
prices are likely to go to famine rates The
coal men are in luck. It's an ill wind that
blows nobody any good.
The man, Rufus Kinney, who was cap
tured in this city last Wednesday by Chief
Myers, upon information from Vienna, for
having eloped with fourteen year old girl
named Alice Bowman, was tried at Vienna
and discharged for the want of evidence to
substantiate the charges against him.
Mr.. @. W. Jerome, of Carbondale, as
sures the people, through the columns OF
the Carbondale Observer, that the price OF
board in that city has not advanced be-
cause of the general failure of crops, etc.
The information Is given for the benefit of
those who wish to attend the university
there.
"A bartender on one Of the local pack
cts was severely abused by one OF the pas
sengers on the boat for making his toddies
too strong. Cant help it." replied the
bartender; "it's positively gin orders of the
Capn to take any water outn the river
'cept for cooking purposes"
The steamboat building at Chattanooga
is to be launched in a few days. She is
to be called the "Los Digger" IN honor OF
former member OF the aldermanic board
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of that place. Its length is 1870, beam "a
feet, depth 81 feet. Work will proceed
OIL the cabins at once, and the boat will be
finished as soon as possible.
Seventeen of Captain Kaiser's teams
stopped work on the Mobile & Ohio rail
road embankment yesterday because of the
excessive dust, which blinded and almost
smothered the drivers while going back
and forth in the streets. This was about
noon. In the afternoon the rain settled the
dust, but also settled all outdoor employ.
ment for the time being.
Yesterdays weather reports show low
temperatures at various points in the north
west with slight rains at others. At Yank'
ton the thermometer marked Ga; at Bis
marck, 90; at st. Paul, 55; at Omaha
"a; at Leavenworth, Sc; at Davenport, 81
at Keokuk, O.; at Lacrosse, Sc, and a
Cairo, 80 at ell p. m. Rain fell at si'
different places in the northwest, and also
at Cairo.
A woman named Susie Thompson, who
had been arrested about ten days ago by
Officer Olmsted for being vagrant and
given stay to leave the city, failed to
leave and was yesterday rearrested by the
officer mentioned and taken to Jail for sew
enteen days. Lucy Hall another woman Of
the same stripe who was arrested by the
same officer day before yesterday, has been
sentto Jail for fifty-two days under the
vagrant act.
"A negro named Andrews, roust.
about on the steamer Fannie Tatum, has
instituted suit at Paducah for damages
against the boat in the sum of 5000. An.
drews claims that he was bitten in the
hand by hog on last Wednesday while en-
gagged in peruing up lot of the animals OF
the boat, preparatory to shipping them
Upon investigation it was found, however
that he accidentally thrust his hand agains
the protruding tusks of one of the beast
and thus sustained his little injury.
Yesterday mornings dispatch from
Long Branch, concerning the condition o
the president, was as follows: "Examlna
, ton Of the president this morning, tempera
ture 90 4-10, pulse 104, respiration IS
U He slept we'll during the night, awskenin,
only at intervals OF one-half to one hour
\ Perceptible increase of strength; improved
condition Of digesting apparatus Thu
tumefaction Of parotid has entirely disap
peared and suppuration freely diminished
wound continues to improve and presents
more healthy appearance"
The maximum temperature for six
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. II
yesterday, washington time) were as fol
lows: Chattanooga, Tenn, 93; Cincinnati
Ohio, 90; Davenport, Iowa, 70; Dubuque
l vovva 40. Xanlr,L Tnmn Ton.a..s