The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-29
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ton in San Francisco. They are OF
darker color than the genuine, and
somewhat less in weight.
A water monster is said TO inhabit
the Mokelumne river above Jackson,
Cal. The Chinese are in mortal terror
over 1t, and say that the creature has
killed one of their number.
Great jimmy, Spraggles! What's
the matter with your I've never seen
you looking so completely worn out"
'Why. the fact is, don't feel exactly
right; to tell you the rock bottom truth,
I'm just back from the seaside"
Arizona has waterfall. IL is box
Canon, about fifteen miles from Flor
ence. The wall on one side OF the
canon is of solid rock. perpendicular
to q height OF 800 feet. Over the top
OF this wall pours a sheet of water at
least sixty feet wide.
Cologne cathedral having been fn-
ished, the restoration OF that of Aix-la-
Chapelle is proposed in preference to
Strasburg Minister. That at AK,
beautiful basilica, dates back to Char
lemagne, and is far richer than Cologne
in its archaeology and associations.
Young ladies at West Point who have
cadet fever supply their military idols
with cigarettes on the sly, which no
doubt the cadets, by reason Of circum-
stances, consume on the sly. A friend
in need is friend indeed. especially
about the time smoking is in order
A tady who lectured in Deadwood on
"Esthetic Culture" was astonshed at
the immense crowd that turned out UNI
I'll she learned that the people supposed
that "Esthetic Culture" was some kind
of new mixed drink.
The manager Of the bull-fghts at
Mines, France, for the purpose Of add.
ing a new sensation TO the spectacle.
has engaged women instead of men to
act as matadors. 1t is TO be hoped that
he will find it proiitless experiment.
Tie 10000 wax candles in the 700
rooms of the imperial palace at Berlin
are instantaneouly lighted by single
match, the wicks being connected with
a thread of gun cotton which ignited
at one end, springs to its work through
out the house.
The Jesuits continue TO prosper in
England 1t is stated that the Imperial
Hotel at Dover, very large building,
which has been unoccupied for several
years. has been purchased by the or
der, aud will shortly be converted into
a Jesuit college.
A real estate operation worth men
tioning was the sale in New York of
10000 acres of woodland, situate in
the mountains Of Georgia, to a party of
English capitalists, for 100000. The
buyers of the property are now in New
York for the purpose of purchasing
$500, 900 more Of these lands
A young gentleman, dressed up in
buttons for the occasion, whose usual
avocation was brushing boots, being
told TO announce the names of the var
ious guests as they arrived at Mrs. lib
ble's party, called out in unusually
stentorian tone: "The man with the
hysters'
1t is suggested that the open space
in front of Trinity church at Boston be
laid out as public square and called
Garfield square. The citizens like the
idea, and one of them offers TO SUBJ
scribe $500 toward placing Oh the pro-
posed square statue OF the president.
Prof. George II. Cook, state geolo-
gist of New Jersey, has come to the
conclusion that Cape May and Cumber-
land counties are slowly, but surely,
settling into the sea. From facts in
his possession, he estimates that the
surface has sunk about eight feet dur
ing the last one hundred years.
The sale of 230, 900 acres of land in
the Santa Rosa district of Caohula,
Mexico, has been made to David Mack
eller. OF Australia, WHO few months
ago, with party of friends, went and
personally inspected the ground. lie
intends making sheep ranch OF it.
He will stock il with 100000 Of sheep.
This is one of the largest enterprises
of the kind that has ever been inaug-
urated.
Humboldt lake, which usually
Spreads over several square miles, was
completely dried up last year, and
it was found that it has no subterra-
mean outlet. NV it is larger than it
has been for six years. Its waves dash
against the embankment at Browns
Station, and boats pass from there to
the slough.
The latest absconder and bigamist
reported at Providence is Edward-R.
Perkins, q street car conductor, who
recently failed to pay his debts, stole
money from his employers, ran of with
another woman and left his wife with
only $40. He writes to my dear, dar-
ling wife and children" that lie bids
adieu to the United States and goes to
South America TO seek gold.
A man named Thompson claims to
be possessed of the secret of the bur-
ial, years ago, of box of treasure on
Portsmouth square, San Francisco, and
asks leave Of the street committee of
the supervisors to dig for it. He was
allowed to prospect with an anger, aud
claims to have found the spot. II is