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

0nesbor0 Gazette.
"A substantial contribution to the COM
ing centennial celebration at Yorktown is
Mr.. H. P. Johnston's volume, 1.-THE York.
town Campaign which Harper Brothers
will publish in a few days. The book is
copiously illustrated with maps and fine
engravings from famous historical paintings
by Trumbull, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gilbert,
Stuart and others. II is no little compli.
ment to Mr. Johnston's accuracy that he
has been consulted in locating the camping
grounds of the militia from the various
states, which it is designed to make identi-
cal with the camping grounds of the troops
from their respective states century ago.
The Paducah Enterprise doesn't know
whereof it speaks when it says: "In
Cairo the council meetings last but about
half an hour and the business transacted
when written up occupies but about five
inches in the papers. Such meeting
would thoroughly paralyze Paducah re.
porters, who are used to getting about a
three or four hour dose twice month and
are compelled to write up from one and q
half to two columns of matter. Would
that we had city cobncll like Cairo"
Evidently the Enterprise pays but little
attention to the proceedings Of the Cairo
council as they appear in The BULLETIN
three to five times during the month.
I The body of negro was discovered
floating in the Ohio river at the foot of
Tenth street yesterday forenoon. 1t was
caught when it reached Fourth street,
and the coroner notified. He arrived prompt
ly and summoned jury to enquire
into the circumstances of the case. The
jury consisted of Messrs. N. Feith, J. W.
Morehead, Patrick Corcoran, Patrick
Sweeney, j. McCauliff and Patrick Collins.
No particulars concerning the death Of the
man could be obtained, and the verdict Of
the jury was that death resulted from
drowning; cause unknown. The body,
which was much decomposed and almost
nude, was taken care of by Mr.. N. Feith,
and buried decently at the Seven Mile
graveyard.
The third instant made the ninety
eight years since the signing of the definite
treaty of peace between Great Britain and
the United States of America, by which
the war for our independence was term
mated. TWAS on September 3, 1883, that
the work was done, eight years, four months
and fifteen days after the battle of Lexing-
ton. The American signers were Dr.
Franklin, John Adams and John Jay and
David Hartley signed for Great Britain
The provisional treaty had been signed in
November, 1852, and the definite treaty
was the same thing; yet the English did
j, not evacuate New York city till the be-
/; ginning of the last week of November
{ 1888. The close of the contest dates frou
< September 3, 1888, as all the nations that
, had taken part in the contest then returned
to q state of peace.
Appointments made by the Southern
Illinois Conference of the M. E. Church, at
Greenville, Sept. 5, 1881, for this District
Anna and Jonesboro, G.. w. Waggoner;
Ashley and Richview, L. w. Thrall; Cairo,
j. A. Scarritt; Carbonate, T. F. Houts
; Carbondale Ct, j. j. Maxey Chester, J.
w. Flint; Golden, J. j. Watson; Corinth,
A. B. Rohrbaugh; DeSoto, j. Laird and G.
Easterly; DuQuoin, w, F. Brown; DuQuoin
c., J. II. Bennett; Marion, G. W. Scaw-
thorn; Mound City, H. A. Doy; Mt. Vernon,
j. W. Locke; Mt. Vernon c., j. r. Reef
Murphysboro, M. House; Pinckneyville,
W. H. Tyner; Sparta, E. Lathrop; Spring
Gargen, A. L. Downey; Steelville, J. w
Mcintosh; Tamaroa, G.. W. Farmer; Ulin
: and Elco, d. J. Little. Robert Allyn
Principal Southern Illinois Normal. r. L.
Thompson, Chaplain s. Ills. Pen.
, Prof. II. II. Warner Of the Warner
University, Rochester, New York, has is.
sued the following card to the public In re.
lation to the three comets which recently
, appeared in the Permanent and the prizes
{ offered by him for their discovery: "In
January last offered prize of 5000 in
: gold for each discovery, during the year, in
the United States and Canada, of tele.
, scopic comet. DR., Lewis Swift, director OF
;. the Warner Observatory, discovered comet
4 A, May lst, and Prof. Schaeberle, of Anr
q Arbor, Mich, Observatory, comet G, July
IA, each thus winning the prize. Come
B, or the great comet, burst suddenly on tn,
a sight in this country in June, though il
was first seen in South Africa May 21st
and its appearance WAS predicted near Beta
: Aurige for June 23d last, this prediction
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