The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-12

more jurors, who VIII DC examined to-day.
The defense and prosecution have each the
right to reject twenty men without assign
ing any cause; of this privilege the former
has availed itself thrice and the latter
onoe.
The military company met at the
council chamber last night and completed
arrangements for final organization.
Twenty men were sworn in aud the required
number of members have been obtained 80
that the state officer, whose duty
it is to organize the militia
companies of the state, can
be sent for at any moment. The regular
meeting nights of the organization were
also fixed and will hereafter be Monday
and Friday nights.
Might before last the body of Miss
Lucy Nayor, who was drowned in May
field creek on Friday, was discovered.
Miss Puss Naylor, who together with Miss
Ellen Lehigh, of this city, was rescued in a
drowning condition by her brother, was
said to be at the point of death last night.
Miss Lehigh, however, is nearly alright
again, which is glad news to her parents.
Much excitement prevails in the country
around the home of the Misses Naylor. as
they were we'll known and universally
liked.
The maximum temperature for SIX
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. M,
yesterday, washington time) were as fol.
lows: Chattanooga, Tenn, OF; Cincinnati,
OHIO, 90; Davenport, Iowa, SO; Dubuque,
Iowa, So; Keokuk, Iowa, 05; Lacrosse,
Wis, 81; Leavenworth, Kas., 94 Louis
vile, Ky, 100; Memphis, Tenn, 90; Nash
vile, Tenn, 90; Omaha, Neb., 90, Pitts
burg, Pa, 95; Shreveport, La, 0S; st.
Louis, No. 90; st. Paul, Mimi, II; Vicks-
burg, Miss, 9s North Platte, Neb., 49,;
Bismarck, OAK, ~; Dodge City, Kan, 95
Yankton, Oak, 81.
"A communication dated June Goth,
has come to hand from Europe. 1t is full
of interesting details and woulp find wei
come place in The BULLETINS columns if
it were not SO very long. 1t would fill at
least three columns in the paper, which is
more than three times as long as it to
onght to be. If all correspondents could
but be persuaded to condense their views,
even upon the most vital subjects, to q
space not to exceed one column or less, their
communications would always be received
with pleasure by the publisher, their read.
ers would not be bored, and they them
selves would not be disappointed
Owing to the warm weather the
Young Peoples temperance association
concluded to meet in the beautiful grounds
at the residence of Mr.. s P. Wheeler
yesterday evening. Nearly all the members
of the association was present The presi
dent, Miss Jennie Wilson, presided over
the meeting and the secretary, Miss
Edith Martin, kept the record. The most
important business transacted was the
election of officers for the ensuing year;
these are as follows: Miss Jennie
Wright, president; Mr.. Geo. S.
Fisher, first vice president;
Miss Fannie Barclay, second vice-presi
dent; Miss Edith Martin was reelected
secretary ana Miss Mamie Sproat treasurer.
After adjournment several hours were
spent In social talk and eating ice cream
and cake.
In speaking of the races which came
off at the park in this city on the 4th in
slant, the Murphysboro Independent
speaks thus of one of Calro's favorites:
"Julia Parsow, the favorite buggy mare
and roadster, formerly owned by J. B.
Mayham, of this place, and which O'Hara
and Lippet, of CAIRO, were fortunate
enough to purchase and now own, was an
easy winner In the buggy or road wagon
trot at Cairo, on the 4th taking the first
prize in two straight mile heats, on half
mile track, pulling heavy buggy and
driver of 100 pounds, over heavy track,
beating two good and well trained horses
in less than three minutes. Considering
the road, wagon and weight, and the ease
with which she accomplished her task,
Julia may well bear the title Queen Of
Egypt"
The manner in which Judge Harker
was injured, and extent of his wounds is
given in concise account in the last num-
Der Of Barton's Free Press, as follows:
1.-THE excitement in this city, last Sunday,
over the condition of President Garfield was
heightened by a rcpor, that Judge Harker
had been -eyerely, if not fatally, injured
the night before. A halt dozen different