The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-13


Henry William Horton, an English
farmer who cmigralel 10 Canada and
returned 10 bring bis wife and children,
has Just been fined e. for not taking
due care OF certain Colorado beetles
which he took back TO Dcvonshre as a
curiosity. Several OF the insects are
supposed TO have got loose, although
there seems TO be a slight doubt on that
point, and the good people Of Plymouth
already see in Imagination swarm Of
the pests in their midst The subject
has attained the dignity of hearing in
parliament, whore in reply to a ques-
ton, the home secretary stated the facts,
and referred with depreciation to the
very light penalty which the farmer had
incurred for his wauton and reckless
act From ten 10 twenty Of the beetles
IRE supposed to have escaped, but there
is some ground for the hope that they
have persisted for lack Of sustenance.
Official figures show that during the
year 1880, 100, l9l German emigrants
sailed from the ports Of Germany and
from Antwerp; or more than three
times as many as in the preceding year.
This enormous increase is due in part
TO the fairer prospects which the gener-
al prosperity Of this country has offered,
in part to the growing aversion to mill
tary service at home, and in part, the
London Times thinks to the discomfort
which the protection policy of the en-
pire has caused "by raising the price of
bread and other necessaries of the
poor The Times does not present
any figures to justify this argument, the
edge Of which it rather blunts by OBJ
serving i'll the next sentence that at
least the coincidence is striking.
The japanese are advancing so rap
idly in the principles OF western civil
ization that it is hard to keep up with
the changes introduced in the Mikado's
empire. Hitherto prejudice has forbid
den 10 women almost every kind of
work, but several of the principal man.
ufacturers are now experimenting with
female employees. Thus far the result
is considered favorable. The work
done by women compares 50 well in
quality with that done by men that sew
eral new cloth factories are about TO be
built exclusively for the employment Of
women. The worst feature of the case
is that the women are kept at work
twelve hours in the day without inter-
mission; but intelligent capitalists may
be expected to detect soon the disad-
vantageS OF ovcrwork
Recent experiences in London have
drawn attention to the arguments for
and against an armed police. London
policemen are not allowed to carry fire
arms of any description, and the author
tiles are said to be unanimously in ia
vor OF the present system. The London
Telegr0ph, which has been collecting
opinions on the subject, says that
among metropolitan superintendent
and inspectors the universal voice is
strongly against any proposition for in
creasing the defensive equipment of the
policeman. On the other hand, the
conviction is spreading that something
ought to be done to check the practice,
which is extending among the people,
of carrying revolvers. The enforce
ment of an ordinance similar to that
which has been found useful in New
York city is suggested in London.
The damage caused in France by
wolves during the year 1880 has been
estimated at 50,000,000 francs in round
numbers The animals swarm in the
departments into which the Alps and
Pyrenees extend. Several deaths have
recently been reported in outlying dis
tricts, the wolves showing boldness
which they have not exhibited since
they followed in troops in the wake of
the invading German armies ten years
ago. The }oureterfe is u well organic.
ed public service having for its object
the destruction of the wolves. 1t was
founded in the early part of the fifteenth
century, and now consists of a number
of heutenantS de louDeterte, attended
by numerous bands of piqueurs or wolf
hunters, whose duty it is to destroy
these animals. The appointment Of
lieutenants is eagerly sought for by
gentlemen of fortune, living on their
estates in the departments. 1t is hon
orary, but it gives the right of wearing
a magnificent hunting costume and Of
and experimenting the
affairs of the chase in his district.