The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-05


who was deceived as to the exact locality
and circumstances of the conflagration gave
the alarm,
The acquttal of Tom Buford, the
murderer of muchly honored and peaca-
BILE man, upon the ground Of lunacy, creates
much newspaper comment wherever 1t
becomes known, and we have yet to see
single printed item that does not either
ridicule or denounce the jury for their
imbecility. Toms brother, Sinclare, was
also tried for murder and acquitted upon
the ground Of insanity. He was then tried
for insanity, and was acquitted upon the
ground of sanity. The same farce will
probably be enacted in Toms case.
This afternoon, at tour o'clock, if the
expected supplies arrive here, all telephone
communication will be cut of, and the
work of moving the general Office into
larger room in the bank building, will
| begin, Mr.. HUFF, VINO has authorized us
to make this statement, has ordered his
| Paducah force to come down on the
| Fowler, who will assist in the work and he
expects that, by working incessently, day
and night, until Monday morning, he will
then be ready to assign each instrument its
| new number and to have everything in
good working order again.
Preparations among the members
Of the Young Folks Temperance associa-
ton for their ball and sociable, which is to
| be given on the 18th instant, are being
pushed to completion. The proper COM
mittees have been appointed and consist
of Messrs. James Miller, c. r. Stuart, F
Healy and John NJ Hogan as the
committee on general management, and
Messrs. Frank Metcalf, w. R. Smith Jr.,
Harry Hughes, Eugene Ellis, E. E. Com
ings and Will Williamson as the floor man
ayers. The fact that the above named gen
tlemen have charge of the affair is a suffi.
cient guarantee that it will be complete
success.
Yesterday being Friday, the regular
literary feast, prepared by the scholars of
the high school room, was spread before
the visitors to that room in the afternoon.
1t consisted, as usual, of dishes, varied in
character, and in quality, excellent. A mum
Der of ladies and gentlemen, in all about
forty, were there to witness the exercises and
were we'll entertained Miss Laura WAL
bridge opened the programme with a
piano solo; she was followed by Miss Emma
Webster with composition entitled, "Our
Influences" then came select reading by
Miss Nellie Reeve; a historical question
Narcotics, the city"-by Miss Eva Shep.
ard; another historical question by Miss
Lena Zimmerman; a composition by Miss
Maud Rittenhouse entitled, "Pictures in
the fire." number of sentiments by the
entire school; duet by Misses Maud
Rittenhouse and Edith Martin; declama-
ton by Samuel II. Meyers entitled, "Wash-
ihgton;" geographical sketch
by Miss Jennie schutter; decla-
nation on "Snow storm" by Miss
Jennie L. Wright; instrumental music, by
Miss Matte Martin; a geographical puzzle,
by Miss Nellie Perez, and dialogue, en-
titled "A Graduating Glass;" between
eight scholars closed the entertainment for
the evening.
The London Court Journal seems to
have a crazy love for the name Victoria
and to be, in way, enamored of all per.
sons who bear it. While its columns are
teeming with silly squibs about "Vlc.", the
queen, they are also open to the defense of
"Vic." the Woodruff who is now in the
Island, and who never fails to food this
country with marked copies Of the Journal
containing one Of her "defenses." We
acknowledge the receipt of copy, and in
perusing its columns we we're not surprised
to find the usual defense of the one and
sort of diary Of the daily life of the other,
from the latter Of which the the following
extracts will, perhaps, not be without
interest: osborne, Saturday; The Queen
drove out yesterday, attended by Lady
Waterpark and the Dowagcr Marchioness,
of Ely Sunday: The Queen walked out
yesterday afternoon, with the Duke and
Duches of Connought, and Princess
Beatrice Monday: The Queen, Prin-
cess Beatrice and Duchess of Connought,
walked out this morning. Tuesday: The
Queen drove out yesterday
afternoon with Princess Louise
and the Duke of Connought. Her
Majesty drove and walked with Princess
Louise this morning, Wednesday; The
Queen and Princess drove out yesterday
afternoon. Thursday; The Queen drove
out Yesterday with Princess Beatrice. etc.