The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-07

Springfield, makes this Interesting state
ment:- 81 wish To- record my own con-
viction, drawn from pretty extensive
knowledge Of journalists and of clergy
men, that the average editor is little
more fair and Christian in his dealings
with truth, and in his treatment of those
who differ from him, than the average
parish Minister
Prof. Packard, of Bowdoin College,
vouchcs for the story that Talleyrand
dctcstcd Aaron Burr, and that when the
latter sent his card, requesting an inter-
view, the French diplomat said: "Thc
minister of foreign affairs will see Col.
Burr at such an hour, but miniature
of Gen. Hamilton always hangs over his
mantel." Col Burr did not call.
II the tunnel which it is proposed to
build across the English channel should
cost $50, 100000, which was one of the
estimates, it would take 100000 pass
cngers at $3.50 to pay per cent. onthe
investment. 0fcourSc, there must be an
allowance for freight, but no estimate
has been made of the possible business
Of this nature.
Customer Here, waiter; what do you
call this you've brought me? Waiter
Ham, sir; YOU ordered ham. Customer
When was it cookedp Waiter (snap-
pishly)-I don't know, sir; we output
tags on with the date and time of cook
ingl Customcr-You ought to! This
ham was cooked thirty or forty years
ago! Bring me some that was cooked
this year!
There's too much horse-racing at
your agricultural fairs" remarked Par
son Jones to the secretary of the county
society; II should like to know, sir,
what horse-racng has to do with agri-
culturepn well. parson," replied the
secretary, with pleasant smile, "noth-
ing, perhaps; or, at least no more than
church lotteries have to do with the
spreading of the gospel" [Parson Jones
saw the point, and changed the CONVEX
sation immediately
An anecdote of Lord Beaconsiield is
related by a London paper. When he
returned to Office after his first retire
mcnt, question arose as to making
Lord Rosslyn master of the buckhounds.
His lordship had, it was urged, every
qualification for the post, He was q
good sportsman, was especially good
looking, and would like the work. On
the contrary, it was averred that he
sworc like nobody since the army in
Flanders. "Swears, does he?" quoth
Dizzy. "Then we will make him lord
high commissioner to the church of
Scotland" And it was done.
The new building for the German Par
Lament is to occupy 4 site $50 feet long
and 800 feet broad. There are to be
seats for 400 Deputies arranged ike
those in the Hall of Representatives at
Washington, each with Il desk. All
around the sides of the hall will be
ranged boxes as in theater, with sep
arate entrance. The two most import
ant of these are reserved for the Imper-
ial family and the Diplomatic body, and
only about $50 seats are set apart for
the use of the general public.
A meeting of job printers has been
held in Baltimore to take some action
for the protection of the trade. Amen
Der of the State Legislature was called
to the chair, who was authorized to Of
fer bill in that body imposing tax of
$50 per annum on amateur printers, and
also an additional tax of $50 per annum
on regular job printers in addition to
their other taxes. The bill will also
contain provision imposing an annual
tax of $50 per annum on persons from
other places who solicit printing in Bal
timOrc.
The representative of an electric light
company appeared before the Aldermen
of Boston and said that the present cost
of lighting the streets Of that city by gas
being 9 cents per lamp, his company
would furnish electric light ut a cost Of
SO cents lamp night, or if the COM
pany could secure the use of the lamp
posts and lamps now owned by the city
it would furnish arc lights of 24-candle
power each, being so per cent. more
light than gas, at ID cents lamp
night, or light of 40-candle power at l6
cents lamp night.