The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-08

AT q meeting of the academy of science,
at ST. Louis Monday DR.. Engelman read a
paper on the weather. in which he stated
that mcterologists, in conjunction with other
human beings, agreed that the month of
May, 1882, was about the coolest May VIC
have had within the memory otman. While
the mean temperature of the atmosphere du-
ring the time in question was considerably
colder than the normal temperature, and
while IT was as high as lib degrees two
years ago, and only TIA degrees last year, it
was only co., degrees this year. Only
twice had the doctor found it as low. In
1888 and in 1857, forty and fifteen years
ago, the temperature of the atmosphere was
as low as 60.5 deprecs. 1t is interesting TO
observe that in both years a hot summer
followed cold May, yet, of course, 1t can
not be predicted from the precedent that
the same result will follow the cold May of
1882. The summers of 1888 and 1867 were
very unhealthy seasons during which cpl
denies prevailed. To cereals of all kinds
the weather has been disastrous, innsmuch
as wheat and other small grain has shown Il
disposition to grow rank, and the prospects
are that much will be lost by farmers du-
ring the harvesting season should the
weather continue wet. 1t was thought that
the year would bea remarkably favorable
one for farmers, yet they are having their
difficulties to contend with, which threaten
to prove highly disastrous. A cold, wet
summer will prevent them from blowing
thcircorn and give the weeds au Opportu-
nty to choke out their prospects. Last
year the corn crop was almost total failure
in many localities on an account of the
heavy rains that prevailed late during the
summer season, and this year the prospects
of favorable influences are by no means Ger.
tain.
News received here yesterday stated
that the republicans of Pope county had
met Tuesday in mass convention TO select
delegates to the congressional convention
to be held in this city on the 18th proXimo,
ana that they had selected the delegates
and instructed them for Captain John r.
Thomas. Pope county has sixteen votes in
the convention, which, added to ,Jacksons
twenty two, Massac's fifteen, Randolph's
twenty .scven and Unions eleven, will give
Captain Thomas ninCty.one votes on the
first ballot, or five more than will be nee |
essary to nominate. Add 10 these Johnson's |
fifteen which are instructed to give him
second choice, and he will have one hun.
bred and six votes There are now but two |
counties to be heard FROM Pulaski and |
Alexander, the former having twelve, the
latter sixteen votes, total of twcnty.eight |
and these are all sure for Thomas In |
view Of these facts Captain Thomas may |
safely expect that the first ballot in the |
convention will give him at least one hun |
dred and nineteen votes, and insure his
nomination. And also in view of these
facts it seems Iudicrous that Mr.. Thomas
rival candidates, especially Judge Damron,
OF Johnson, and Hon. George W. Smith, Of
Jackson, are making the strongest possible
efforts to capture the two last named coun-
ties. The latter accompanied by his forces,
was in this city Tuesday and was in secret
conclave with some of the leading repub-
llcans here; the former, also accompanied |
by some Of his henchmcn, was here
yesterday and was likewise in secret con
cIavc with the same leading republicans |
The object evidently is to concoct some
plan for capturing the mass meeting to be |
held in these two counties soon, and to do |
so by any means which promise success. 1t |
is probable that the mass meetings in these |
two counties will be more interesting than
those of any Of the other counties in the
district and infinitely more so than the
nominating convention itself will be.
The San Antonio Express Of the 4th
has the following of interest here; Last
evening the track Of the Texas and st. Louis
Nsrowgu was expected to reach Nc
Gregor, a station on the line of the G., G. |
and Santa Fee, one and one.lourths miles
north OF Banks, thereby sTording, upon tho
completion Of the Texas aud st. Louis road
through Arkansas to Cairo, Illinois, an I'M
broken connection for the Santa Fe railway
with St. Louis and other Northeastern cities.
The Texas Western Narrow.gauge is now
IN close proximity to Sealy, on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fee, which will open
another avenue to Houston from the north
ern part of the state The latest railway
rumor here is that the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, since their failure to purchas the
Chicago, Texas and Mexican railway, will