The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-30

VINO mas, III his time, uttere,. =. .... H
wholesome truths. london World.
Z Benjamin Il. Curtis says concerning
the late Prof. POI Coming once to my
house, in all the splcndor Of his Oricn-
tai habit, to dine with some gentlemen
who had Travelled in China, he was soon
conyersing delightfully."- about his coun-
try. When one Of the guests inquired
what he had seen in our country that
pleased him most, in contrast to tho
mode of life at home, he promptly re.
piled. 'Horse-cars.' Anyone who has
seen or ridden in the terrible Chinese
carts will say that this reply from one Of
his own race indicated a progressive
spirit AS rare as it was frankly con.
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There is great demand for the report
OF Glliteau's trial II was taken by tho
official reporters ut cost OF several
thousand dollars. A resolution is pend
ing in the house printing committee to
have printed five thousand copies for
distribution. The reporters, however.
want, in addition to their pay for the
work, to have n monopoly Of the publi-
cation, and are using their influence to
keep the resolution from passing. PERI
sons wanting the verbatim report Of tho
trial should write to their members OF
congress urging action on the resolution.
Under 1t each congressman will have
twenty-five copies to distribute; other
wise it will cost about IS.
Frank Armstrong, who committed
suicide, recently, in San Francisco, was
prosecuted to his death. He once served
Il brief term in the Oregon penitentiary
for stealing an overcoat while drunk.
Being afterward restored to honest en-
ployment in Portland, every ex-convict
who knew him blackmailed him in sums
ranging from so cents to $40, and kept
him in constant fear of losing his place.
lie could stand the persistent calls for
money no longer, and recently got ON a
spree and then resigned, going to San
Francisco. The note saying: "Willyou
forgive and forget now?'' in all proba-
bility is intended for those who black
mailed him.
A paper at Alameda, Cal, says: A re-
cent brief visit to 4 portion of the south
ern territory of the State convinccs us,
very much against our will, that the
lands of that section not irrigated will be
almost useless for crop-raising the pres
cnt season. The fruit-growers Of Los
Angeles county, having well-maturcd
system of irrigation, viii suffer no in
convenience or loss from the drought,
but the lands not irrigated will fail to
raise the supply of cereals and proven
der for animals usually produced in this
county. A weeks rain, even now,
would materially change the grain and
hay prospect of this section, but we fear
it is too late to hope for such streak Of
good luck. A like condition Of drought
exists, also, in Kern, Tulare, and Fresno
counties, as well as in the entire lengthy
expanse of the San Joaquin valley.
Where irrigation is not the land is rs
dry rs n volume of patent-oflice reports
or y powdey-fask minus the powder.
The German wife of the Grand Duke
Vladimir has n will of her own, and is
not disposed to submit to the peculiar
regulations of the Russian government.
She discovered not long ago that let
ter which she had written to her family,
and in which it is said that she COM
planned of the dullness and insecurity of
life at the Russian court, had been open
ed by her own personal aid-de-camp be-
fore delivery to the post The angry
grand duchess complained to the en-
peror, but, to her establishment, met
with no sympathy from him. Still moro
enraged she delivered her emphatic de-
cision that If the offender was not i'm
mediatcly dismissed she would make q
public scandal and quit the country.
The aid-de-camp was dismissed, but
only to receive much more lucrative
appointment.