The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-11

they thought that Cairo beat them all in
the manufacture of ice cream. 1t
Yesterday morning when Prof. Floyd,
teacher of the private school. on Walnut
street, stepped behind his desk his eyes
fell suddenly upon new, finely carved
silver watch with suitable appendages. No
one knew where it came from, nothing told
who the donors we're aud he took possession
oft with feeling of pride, and thankful
ness for the kind unknown. He has his
suspicious, but prefers not TO ventilate them.
The watch is a very handsome one, with
the celebrated "Waltham" works.
The Cairo Commandcry, No. 10,
Knights Templar, will visit their dead at
Beech Grove day by special train to per
form yearly memorial services over the
graves in accordance with established Gus
tom. The beautiful ritual recently adopted
by the order will be observed, which leaves
no doubt but that the service will be very
impressive. Members of tn or
der in different towns in southern Illinois
have been invited, and will also be present
to take part in the ceremony. Rev. G. W.
SchawthorD, of Marion, will deliver the ora
tion upon the occasion. The special train
will leave at 10 80 o'clock this morning and
will return about four this afternoon.
While the steamer City of Baton
Rouge was on her way down from st. Louis
Friday, negro deck hand attempted rob
a deck passenger who was lying in his
bunk asleep, The passenger awoke before
the negro had finished his search and re-
sisted, when the negro drew razor, and
was not discovered until after the boat had
made its next landing, when the negro rs.
capped. When discovered the wounded man
was still alive, but bleeding proiusely. His
wound was not deep, and not fatal. He
was given all possible attention until sur
geon could be reached, when his wound
was properly dressed, and when the boat
arrived at this port he was doing tolerably
well.
AT time when the city needs repairs
and improving more than she did for many
years gone by, when the natural tendency
is to stagnstion in all things, Grandmother
Argus wants the city authorities to adopt
do-nothing policy, hord what money may
come into the city treasury and do only
what extreme necessity requires.
She would have the city council pursue
sort Of don't care. .dsm-let everything
goto-the-policy, which, she argues,
would bring prosperity 10 the people. To
say that lszlness on the part OF the 81.
thOrities would enge1ieF tdrii, smo1g the
people, th2: municipal -Ela All t=s;a
would mean injlvii-s. life 1c5 pcgsver..T.
Is about a. near cJllJa sense IL Il. 1.t
lady usually get; in discussing nstt.,s 81
public importance.
The condition ofthe crops IN 'hia cDGn
try az reported To the Illinois Department
of Agriculture is as fOllDws: The past |
month has been cold aud stormy and the !
unreasonable weather has caused much snx
iety in the minds Of farmers as to the pros
poets for corn and other crops. The force
of men and teams in this state with the i'm
proved check row planters can easily plant
half million of acres Of corn per day and
with one week Of good weather Illinois will
have creditable corn area planted. The
corn area is NOT as large as last year and
the condition is not up to au average, The
insects have seriously injured corn. The
army-worm has in some localities neccs-
itated much rcpanting Chinch.bugs
threaten much damage to corn. Sorghum
cane is up to an average in condition and
the area is as large as in 1881. Winter
wheat il above an average in condition.
The armyworm has stripped some fields of
blades and they are now at work on the
heads, Oats are up to an average in cond-
ton aud rye promises more than an average
yield per acre. The area of tobacco is much
larger than last year and the condition
promises more than an average yield per
acre. Meadows and pastures have been
greatly damaged by army worm. The area
is about the same ms last year. Isish pota
toes are above an average in condition
The area 10 not quite as large as in 1881
More sweet potatoes planted than last year
and the prospects are good for about an
average yield per acre, There was more than
an average bloom of apples, peaches pears,
plums, Strawberries, raspberres, blackber-
ries and gooscberrcs. An average bloom
ofcherries, grapes, and currants. Prospects
are encouraging for more than an average
crop Of apples, peaches pears, plums black.