The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-25

the courts OF Inc CITY yestciu"r, "h" 'hN''
wcrb no arrests by any of the officers. The
town was unusually quiet all day in every
thing
The senate judiciary committee has
agreed on bill to suppress polygamy.
One of the sections debars polygamists
from voting. serving on juries or holding
office
Zephyr hoods, winter hats, and every
description of wooden goods at actual cost
10 close out and make room for new spring
stock at Mrs. s. Williamson's. Call and
secure bargains. It,
The meetings of the musical conVen-
ton are especially interesting this week:
The intermissions between class drill, are
taken up by solos, songs and instrumental
music TO vary the entertainment. Tonight
beautiful ballad.
The Wabash and Pacific people made
short work of the break in the road at
Cache creek. The repairs on the broken
bridge we're finished last night, and trains
win commence running as usual on time
to-day.
Tn sp;to OF the uuusually had roade in
Illinois. kentucky and Missouri, and the
high water and many other drawbacks a
number of farmers were to be
seen in the streets of the city
Yesterday The markets are full of poultry,
dressed and otherwise.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
for the admission of Washington Territory
as state. AS the population is hardly suffi-
cient to warrant its admission, it is pro-
posed to include three counties from Moth
ern Idaho. The Delegate from Idaho will
resist such ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and probably
succeed in defeating the measure.
Now that the postoffices department
has ouarantined against the TRANSMISSION OF
mail matter between different parts of the
country liable to infection from smallpox,
what is next wanted is for the national
board of health to quarantine against the
commercial traveller. He is male matter
that circulates rather freely nowadays and
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The following item from the last issue
of the Springfield Journal seems to show
that Dr. Rauch was right when he said that
small .pox existed at the state capitol. ut
was reported at this office last night, on the
best authority, that there are at present
seven cases of smallpox in this city, the
cases, with the exception of one, having
originated from the meeting at which the
Rev. Hadley presided, two weeks ago last
The Hon. Logan Ii. Roots, an Illinois
man, and son of B. G. Roots, the veteran
preacher of Southern Illinois, appears to be
the coming man tor the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor of Arkansas. Mr..
Roots is young man Of enterprise and
energy, has been in Congress from Arkan-
sas, and is now banker at Little Rock.
There seems to be disposition to "give
the go-by" to the old leaders in Arkansas
and put new and vigorous blood into the
republican organization.
AT Ill o'clock yesterday afternoon,
the Ohior river measured forty-six feet, ele.
ven inches on the gauge at this point Be
ing a rise of four inches during the previous
twenty-four hours. During the same time
II rose seven inches at Cincinnati and seven
inches at Louisville; but fell ten inches at
Nashville and three feet, two inches
at Hittsburg. There is a rising tempera-
ture throughout the north and northwest of
the territory covered by the observations
issued from the signal station at this point,
which fact does not promise an immediate
and general fall Of the rivers by any means.
"A negro named Polk Osborn, and a
deck hand on the steamer Granite State,
had leg broken yesterday morning while
standing on the boat, by "a recoiling line
which was being used in drawing out the
steamer Silver Thorn. The strain upon the
Line was very great, and it either broke or
the fastonings gave way, causing it to re-
coil with terrific force, and striking the
negro's leg, broke it in two as though it
had been apipe-stem. The negro was taken
to the marine hospital station for care.
For reasons satisfactory to himself
Mr. F. ). Kent, for many years the worthy
superintendent of the Western Union tee.
graph company in this city, has sent his
resignation to the headquarters Of the COM
pany in this state. Mr.. Kent has been
faithful and valuable manager satisfactory
alike to the company and to the company's
many natrnpe and "a mould ha JtUo,1t a.