The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-03
NOTES OF THE DAY

The Palestine surveying party, under the
supervision of Lieut.. Gender, is now a1
Jersualem arranging their observations.
They have completed the surveying Of FIVE
hundred square miles, collecting more than
six hundred names, examining two hun
dred ruins, and taking photographs,
sketches and ground plans. Cromlechs to
the number of four hundred were found,
and Lieut.. Gender thinks he has discovered
the method of transporting the enormous
stones used at Arak Ell Emir from the quar-
ries. Sevaral menuirs, or standing stones,
were met with ana ancient circles of stonc C,
like Stonehenge. Lieut.. Gender reports the
finding of the place Of worship of Baal
Peor and the site of Bamoth Baal.
The next election in Maine is to be one
of extraordinary Importance. A governor
is to be elected who will have the appoint
ment of four justices of the supreme judi
cial court. A legislature is to be selected
which will serve for two years, and have a
United States senator for the long term to
elect. -Four congressman are to be chosen,
probably on general ticket. Besides this
about double the usual number of county
officers are to be- elected No such i'm
portsnce has attached to any Maine cleo
ton that has been held within the past ten
years.
A gentleman in Paris owns handsome
and valuable dog named Bismarck. He
recently received note from the German
embassy inviting HIM to remove the name
from the dogs collar and to cease calling
the animal by it, under pain of prosecution
on the ground that the patronymic belongs
exclusively to the German chancellor, and
the embassy cannot allow it to be publicly
applied to dog.
A commission of experts is about to be
named by the French government for the
purpose of determining what portions of
the Tulleries can be utilized in case it
should be deemed expedient to rebuild the
palace. 1t is believed that some of the
most interesting features Of the ornamental.
ton of the old building will be copied in
casts or placed in a national museum.
j. w. Newman, a practiclng attorney of
Fayetteville, appeared IN case before the
Tennessee supreme court, few days since,
and in briefhe filed used language that was
insulting to the judges of the court. Chief
Justice Deaderick has therefore ordered
that he be brought before the court to show
cause why be should not be stricken from
the rolls as an attorney,
Herr Kari Genmis, Of Berne, after SER
les of experiments extending over several
years, has succeeded in producing artificial
mother-of-pearl, undstinguishable in every
respect from the natural article. 1t can be
nodded in any shape, produced in any col
or, is impervious to heat and cold, and it's
price will be much less than that of ordi-
nary mother-of-pearl
Paradise Valley, in San Diego county
California, seems to deserve its name, since
it yields all manner of fruits. The apple,
orange, lime, lemon, fig, ETC., flourish there.
Some brown Turkish figs grown there
measured four inches in length and six
inches in circumference.
A mill workman at Belmont, o., took his
pay home Saturday and handed it to his
wife in the envelope. Not approaching the
situation, she tossed the envelope into the
fire, thinking it contained nothing of value.
She soon realized her mistake, however.
1t is stated that the pistol now in use in
the British army and navy is likely to be
discarded in favor of weapon with a
quadruple cartridge, which will yield the
advantage of easier and more rapid loading,
no escape Of gas, and less liability to acct
dent.
Negotiations have been opened between
the Sprigman heirs and the city Authorities
Of Springfield, o., under which, If success
full, opposition to the demolition of the
tumble down markethouse will be removed
and no claim laid to the grounds.
A physician in Dayton, o., In making
out death certificate, headed It mt.
Gomery county" The Dayton Democrat
says he has lived in Montgomery county all
his life, and has invariably spelled the
name in this original manner.
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