The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-30

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appropriation for river improvements consid-
cred in the congresses Of which he was II
member, and we defy the Era to produce
proof to the contrary. The Era should be
better informed concerning Captain Thorn
as congressional record, and then II would
not make such egregious bIunders.
To those of the Republican papers in
southern Illinois, which seek to make a
point against Captain Murphy because he
is man of means acquired by honest toll
by the way, and which profess to doubt
that he will, if elected, guard the interest
of the masses against combined capitalists,
notably the Jackson County Era and the
Sparta Plsindealer, we commend the fol-
lowing left handed reply of Bartons Free
Press, called forth 10y the Paindealers
question: "lf Hon. w. X, Murphy should
become member of congress- would he
rise in his seat and denounce the bloated
monopolists.' The Free Press replies
Enthusiastically: "a center shot. Good !
Now our fellows are getting in their work,
Let him have it, Brother Plaindealer,
right between wind and water. And now
let no doggoned Democrat ask when Mr.
Thomas rose In his seat aud denounced the
bloated monopoists. When our fellows
shoot off their mouths there must be no
back talk Go ahead, Bro. Plsindealer
we're at your back"
Yesterday afternoons weather report
gave evidence of prospective severe ele-
mentsry commotion, which would affect the
entire northwest. The commotion is to
consist of heavy rains, strong winds, thun-
der and lightning and a cold wave The
cause of this expected commoton was a
rapid fall of the temperature in the extreme
northwest. The average stage of the Their
mometer at twenty points reported from was
75'degrees above zero. The highest was
81, at Shreveport and the lowest 81 at Yank-
ton and Dodge City. The average fall du.
ring the twenty-four hours ending at 2:ll
o'clock yesterday afternoon was degrees,
the greatest falls were "a degrees, at Yank-
ton and Dodge City, 90 degrees atSt. Paul,
and 10 degrees at Omaha. The cold wave
indicated by the great fall Of the thermom-
eter at Yankton and Dodge City may be
felt in this section Of the country at any
moment. Rain was reported from Chatta.
nooga, Dodge City, Keokuk, Memphis,
Nashville, St. Louis, st. Paul and Yankton,
Yesterday evening Mr. Harry Walker
had the young woman, Josie Reynolds,
who took an overdose Of morphine Sunday
night, conveyed to st. Marys Irfrmary
there to be under the excellent care of the
Sister sof the Holy Cross. The patient
was still unconcious and the prospects Of
recovery were not flattering. Just after
her condition was discovered
and the attendants had labOred
with her while, she reganed
consciousness and spoke nationally in an
swer to questions asked her She told Mr..
walker that she did not take the morphine
with the intention of killing herself, but
''ust to make her feel good" 1t appears
now that she was addicted 10 the use of the
drug and that, contrary to right and to COM
mon usage among druggists she had pro-
cured large bottle full of morphine with
out a physicians prescription. After her
few moments of consciousness she relapsed
into semi. consciousness, being at times sp-
parently able to hear and understand, but
unable to speak or move muscle Her
case is a critical one, She is said to have
brother living in the upper end of this
county, but up to last night nothing had
been heard from him.
Probably over two thousand people
| gathered around the corner of Eighth
street and Ohio levee yesterday evening to
witness the balloon ascension of Prof
Headley, or rather of Prof. Ieadey's "man.'
The crowd waited patiently for several
hours, during which collection was taken
up and the balloon charged with hot air,
About quarter after o'clock the balloon,
which was about forty feet high aud
thirty in diameter and looked considerably
used up, was cut loose, and amid shouts Of
the multitude and with the man, dressed
in tight suit which seemed to have suf-
fered- long and patiently for good dose
OF soap and water, hanging to trapeze
with one hand, the balloon shot up into the
blue beyond like an arrow, The sky was
clear and the air quiet, and the balloon as.
Cended almost in perfectv pprnpndicular