The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-26

with heat and, as usual, quareling with
the weather reports of the signal service
bureau. The signal service report OF to-
day never confirms the predictions of yes
terday or the record of home thermometers
That is doubtless tho experience every
where, add little consolation is TO be found
for the suffering of heated imaginations in
reading the official facts. In New York men
bet the drinks every day that it's the hot
test day of the season. and both parties
to the wager are Disguised when they find
it wasn't, but they hac their ice-water any
how and are ready for it again. The high
est temperature reached in New York this
summer was ninety.eight and the mercury
has been making a long stay in the uncom-
Portable nineties. The highest point it has
reached in Cairo was ninety eight, and
that was in June. SO far in July nobody
has bothered himself about the signal SER
vice reports, as the temperature is so en-
tirely satisfactory as it comes.
From the report of June of the State
Agricultural Bureau, the following crop in
Alexander county: Corn is making avery
fair growth, and promises to make nearly
an average yield per acre; the large number
of chinch bugs in corn fields have not in
lured the crop. Broom corn is nearly up
to an average in condition. Sorg hum cane
promises over three .fourths of an average
yield per acre. The average yield per acre
of winter wheat is much above an average,
and the quality is good, same may be said
of rye. Oats are above an average III con-
dition. Tobacco promises about half an
average yield per acre. Irish potatoes are
mach above an average in condition, and
there will be nearly an average crop OF
sweet potatoes. Meadows that were not
damaged by the army worm promises near
ly an average yield per acre. Pastures are
not up to an average in condition. There
was over three tourths of an average crop
of strawberries and currants. The wool
clip of 1882 is some larger than last season.
Captain w. P. Halliday, and Messrs.
P. W. Barclay, Herman Meyers, &. N.
Hughes and G. r. Woodward, the gentle
men who were appointed by the Cairo
Board of Trade 10 confer with the proper
officer uf the Cairo and Texas narrow
gaug railroad company, with a
view to arranging for an excursion, of the
merchants living between Birds Point, Mo,
and Jonesboro Ark, on the road named,
to Cairo, have had thir conference and are
ready to report to the Board of Trade. The
result of the conference is not as encourag-
ing as it might be, but is not discouragng,
either. The officer with whom the confer
ence was had was authorized to speak for
the company; he expressed himself very
much pleased with the project and promised
that the company would do all in its power
to make the excursion success. But, in or
der that it might be complete success the
road had to be finished At present about
twenty. one miles of the road is still un6n-
ished and the condition generally was such
AS to make an excursion Of the kind spoken
of undesirable He said that the road
would not be in condition to answer the
purpose fully before the list of September
and suggested that the event be deferred
until then when it could be had with cred.
it to the road and the merchants OF Cairo
and pleasure to the eXcursionists 1t is
likely that the suggestion will be acted up
| on.
"A dispatch to Sheriff Hodges from
Sheriff John A. Collins, Of Washington,
Franklin county, Mo-, yesterday forenoon,
stated that the man j p. Lewis, who stole Mr..
| Al. Carries horse some days ago. and also
the horse, had been captured and were
being held by him for orders from Sheriff
Hodges Mr.. Carrie lett yesterday after
noon to bring back the man and horse
Washington, Mo-, is about fifty-fve miles
above st. Louis, on the Missouri river
and about two hundred and fifty miles from
here Investigation since Mr.. Carries horse
was stolen has gwen proof that Lewis IS
professional horse thief, travelling over The
country almost constantly and making him
self very familiar on very short acquaint-
anceship. About two years age he came t
this city with a horse which he claimed, ii
conversation with Mr.. Garlic, belonged to {
gentleman named Brown, living near Com
mercial Point, Mo-, and he tried to sell tn
animal here but did not succeed and lel
with the horse. During his recent trip t
Commercial Point aud other places, il
search of his own horse and Lewis, Mr.
earle stopped at Mr., Browns house and en-
CURED about Lewis. Mr.. Brown had seel
Lewis pass that way on horseback ; he knew
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