The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-14

About five hundred thousand bushels
OF potatoes have lately been imported
from Europe, and now Germany Is pro-
ceeding to supply us with butter.
The Woman's Medical college Of Bal
timore has Just been incorporated. II
| Is to be devoted exclusively to the mcdi-
cal education Of women and is the only
institution for that purpose in Mary
land. Its faculty consists of seven gen.
tlemen.
The first wrestlng-match was the ono
when "thc angel wrestlcd with Jacob. "
We are not Informed whether it avas
Grnco-Roman or collar-and-elbow; but
the general impression is, that the angel
was the best man. Boston World.
In an opera now being performed at
the Standard theatre New York, topi-
cal song is introduced which is rather
rough on Mr.. Field. "He is putting up
monuments costly and rare" says one
verse, "And Andre and Arnold have the
first pair, and Judas Iscariot need not
despair"
Little Bertha. with n contrito air, says,
80, mamma, | have taken three Jumps
of sugar off the table
"Ihat was very naughty, Bertha; but
! forgive you, because you told me OF
it."
"Then give me one, mamma; didn't
take but two!"
Here is a sidewalk. 1t is Made of
Bricks. Do YOU See the Slippery Spot
on the Sidewalk Look! There is q Man
Coming VIII He Sit Down on the Slip
perry Spot? You can Make n Wager that
He viii. VIII he use Language unfit
for Publications Just you Wait and
Listen.
"Why should a red cow give white
milk" was the subject for q discussion
in suburban agricultural club. After
an hours debate, the secretary of tho
meeting was instructed to milk the cow
and bring in decision according to the
merits of the milk. 1t was blue.
Mr.. Howells, of The AShtabula Senti-
mel writes from Buffalo to his paper: II
walked around one of the large glucose
or corn-sugar factories, and the smell |
got of it dispclled any desire for closer
inspection. 1t is an immense building,
seven stories high, and two or three
hundred feet square, and every inch OF
it stinks. 1t must DO too utterly awful
in the summer"
Congressman Evans, of South Caro-
lima, has forwarded to his constituents
supply of tobacco seed for gratuitous
distribution among those who care to
cultivate 1.-THE weed" At one time
great attention was paid to this crop in
South Carolina, and large quantities
were raised, but, for some unknown
reason, for a number of years its cult
walton has been almost entirely neglect
ed.
The great hotel at Rockaway, L. l.,
is ordered sold The hotel was opened
in part late last summer, and sunk $780,
600. 1t is costing $1,000 month to
care for the property. There is first
or ground mortgage of $4,000, and
second or construction mortgage of
100000. Outside of these liabilities
there are debts, represented by certit-
Gates, aggregating over 100000.
Cleveland is now illuminated by cleo
trio lights on two tall masts, one of them
$50 feet and the other 200 feet high and
it is demonstrated that at half mile
distant ordinary newspaper print can be
clearly read. 1t is also settled that the
higher the electric light the more dis
tant, the more penetrating, and the
more valuable will be its effect.
Forty Swedes were employed in New
York by Americans to work Chihuahua
mines. They struck for higher wages
and fired on the Mexican guard, killing
several. Now they languish in Mexi-
can prison with no relief from the
American consul or any other consul,
and will probably live out their days in
the peon mines.
In some parts Of Manitoba specula-
ton is wild. 1t is getting to be quito
common for settler to sell his farm at
from $4,000 to Sl9,000--S25 cash, bal
ance in twenty to thirty days. The cal
culation of the purchaser is that within
the time specified he may dispose of the
land at IN advance; if not he only loses
nic S0h