The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-03

hospital station here yesterday afternoon to
be treated for some severe scalds which he
had received on the boat.
About one hundred boxes of meat
passed by here night before last by steam
er, enroute for Memphis. 1t was part of
the government rations issued to the suffer
ing people Of the overhowed districts in
the south.
THE BULLETIN is of the opinion that our
Sergeant w. II. Ray and his assistant j. w.
EVERY form together about as good a
"storm scenter" as nature can produce
They have struck "centre" on 1.-THE weather
about as often as Tice or Vennor.
The governor of Arkansas has appointed
Judge Mangum, of Helena, to attend to the
distribution Of government rations in the
five overfowed counties. His headquarters
will be at Memphis, but depots will be es-
tablished at various points. A relief boat
has gone to Arkansas City.
Little Tommie, the nine-year-old son
of Mr.. r. H. Cunningham, died yesterday
after severe illness of several weeks in
duration. He was bright little fellow,
very generally known and much beloved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunninghams grief will! be
shared by many OF their friends.
Mrs. Scoville has written a character
istic letter to the United States senate, pro-
testing against the confirmation of Roscoe
Conkling as an associate justice, on the
ground that of all others he should be pun
ished with the execration of his country
men for the untold humiliation they have
suffered.
The exports of breadstuff from the
United States for the month of January
past announced in value at l1,92S,902,
against $l4 1928, 4O6 in 1881, This is not
so decisive decline as might well have been
expected from the prices which prevailed
and the universal uncertainty in values
caused by the speculation which every
where prevailed.
No notice being given to the contrary
between now and Sunday, there will be no
services in the Presbyterian church on that
day, because of the expected absence of
Rev. B. Y. George. Mr.. George intended
to leave before this, but changed his
| mind when danger threatened the city. He
will return in time to hold the usual SER
vices the Sunday after next.
The democratic representatives in con-
gress held caucus for two hours. Mr..
House resigned the craftsmanship Of the
caucus, refusing a reelection, and Mr..
| Rosecrans was chosen his successor. 1t
was decided that each state with demo-
cratic representation should have member
in the congressional campaign committee,
to be selected by the state delegations next
Saturday.
| "A man went about the city yesterday,
stopping up MS much as could be done the
many drive-wells in the city, which had
for some days been emitting almost con-
| tinuous streams of water. While the
quantity of water thus admitted to the
sewers of the city was but slight, as most of
the wells shed but very light stream and
Others none at all, the act of closing those
wells that did run to any extent is com
mendable.
The senate smiled audibly, the other
day, when Senator Ingalls, spoke of the
demoralizing influence upon the army OF
the practice Of condoning the offense Of in
toxication, and recalled that during the ad
ministration of Mr. Hayes more than seventy
officers dismissed for drunkenness had beer
restored to their positions, and yet that was
temperance administration. Even the
beneiciaries of the Hayes regime do no
recall the era Of that reformer with rapture
Gov Cullom has decided to call spe
cal elections for March 2lst for the pur
pose of electing representatives for the fol
lowing Districts 10th District 90. Davis
and Stephenson, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the Hon. Joseph Moore
l2th District Ogle and Lee, to fill vacanc,
caused by the death of Hon. John II
White. 43d District (Fayette and Marion)
to fill vacancy caused by the death Of Hon
Tilman Raser. The frmal call will be is
sued in a few days.
The ladies Of Ireland have done 1t q
last, or, least, those ladies of the Ian,
league of Rosscarberry, who have solemn,
and unanimously resolved "Never to MARI
landlord, agent, bailif, land-grabber, o
peeler who is not a Land-leaguer," Dyna
mite may be devoid of tcrrors but the pros
pcct of enforced abstinence from the swee