The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-05-31

A project Is on foot for damming the
north outlet of the Mackenzie River and
storing the water Of 100000 square
miles. The result would be a lake g.
900 miles long, with an average width
Of 200 miles, What the lake will be par
ticularlg valuable for, when they get it,
is q query.
In large Cincinnati billiard hall two
men had fight with pool balls. Tho
missiles were thrown with reckless
force, not only injuring the combatants.
but smashing about all the glass in the
place, denting the fine woodwork, and
bruising several spectators. The re-
pairs will cost 81 200
1t is a common practice in Philadel-
phia TO take children TO the gas works
to be treated for whooping cough.
There the little ones are held over tho
purifying pans to breathe the mingled
fumes OF ammonia and sulphur. This
affords relief by clearing the air pass
ages, and the physicians recommend it
AT beautiful spot near Torquay,
England, is the House of Rest for
business women, such as milliners and
those employed in shops. The charge
Is So week, but any one nominatedby
o subscriber TO the institution can go
for 81 25 n week Many are thus ena-
blcd to got II much needed holiday who
couldn't otherwise afford one.
A disease called anthracosis is giving
much trouble TO miners. II is caused
by the constant inhaling Of coal dust.
The fine particles, being rounded, do
not for considerable time give great
Inconvenience, Finally, certain por-
tions of the lungs become so loaded with
the coal dust that they break down, and
the victim dies of marasmus.
The purchaser Of an old house at Ed
gars Ferry, Ky, saw that the floor in
ono spot was nailed down far more Sc
curely than anywhere else. Curiosity
led him TO remove the boards. Under
meath was a small mound of earth, from
which he dug out the bones of three
human beings 1t is believed that q
dead-and-gone occupant OF the house
was a murderer Of travellers.
General Shcrmau's reception at
Tombstone, A. T., was unique but in
tereSting. A cowboyish individual rode
up TO his carriage and asked if General
| Sherman was there. Being answered
in the affirmative, he pulled a pistol and
fired two shots in rapid succession.
That was tho signal for volley, and
for a few minutes the air vibrated with
the sharp report of pistol shots, burst
ing Of anvils and Chinese rockets.
The Yosemite Valley stages are drawn
by horses wearing snow-shoes, which
are described as consisting of blocks
about thirteen inches square and one
inch in thickness, to which suitable at
tachments are fixed on the upper side
for the purpose of securing the foot.
The horses readily learn to manipulate
these apparently clumsy appendages,
and make excellent progress over the
snow.
Washington has an Oldest Inhabitant
Society 1t is secret society-that is,
it was formed through the sly and se-
cret connivance of younger citizens for
their own protection The oldest in-
habtants by this scheme are thus in
duced to talk about the weather TO each
other, and swap "reminiscences and lies
about the Father of His Country, while
other people can so their way in peace.
The London World tells this story Of
Balzac; Balzac was the neighbor Of
Prince D., and often used to pay him o
visit in the morning, clad in the com.
pletest neglige. One day Balzac met at
his neighbours niece of the Prince, and
felt bound to excuse himself on the ma
ture of his attire. Monsieur" replied
the young lady, 'when read your
books did not trouble myself about tho
binding,
A characteristic story is told of Cho.
quart, tho famous duelist In the course
of conversation, one day, somebody
spoke Of X, person for whom he pro-
fessed strong antipathy. "Ah," he
exclaimed, you are speaking of X, I
verify believe; if | do not deceive my
self | shall run him through the body
one of these days" "WhyP" asked his
friends in u chorus, "WhyP WhyP II I
know that | should do it at once"
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