The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-11-23

pullly, huu nao oihN' hi'Nu 'uo 5pNoiplbon
in the prosecution and conviction of others
The pardnc was granted upon the recon-
mendation of .PoStmaster-G James
United States district. attorney, and the
officers who made the arrest. Logan was
one of a party of candidates for the peni'
Tertiary, which passed through tins city in
charge of United States officers some
months ago.
Tuesdays Bloomington Bulletin was
only half-sheet. Prosperity and enter
prise were the primary causes OF it, as APP
pears from the following explanation
offered by the Bulletin itself; eve are
compelled this morning to present our
readers only haf-sheet This is rem
dered necessary on account of the labor OF
taking down and out of the building our
old press and the putting in OF new one.
By tomorrow we hope to be III shape to go
ahead as usual
Several samples OF the second crop OF
potatoes raised this season on the same
ground by Mr.. Stephen Bird, of Birds Point
Mo, may be seen on the office counter Of
The Halliday. They are what a Mound
City girl would call "whoppers.' They are
irregulsrin form aud would measure near
ly two feet in circumference at the largest
part. They Sre not hollow, aud, TO use an
expression common among knights Of the
kitchen, they cook aud eat we'll They
are objects OF interest to all who sec them.
DIS Parker we're called upon yester.
day TO attend case Of accidental shooting
at Pulaski station 10 Pulaski county. A
colored man had been out hunting, had
put his gun stock downward on
the ground and loaded it and
then for some reason passed
his right wrist over the muz2le just in
time to catch the full load as the treacher-
Gus weapon was accldently discharged.
His wrist was torn very badly, and Dr.
Parker had to amputste the forepart Of the
arm about midway to the elbow, The
mans name was Green Williams
Mr.. F. l.. Kefcr of the Wabash freight
depot uptown, injured his ankle badly
Tuesday, in fall from fat car loaded
with cotton which was on fire, and which
he was endcayoring 10 eStingush. The
cotton was set a FIRE 10y
spark from Z passing gu.
glue; Mr.. Keter stood upon the end of
the car to direct the work of unfolding the
flaming bales when switch engine sudden
ly drew tbs cars apart prciptating him to
the track. His escape from more serious in
jury is accidental. The cotton, two car loads,
was badly damaged though energetic action
saved it considerably, Mr. K 1ifer will be
laid up little while.
Mr.. Jacob Kline's artesian well is still
an object of interest to citizens generally
who would like to see it successful Two
hundred and twelve feet Of pipe was
driven down into the ground, and there
the work stopped some months ago because
the contractor, Mr.. GerOuld, became dis
couraged ard abandoned the job. But a
few days ago Mr.. Kline aud Mr.. Arm.
strong (the latter has superlntended the
work to its present stage came 10 an IN.
derstandng by the terms Of which the lat
ter is to assun aud carry out the contract
slightly amended, Mr. Armstrong will
therefore provide the necessary steam en-.
glue aud machinery to continue driving the
well until a large supply OF good water
shall be obtained, 1t is thought that but
fifteen or twenty feet further down will give
such supply.
News received from Springfield
within the last few days by Chairman
g, n, Hughes, Of tho Republican central
committee, is to the effect that in the race
for the United States senatorship to sue
coed David Davis, General Green B, Raum
is losing ground and General Oglesby is
gaining what the former loses General
Raum is not so much man Of the
people rs Oglosby Is He has been holding
himself sloof pretty much, has been openly
posing for the senatorship at distance
from the people and become
estraDgsd from them. Ogloeby has done
"hoxecly deterrent from this, lie has
been moving about slyy among the people
and their leaders and has been arranging
things tor himself General Raum
is undoubtedly the smarter
Of the two--it takes but
comparatively little TO be that but that
will not count for much in the contest be.
fore the Thrty.third general assembly, In
n G,,hl I,ot uvuo, hr,iD. and t,n RnNnI c,n