The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-01
GLEANINGS.

The monument of the late prince i'm
pcrial of France, which has been put
up at Windsor, is said 10 be beautiful
piece of sculpture.
Citizens Of Lewisburg. Pa, have rails
cd $4,000 for the university there. This
secures TO the ihstitution an additional
endowment OF 100000.
A California potato. raised In the
Mussel slough region has been placed
On exhibition. It's weight is fifteen
pounds.
A Minneapolis miller lately express
ed his admiration OF and belief in east
ern Oregon, and said that If hewas any
fudge the highlands Of that county will
be tho finest OF wboat bets.
The car has just bought, for over
$4,J00.000, four houses that were too
near his AnitchSof palace. They
have proved TOO convenient for the
nihiIists.
There are still living no fewer than
five men OF rank who fought with tho
great Nelson in tho fight Of Trafalgar
DAY. His flagship, too, the Victory, is
still intact.
Parnol says that the Irish would be
willing TO buy out their landlords, and
could, by issuing bonds on the secur-
ity OF Ireland, the bonds to be placed in
tho United States aud ireland.
The directors Of the mint have been
instructed to cause $12,540 in old cop
per cents, and 9l04, 0l8 in copper-nickel
cents, in the Philadelphia mint, to be
recoined into 5-ccnt oickel pieces.
a lady who moves in the wealthiest
circles OF Rochester, N, Y, was detect
ed the other day IN 'lla act of stealing
handkerchicfs from The counter OF a dry
goods store. No arrest was made.
An organization in Pennsylvania has
ia view the deepening OF the Allegheny
river 10 six feet as far as Clean. and to
provide waterway to Lake Erie Two
canals have already boon constructed
for that purpose aud abandoned.
4 oolored woman. weighing S65
pounds, recently died In Ithaca, N. Y.
Tli0 casSet built for her was feet
inches deep The woman's circumfer-
cnco was about two inches greater than
her length.
This safe is empty-call at the
house." was the card which burglars
found on the safe In Green Bay Office,
They callod at tho house and robbed
it of 5000, and the smart Office clerk
hasn't got the big-head any more
The eider-down of commerce Is a
source Of great reyonuo to tho peoples
in tho cold latltudos, 1t is taken from
the nest, of which it constitutes thick
lining, both tho malo and female pluck
ing it from the breasts for this purpose
when the latter ~ about to lay.
Mr. A 7, McKellop, II Creek Indian
student In tho class Il 1888 in tho uni
versity ut Wooster o., has been ap-
pointed TO tho position of secretary to
The lower house IT tho general assembly
Of Indian Territory Mr. McKollop is a
bright student.
A large business is carried on in the
western part OF Pennsylvania in tho col
lection and preparation of forest leaves,
which are shipped TO New York and
other places, aud sold. Many OF tho
rarcr specimens nro sent TO England
and France, whore they are highly priz-
od
According to the registration report
Tor 1880 the school ago in Massachu.
octts Is healthy age, for Of the popula-
ton between and 20 years old tho
death rate was G, por thousand. Dur
Ing tho year sixteen persons, all but two
OF them married, diod at over 100 years
OF arc,
Ollictr-"llow's this, Murphy Tho
sergeant complains that you called him
namosp
Private Murphy Place, sur. Diver
called him any names ut all, All /
said was, Sergeant says !, somo Of
us ought TO DO in u mcnagerio. -
Pmlch.
Thoro il u considerable satisfaction,
even II reason and conscience do not
approve IL, In hearing that couple OF
Mormon missionaries who have boon
engaged In the nus'y business Of maxi
Ing converts In Hackney, England,
were recently pclted with rotten cggs
and eventually driven out OF tho place
by an indlgnari crowd who had boon
listening TO their harNngucs. M