The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-11-26

along the line. Sandusky station when
Mad been virtually abolished for a while,
has been re-establshed, with Mr. Nicholas
Hundsackcr in charge.
Work was resumed again yesterday
morning on the supply pipe for the pump.
ing apparatus Of the Ice Factory. The
heavier couplings arrived and were put
into use. Mr.. Charles Fare is personally
experimenting the work. Nearly two
hundred feet had been penetrated yester-
day evening and no unexpected obstruction
had been met with.
A horse belonging to coored man
named Lawson Baker, while standing near
the side walk on the upper side Of Tenth
street, near Washington avenue
yesterday fell down and died
few moments after, apparently
from the effects of cramps. The attack
came suddenly. The animal had evidently
not been we'll cared for
A Number of leading merchants,
business men and property holders OF
Shreveport, La. met at the cotton exchange
there Thursday evening, to devise means to
build Narrow-guage railway from that
city to connect with Col, Paramore's system
at Camden, Ark. A committee was APP
pointed to solicit fuller attendance at an
adjourned meeting for tomorrow, Monday,
evening.
Work on the incline of the Wabash
road at the point is still in progress. There
has been great deal to do, and there is
much more to be done before the incline
will be in condition the company desires il
to be. Brush mattresses are being sunk
near the incline to protect it against the
washing of the current OF the river, and
piles are being driven. Capt. Mart, Cole,
who has charge of the government work ut
Grand Chain, has charge of this work,
which gives assurance that it will be Will
done
The following item from "The New
Northwest OF Montana, gives another
remarkable example of successful farming
up, NJ, LaFouutaine of Bitter Root, raised
this year from 100 acres Of land 1000
bushels Of oats, an average of 70 bushels
per aCTe-part of which ran below 70 and a
few acres as high as 100 bushels per acre
Mr. LaFontaine also raised peas with which
to fatten $50 head of hogs" 1t appears
that Alexander county, Ill, and Mississip-
pi county, Mo, do not have a monopoly of
rich soil.
On Saturday tue 18th inst, Prof.
Mason commenced his second term of
dancing lessons for the season in the new
Reform hall, over Mr. Bristols store, on
Eighth street, which will make the fourth
term he has taught in this city with uni.
versal satisfaction TO his many patrons.
A visit to his school where one will see
his pupils from the grown young lady and
gentleman to the tiny miss or master of
seven or eight years. Going through the
intricate mazes of all the new and fashiona-
bic dances is all that is necessary to con.
vince Que of his success in teaching the
Poetry Of Motion, or that he is a perfect
master of the art he teaches.
The planet Venus, which has made the
western sky 50 brilliant as an evening star
since February last, is now moving rapidly
towards the sun to perform its part in the
transit set down in the almanacs for De
Gender 9th. 1t will pass across the suns
disc, and appear projected on it in the form
OF small round black spot, visible to good
naked eyes looking through smoked
glass. An opera or field glass will make
the spectacle more distinct. The transit
will last five hours aud seventeen minutes
the ingress at st. Louis beginning at "a
minutes past s o'clock in the morning, and
the egress taking place at AZ minutes after
in the afternoon. This is long time;
but 1t is $4,000 miles across the solar
disc, and the planet cannot well make the
trip in shorter time. During the last
month observers have frequently seen the
planet III the western sky while the sun it.
self was above the horizon and shining
brilliantly, The transit will afford an OPP
portuni'y of seeing it in broad daylight IN
very different position.
On the 23d of August next the tri.
annual conclave Of the Knights Templar of
the United States takes place at San Fran
cisco, Cal Arrangements for the affair by
the Knights Of Illinois were perfected at
Chicago few days ago, at a meeting held
by representative Knights from all parts of
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