The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-13


the telephones were attached to the wires,
and when all was In readiness the signal
wasgiven and the conversation began. Tie
managers of the longest continuous line of
railroad in the world, talked with each
other and exchanged congratulations for
the period OF five hours. The conversations
were heard in feeble tone, but yet they
were very distinct. And no wonder. The
idea of transmitting the sounds of the hui
man voice $500 miles is more than marvel
without an actual demonstration it is
simple incredible.
Ion Monday young girl from Hodges
Park, OF rather prepossessing appearance,
was waiting at the Union depot for the
train to take her home. A young man,
who was also lingering ABOUT the depot,
opened conversation with her, telling her
that he was also waiting for the same train
she was, and was bound for the same d.
rection. In the course Of the talk the girl
said she wished to write a letter before
leaving, but didn't know where the post
office was. The young man took the hint
and offered to conduct her to the post
office They went to the postoffice togeth-
er; the young girl wrote the letter and
mailed it, and then both went up town and
were going in an entirely different
direction than the Union depot,
when they were stopped by an
officer, who arrested the young man and
brought him before Justice Robinson
charged with attempted abduction young
man testified that he had
no evil intentions whatever, and
was in the act OF bringing the
girl back to the depot, though by round
about way, when arrested. The young girl
said that nothing had been said or done by
the young man which could have led her
to believe him anything but honorable in
his intentions, but she admitted that she
did not know but that they were coming
directly back to the depot, when in fact,
they were going directly away from it.
The young man was discharged and
the young girl is probably by this
time safely at home. The affair has
somewhat unpleasant odor, but it would be
better that hundred such mistakes should
be made than that one guilty villain should
succeed in leading some unsophistica-
ted country girl astray.
-Murphysboro Era: "Murphy has flo
ally determined to contest Thomas seat in
the next congress. Mr.. Murphy was per-
sonally averse to THIS course; but some of
his friends deemed 1t due to his party to
use every endeavor to unseat Thomas. The
Democrats have large majority in con.
gress and will use their power to the utmost
every contested seat will be decided in
Democratic favor, no matter what maybe
the circumstances, therefore Murphy will
be declared our next congressman In spite
of the will of the people. THE Era speaks
with the assurance of positive knowledge of
what Captain Murphy and the Democratic
congress will do. 1t is possible that the
Era knows what the former has deter
mined to do (snd we confess that if it does,
1t knows more than we do); but what the
Era says with reference to what the latter
will do in case the former does make a
contest, must, of necessity be purely specu-
lative, And as the late Republican con.
gress has given the only example Of how
to decide a contest in favor of the
contestant who is IN accord with |
the majority, in glazing violation |
all rules OF parliamentary rights and in |
shameless disregard of all truth and hon.
esty, we conclude that the Eras specula- |
tive conclusion is prompted by the belief |
that the Democrats will consider this odor. |
GUS Republican example as worthy Of i'm. |
imitation The Era need have no fear Dem |
ocrats will not follow in tho evil ways in |
which for many years, the Republican party |
managed to maintain its corrupt hold upon
the federal government, but which have |
finally brought their Just reward in disas-
tronsdefeat, IfCaptaln Murphy does make a
contest, we are confident that the case will |
BE- tried impartially; that there will be no |
high-handed muzzling of the minority; no |
violations of important forms of law and
Justice; no counting out upon the testimony
of the grossest ignorance there will be
none of the parliamentary and legal leger-
domain resorted to by the late Republican
congress in similar cases.
"THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP"
Katie Putnam and her troupe presented
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