The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12

All the star route defendants except
S. w. Dorsey were in the court room
Saturday when the jury reported that
they were no nearer an agreement than
at the last report. The court took re-
cess for four hours at the expiration of
which time the jury sent word that if the
judge had anything 10 say they would come
down. Court accordingly adjourned to
Monday, after consigning the jury TO a
dingy room in the cock.loft.
Hon. II. Martin Williams of st. Louis,
editor Of the Peoples Advocate, Green
back paper of St. Louis, was in the city
yesterday. He was on his way up the Ohio
river to deliver several Greenback speeches.
He was in consultation with Hon. Henry
Winter relative to the prospect of the Green
back cause in these parts. He will return
soon and may stay over to expound
the principles Of the Greenback party to
Cairo audience.
"A brakeman named Gibson in the en-
plOy of the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany, who was partly in charge of Sells
Bros circus train and was standing on top
of it while entering trestle near Athens
Sunday morning, was struck by the bridge
timbers overhead, fell between the cars,
had both legs cut off and died almost in
stantly His home was in Belleyille to
where his remains were conveyed. He was
unmarried, but his parents are living.
To preserve watermelons until holidays
is An easy matter. Varnish the melons
thoroughly, then place them in a cool dry
place and they will keep perfectly. A lady
of our acquaintance last year treated num-
Der of melons in this manner, and we had
the pleasure of eating them on New Years
day; they were nearly as fresh and crisp as
if they had recently been picked from
the vines. We hope parties in this ycin-
ity will try this experiment and in due
time notify us Of the result Jackson
County Era.
Samuel Hazel murderer of little Mol.
he Dalton at Dongola some time ago, was
found guilty at Jonesboro and sentenced
to the penitentiary for ninety nine years.
The fact that such brutal wretch would
enjoy life under almost any circumstances
except danger to his carcass, tempts even a
mild-tempered, law abiding citizen as We
modestiy profess to be to momentariiy
forget the verdict of the jury and the court
and 10 thirst for the murderer's cold
blood.
Hurry up Mr.. Thomas Mr.. Murphy is
making trouble for YOU he is destroying
your fences all over the district. He has
pulled down several panels in Randolph
and Perry counties and sloshed around IN
Alexander at a fearful rate. John r. you
have no time to lose Leave the children
at the seashore; come home, look after your
affairs, "hurl" Murphy until he does not
know himself and secure your own re.elec
tom Murphysboro Era. Republican
The Prairie Farmer, one of the most
valued OF our exchanges, comes TO Us under
the name Of the Peoples Illustrated Week
ly aud Prairie Farmer, and changed in form
to sixteen pages. The illustrations are
proluse aud elegant, the reading matter
most varied aud interesting, consisting Of
stories, sketches, humor, news, and edito-
rails on agriculture, horticulture and cur
rent topics. 1t will undoubtedly commend
itself more than ever to the intelligent pub
lie. While in size, illustrations, and real
ing, it is abreast with periodicals selling at
S4,OO per year, the price remains at $500
per year, or five cents per copy. Address
Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, Chi.
cago, III.
In reply to on item in the Murphysboro
Democrat, expressing wonder at the failure
OF the st, Louis and Cairo railroad com
pany to secure the st. Louis connection Of
the Texas narrow guage at this point, the
Jonesboro Gazette says; "Those who rep.
resent the Holland bondholders Of the st.
Louis and Cairo railroad are certainly not
properly looking after the interests in.
trusted to them No effort is made to OBJ
tam through travel and the local passen.
gers are not accommodated, 20 that they
can 60 either to Cairo or st. Louis and
transact business, without losing much
time, Our people patronize the Illinois
Central and Cairo Short Line. They can
take train in the morning on the Central,
60 to Cairo, be there four hours and return
before night, or they can go to st. Louis on
the Cairo Short Line, arriving at $50. u
m. and return the same nipht, IL is
astonishing that the men who have money