The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-11

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they thought that Caro- beat them all in
the manufacture of ice cream. 1t
Yesterday morning when Prof. Floyd,
teacher of the private school. on Walnut
street, stepped behind his desk his eyes
fell suddenly upon new, finely carved
silver watch with suitable appendages. No
one knew where it came from, nothing told
who the donors were and he took possession
oft with feeling of pride, and thankful
ness for the kind unknown. He has his
suspicious, but prefers not to ventilate them.
The watch is a very handsome one, with
the celebrated "Waltham" works.
The Cairo Commandery, No. 70,
Knights Templar, will visit their dead at
Beech Grove to-day by special train to per
form yearly memorial services over the
graves in accordance with established Gus
tom. The beautiful ritual recently adopted
by the order will be observed, which leaves
no doubt but that the service will be very
impressive. Members of tn or
der in different towns in southern Illinois
have been invited, and will also be present
to take part in the ceremony. Rev, G. W.
Schawthorn of Marion, will deliver the ora
ti0n upon the occasion. The special train
will leave at 10 80 o'clock this morning and
will return about four this afternoon.
While the steamer City of Baton
Rouge was on her way uown from st. Louis
Friday, negro deck hand attempted to rob
deck passenger who was lying in his
bunk asleep. The passenger awoke before
the negro had finished his search and re-.
sisted, when the negro drew a razor, aud
cut the mans throat. The wounded man
was not discovered until after the boat had |
made its next landing, when the negro es-
capped When discovered the wounded man
was still alive, but bleeding profusely. His
wound was not deep, and not fatal. He |
was given all possible attention until sur
geon could be reached, when his wound
was properly dressed, and when the boat
arrived at this port he was doing toleraby
well.
AT time when the city needs repairs
and improving more than she did Tor many
years gone-by, when the natural tendency
is TO stsgDstion in all things, Grandmother
Argus wants the city authorities to adopt
do-Dothing policy, hord what money may
come into the city treasury and do only
what extreme necessity requires.
She would have the city council pursue
sort of don't care.a-dam-l et-everythin
60 to-the--polcy, which, she argues,
would bring prosperity to the people. To
say that lazlness on the part Of the au-
thorities would engender thrift among the
people, that municipal ruin and death
would mean Individual life and prosperity,
is about as near common sense as the old
lady usually gets in discussing matters of
public importance.
The condition of the crops in this coun-
try as reported to the Illinois Department
of Agriculture is as follows: The past
month has been cold and stormy and the
unreasonable weather has caused much anx.
iety in the minds of farmers as to the pros.
poets for corn and other crops. The force
of men and teams in this state with the I'M
proved check row planters can easily plant
half million of acres Of corn per day and
with one week of good weather Illinois will
have credtable corn area planted The
corn area is Not as large as last year and
the condition is not up to an average. The
insects have seriously injured corn. The
army worm has in some localities neces-
itated much replanting Chinch.bugs
threaten much damage to corn. Sorghum
cane is up to an average in condition and
the area is as large as in 1881 Winter
wheat is above an average in condition.
The army.worm has stripped some fields of
blades and they are now at work on the
heads. Oats are up to an average in condi-
ton and rye promises more than an average
yield per acre. The area of tobacco is much
larger than last year and the condition
promises more than an average yield per
acre. Meadows and pastures have been
greatly damaged by army worm. The area
is about the same as last year. lssh pota
toes are above an average in condition.
The area is not quite az large asin 1881.
More sweet potatoes planted than last year
aud the prospects are good for about an
average yield per acre, There was more than
an average bloom Of apples, peaches, pears,
plums, Strawberries, raspberrics, blackber-
res and gooseberries. An average bloom
ofcherries, grapes, and currants. Prospects
are encouraging for more than an average
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