The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-28


from 1871 to 1881, inclusive, appears to be
about forty-three cents per bushel The
highest annual average was sixty-four cents
In 1874, while the lowest was thirty-one
cents IN 1874 The aggregate value of the
crop has increased in ten years from $495,-
100000 to $759,000,000, though the last
crop was the smallest for the past seven
years
"A telegram was received by Mrs. Sites
yesterday about noon, announcing the death
of her mother Mrs. V. A. Casey, at Mt.
Vernon, Ills, and Mrs, Sites left in the
evening to attend the funeral. Mrs. Casey
was in her elght.seoond year, For about
ten years she had resided in Centralia and
had but recently gone to Mt. Vernon on a
visit to.her sOn-in.law Mr.. Morris, at whose
house she died Old age, more than any
thing else, is assigned as the cause of her
death.
--Bartons Free Press of last week says
"Col. Z. p. Buell., general manager of the
Narrow gauge railway, has been in the city
this week He has left the contract for
grading, and announces that work will be
commenced Monday morning, at Ethan,
the point where his road interSects the st.
Louis end Cairo Narrow-gauge. Col. Buell's
road will run through the best portion of
Southern Illinois, the land all along its
route being valuable for coal and timber.
The farmers of this section have every rea-
son to hope for an early completion of the
new line"
Several cases of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct were before Justice Robin
son and Magistrate Comings, and were
properly disposed of yesterday, One
case in which negro laund
ress naemed Lizzie Bland was
charged with striking an old white woman
named Mrs. Hart, was continued until this
morning. The principals to the tragic and
bloody affair were on hand yesterday, but
some of the witnesses were not, hence the
continuance. The trouble was that Mrs.
Hart had followed Lizzie's gal" about
town and came into the house after her and
made pass at her, seeing which Lizzie
got her mad up an she jes smaked de ole
woman good, yes she did, and she don't
deny it.
Cairo may count herself fortunate in
Der entire freedom from any contagious
disease, in view of the fact that some Of her
neighbors have for some time been serious
ly afi1icted-Paducah, particularly, has
been sorely afflicted. The smallpox seems
to be relentless there showing no signs of
abatement after several weeks of fatal
activity. The News of Monday says;
There have been altogether, since the
commencement Of the plague in this city,
thirty-one cases of smallpox. Of these
nine have died; four have recovered and
are about again There are fourteen cases
at the Pest-house and four on the "Acre,
which will be removed to the Pest-house as
soon as additional room can be provided
there. The building on the "Acre," in
which there have been eleven cases, is
quarantned, no one but the physicians be-
ing allowed to enter or leave the premises
in the day time
Many Of our readers are familiar with
the prince of the House of David" and
the "PiIlars Of Fire works which have be-
come priceless to all classes of people who
are interested in the religious and political
history of the Jews. The last and greatest
work of a great author is now offered for
the last time. "Salathiel or the Wandering
Jew is needed to make the chain com
plete. The first treats of the bondage in
Egypt, the second of the wanderDgs in the
desert, and the third OF the final overthrow
and downfall Of the Hebrews in the Holy
Land, their expulsion from Jerusalem and
the beginning Of their second and lasting
slavery. The book is out of print, and the
few remaining copies, only few hundreds,
have been bought up by Harter & Co.,
Springfield, OHIO, and are now offered at
very low prices The time will come when
this will be among the rarest ofrare books.
Send to them for circulars.
On Saturday the 7th instant, au cleo
ton tor two members of the school board
and one member OF the board of trustees
will be held. The retiring members of the
former are alr. George Fisher and Captain
N, B, Tbistewood; and Mr.. w. L. Bristol's
term expires on the board of trustees. The
present members of the school
board are Mr.. Geo. Fisher, Mr..
f. Korsmeyer, Mr., j. A. Gold
slime, Mr.. Wood Rittenhouse, Captain N.
B. Thistewood and Captain w. p. Hali.