The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-21

an enterprise lnhultely more important 10
Cairo than the Panama Ship sCanal. The
completion of the Florida canal will make
New Orleans port scarcely half dozen
hours voyage more distant from Europe
than New York is, and as Cairo shares
more directly than any other river town in
the West, in all that benefits New Orleans,
Cairo ought to look forward toward the
completion of this canal with more than
passing interest.
"A beautiful sight was witnessed by a
number of people on Ohio levee last even
ing about $50 o'clock. A bright meteor
was seen to spring from the sky in the
north, opposite Springfield block, and shoot
down toward the horizon with almost
lightning rapidity, leaving bright streak
of fire behind it apparently fifty feet long,
1t was just after sun down and the light
made by the meteor was of a strange color
In connection with the several other
Improvements contemplated by the school
board, to be made in and about the public
schools, is a steam heating apparatus for
the two brick schools, by which every room
in the buildings will be heated by means
of steam pipes. This is believed to be
not only more economical, but much more
healthful than the ordinary coal stoves.
The board has not yet certainly decided
upon this, but is considering the matter
very seriously.
Red Bud Courier: "The ST. Louis and
Cairo railroad is now as good road as
there is in the state. The street track is now
almost finished to Red Bud, and recently,
they have put on some two or three new
engines and all the coaches are bran new.
Monday morning was "daisy," the engine,
mail, express and passenger coaches were
all new."-East St. LOUIS Signal: THAT the
81. Louis and Cairo railroad will become a
great tavOrite with the travelling public in
the near future there can be no question,
as the management are sparing neither cap
ital nor labor to make it irst-clsss road"
Hon. Nathaniel Lee, the colored Re-
publican ward politician, who lately made
so much noise upon the streets about his
run away daughter, who, he said, had been
kidnapped by a -"nigger" in whose blood
he would battle his hands if it were the
last act of his life, has found his truant
child aud now his passions are at rest He
found her in Mound City, at work, like a
sensible girl, in private family. He
brought her home, doubtless against her
will, and will henceforth endeavor to pro-
tect her against the Vaccinations of design
ng young bucks"
In special locals appears notice signed |
BY Secretary NJ. J. HOwley of the school
board, stating that bids for raising the COL
bred school building will be received until
tomorrow evening The board has decid-
ed to have the building raised three feet |
above its present level, have solid bnck |
run all the way up TO the same
level, and after while, also have the lots
filed up to the same grade The school as
it is, is better in every way than the Twelfth |
and Thirteenth street white schools, but
with the Improvements contemplated it
will be as comfortable school as there is
10 the state. The colored people here will
doubtless appreciate the efforts Of the
board to afford their children all the sdvan.
ages for education that white children are
given,
SO far the school board has elected the |
teachers to fill positions in our
public schools during the next school year
Mrs p A. Taylor, Miss Emma LaCrone,
Miss Mamie Mckee, Miss Ella Armstrong, !
Miss Eva sheppard, Misses Annie aud |
Mollie Riley Miss Burton, Miss Lizzie |
Wood, Miss Jennie SChutter Miss Jennie |
Stewart, and Mr.. Reed Green. For the col
ored schools: Mr.. s. r. Baily, and Misses
Alice Dugget and Mary Daniels. The
board also reelected Miss Kunbill to her |
former position, but she declined to accept |
q better position elsewhere. The board has
about dozen applications for the princi-
palship, nearly all Of them accompanied by |
endorsements, but it has not yet |
decided in favor Of any one of them.
When the girl with pink and. white
powder on her face got into street car,
the two passengers who had been talking |
about breadstutfs resumed their converse
ton. Said one; Flour is plenty and cheap |
enough; have You notceil" That's be-
cause It's so much kneaded,n responded the
other, with feeble attempt at pun. The
frs, speaker threw up his hands 10 affected |
horror. "Io this complexion have we come
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