The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-15

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keeper: -"WelI, you've come ."-"Yes.
-"Well, I've had man fggerin' on my
house an he offers to putterup fur $35 an
fin the stuff But | think that's purity steer
and think you or,er get away with hin
bad, ~ Carpenter in search of job
Glow much did you say that fellow offered
to do the job for2"-"Thrty-fve dollars
blouse is to be thirty by seventy-fve feet
and he's to find the material. "-"That'
about the size of the agreement. "-."Ham.
What times the next train go south ~
Right now, in a minute. "--"Well, good
bye"
Missouri Republican: "The festive
wheel Of fortune will doubtless disappear
completely from the county fairs of Illinois
under the stltutary influence of the new
state law, which gives financial aid to every
fair ASSOCIATION that forbids this form Of
petty gambling. The wheel of fortune is
generally miserable swindle, but it is toll
Grated because of its insignlticance. County
officials would do well to see, however, that
the wheels are not set up outside the
grounds Of the fair associations, as is often
the case when they are not admitted inside,
Make an end of the whole business at
once"
For the month of July just closed the
| gross earnings and mileage in the year 1882
and 1888, of several of the railroads in this
city were as follows: Illinois Central, earn
ings, 1888, $5l9,75s; 1882, $6l6,7S2.
Mileage, 1883, CPS; 1882, 918. St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern, earnings
1885, $685., $50; 1882, $515,519. Mileage
1888, 9O5; 1882, 795. Mobile and Ohio
earnings, 1888, $136,S36; 1882, sl35, l73,
Mileage, 1888, 52S; 1882, 52S, St. Louis
and Cairo, earnings for three weeks, 1888,
$20,S13; 1882, $25,456. Mileage, 1888,
LAG; 1882, 146. Wabash, st. Louis Il Pa.
cifc, earnings, 1888, $1,91G, 400; 1882, 81,
4lS,S37. Mileage, 1888 3,5lS; 1882,
3,34S.
Among other things Capt james B.
Eads in his recent sketch Of the American
railways, made this statement: "The I rail,
now universally used on American railroads,
is generally supposed to be of English
origin; but it was invented by Robert l..
Stevens, Of Hoboken, N. j., in 1880, and
was first laid on the Camden and Amboy
railroad. Ii did not come into general use
until after 1S45. The first made OF these
rails were only l6 feet in length. The first
rails 30 feet in length were made at the
Cambria Iron works at Johnstown, Pa, in
1856, but there being no demand for them
they were used on the tracks of that COM
pany at their works. The first 30-foot rails
rolled on order were made at the Montour
works in 1859"
The fourth annual Southern Illinois
Fair will be held at Anna, on Tuesday,
Aug. 20 to Sept. /. The exhibition in all
departments Is expected to be superior to
that Of any previous display. Entries are
free and are solicited from the people of
this part Of the state. Premiums are hber.
al, and admission low. Races will be
prominent feature and include grand Ro-
man chariot race by A. Mcdonald and
wife, formerly with Barnums Hippodromc,
on the afternoons Of Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. The fair will undoubtedly
be the best ever held in Southern Illinois,
and We feel safe in advising the public to
attend. Half fare rates on the Illinois Cen
trail and excursion rates on the ST. Louis &
Cairo railroads. Write to the secretary for
premium list.
The man Maytield, who killed Capt
James Biggs here, has been arrested in
Kansas City, Mo-, and word was sent to
ChieI Myers here yesterday, asking if he
was wanted here. Mayfield has long ago
agnifcd his willingness to come here at
any time and stand trial for the act which
has made him SO uafsvorably notorious here;
but the whilom states attorney, the immac-
uate Damon, was never ready for trial.
MayiicId has engaged Mr., d. r. Linegar to
defend him in the trial. He is confident
that he will be acquitted, claiming that he
was entirely justified in shooting Capt.
Biggs; but he does not wish to surrender
himself to the officers here until he can be
tried, in order that he may not have to lay
in the county Jail for term of weeks or
months. In view of this state of the case
there seems to be no need Of going to the
expense Of bringing him here at publaex-
pcnso now and he will probably released by
the Kansas City officers.
Things were quite lively for a while in
the court of Magistrate Comings Yesterday