The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-18

rumor though. Those who ought to know
are mum on the subject.
This morning The BULLETIN gives it
readers chapter from an able article in tn
March number Of the North American Re
view, written by Judge Robert 8. Taylor
a member of the Mississippi river commits
sion. AS it would be impossible to con
dense the article without seriously impair
ing it we have concluded to publish tn,
whole in chapters and we feel sure that TIT
readers of THE BULLETIN will read it al
with interest and give it such thought as
the great importance of the subject de-
mands.
Yesterday afternoon an incipient fire
that might have eliminated in disastrous
conhagation started from a defective Aue
in the grocery store Of E. B. Petit. The
alarm was not given as the cool-headed
proprietor promptly applied the remedy
few buckets of water,-where il would do
the most good and the fire was extipguish-
ed,'doing but little damage except to spoil
the looks Of newly painted ceiling. Mr..
Petit has just completed the repairs on his
place at an expense of five hundred dollars
and does not relish the idea Of a fire.
Among the weather phenomena of the
past winter was freezing cold at Mentone,
a winter watering place in the south of
France where snow and ice had never been
known before. The temperature remained
below freezing point for several days and
nights snow fell heavily and the orange
trees were laden with icicles, The houses
were not built to keep out the cold. and
there wss no fuel to heat them and no
stoves or freplaces. The healthy people
got the chills and the invalids who had
gone to Mentone for cure were terribly
shaken up.
--Du Quoin Press: "The Halliday com
pany are just about completing l9 new coke
ovens at St, Johns They have found this
disposition of the slack so convenient aud
profitable after over years experience
that they are constructing enough ovens TO
use all the slack and perhaps most of the
Pea coal. The ovens are built in the most
scientific and substantial manner, and after
plans now in most successful operation. |
A machine which is great novelty in its
principle features is being built and will |
be used in connection with the ovens. Its |
purpose is to draw the coke extinguish the |
ncou escent mass and load il upon the |
'ars at one operation occupying only few
minutes. The construction is being pushed |
'ery rapidly to completion and will be in
working order in few days"
Bloomington Bulletin: "Mrs. Cstha.
ine Mclean, good-looking lady, some
time ago, sued the Bloomington Printing
and Publishing company, in an action of
libel, for $4,000; and, not satisfied with |
this action, also sued Mr.. Oberly for So.
700. In the suit against the company,
Mrs. Mclean was overwhelmed. The |
justified the publication it had |
made about Mrs. Mclean, and proved it to
De true. The suit against Mr.. Oberly was
vet for yesterday, but it did not come to
rial. II was dismissed at Mrs. McLean's
,ost. We regret that under the circum-
tsnces we we're compelled to refuse Mrs.
Mclean the little sum of money she de.
ired US to pay, but times are hard, and we
re compelled to economize. We beg her
'ardon for our apparent stinginess."
Yesterday morning Mr. R, NJ. Kinsey,
young man of Vienna, johnson county,
rived in the city. Mr.. Kinsey is son.in.
aw of the late Joshua Miller, killed on the
Wabash tracks Friday night, and he came
own for the purpose of preparing the re.
mains of the old man for burial at Vienna
he remains lay in the Arab engine-house
uring Friday night; yesterday morning
hey were dressed and placed in a neat
offin, and were taken to Vienna on the
veniug train. Mr. Kinsey says the old
ian went 10 Shawneetown, Mo-, yesterday
week ago, for the purpose Of selling out
is share In small wooden manufacturing
Establishment there, and that he was on bis
ray back home, on farm near Vienna,
'here he has lived for some time A wife
nd three daughters survive him, the latter
II grown and married.
MI Joseph Steagala sent out two men
esterday, decorated with broad.brim med
traw hats, green ribbons and placards ad-
ertising St. Pstrick's Day free lunch at
lis saloon. The men made the rounds OF
he city quietly, distributing hand-bills as
hey went, but they we're the observed of
many and were followed by crowd of
boys. They were looked upon