The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-08

ocean steamers at anchor AT the Cairo
wharf Following the Senate committee,
which faced the raging" on their down
ward way last week, the members OF the
Mississippi river commission assembled at
st. Louis yesterday, and ought now to be
on their way down here. They will cruise
slowly the whole way down to the jetties,
holding conferences on the spots where
most work is required or in progress.
A number of striking railroad men and
three or four boot-blacks carrying
each nearly cubic yard of real estate
around on Their persons, "struck" Cairo on
their way to anywhere from St. Louis sever
al days ago and seem to have become iufat-
usted with the town at first sight, for they
fingered among Us. But Chief Myers mott
fed some Of them to get" or take turn at
shoveling dirt for the city aud it is pfoba-
bic that ere this they have taken the former
alternative.
The authorities of the Moyamensing
prison, Phi sdelphla, some time ago cut Of
the supply of tobacco to the inmates, and
it wss followed by marked deterioration
in their health. Thereupon the distrlbu.
ton of the weed was resumed, and it is
shown that by its use "the health of the
prisoners was so per cent. better The
physician, DR.. Wistar, declares that for
many diseases incident 10 sedentary life,
tobacco is a medicine. His judgment will
be confirmed by thousands of victims Of
heartburn and dyspepsia, who have en-
deavored to emancipate themselves from
the habit Of chewing and smoking.
The United States Board of Medical
Examiners met at the Office in the custom
house yesterday for thepurpose Of examining
several applicants for pensions. The board
at previous meeting elected DR.. c, W.
Dunning president and DR.. sullivan secre-
tary. Only three or four applicants were
examined Yesterday and these occupied the
board several hours. Several Of those ex-
amined expressed themselves as highly
pleased with their examination, saying
that they had undergone most thorough
examination. The district over which the
board presides extends fifty miles around
Cairo each way, into Illinois, Kentucky and
Missouri,
During the month Of October Just past
the collections IN this internal revenue dis
trict as shown by the books 10 the office of
Collector Pavey here, were as follows; COL
lections on distilled spirits, sci, 44303;
snuff, tobacco, cigars, etc, Sl7, 1913; on
fermeuted liquors, f7,3275l; penalties,
1851 30 total collections, S47,0S3.S2. This
total exceeds that Of the month before by
Sll,026.77. The increase is observable
principally in fines and penalties and in
tobacco, etc, the collections on the latter
being more than double what they were in
september, showing healthy increase in
the tobacco business generally in this dis
trict. The distilled liquor tax shows An in
crease of $2,529.83, while the fermented
liquor tax decreased S72431.
Reports of the recent election in this
county, from the country precincts, were
nearly all in yesterday. There was no OPP
position there 10 Mr.. Halliday for commits
sioner, and the stock law was defeated by
a large majority 10 every precinct. Even
in Clear Creek, in which place the PROPOSE
ton to vote upon the question originated,
and from which the petition to the board to
submit the question came, and where farm
ers are suffering for the want Of fences
around tnelr farms even there the propO-
sltion WAS defeated by large majority.
One would have supposed, that rs many Of
the farmers in the county had their fences
torn down every year by food, and as tim
DEF LOT new lcUCcs Js very sCdlCt, llltlc
would have been large vote in favor of
enforcing the stock law in the country pre-
cincts but not SO. Well "let her rip"
Poor fellows who have been "put through"
one Of those dreadful degrees at the lodge,
aud who, more dead than alive, we're fired
from the lodge room door when the clock
in the steeple struck twenty-four new
time table,, will continue to stumble over
banicaies Of cows In their weary tramps
homeward or light their ways with streaks
Of verbal fire and birthstone as they 90
along.
The Paducah News says the Illinois
Central company's new transfer steamer
the big one-insead Of being intended for
this point, is really intended for Paducah,
to transfer the cars between the little
Wetaug branch and the roads at that point.
The News Is occasionally sublime in its
| humUr; IN this particular instance il has