The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-17

ccnse did not influence the court TO let hin
of, and he was fined SIS and costs and sen
to Jail for week or so.
--Cottonseed oil is SAID to be largely
taking the place of hog. fat among the pork
devouriDg negroes of the south. The re-
suit is beginning to be noticeable in the de
creased sales of pork in that section of the
country. Between the two there is little oil
no doubt, but the oil is not only the health
lest, but the cleanlest for all cooking pur
poses,
The trial Of the negro "crook" called
Brandy" under the vagrant act Commen-
ced in Justice Robinson's court Wednesday
afternoon, was concluded there yesterday
morning and the defendant was found guilty
Ivy the court and fined one hundred dollars
and costs, to pay which he will have the
privilege of working on the streets of the
city for q month or two.
Mr.. J. II. MacFadden of Philadelphia
one of the largest cotton buyers in the
country, is credited with the assertion that
the cotton crop Of 1888 will turn out 1000
900 bales, which he considers 100000
bales more than the world needs, and will,
therefore, average the farmers about seven
and a half cents netting them no more
profit than 100000 bales would have
done
An interesting row occurred yesterday
morning 10 the old Hibernian engino-house,
on Thirteenth street, in which three negro
women and one man were
actively engaged One woman
held another while another sashed her In
the shoulder, arm and head with knife,
making several bad cuts which had to be
sewed up. The offenders were suitably
fined by Justice Robinson
-Cleverer men than those who passed
gided new nickels as fve.dollar gold
pieces have manufactured a so much more
dangerous coin that it has absolutely been
accepted over the Washington treasury
counters. It's appearance is so like the gen
uine V that il is feared the government
dies have been tempered with. The profit
on the coin is but forty-seyen cents as it
costs S4.j3 to manufacture it,
The pay car of the Cairo Short line
went out from st. Louis wednesday to
make q fayorob.e impression among the
employees of the company, The
company takes great pride in being able
to say they have always made it practice
10 send out their pay car on the 18th OF
every month. and that they we're able to
conform TO their custom even during the
asst great commercial panics
--BlackbeEries continue to come in as
as ever Yesterday afternoon
the steamer Fowler brought down drove
of coored men, women and children carry
ing twenty three buckets and baskets full |
Of the little black fruit. Those people
spend half a day in picking a bucket full,
come down here and sell them for fifty or
sixty cents, pay twenty-five cents for fare
On the boat and retain twenty-five or thirty
Eve cents for their days work
Mayor Ewing, of st. Louis, recently
nominated at young man named Gross to
succeed Clay Sexton as chief Of the fire de-
Dartment oi tn ITCHY; but little St. Louis
Tally says III begins to look as if jolly old
Clay might continue to whoop up the tire
boys for a while longer. Gross can not be
confirmed without at least two votes from
the Solid Seven None Of the Democrats
in the combination is likely to vote to Gust
Sexton, and bets Of FIVE to one are offered
that no two out Of the three Republicans
will come to the support of the mayor in
the nomination OF Gross
Some time ago Sergeant w. II. Ray
made application to the chief signal officer
for change Of location. He decided to
be transferred 70 Cincinnati where his own
and his wite's relatives live. A few days
ago be receiycdrepiy that his wish as to the
location could not be complied with, as
change had been but recently made in the
Cincinnati Office; but that before long he
would be given a new station further north
than this. It's to be hoped that Cairo
wlIl not suffer by the change Mr.. Ray
has made faithful officer, always accom-
moda,ng TO the pablo, and he and his
family have enjoyed the friendship of citi-
zens generally,
In the report Of the chief signal officer
al Washington, for the year 1881, just issu
ed, It is stated that in that year, at this
point navigation on the Mississippi river
closed December 21th and was resumed
March lith Without further explanation
one would understand by this, that during