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

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torney-general have considered the case,
and the former declines to issue conditions
al pardon, holding that it would not be a
pardon, and as to pardoning them outright,
also declines to do SO at this time, as the APP
piCation has not been made in conformity
to the statute
According to the report of Sergeant
W, II. Ray the rain fall here during last
month was seven and ninety.fve one-hun-
dreths inches. THIS depth of water all
over the city, an area of thirteen hundred
acres, is equal to I0,S02,906, 200 cubic
inches or counting 23l cubic
to the gallon (Which is the legal
gallon of the United States it would make
F,19S,72S gallons. 1t is equal to precl-
pitation, on an acreage, Of l,573,29l gal
Ions every day of the month, and it would
require three pumps of the size OF that OF
Mound City, in constant operation, day
and night, to pump this quantity of water
out of the city,
Officer McTigue Yesterday arrested
Bud Brsnnon, charging him with being an
able bodied man and habitualIy frequent
ing saloons, Ordinaries and houses of i'll
fame. He pleaded guilty to the charge
and was fined $40 and costs by Magistrate
Comings lie paid the fine like a man"
and went forth with the assurance OF having
obtained a license to continue in this same
Old career. Mr.. Brannon is one Of mum
Der of young fellows in the city, whose
habits Of life are decidedly not Of the I'm
Objectionable kind and whom any one hav-
ing the general good name of community
at heart would prefer to contemplate at
considerable distance-say "ten thousand
miles away"-in the direction Of Halifax.
Attic annual meeting of the Widows
and Orphans Mutual Aid Society held yes
terday, the following persons were elected
managers for the ensuing year: j. A.
toIdstlne D. D McuaheN W. H. EuoahH',
A Lewis, "m' olauon' H. A. bHFn' H.
Sanders NJ fhiIIips' VIZ fl'cher W. L.
Bristol, L. A. Phelps, NJ. Kobler, J. A. Mil
lcr' n H. Walorlnee' Dr D. D. retire W.
NJ. Murphy, W, T, Redbun, 5. L, Thomss,
D. NJ Clafh' H. D. Deitf.ch' lhomas Lewis
r. h. 'efnigen, r vincent NJ yesterday
H. W. "hi'e, D. H. hoolhsoh, w. l. ADAMS,
ollIh' H. ROBINSON D. u suffer- spring
nelu' D. NJ Mum, Geo. r. vessels, ChIca'
g. ~ u'a"'s''S CIV. wa. "'.' y"
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Inc present year OF 1853 may truly De
ca'leu Tue year OIL HORRORS Inc deaths
rom accidents tue hrS' seven months ex-
ceeu'ug 'nose OF Tue ehuFe year ol 1907
Ia January eighteen persons were drowned
o'lnA' ten ny u'ne explosion IN ms STATE
anu e's"F't"o ny 'ne terrible Ne"haIl
HOUSE uFe' IN feofuary Tue MOODS drown
eH u''I' anu se'eh'y'seVen Iost 'he!r lives al
Dr"'d"ooo' Ia MArcn eIeVeh were burned
at p''"Hs''''e' MAINE ~ APn' oof lost
'neJr 'iVe' from various causes In May
I9o' June h'ty'eight ana july 49, These
are only those OF tins country, The loss OF
o'ooo IiVe' at the island OF lschla, Italy, by
Tue earthquake, can give an idea OF the
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In the Popular Science Monthly for
August, 10 an article by DR.. Channlng, re-
viewing IN anticipation Of its publication in
England, "a History OF the Telephone" by
Professor Sylyanus p. Thompson. In this
brief sketch It's proven conclusively that
Johann Philip Refs, poor and compare
tiyely unknown teacher Of physical science
in Frankfort, Germany, and who died Of
consumption in 1874, was the true inventor