The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-16

to themselves or any one else. He under
stood that when once acquired the practice
could not be discontinued except by strict
restraint, and it was mercy to place the
victims where they could not inhae the
fumes of the lfe-destroying drug. There
fore he had concluded to mete out hence
forth such punishment as would deter keep
ers from continuing and visitors from going
to opium dens. Each of the prisoners was
then committed to three months imprson-
ment in the House of Correction, the penal
ty heretofore having been simple fine Of
SEQ, which was generally paid, or an alter
native Of ten days imprisonment in the
county Jail"
Alderman c, n. Hughes and wife, and
the dozen or more other Cairoites who al.
tended the commencement exercises AZ Car
bondsle the first DAYS of the week returned
yesterday afternoon, very we'll pleased with
the trip, particularly with their stay at Car.
bondalo, The exercises We're very interest.
ing throughout, but the Cairo band, headed
by Prof, Storer, took the people up there by
surprise, The band put in its best ticks
snd from this the Cairo public will have
some idea whs, manner Of music il must
have made. In order to receive any praise
NJ all it had to discounts very fine band OF
Bellegile, that had been furnishing the
music tor tho school in former years, and
from the many expressions complimentlng
Caros band, made by citizens of Carbon
dale VITO had heard both bands, it must be
concluded that Cairo carried off the horns.
A company Of travelling evsngelsts
arrived IN the city yesterday and applied to
the chief and mayor for permission TO pi'ch
their tent here. They were given permls-
sion 10 make their headquarters most any
where in the city, the mayor and chief be-
lieving that, though the people of Cairo are
very goily people, as godlness goes now
s.days, and the moral influences in the city
were powerful and very effective, yet there
was room for more gospel and little more
gospel could certainly do no harm might
even still further elevate us toward that
state of sanctlticstion bordering on the
perfection of holiness, which mortal man In
this wicked world always approaches, but
seldom or never reaches. The company
consists of man, woman and a long haired
boy; they will pitch their tent somewhere
in the city to-day and will probably forth
with begin their good work and we bid
them "God speed" At the risk of having
our veracity questioned, we venture the as
serton that there are several among US who
stand sadly in need of some extraordinary
moral influence to turn them from the
broad road to the narrow path, several very |
sinful sinners, who love darkness better than |
light and who find pleasure only in the things |
of this their temporary abiding place.
These should receive especial attention
from the travelling evaneelists, and in or
der that they may, we beg leave to nomi-
nate City Attorney Hendricks as the direc
tor of the religious battery.
These frequent heavy rains are begin
ming to do serious damage TO various crops
in this part of the state. 1t is impossible
to cure grass INTO anything like hay and
hundreds Of bushels Of strawberries have
been ruined. The corn crop in the state
generally is also in bad condition, but not
on account OF unfavorable weather alone.
There is much complaint concerning the
inferior quality of seed corn, and much OF
the seed purchased outside the state was no
better than that grown at home. The
cold, wet season has had much to do with
the poor stand Of corn, as good seed, under
such unfavorsble conditions, would not
have terminated well. There has been an
unusual amount of replan.ing, and a con-
siderable area will be planted in corn in
June in sections of the state where the
heavy continued rains have delayed plant
ing. In the northern counties the corn
area is not quite as large as last season and
the condition, June /, promised about
threc-fourths of an average yield per acre.
The condition Of corn is more unfavorable
in that section Of the state than in 1882 and
1881 at corresponding date. The quality
OF seed corn used this season is nearly 40
per cent below an average. The condition
oil corn not up to an average in a single
one Of the northern counties, and not even
three 'ourths of an average yield is prom
ised. Usually about halt the corn of the
state is produced in the Northern division
In all Of the central counties, the condition,
June |, indicates less than three.tourths of
an average yield per acre Of corn, with the
exception of "a counties which show an