The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-07

to police headquarters, given dry clothes
and sent yesterday morning by rail- 70
Wickiiffe
Telegraph and telephone wires 10
many parts of the city hung in torn and
confused masses on the ground and over
streets yesterday, having proved too weak to
bear the weight of ice formed around them
by the rain and cold wind which prevailed
nearly all day The tracks in the city were
also covered with ice and the seemingly sg-
gonzng labors of engines to move back
and forth was annoying to many, interest
ing TO others
"A msn living near Schoharie, \. va
few days ago buried a child, aged l4yeaIs'
that weighed only IA pounds In family
Of eight or nine children, four have been
extraordinary unnatural production One
that is still living is 10 years old aud weighs
but 30 pounds. The enormous size OF their
heads, hands and feet was marvel, Food
was placed in their mouths when necessary.
They seemed destitute Of that intuition to
seek for il even by signs,
Justice ], II. Robnson's police bust
ness was rather light during last month.
The total fines collected amounted to but
seven dollars, FIVE of which wss on back
fines assessed the month before During
December he collected thirty dollars, twen.
ty Of which were back fines, and during
the mouth of November, the collections
were thirty-eight doll rs The reports Of
Justice Robinson, submitted 10 the council
.ast night, was for the two months named.
The humorous editor OF the Springfield
Register tells ''us all" in the most uuhumor-
Gus manner possible, that recently "a po'nt
10 etiquette was decided in queer way,
A traveller On a German railroad train a.
tempted 10 ca; lunch while on journey
While putting piece Of bologna sausage
10 his mouth the train stopped suddenly,
causing his cheek to be badly cut on the
edge of his knife, which he was using. The
man sued the company for damages, but
his claim was not sustained on the ground
that it is breach of etiquette 10 eat with q
knife"
On Monday gold watch aud chain
were stolen from colored man named
Britton, at the saloon of W T. Scott. The
thief made good job Of il and left but
little clue. But investigation soon led to
suspicion and yesterday afternoon Officers
Martin and M,hanny arrested young
negro named Ed. Thomas who acknowledged
that he was the thief and that he had
pawned the jewelry with Messrs. Earnba-
ker & Co. for fifteen dollars.
Thomas was jailed and will
probably be given preliminary hear
ing to-day. The watch aud chain was
worth something over sixty dollars
The failure of the Union Iron and Steel
Works Of Chicago is remarkable, Thu
company's assets are said to be s5,000OO0,
and It's Liabilities are by no means so much.
It's credit was gilt.edged to the last, aud
even after the suspension its checks were
certified by the First National Bank Of
Chicago There seems to have been 10 ef-
fort TO realiz, on assets. Two thousand men
are thrown out Of employment. The Kan.
sas Rolling VI lis 10 X jsedale, near K ,nsas
City, closed yesterday. The liabilities reach
100000. The assets are ample, Five
hundred men are thrown out. The shoe
shops Of the Goodyear Metallic Rubber
company and the Goodyear India Rubber
Glove company, in Naugatuck, Conn, will
shut down indefinitely on the 10th inst.
throwing nearly 1900 hands out. All o.
which has strong odor Ola bold, deter
mined effort to influence legislation IN tht
tariff
"A few days ago some Colored people
led by one Reuben Smith chronic grum'
bier and disturber, adopted set OF reso
ludons asking the school board to maxi
various changes in the colored school anC
its Surroundings, which request suggested
a rather unwholesome state Of moral
among coIored scholars, and asking tho
Miss Carrie Reed, one Of the teachers, bt
removed Cor grave reasons susceptible o
positive proof The board met Frida.
evening and gave all matters complained o
most careful attention. They investigated
the charges made agains, Miss Reed anC
found them entirely without foundation il
truth Those who had been principal,
| instrumental In the formation and adop
, ton of the resolutions we're called bofor
the board to testify 70 the things which
they had by resolution declared themselve
! able 20 substantiate, and their tes,imon,