The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-10

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current, and produces light of one candle
power. The battery is compact and handy
and will give three hours continuous cur
rent without replenishng."
"A William goat chasing ten.year old
boy, on Commercial avenue, last evening,
created considerable merriment. In his
haste to get away from the animal he fell
and broke a pitcher of molasses, which
placed him in sweet predicament. But
he escaped.
The regular weekly meeting of the Ideal
League occurred last evening. After the
usual routine business had been transacted,
a short programme was carried out, the
principal feature being an original poem
by Mrs. L. d. Bayley introducing a song
by a quartette.
AT the annual election of officers of
Cairo lodge No. 237, A. f. g. A. NJ, the
following persons were chosen: j, w. Nor
ris W. NJ; r. Hebsacker, s. W.; George
E. O'Hara,J. w.; j. w. Wenger, secretary
f. Korsmeyer, treasurer. The lodge is in a
healthy condition.
The girl with soft, gray eyes and rip
ping brown hair, who walked all cveI
your poor, futtering heart at a recent festi.
val, has just flushed crazy quilt, contain.
ing l,O34 pieces of hat lining, put together
with 81 800 stitches. And her poor old
father tastens on his suspenders with nail
a piece of Irvine, sharp stick and one reg
ularly ordained button.
There were two cases in the county
court yesterday, both OF which were speed
lily disposed of by Judge Robinson Peter
Anderson, tramp, pleaded guilty to steal
ing a coat valued at 81, for which otfense
he was fined $25 and costs and sentenced
to 20 days imprisonment in the countyIbas-
tile. A man named Holsted, whose face is
familiar at the Jail, was let off with three
hours in that institution, as he appeared
rather sickly-looking.
The list of goods canned has been en-
larged by company in St. LOUIS, which
has begun canning eggs. A factory has
been erected and is now IN operation, where
they will can 100000 dozen annually.
The eggs are put through some sort of a
process 10y which the yolks and whites are
separated from the shells and the substHnc,
Is then dried and canned. One teaspoon
full is said to be equal to one egg, and II
is warranted to keep fresh for three years.
Yesterday morning, while switchin.
cars on the Wabash Y, in North Cairo,
Charles Ward, yardman connected with
the |. &. road, met with an accident which
resulted in the loss of leg. He stepped
between the track near frog and his foo
caught in such manner as to prevent hin
extracting it, AS the the train was fast ap
preaching, he threw himself TO the side o
the track, preierring to lose q leg rather
than his lie. He was conveyed to ST. Ma
rvs hospital, and it is thought will put
through, though he will be minus a limb.
President Arthur has paid the create,
possible compliment to the Hon. Richard
W. Townshend, who represents the nine.
teenth district of Illinois in the house OF
representatives. Last year Mr.. Townshsnd
introduced 10 the house joint resolution
requesting the president ITO invite the CO.
operation of the governments of American
nations in securing the establishment OF
free commercial intercourse among those
nations, and an American customs union.
This is noble idea, and was widely com.
mended at the time. Now the administra.
ton has adopted this idea, and has taken
some noteworthy steps toward carrying il
out. 1t is an interesting circumstance that
| Mr.. Townshend is democrat ami presi-
dent Artbnr republican, but these grand
conceptions of craftsmanship are not the
properly of any party N. Y. Sun.
w. F. Lambdin, the Railroad King of
Kayro," was in the city to-day trying to
employ number Of men to "paint the road
red" from Cairo to St. Louis. He repre-
| sents the "Cairo and st. Louis narrow.
gauge" and says that there has not been
an accident on he road for seventeen years
that the rails are al. hgh-tempered steel
and that bucket of water filled to the
brim and placed on top of one of the coach.
es would not lose drop only by evapora-
ton dunng the trip from Cairo to St. Louis.
People who take passage in the cars at
Cairo are never aware that the train is in
motion until the brakeman cries out "S,.
Louis and then they are perfectly as.
founded. Mr.. Lsmbdn IL a good man for
u railroad, and rs he has been employed
for the especial purpose of talking il up,
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