The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-23

members of every politician in the State,
regardless of their party Affiliations, and
deluging the press with gushing scknowl.
edgements of the honor conferred and
rhapsodical responses from the club? This
mutual tickling may be very Interesting
and agreeable to those Immediately concern
ed, but, really, it seems to us that little
more privacy in such afectiona,e demon
STATIONS would be proper
The Woman Suffragists are in National
Convention in Washington, with the veter-
an in the cause, Miss Susan Aothony, at
the front. While n great many women I s
well AS great many men will never be
brought to believe that woman suffrage is
either fit or better for the SIX, the fl cts Of
the movement in other respects have been
and will continue to be materially to the
benefit and emancipation Of women gcnrr.
ally, in the matter of property rights and
release from the tyranny of british men.
There is now no doubt that Mrs. Ford
drew first blood in her set.to with the
burglar. When she dealt the fellow
the blow he gave fearful groan, but re-
coveredhimself, wrenched the stick from his
ASSISTANTS hands and threw it aside before
he had touched her face or throat, 50 that
the blood on the stick could not have come
from Mrs. Ford's nose as was first supposed.
Besides this, blood spots were discovered
on the platform in front of the house,
showing that the fellow hled prorusely as
he left.
Sam Burger, the Palace CIorhier, is
again speaking to the readers of TIE
BULLETIN in rather an unlimited space, it
is true. Mr.. b., from our own observation,
has an elegant stock of clothing, and it
puzzles US to know how he can sci! goods
ready made as fine as he HIS them. We
notice an improvement in showing chill.
dren's clothing. A lady need not in "rhe
Palace" spend half day to find something
suitable for her little darling, as they have
show table upon which twenty-five suits
can be seen at once.
Mrs. Ford was in a fair way 10 recover
last evening. She had been worse during
the day, but rallied toward evening. Size
certainly had severe encounter and proba
bly, narrow escape from death. While
the courage she displayed WIS wonderful,
surprising that of most people, male or
female, her escape from more serious injury
is equally wonderful. Few men Of ordinary
bravery would rush upon and attack in a
dark room, single handed and alone, a
burglar, and when weak little women
like Mrs. Ford does such a thing man
should bear the title of protector" very
meekly indeed.
During the month of February there
arrived in the United States 10000 passen-
gers, of whom 1882 were immigrants,
2,700 citizens of the United States returned
from abroad, and 14G9 aliens not intending
to remain in the United States. OF this
total there arrived from England and Wales,
1885; Ireland, SG4; Scotland, 24j; Austria,
$50; Bohemia, 1873; Belgium, Sc; Denmark,
1871; France 227; Germany, 5,43G; Hungary,
1861; Italy, nc; Netherlands, GG; Norway,
1903; Russia, 900; Poland, 100; Sweden, 1856;
Switzerland, 625; Dominion of Canada,
1857; and from all other countries, 10.
The total for the eight months ending
with February, 1884, was 26G,228, against
3O04S4 for the same previous period.
The sod of the old levce, or any place
not protected against cattle and hogs, fur
nishes strong proof by comparison with
the sod that is being turned up by tie tree
planters in St. Marys Park, Of the injurious
effects of grazing and constant "rooting'
up by cows and hogs. The former is lose
and almost falls apart when not carefully
held in the hand, while the Latter is firm,
tenacious, the roots of the grass, long, and
intertwined and knotted together, holding
the earth innumerablc meshes ana forming
a thick, solid mat which would resist water
as effectually as any revetment ever con
structed. If there are any wFo do ne.
clearly sec the wisdom of the action the
council, to prohibit stock from running at
large in order that grass may grow over
the clty's levee, they Can have proof tina.
will convince them OF IT, in the Park.
"A curious case was tried in Magistrate
Comings Court yesterday afternoon, II
was a case of "foot and mouth disease" OF
which there is so much talk in and cut Of
the halls of Congress. The case in ques
ton may have been different from other:
| in so far as the victims were concerned. Ii
the cases brought to the notice of the