The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-27
The Daily Bulletin.
Local News.

week ending January 10 in tn. United
States and Canada was 425, and was the
greatest number reached in any week since
1878. Il would BE- interesting to know
What proportion Of these we're the result Of
speculation, dealing in futures and stock
gambling There 10 really little .gnia.
canoe 10 the bare report Of failure without
knowing the cause. A business failure 70.
sulting from either of the causes named
docs not indicate business depression, but
only "a abuse Of business privileges.
+ Ice manufacturers, fruit farmers, gar
dsners and tramps, may console themselves
while they shiver and grieve over their
present and prospective losses by reason of
this "iavigorating" winter, and blasphsms
vennor for arousinG their hopes Of mild
winter in vain. by the thought that "'tis an
Ill wind that blows melody good" It sp-
pears that Mr.. vsnnor's prophecy Of . warm
January has not been without some good
results. A hen in Michigan has already
brought out her brood Of spring chickens.
II would have been great thing for far,
mere everywhere had they dropped . copy
Of vennors slmsnse inso Phsirhsn coops On
Thanksgiving.
The following item which -vsr clip
from The Fulton Democrat published st
Lewistown, Fulton, Csa.,hIns., where Rev.
B. Y. George and family reside, proves that
tho people thers have quickly learned to
esteem Rev. George and family, ind to sp.
prsciate bis services u plStof. ''Tussday
evening Rev. B. Y. George and family had
very pleasant surprise I'D the shape Of 4
sudden invasion Of their home BY Presby.
terrain men and women who quickly filled
the ample parsonage. The affair was 10
honor Of the 18th wedding Anniversary Of
NJ. and Mrs. g., and II wsSis success. The
party carried With them .rsfrsshmsnts in
great abundance, and these vers served
during the evening End thoroughly enjoyed.
Before the company departed, Rev. George
was presented with purse Of $3.50 in gold,
besides many other substantial and elegant
gifts too numerous to msntion,, We need
not say this beloved man and family were
deeply touched BY this exhibition Of their
peoples love. But they we're not happier
than those who planned and executed this
graceful visitation"
The anxiety of Republican Congress.
men to prevent the government from hsv.
Ing an idle surplus revenue, does not take
the proper kinstic form. They do not seem
to wish to do away with the folly Of col.
Letting by taxation (soms of it oppressive
in its nature) more money than the govern.
ment needs for ito current expenses and for
the payment of the public debt. They
bring forward great schemes Of very coat.
" character, for the purpose Of spending
the excessive revenue .De One of these states,
men insists that >10,ooo,0oo shall be dis
tributed among the states annually tor pub
lie school purposes. Another wants steel
railroad built from the Atlsntic to the Pa.
ci6e Ocean. Another wants q canal built
BY the government at a cost of ts00, 600, 900,
FROM the Kentucky river to the Atlantic
CO st. 90 a. to make Frankfort or some
other minor Kentucky river town, the ''sm-
porium Of the west" Another demands
that the surplus revenue shall DO distributed
to : large extent among oil persons who
served thirty days IN any. war 10 which our
government has been engaged. There are
many more equally large aud preposterous
demands which suggest that, il large and
idle surplus breeds such schemes in the
minds of some Republican congrsssmsn, it
will be conspicuouay wise for Congress to
take some measures to reduce that surplus
to the minimum. rr. as1 a1f oa
Tho Mt. Carmel Register gives full
account Of the murder of w. B. Mahon In
that city several days ago, from which the
following extract 10 taken There IL not
the slightest clue to the murderer. That
robbery wss his object 10 conceded BY
everybody, but the approach OF Mr.. Beck
caused him to dee before having time to
rife the body Of his victim. Mis- Nellie
Bsdsll saw . man cross the street from the
scene Of the outrage 10 yShsw'sl blacksmith
shop, and an Investigation showed the foot.
prints Of man 1t the point she indicated.
The weapon with which tho crime wss com.
mittsd wss foud BY Ora Havill, on Wed.
nssdsy morning, At the rsartof Shaw's shop.
It 10 an iron rod, three feet long, seven.
eights Of an zach thick. . nut on ons end,
two nuts and . large, broken, Jagged piece
Of iron on the other end. Blood Il freely
spattsrsd over one end Of the rod for dis.
lance Of foot or more, snd hairs adhsrs to
thu mt and iarpad IRON Three or four