The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-01
The Daily Bulletin.
LOCAL NEWS.

FOR some weeks past Mr. Sprnger's
Judiciary Committee has MISUNDERSTANDING
EI-U. =. Marshal Wheeler OF the Southern
Illinois district, and has disclosed grand
system OF fraudulent claims against the
| Government made by Wheeler and paid to
HIM. One means employed by Wheeler for
rubbing the people was to present exhorbi.
tant charges for travelling expenses in serv-
ing subruHas on different persons when the
persons either lived but few miles away
or were reached Ly mail through resident
deputies. 4 number of these subp0nas on
account Of which Wheeler had collected
liberal sums for service, were referred by
tue committee to Mr.. Peter Saup, Deputy
Marshal, with request to inform the
committee under oath in what manner they
had been served; and Mr.. Saup reported to
the committee that six of them were sent
to him from Springfield by mail. Wheeler
has consented to disgorge if the committee
will let him 90.
R. p. NJ Ames, A. NJ. NJ. D., Assistant
Surgeon l. 5. Marine Hospital Service at
Evansville, has issued a pamphlet rs pages,
giving detailed account Of the two trips
made by the Carrie Caldwell, and also
| several by the steamer OsceOls, to the flood
sufferers on the Ohio river, in the spring
Of this year, which includes all the relief
furnished, excepting the clothing furnished
by the Red Cross Society. The total of the
several tables given at the conclusion of the
statement are as follows: Rations issued by
the Carrie Caldwell, first tnp, 100000;
rations issued by same steamer, second trip,
10000; comforts 2,0l7, pairs of blankets,
1886. Amount Of rations issued by steamer
Osceola and by packets from Louisville,
9G,jlO; blankets, 2jO; comforts, 444. Total
amount of ra,ous issued by the Govern
ment, between Evansville and Wicklihe,
Ky, 30S,ll0.
The official crop report for this county,
made TO the State Department of Agricul-
ture, for June, is as follows: The area Of
| corn is some larger than last season; the
season is backward and corn has not made
| usual growth. The area of broom corn is
not as large as last season, and from present
prospects there will not be over three
fourths of al average yield PER acre; same
may be said of sorghum cane. Winter
wheat Is nearly up to an average in condi-
ton; same may be said Of oats and rye.
Meadows and pastures are up to an average
in condition; the area of grass lands is not
as large as last season. Irish potatoes look
well ind the area is nearly as large as las
season. Sweet potatoes will not make al
average yield per acre; the area is not a
large as las! season. The percentage Of
| bloom and the condition of fruit June /, as
compared with an average, is as follows
Apples bloom 100, condition, %; pears,
bloom 50, condition 50; plums, bloom 90,
condition 20; cherries, bloom 40, condition
20; grapes, bloom 90, condition 70; straw
berries, bloom 81, condition 85;raspberries,
bloom aud condition, 9j; blackberries,
| bloom l01, condition 100; gooseberries,
| bloom 9j; condition 100. The number OF
births Of farm animals as compared with
last spring and condition as compared tc
an average ale given by percentage, and
are as followe: Pigs, number 81, condi.
ton 81; lambs and colts, number 1Oj, con.
dition 100; calves, number, SO; condition
9j.
TO the charge that Capt. Thomas has
but once in his whole career in Congress
voted for Mississippi River appropriation
bill while on its passage, B4rton's Free
| Press remarks that The BULLETIN, two
years ago, bent its entire energies &c
elect Capt. Thomas" and then Barton lays
Il
back in his easy chair with the sweet con.
seriousness that he has utterly annihilated
the allegation and deHoralized the allega.
tor But to our simple mind the fact that
| Capt. Thomas has voted but once for the
Mississippi River appropriation bill when
on its passage, during all his three terms in
| Congress, would remain even If The Bull
LETIN had, as Barton charges, "bent all Its
efforts two years ago to secure his election
But THE BULLETIN did not do two years
ago what Barton says it did. 1t did not
try to secure Thomas election-it did all it
could to defeat him at the polls, and we
challenge Barton to produce a single SEN
tence from The BULLETINS files proving
what he says. The BULLETIN did favor
Capt. Thomas NOMINATION over Judge
Damron, and Barton has mistaken its
efforts to secure the Captains nomination
for efforts to secure his election, which is
not at all fair. THE BULLETIN favored
Capt. Thomas nomination over Judge