The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-22

'ha' luc Woman pea Ol want was mere
pretense, the Chief induced her to turn her
pockets inside out, which brought to light
over $l5 in good money. 1t is needless to
say that she was promptly dismissed from
the city.
"A white man who had been waiting
upon Mr.. Joseph Bernath, Waterman on
the steamer Baton Rouge who had his arm
broken by shot fred by negro some time
ago, and who has been in the hospital here
ever since, is wanted for forgery. Several
days ago he brought note to Mr.. Sol Sill
yer, signedbyJ seph Bernath, which request
ed Mr.. Silver to pay tie man what he
might want and that the undersigned
would stand security for it. The man
asked and received $3.50 Since then it
transpired that Mr.. Bernath did not sign
the note and knew nothing about it. But
the forger is gone and may never turn up
agan-ditto the $1.5O.
The world is growing better. The
croakers who do not believe it should con-
slider these figures. Statistics show that
the amount of alcoholic drinks in the
United States sixty years ago was five gal
Ions per capita; it is now only two gallons
per capita. They show also that the aver
age quantity of spirits drank in 1S10-1-2
was 81, 4s7, 900 gallons, and in 1880 1-9 H..
294,00O gallons. This is an increase of
only five per cent, instead Of thirty per
cent, to correspond with the increase of
population. Aud no candid man, of intelli-
gencs and observation, but must admit
tn It drunkenness is much less common
than 1t was even twenty years ago. The
world is getting better.
Mr.. Louis Starkel was in the city
Thursday. Like Mr.. Burton, I've came to
make known here his intention of again en-
tering the contest for the Appellate clerk
ship in this Judicial district. He is more
confident than ever that he will succeed,
believing that the Democracy generally &C
knowledge the force of his claim to their
support as matter OF courtesy for his
sacrifices in previous contest. There
will doubtless be half dozen other con-
testants, and they will again so divide the
forces that, Of them all, Wilbauks will
again be the strongest in the convention,
If all Wilbanks opposition could unite
upon one man, he would be defeated; but
Wilbanks is powerful organized and po-
liticsl worker, qualities which always 60
far in contest before convention of SOW
ereigus.
Springfield Register: The mode
transacting business nowadays differs ma
terially from that in vogue hundred years
ago. There is room for difference of
opinion as to whether the modern way is
an improvement, especially as to It's infu-
ence upon the moral and economical condi.
ton of the masses of the people. 1t is
only about one hundred years since checks
and bills of exchange were used in trans
acting business, exchange being made upon
actual values, specie being used to make
the balances. The coin of the realm don't
play very important part in the financial
operations of this country in these latter
days. The total coinage of the Government
since its foundation has amounted to
1880, 100000. The sum, vast as it may
seem, would not last but six days il paid
out by the banks of the country in their
daily transactions. The coinage of all the
mints Of the land for the past yer would
not make the payments OF the banks for
more than an hour and forty-fve minutes
on an average days business. The total
coinage of the United States is estimated
at $500, 100000, but it would not last three
days if used by the banks in making their
payments. Com, then, plays but small
part in the daily commercial life of the ma
ton. 1t is the basis, but not the vehicle
with which our business is moved.
Yesterday morning one of the subscrib-
ers to THE BULLETIN, who had frequently
missed his paper, determined to solve the
mystery. He got up early, saw the carrier
boy leave the paper under the door, and
waited behind curtain to see what would
become of it. He hadn't waited long when
he saw young white boy sneak into the
doorway, cautiously draw the paper out
from behind the screen door and shove it
under his coat as he moved away. The
watcher made a dash out of,the door, but
stumbled and fell on the sidewalk. The
boy ran out into the muddy street where he
also fell, was overtaken by the subscriber,
conducted back to the scene and his depre-
dation and given we'll deserved chastse-
ment. The parties to this little affair were
Mr.. Smith, of the firm of Smith Il Brink
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