The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-11
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NEWS.

day night.
"A merchant of Dongola received, in
the way of trade, on Monday of last week,
over three hundred dozens Of eggs-and /,
wasn't hrst-rate day for eggs either.
The Franciscan family, magicians,
etc, have given eight or ten exhibitions
in the town of Murphysboro. The clever
people of that village must be exceedingly
fond of delusions.
Matthew q. Stokes, for n considerable
length of time conductor on the Illinois
Central, died in Centralia on Thursday of
last week He was born and raised in I'm
ion county.
The Vienna johnson County, Arte,y
says that emigrant wagons, bound for the
Far West pass through that village nj
most every day, by twos and by dozens---a
rolling stream ofmovers.
The last Benton Standard contains an
quent taxes" over the signature Of w. B.
Denning, Sheriff. As a statistical effort
It's hard 10 beat.
Tho Jonesboro Gazette, which is care
full and reliable sheet, quotes green apples,
in that market, At 60 "a 81 90 per bushel. |
Cairo dealers are prepared to advance on
that price at least 300 per cent.
The Marion, Williamson County
Friend Of the 9Th instant records the death
Of Mr.. Z. T. Wiley, prominent citizen of
Marion, and a devoted member Of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
The favorable progress, and the GER
tainty Of the early completion Of work on
the b. 4 s. l. railroad have greatly stimu-
lated business in Pinckneyville and in.
creased the inquiry for town lots and
ncighboring real estate.
--'Itis evident says the Vienna artery
(Radical) that our worthy representative
the Hon. Jno. NJ. Crebs, Is trying to do
: his duty" Very true, and we thank our
: Radical contemporary for thus rendering
v unto Caesar his traps, etc.
!. The citizens of Carbondale are prepar-
u ing for the entertainment Of large crowd
;, In that village on the 18th instant. Six
= bands of music and at least ten thousand
persons will be present. We publish to-
day, in another column, the order Of exer-
:, cises.
I, A young man named Henry Cover, OF
10 Saratoga, Union county, slipped and fell
,r while walking along the sidewalk, In
Anna, one day last week, discharging q
loaded revolver he was carrying in his
pocket. The ball entered his groin, and
T. may prove fatal.
The Pinckncyvilo Banner says that
:, there IL n great scarcity Of laborers on the
Driieyiiic and Southern Illinois railroad
!, We commend this fact To the unemployed
/, persons, white and black, who infcst our
wharf low doggcries and cheap boarding
- houses, for the alleged reason only that
they can find no work.
: The residence Of Mr.. Perner Hearn, o
A Williamson county, was totally DESTROYED
a by fro on Wednesday night of last week
: The Marion Friend says that the fire oc'
CURED at midnight and that 1t was all th'
family could do to escape with their lives
ID No insurance-bccause nobody thought
70 the house would ever burn
al The Golden correspondent Of thu
Is Jonesboro Gazette says that there will b.
lie an abundant crop OF strawberries not onl.
ecu about Golden, but throughout Southern
nd Illinois. The strawberry and peach DO,
IL factories of Golden are calculating upoI
70. large shipments ut all events-o one firm
bic having 100000 strawberry and 1000
cs- peach boxes already on hand.
OF Most of our neighboring exchange
IN are giving place to the delinquent tax lis
!. to the exclusion of the usual amount q
neighborhood news. Owing to the pres
sure in the western money market and th
d publication Of the tax list at an earlier da
,aa than usual, there is an unusual quantity ,
Ia, delinquent property advertised ,hroug
! ., the entire southern part Of the State.
,aid The Pnckneyville Banner says; Nv
and | learn from gentleman who has travel,
o through Perry and jackson counties TIN
the recent snow and frost did not entire
the destroy the fruit crop through TINT sectio
nd. 1t is estimated that one-half of the peat
an, crop is still preserved. In some localiti,
however, the entire crop has been d
stroyed. Apples did not suffer much al
ohs a good crop is looked for.
tied
,.Iv 1t is expected that as many as twent
l;,o Ave lodges of Masons and Odd Fellows W
Mr.. participate in the cornerstone ceremoni
,iro at Carbondale on the 18th, Eleven lodg
have already signaed their purpose to a
tend. The Knights Templar Of this eli
EN-, will form no mean part Of the grand pr
inns cession. Would there were more of ther
rec for they will be the finest looking body
ing men that viii take part in the ceremo
hat les.
The Carbondale NeV Era speaking
the Green p. Gamers marriage, says;
~ Now, if Green p. and his newly mad
up- partner want TO enjoy pure, unadulterate
- bliss, they should at once come to Ca
~. bondale, and get them snug home wheI
NE school facilities are most excellent IL
In time Of peace prepare for war;