The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-20

The chances that your life will fall
within a year is two per cent. The
chances that your house will burn within
year is less than one quarter per cent.
why insure the latter and neglect the for.
mer? Delay no important duty for a
single hour Insure your life-in the
Life Association of America.
The Nashville Democrat says "Mr
Hudson, Of Alexander county, offers re-
ward Of $40 for the return Of Kidnapped
daughter" This is mistake. The
Mr.. Hudson referred TO 10 a Kenteckian
and lives about 20 miles above Cairo in
Kentucky.
--Taber Brothers, having obtained for
their watch department one Of the very
best workmen to be found, are now pre-.
pared TO turn out work in that line with
but little delay. Those having fine and
difficult work requiring the most skillful
workmen may now be assured Of obtaining
satisfaction. The finest patterns of jew
clry, as usual, are made to order at prices
that defy competition. oet2Otf.l
Peter Saup has opened bran new oys
ter saloon, lO2 Commercial avenue, where
be will keep on hand constantly fresh
oysters, the largest and most delicious In
the city, which he will sell the by case, can
or dozen. The saloon has been fitted up
with the express view Of supplying
gentlemen and ladies with place where
they may enjoy meal Of these toothsome
bivalves quietly, without being disturbed
BY the hustle and noises incidental to the
commonplace restaurant oyster room.
If.
"A day or two since well-dressed
young man entered Commercial avenue
drug store and representing himself an
agent Of wholesale patent medicine
house, wished to sell some goods. The
druggs. wanted the medicine, and, Of
course, would as soon buy it Of him as any
one else, and gave him an order amount.
ing to S2l.4o. The firm for which the
agent was doing business, however, had
adopted new system of dealing with
| their customers, and il would be necessary
for the druggist to give him a note, paya-
BILE in thirty days, for the amount. or
course the druggist would willingly do
that Tho note was made out and
turned over to the agent. He babe tie
druggist good day and left the store. II
was not long, however, until word reached
the ears OF the dealer in drugs that his note
for $2l4O had been offered 10 Mr.. John
McNulty at big discount. He "smelt a
rat, and knew that confidence game had
been played on him. Heprocured the ser.
vices Of an officer and went in search OF
the gay deceiver," and last night sue.
ceeded in bagging him. The agent
was placed in the calaboose, and will this
morning receive ticket, at the hands OF
Judge Bross, that will gain for him ad-
mittance to the sweat-bo1 under the court
house.
The Chicago Beer Saloon, VIM
Schick, proprietor, Nos. 26 and 2s Eighth
street, is a favorite place of resort with al
lovers OF Weiss Beer, Liquors Of ever.
description, and all kinds OF foreign anc
home Wines. No ordinary liquors ar
dispensed at the bar Of the saloon-onl,
the very best, and guests find in attend
ance polite and accommodating walters. A
free lunch is spread every day at i
O'Clock AIN. ausl1tf.
"A week ago last Monday a stranger
called At Miles Parker's livery stable anc
hired horse and buggy, stating he wished
to 90 to Charleston, No, and would re-
turn about Wednesday noon. He got the
rig and departed. Wednesday came, but
the stranger failed to return. On Thurs.
day, being convinced that his horse and
buggy had been stolen, Mr.. Parker got
NJ. A. j. Carl to accompany him, and
started IN pursuit. They went to Charles
ton, where they learned the man with tn,
horse and buggy had passed on Tuesday
morning. They traced him to the edge O
Eas, prairie, where he had stayed al
night and slept in the buggy. Leaving
this point they followed him distance o
60 miles into the country, tos place CALLED
Weaversville where ho had traded The
rig to doctor for a horse and saddle {
shot gun and 800. The doctor had tsker
the hcrse and buggy and crossed the Mis-
sissippi river into Tennessee. They cross
cd over after him, to Dyersburg and I
distance Of thirteen miles Oh the othe
side, where they caught up with him
The doctor told them tina
if they could prove propert,
he would give it up to them. They w n
to Dyersburg, where tey met Tom Phil
lips, who testified to their claim to III
team and the doctor willingly gave it w
They left Dyersburg on w .dnesday an
arrived at home yesterday. The thief es
capped with the doctors horse and sadti,
, shot gun and twenty dollars, and, ofcours
will never be caught.
Miss Ellen ID. Eames, formerly
Kalamazoo having taken up her resident
in Cairo, informs the public that she is d
sirous Of giving instruction in vocal an