The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-01
IN GENERAL.


the day was, business was fair TO mid
ding.
--Nntting is becoming fashionable with
the boys and marbles has grown into n
passion.
Last year the county received $4,000
from the state; this year, only $4,000.
What's the matter?
The weather of the past few days has
been gloomy. If our river reporter does
not abuse it according to its deserts we
shall ba compelled to take up the cudgel
ourself
Stafford, Morris & Candee have word
or two words to say this morning on the
subject Of insurance, and to that word or
two words we desire TO draw tho attention
of our readers.
Peter Styles, while experimenting with
Paducah whisky yesterday, became drunk
and disorderly, an ofense against good
manners not tolerated in Cairo. He was
fined by Squire Shannessy IS and costs.
Paid.
The finest Of groceries at BiIby Il
koehler's. Their grocery, on Eighth street
between Washington and Commercial
avenues, is model of neatness, and there
is nothing in their line which they do not
keep constantly on hand, and deliver in
any part of the city.
-Lehning & Kobler merchant tailors,
Eighth street between Washington and
Commercial avenues opposite Hannys
dry goods store, have always on hand
fine line Of gentlomens furnishing goods,
and fill orders promptly guaranteeing sat-
isfsction. Give them call.
The Buder Bros. have just received a
splendid assortment of new watches,
clocks, etc, to which they call the especial
attention of the public. They have also
all the necessary machinery for msnufac.
turing jewelry and are workmen who have
no superiors in their line in the west.
We desire to say that the Sun has
crushed us. That answer to our unfash.
ionsble article did the business. We sur
render at discretion. Cairo is n fsshions.
BILE city. All the ladies buy their " a1ins "
from Mrs. Swanders or Mrs. MCGEE, aud
their shoes from Black or Elliott * Hsy-
thorne.
-Messrs Bowman * Hauenstiae have
prepared at great expense after much
labor a map Of the city of Cairo, besuti-
fully executed and perfect in all its de-
tails. They will have it Autographed, and
offer it for sale to our citizens. Every
merchant, professional man and mechsnic
should buy one or more, and those who
do will never regret the purchase.
Charles Summer would be delighted
with Cairo. There 10 a barber shop on
Commercial avenue, below Fifth street, in
which whites aud blacks are shaved in
Discriminatory. A white man in one chair
and black man in another ia n spectacle
frequently seen. We, in this part Of the
vineyard. have walked up to:the trough of
human equality and are munching the
fodder with relish.
"A merchant of this city while being
shaved at Alba's barber shop lately, lost
his pocket book containing $500. 1t
dropped on the floor and was found by the
proprietor, who returned it to the owner
after he was satisfied that the careless
gentleman did not know what had be-
come Of it. This shows how important it
is to be shaved in the shop Of an honest
man whose towels are clean, razors sharp
and hand skillful at his business. Pat
ronize Alba.
An attempt to rob the grocery store
Of Bixby Il Koehler, was made on Monday
night. Tho thieves effected an entrance
and put out the gas light which is always
kept burning, and were at work when
Officers Robertson and Mehner passed
by the store, and noticing that the light
had been eItinguished suspected tho pres
ence Of very huge mice and made an
investigation Of the premises. The
thieves, on the alert for intruders, sue
ceeded in making their escape, leaving
their plumber behind them.
1T has been remarked by gentlemen
versed in the wonderful knowledge Of the
art of knowing everything, tina, the four
and-twenty blsckbirds which were baked
in a pie and sat before the king, and when
the pie was opened the birds began to sing
were killed at one discharge of shot gun,
which shot was as nothing to that made by
Officer Robertson, of our police force who
brought down, by the simultaneous dis.
charge Of the barrels of his double-barreled
shot gun, ffty-and-six rice blackbirds
which he made into pie and sat before
himself. Call the first witness.
THE funeral season" says the Ken
lucky Pddueahias, is just commencing
in Cairo and will be in full blast in tn,
course Of two or three weeks" Nav Tn,
devil have mercy on that witty liars iok
ing soul, for there has not been death in
this city for over II yesr--that il to saw.
death from disease contracted here. Sew
eral persons who visited Paducsh cam
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