The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-17

a polite and courteous gentleman.
The BudeI Brothers, corners Eighth
street and Washington avenue, have re-
ceivcd bran-new lot of the latest-styled
brcast-pins, earrings, finger rings, brac-
lets, watches, clocks, ETC., ind invite the
public to call and inspect the stock. They
are also agents for the Davis sewing ma
chine Burdett organs and st. Louis pianos
and offer to the public the best bargains to
be obtained at any place in Southern Ill
inois.
Mr.. II. Levy, while on business trip
to southeast Missouri, visited Syxton, from
which place he accompanied friend to
look after some traps that had been set a
few days before. In one of them was found
large catamount, which Mr.. l..
purchased from the owner of the trap, and
will bringit to town in few days. The
hdeous thing is about four and half feet
in length and weighs about sixty pounds.
We have no hesitation in recommend
ing William Ehlers, boot and shoe maker,
as worthy of most liberal patronage. We
know whereof we speak when we say his
work is done in mastery manner at the
| lowest prices. lie uses nothing but the
best of stock, and he cannot be cxcelled in
the delicate task of making an exact a..
Give him call at his shop on Twentieth
street, between Washington avenue and
Poplar street, nearly opposite the court
house, and we will guarantee satisfaction.
1t will be remmbercd that tonight
there will be a performance by "Thalia,'
for the benefit of the German school
society. The society is in need Of money
wherewith to pay the teacher Of the school,
buy fuel to keep the scholars warm, and
sundry other purposes. The German
school is an institution in which our
citizens should take pride, and us it is
seldom they are called upon to aid it, the
society have right to expect rousing
benefit on this occasion.
Mr.. Samuel Walters, the lumber deal
er, is the owner of the right for Alexander
county, Illinois, and Of Mississippi county
Missouri, for new patent window slide
This arrangement is, without doubt, the
| most convenient article Of the kind now
in use. By it the top sash may be lowered
without interfering with the lower sash,
or the lower can be raised without molest-
ing the upper sash or both can be adjust
ed at the same time. Mr.. Walters has a
window in working order, at his office at
the lumber yard for inspection by
those who wish to examine it.
Itappears that pickpockets have been
at work again in this city. 1t is alleged
that a gentleman hailing from Nashville
Illinois, was robbed one night in: the early
! part Of last week, of some three hundred
dollars, while entering car on the nigh
train on the Illinois Central railroad, a
Cairo. Another man is said to have beef
robbed of one hundred dollars in none
IT and railroad ticket. 1t seems strang
p that those robharrios ~ l,rl
y for nearly week after it is alleged the
were committed None of the officers o
the city, 50 far MS we know, were apprisc
of the robberie3 at the time and nonel o
them believe that there were pickpocket
then in the city.
y 1t is true that Blankenburg's Excel
sior saloon is now one of the institution
Of the city. All drinkers who like reall
excellent liquors-whiskies, wines, beef
etc.-go to the Excelsior saloon, which i
fitted up in splendid style. Blankcnburs
who knows how to keep saloon, spread
a fine free lunch every morning and eve
ming, and, as he forcibly expresses il
'Sweetens the lunch with music" ii
: has employed the services of first-rat
pianist, who makes the grand plan
which stands in one end of the saloo
speak out in musical tones. Evcrybod
;, is invited. The best order is maintaine,
and all improper characters supprcsse
: with neatness, cheapness and dispatch. +,
crybody knows that the Excelsior saloo
is at the corner of Washington avenue an
E Fourteenth street.
; One of the carpenters engaged in put
c ting the roof on the new German Catholi
church, met with an accident ycsterda
: that came near sending him to his Ia,
: account. lie, with others, was on the to
t of the building placing the raiters for IL
e FOOT, and in moving about stepped on
piece of timber which had II knot in i
c 1t broke under his weight and he fell I
: the scailolding below, distance of abol
! fifteen feet, fortunately striking his bod
r against peice of board, that prevente
d him falling to the groun
below. AS it was he sustaine
e no serious injury, but had he fell from Il
= top of the building to the ground-a di
o. tance of not less than sixty feet, h
n, friends would have, in all probability, gor
10 to Villa Ridge to-day.
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