The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-14
LOCAL BREVlTlS,
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YESTERDAY w"' y cloudy, gloomy day.
rns oDD.FELLows
,,et tonight. Hall over d. AFTER & Co.'S
tore, foot Of Seventh street.
THE RIVER.
The Ohio river is again rising. 1t has
risen about eighteen inches within the
past fUrty.eight hours.
GLADNEY,
the new city teams'er, has purchased
span of horses and wagon, and is now
rcaday for operation. Gladney is a worthy
man and deserves all that has been nc
corded to him.
Attention is called to the advertisement
in another column offerings reward for
the recovery of the body of Mr.. Edward
Hughes, who was drowned from the
steamer Argonant, near Mound City on
Saturday, the second inst.
CESTRALIA ELECTION.
The municipal election in Centrala,
which come of ON Tuesday, resulted in
complete democratic triumph. The dem
ocrats with single exception elected
every man en- their ticket.
| BUSINESS.
Business on the levee yesterday was
not SO brisk as for several days previous
This state of things is brought about by
the want of tonnage to carry freghts from
| this port There is sufficient freight await
ing shipment here to Ill out several good
sized boats.
NEW GOODS.
In order TO make room for his new
stock ot Spring and Summer goods, Mr.. j.
Burger will dispose of the stock he now
has on hand at the lowest possible cure
Mr.. Burger is now in New York buying
full stock of new goods, which he pro-
poses to sell at the lowest possible living
prices. m2dlw
POLICE COURT.
There was three cases before his honor,
Squire Shannsssy, yesterday james Jones,
for offensive conduct was sent to the Gala
boose for nine days. Emma Thomas and
Minerva Hamley, colored damsels, were
up before his honor on some sort of a
charge. They were fined five and the
trimmings each. They promised to pay
and were discharged.
BREAKING GAS LAMrS.
Yesterday at about noon lot OF colored
boys assembled under the gas lamp at the
corner Of Sixteenth street and Washington
avenue, and amused themselves by shoot
ing pebbles through the glass in the top OF
the gas post. The rascals should be ar
rested and dealt with in manner that
would teach them that to break gas lamps
is not by any means profitable amusement
NEW GROCERY STORE.
A. Leven has opened grocery store in
the house on the corner of Fourteenth AMI
Walnut streets, where he proposes to
keep a general assortment of family gro
ceries, provisions, choice butter, eggs, etc
and he promises to sell his goods on as
reasonable terms as can be obtained al
any other establishment of the kind in the
city. Give him cell feb2l-dlm.
| CALIFORNIA GRAPES.
Mr.. Louis Jorgensen has lately re-
ceived fresh installment Of the celebra-
ted California grapes, put up in cans
We have tried them and have no hesita
ton in saying that they are the freshest
sweetest and most delicious fruit of theil
kind we have ever eaten. Mr.. Jorgenser
keeps in his store nothing but the choices
Of canned and green fruits, provisions
| etc.
| CAIRO BUSINESS MEN.
Last week we presented our readers a
| list of the best houses of Cairo in the sew
eral branches of business, and We now
heartily recommend them to the citizens
Of Mussac and adjoining counties. The!
are men who have been engaged in bust
ness and have secured an enviable reputa
ton for honesty and fair dealing all ovel
Southern Metropolis Times.
NEW STOCK.
The "City Shoe Store" corner OF
Eighth street and Commercial avenue
will next Saturday receive one of the lar
gcst and finest assorted stocks of the cele
brated Brolaski boots, shoes CATERS, etc,
ever brought to Cairo. The stock WAS Sc
lected with view to supplying our people
with the best and most seasonable articles
Of the kind to DO found in the market. Ct
JIM BIGGs.
| We are indebted to Mr. James Biggs
the gentlemanly and accommodating agen
of the Nashville, Evansville and Cair,
and of the Cairo and Paducah packet lines
for late papers and other favors. Mr.
Biggs is one Of the Oldest steamboa
agents in Cairo, and the success that ha
attended his efforts, and the prominenc
he occupies in the estimation of river men
speak well for the ability and energy he
evinces in his calling.
PERSONAL.
Ike Walder started for New York YES
terday, to purchase stock of spring ant
summer goods.
Mr. Erwin Maxwell, former resident
| of this CITY now a resident of 81 LAMA