The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-13

yesterday morning, sunshlny IN the mli-
die of the day, and cloudy in the evening.
The coming up of the boats out of
the gorge was lively spectacle.
Muddy streets are the order of the
day, but McHale has abolished muddy
crossings with his gay old chain gang.
The saloons are overrun with bust
ness. Barrels of whisky go down the
thirsty throats of strangers every day, and
they still live
The whist club will indulge in an
other tournament at no future day. Col
Winston is studying Hoyle by day and
night in preparation for the contest.
The Ohio levee was scene Of lively
animation yesterday Everybody WAS
stirring about, and wandering strangers
were as lively as crickcts making haste to
secure passage on car or boat.
There is trouble ahead for the fire de-
partment of the city. Certain members Of
certain fire companies, feeling the immor-
tai fires of independence burning in their
breasts, scorning to be manacled by ty-
ranny while the home of the American
eagle is in the settn' sun-have sworn
upon cross bones while blue lights glared
around, that they will nerer NEVER!
NEW Err suffer their rights to be in
fringcd by the Ire department or an assis
tant chief engineer! There now.
BREvIrIEs ABOUT PERsoNs.-The bust
est man in the city is james johnson, of
the l. g. r. r., and yet he is as calm US
the Ohio river opposite the stone depot,
and wears smile upon his features which
is as pleasant as the sunshine of May, if
we may, without calculating tho cost, use
such IL figure of speech,
Mr.. Bouton, the able editor Ct the
Joncsboro gazette, was in the city yester-
day.
Col. Taylor is still in New York
and Hon. W. j. Allen is or was in MUIR
physboro.
Judge Mulkey has been quite serious
ly indsposed, but is coming around all
right again slowly
Mr. George Reardcn, brother Of Col.
Jas. 5, Rearden, and former resident of
Cairo, is in the city.
Hon II. Watson Webb is in the city.
having returned from the legislature for
the purpose of obtaining few days rest.
w. B. Rockwell, Esq, and lady, of
Colorado, are in the city, visiting Mr..
NJ. S. Cox. Mr. Rockwell is the senior of
the firm of Rockwe Il Co.
Mr.. Chas. G. Scott who was at one
time, local editor of the Cairo Democrat, is
now denizen of St.Joseph, Missouri, where
he runs job printing Office and hourishes
like green bay tree.
Mr.. George II. Potter, trustee of the
Pool estate, was in the city Saturday last,
Sunday and yesterday on business con-
nected with his trust. He was the guest
of Col. Hyslop, of the City National Bank.
Sheriff Irwin is of the opinion that he
might have saved time, trouble, expense
and pain if he had broken his neck in
stead of his ancle. lie has suffered an
unmcntionable amount.
Mr.. w. w. Thornton, who lately
looked in on the Mississippi legislature,
is filed with disgust, and never tires in
his denunciation of carpet bag govern
ment His picture of the legislature is
vivid, and shows the horrible thing in its
true coors.
Judge Bross announces himself ia this
mornings BULLETIN, as IL candidate for
reelection to the office of police magis-
trate. There is no one who will say Judge
Bross has rot made one of the best officers
the city has ever had, and of his re-elec-
ton there is no doubt.
Mr. 5. r. Hay, the onemy.of Rev. Mr..
FRIEND now fingers about the capital at
SPtlnsNeld, clerkinp between PRAYERS.