The Cairo daily bulletin., 1872-04-17
cncd away as beyond this no damage was

While couple Of girls, who live In
the Clark building, were in tho act of tap
ping barrel o kerosene oil last night, the |
oil took fire, and but for tho presence of
mind of one Of he girls would have re-
suited in most disastrous connagration.
A blanket was procured and the ire ex-
tinguishcd.
Tho Massac journal of the 18th an
nounces Prosecuting Attorney, John 4.
Mccartney, as a candidate for state sena-
:or from the district composed Of the
counties of Pulaski, Massac, johnson,
Pope and Hardin. The Lord
have mercy on the people of those coun-
ties and relieve them, etc. ....r
Charles Smith was arrested by police
men Billingsly and Martin for being
drunk. Shannessy charged Mr.. Smith
the small sum of one dollar and costs for
his spree, which he paid. Benjamin Ty-
son was arrested by the same oiiicars on
similar charge, bu the had not, inthe opin-
ion of his honor, been drunk enough to
deserve fine, and was accordingly dis
charged.
The Ohio river improve
ment convention recently held
at Cincinnati adopted rcso-
luton requesting the governors of states
bordering on the river, to appoint commit
tees on the Improvement of said river.
In compliance with the resolution Cover
nor Palmer has appointed Capt. W. p.
Halliday, Of Cairo, Capt. Alf Cutting,
OF Metropolis, John Gilbert, of Golconda,
Chas. Carroll, of Shawneetown, and JAS
Fackey, Of Carmi as such committee.
james ONeal, colored, on n charge of
attempting to commit rape on little
colored girl, eight years old, daughter of
Susan Gates, was put upon trial in the cir
cult court yesterday morning. p. II. Pope
was appointed by the court to defend
Neal; and J. f. Mccartney appeared
for the people. The jury in the case re-
turned a verdict of guilty and fixed the
term Of the prisoner in The penitentiary
at three years. A white man was tried
on charge Of robbery, and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for one year.
Tho Sparta 'Plaindealer,' of the 18th
says; "The engineers have located the en-
tire line of 4 the Cairo and
st. Louis railroad, and the
work of grading goes forward rapidly
all along the road. From ali. points We
hear reports Of encouraging progress.
The weather is all that could be desired,
and ifit continues in its present favorable
state, we look for even more active work.
The contractors in this neighborhood, en-
cosraged by the weather, made good time
in the past week. Mr.. Van Gorder will
probably finish his first mile tonight"
Mr.. Coaey, of the firm of Coiey,
Brown & Harrison, Ashley, Illinois, and
also of the firm of Broach l. Cofiey, Me.
ridian, Mississippi, and Mr.. Pace, of the
firm Of e. G. Pace & Co.. Ashley, Illinois,
have gone into the commission business in
this city under the firm name of Coficy,
Pace & Co. Their place of business is at
No. 55 Ohio levee, in Nefrs new building.
These gentlemen come among us
well recommended as thorough going bus.
iness men Of strict integrity, and COM
plete knowledge Of the commission tusi-
ness. They will deal in -four and transact
a general commission business.
The warm days of Summer are ap-
preaching, when we shall all be pcstered
by annoying mosquitoes and hopping
fleas, but which will bring along with
these trials the luxuries of ice cream and
soda water. And where shall we 60 for
either ice cream or soda water but to Phil
Saup's. lie is already furnishing both
these delicacies to inquirers, and we can
assure all the public that they are the
best of their kind cxtant. His saloon, on
Commercial avenue, is neatly fitted up
for the accommodation of ladies and
children, and no improper characters are
ever permitted TO enter II. The attend
ants are polite and very attentive to their
duties, and. parents may entrust their
children to their care without any misgiv-
ings of any kind 4-ll-ml
| SEVENTEEN YEARS OF SUccEss.-In
1856 the now famous Mustang Liniment
was made known to the public by an ex-
tensye systpm of nd yertisinO From, that