The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-14
CHIT-CHAT.

held on Tuesday, April 2lst.
Capt. Jas. Miller and lady are So.
journing At the st. Charles hotel.
| Remember the suction sale Mt Robert
Smyth x Goa grocery at ten O'Clock to-
day. The entire stock will bs sold.
We understand tho colored cit.
zsns Of Cairo contemplate holding mass
meeting for the purpose Of expressing re-
Eret On the death Of Charles sumner.
Col. Frost, superintendent of the
Mississippi Central railroad, was at the
81. Charles hotel yesterday. Also Capt
Mann, assistsn. superintendent of the
same road, was in the city.
The las. issue of the Mound City
Patriot says; 'Mn. Dyer. daughter Of
Hon. N. X. Casey, ia very low aud not e1.
pocted 10 live. A few weeks ago she
went to Hot Springs, Arksnsss, for her
health, but it seems that the change did
not benefit her, and Is is feared she will
not recover.
Fort Jefferson 10 gaining quite .
reputation ~ = place for rows and knock
downs. Within the past week no less than
half dozen tights have occurred there.
The last Of which we have any Informs
ton WAS on Thursday night between an
engineer aud sleeping car conductor on
the Mississippi Central railroad. The
conductor, according to report, was com
PEELED 10 "eat his words"
Prominent among the arrivals 81 the
st. Charles hotel yesterday we're NJ J.
Ryan, st. Louis; w. II. Bronson, Mich.
igan; Dudley Green, Evansville; d. L.
Northrop. New York; c. ". Young,
Cincinnati; q. r. Odsnhour, Boston; Q.
MAR and Judge Wilcox and lady, Elgin;
J. W. N. Gibbs, NATION; X. H. Poynter,
Cincinnati; and K. II Watson, Com
msscs, Missouri.
"A painter named Gal. Boaz, 9 resi-
dent Of Mound City, was killed 3. Mem.
phis yesterday. Bosz and another pain.
ter were At work on the fourth story Of
j. Is. Semmss 4 Co.'S store, whom the rope
broke and the ladder on which they were
standing turned over. Boaz fell TO the
pavement ana had his brains dsshed out.
his partner hung TO the ladder and was
rescued BY being taken into the building
through window. See Memphis tele-
gram on second page.
WIN. Ehlers wishes 10 inform the put.
lie that he has Just received . large stock
Of imported French calf aud Morocco
Leather from Adolph Nickel, of Cincin-
natl, direct importers, and he can there.
fore warrant all his work to be Of not only
the best manufacture, but of the very
best material. Any one who desires acc
Boots, Shoes or Caters will find it TO
their interest TO call on Mr.. Ehlers at his
shop, 10Th street, and examine his stock
and styles before ordering elsewhere.
203-3-4.lm
MIR. Chris. IIsnny is now in New
York purchasing goods for the spring
trade. Mr.. Hnnny will purchase full
and complete stock Of oil the latest and
most fashionable patterns Of ladies' goods,
. portion of which stock will arrive IN .
few days and DO placed on bis counters
for inspection. Mr.. Hanny's taste 10 the
selection Of goods is too well-known to
need recommendation from any
source, and the knowledge that his spring
goods are shortly to arrive is sll that is
necessary to induce purchasers to wait un.
I'll they arrive teforA making their selec-
tions.
City Clerk Howley announces in this
mornings BULLETIN that he 10 q candi.
date for reelection to the office of city
clerk 1t the approaching charter election.
MIR. Howley has been three times elected
city clerk, and, to the best of our know
ledge, no word of complaint has ever been
spoken against him in his official capacity.
lie has proven himself an obliging and
courteous gentleman; Is al excellent NC
eonntsnt, writes plain, legibs hand and
besides all this Is thoroughly pc ,ted in all
the details of the city clerks office, q cir
cumstance that will don btless Influence
many voters IN his favor. Without any
desire to dispsrags the other gentlemen
who aspire to the position. we may add
that "Mike" has the inside track, and in
order TO beat him an immense amount Of
stall elsctionesring viii have to DO done
1t 10 unnecessary to call tho attention
Of the reader to the large advertisement
Of !. Farnbaker X Son, the mammoth
clothiers of this city for it 10 large enough
for blind man to fesl" This. fellow, So.
Fsrnbaker, cannot be beaten a. al sdysr.
tissr. II there 10 such thing - IN "sd-
vsrtising scheo" he must surely b. q grad
uats. He believes
We cannot tell what we can do
Until our sign is out,
And every body made aware
OF what We are about.
To those who wish clothing at the low.
oct figures we say patronizs him. A res.
idsnt partner aud buyer in New York
g'ves his arm the advantage of knowing
Wh0re tho shOo nj ri a tho - holass In daoI