The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-29

housekeeper wanting q nrssclsss stove.
WHO will succeed Dick Fitzgerald 40
keeper Of the county js,lf is question
asked nowadays. We don't know who
Dicks suOoessoe Will be; but one thing
We do know, and that Is that more Eff.
cient and faithful officer than Dick has
been can't be found In Alexander county.
Santa Clause has arrived and appointed
Dan Hartman his agent for Cairo. lie
has left the largest, finest and cheapest
assortment Of holiday presents and toys
ever brought to Cairo. Come every body
and see for you selves. 1t IL no trouble to
show goods. II
Gen. Phil. II. sheridan and staff. con-
sisting Of b. b. Lockett, E. swift, NJ. v.
Sheridan and James w. Forsyth, arrived
Ia this city from New Orleans a, four
o'clock yesterday morning and took up
their quarters at The st. Charles. where
they remained until yesterday afternoon
when the party departed Tor Chicago.
-"Our Boys" IN organization OF
young men Of this city, have made ar
engagements for negro minstrel per-
torrance to take place At Sclleel's hall.
Thursday evening, Novembsr 30th. AT.
ter the minstrel performance there will
be a free ball. 10 continue through the
night. Admission. 90 cents. Ladies',
free. t2tl +. HERBERT. Manager.
III have forgotten one thing that
brought me to New York. said one
grocer to another, waiting tor an out
ward bound train. II must stay over
and order supply Of B. T. Rabbits
Best Soap, for It's worth all the rest CON-
bined." Such is the experience of all
households, and people are getting to be
unable to do without IL throughout the
whole country. (63)
Speaking Of the new fremont House.
Chicago, of which our friend Jewctt
Wilcox, late of the st. Charles hotel, has
assumed the management, the Na.aonoL
Hets, Reporter. published at Chicago.
says: James Couch. Esq, Is proprie-
tor OF the fremont. and he has fully dem.
onstrated that he has descended from q
long line OF the famous fremont land.
lords. Though advanced in years, Mr..
Couch u q much more active landlord
than many younger men, and he is ever
about the house giving his personal and
experienced attention to everything and
to the wants Of his guests. in all OF
which he Ia assisted by his son. Mr..
Ira Couch. Col. Jewett Wilcox, who
has recently assumed the position of
manager. Is well and favorably Known in
Cairo and st. Louis, where he has long
resided, Us q hotel man Of large expert.
enoe and un,loubted ability. lie has al.
ready shown himself to be = ''live" man,
and his connection with the house Ia sure
toprove Of great and lasting benefit to
the hotel aud al who may become his
guest. lie lie evidently 1.-THE right m in
the right place." Cairo people should
no, fail to give Jewett call when visit
ing Chi.ago.
I'VE learn from Mr. W. kennedy. q
Mississippi Central railroad express mes
senger. that an attempt WAS made near
Bolivar. Tenn, on Monday night, TO
wreck the passenger train due here At il
o'clock. The train was several hours
late when IL arrived at Bolivar. ard after
leaving that station ran q, lively speed.
Near Middlebury, small station six
miles distant from Bolivar. the train was
run Of the main track OH to n switch
which had been thrown open by UNI
known parties, but the engineer suc-
ceeded In stopping 1t before any damage
was done. The train WAS backed out
and again started on the main track, but
bad gone but u short distance when the
engine encountered pile OF ties OF the
track, which Jared thiags so much that
the baggage and mail cars were
tuinoled down the embankment and had
IL be lett bshind. The fireman on the
engine, colored man, when the train
struck the OBSTRUCTION. jumped and re-
ceived Injuries about the head and body
that will prove fatal. The engineer re-
manned on the engine and was but
slightly hurt. The train was again
started out. and had run but few hun
dred feet when the engine struck huge
telegraph poll lying across The track,
but which failed to do any damage.
Four different piles OF ties, telegraph
poles, etc., were ran into within the dis
lance Of mile. 1t is asserted by some
that the obstruction were placed on the
track for the beneti, OF Gen. Phil. Sheri-
dan and bis staff, who were passengers
on the train, and General Sheridan In q
conversation with Col. McEeaig yes.er.
day morning at the st. Charles, ex.
pressed this belief. -t
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