The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-06


and the old gray horse. Razor Blade,
owned by Perry Powers, the livery man,
has been arranged to come Off in this
city soon, Mr.. Walder stalking one hun
drcd dollars against fifty, put up by Mr..
Harmon Levy, who backs the gray. The
horses are considered to possess more
speed than any others in this ncighbor-
hood. and the race, though not fast one
| will doubtless be interesting.
| A. Marx, after spending two weeks in
New York, Philadelphia, and other large
cities east, and purchasing the largest
and finest stock of clothing he has yet
brought to Cairo, returned yesterday
morning. His new goods will begin to
arrive Immediately, and will soon be on
his shelves ready for purchasers. 1t
will be policy for buyers to postpone
making purchases until they have in
terviewed Marx.
+. 5. Petit, Owensborn, Ky; VIM. X.
French, Memphis: Robert +. &. Driver,
Memphis; Thomas A. Duks and family,
Pueblo, Cal; J. &. Willis, Metropolis;
VIM. Murphy, Metropolis; Theodore
Bert, Cincinnati; Il. J. Snow, jackson,
Tenn; +. j. Landon, Mayiicld, Ky;
John &. KillingswOrth, &. +. Horton. st.
Louis; J. s. Zeller, Auburn, y. j. ;::.Iohn
Armstrong, Blair, Neb.; j. Harvey, Ar
kansas; r. j. Kinney, Peoria; A. Gwin
Foster. Louisville; Ii. e. Wilkes, st.
Louis, were at the st. Charles hotel.
He was overworked one day, and q
ride in an open street car fixed q cold on
his lungs. The soreness in the chest
gave him only momentary trouble, and
no attention was paid them. One day,
In the rush Of trade. he OverwOrked
again, and to his surprise kept his bed for
weeks with acute disease of the lungs,
which he had not suspected were disor-
dered. He might have saved this loss of
time in the hurry of business by taking
Halls Balsam. Price, sl.OO per bottle.
Sold everywhere.
John Phillips, a cOlopd man, had some
hot words with an Italian who keeps a
peanut stand at the corner of Sixth
street and Commercial avenue, yesterday
morning. He made use of language that
grated very harshly on the ears Of the
peanut vender, and threatened to put a
head on him, which caused the peanut
man to seek the protection of the law.
John was arrested by Chief Gossman.
and takeL before Judge Bross for trial,
who taught him lesson in etiquette,
and fined him five dollars and costs, and
ordered him to Jail to board for six days,
and to do service on the streets of the
city.
, At the Planters House yesterday were
J. A. Cummins, Arlington, Ky; ID. Z.
Calkins, Logansport, Ind; John Miller
and lady. Unity Mrs. L. S. McElmurry,
Miss Sallie McElmury, DR.. I. T. Pat.
terson, and VIM. A. Burt, Charleston
Geo. Merton and wife, Dallas, Tex; w
W. Trymer, Quincy Henry Smith, Pa
g ducah b. NJ. Slicer. Canton, Miss; +,
: Hequembourg, Birds Point x. j. Ray
e Grand Chain w. +. Gadney. Kentucky
! w. =. Courtney, New Grand Chain; ID
F. King, Arlington, Ky; VIM. Hamil
, ton, and wife, Crown Point, Ind; j. T
Clarkson, Charleston John Scroggs, III
ion county, Ky; G. II. Bradley, st. Paul
5. b. Spring, Chicago.
: Johnny Feith delivered telling speed
, from the band stand on Market square
= Monday night. 1t was listened to by
throng OF his youthful friends, and quit
a number of grown persons. Johnny
talented little fellow, and made Demo
- cratic speech OF no mean order. Tin
Connors. Frank Hartman, Johnny Refs
i, ser, Johnny Jaeckel, Jimmy Boone
Amandeus Jacket and Frank Foley. ar
; all young orators, who tell some remark
n able and tough Democratic campaig
= stories during their speeches. Jimmi
Boone, in recent speech, said that i
New York city the Democrats had cree
IS ted a pole four hundred feet high, fror
d which fioated the largest flag in tn
s United States. Don't take it back jim
mic. Dennis Crofton, of the BULLETS
h is color bearer to the club. When electe
:, to that position he pulled down a fla
l. that floated over the job Office of this e'
l, Enlistment, and took his place in III
p ranks like bruised veteran Of many ba
ties. lie don't make speeches, but write
them tor the other boys. As ligh
. weight fighter and acrobat he has br
. few equals. On next Saturday night, W
are informed, the boys will call on Cap
- Billy Williams and ask that clever Demo
70 cratic gentleman tor a few more torches
70 and after cheering Captain Billy the
m will make grand parade, winding Il
0. with short and eloquent speeches, int
spersed with original Jokes, at the ban
stand. OF course johnny Feith will d,
e liver the principal speech.
+. Circuit COurt-September Term.
,e Part OF the morning was taken up
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