The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-03

than this year, aud they are cheaper than |
For years past. Choice peaches were
sold on the streets yesterday at GO cents
Ed. Buder, successor to +. q W.
Buaer. has full and elegant stock OF the
finest jcwelry OF every description,
which he is selling at HE lowest figures.
GIVE him call. lw.
Last evening we were told that Mr..
Tom Porter, who lives short distance
out OF this city, was so very i'll from AN
attack Of cholera morbu. that his life
was dcspared o.
r. NJ. Ward Ia, gone INTO the ice
business, and i, now delivering pure lake
Ice in all part, Of the city. Orders lett
with him will receive prompt attention,
and the purity OF the ice delivered guar
antccd. 2-im
The proposition to build anew bridge
across the Cache river on the Cairo and
Mound City road, is being discussed, and
II We are able to Judge the proposition is
endorsed by large majority OF citizens.
\ new bridge Is badly needed.
The excursion TO Columbus on sun |
day on the steamer Arkansas Belle viii |
be one OF the largest that has gone out
from Cairo this season, We predict that
one hundred couples viii be Oh board
the boat when she leaves Cairo.
We regret to learn that the little son
OF Captain Ike Smith, while playing,
tell and broke the large bone OF his right
arm Just above the fractures received
several month, ago, and which had only
lately healed mp. He is having more
than hl. share Of bad luck, and We pity
him.
MIR. Il. McNih, an Old and expert
enccd barber has taken charge OF the
| shop on Eighth street, formerly occupied
by Mr.. Lamperr. Mr.. McNiT is white
man and an excellent barber, and will
endeayor to give his customers as good
work a. can De had at any other shop in
Caro-. lie aoliclts a share OF the patron
age of our citizens. 3-3-2w
Miss ,Ncttie A. Limbcrt, daught r
OF John Llmbert, died at her home in
/ lhi. city at about SO'clock last night.
| Miss l.imbert had been sick for only
about siX days Of gastric fever. This
will be sad Intelligence to the many
friends of the young lady in Cairo, as
she was icvorite with all who knew her.
Due notice of the funeral will be given
hereafter
Captain Ben +. Blue, late agent Of
the Mississippi Central railroad left Cairo
Yesterday to seek a home in Indiana
where he proposes TO enter the grain
trade, we believe. His family will fol-
low in the course Of few days. We
are sorry to loose 50 good citizen, but
hope he vii! find pleasant home and a
profitable business among his new
friends
There yer was time in the history
of Cairo when there was such an abund-
ance of choice fruit placed upon our
market as tins season. The supply comes
from three states principally, but much
comes from several other states by rall.
Wagons from kentucky and Missouri
thronged the streets yesterday, loaded
with apples, peaches, plums, berries, ETC.,
and vegetables without stint. The
prices for peaches we noticed RAJ ged
from l?l to 81 cents per box.
The boys at the court house had
some fun yesterday-cruel fun though
il was. Jim Orange left his mule stand.
inc at the pump near the court house
while he went to a neighboring saloon
TO get drink. During Jim's absence
some OF the wicked boys got. a roman
candle, and tied it on the under side OF
the donkey's tail, and then set fire to it,
and when the candle commenced to
explode that was the most thoroughly
, astonished donkey ever seen. He 90
: righs up on:his ears, and kicked az
though he was trying to kick his shoes
OIL. When the shooting was oyer, Jim,
who was boiling over with rage, took the
donkey home and went to patching him
~ up.
= The Burlington, vermont, Free Pye,
; and Times. speaking OF the death OF MI
5 Stafford, says: "a. h. Stafford, Ed, O
!, Cairo, H.. here Visiting his cousin, Mr.. +
II o. Stafford, of the firm of Stafford
V Humphrey. was discovered by DR.. {. l.
/. Thayer, about eight o'clock, last evening
; at the corner OF Church and Cherry streets
D. very III. and clinging to hitching post 10
d support. III. nay AZ oHcc 'oi''ou III
Ia into Jones's drug store, and found hi
y suffering from severe stroke OF apopeN.
n A. carriage was obtained, and the sick ma
was taken to the residence Of his cousil
where. he died two hours later. Decease
was a prominent and highly respected ci
NJ lien OF Cairo, cashier of the City Nation
Bank Of that city, and president Of IL
B.. savings bank. lie was brother OF Ho
A.P. X. Stafford, Governor of Arizona, AZ
of Mrs. DR.. Mary Stafford Blake, OF Bosto
He was accompanied by his wife and siste