The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-21

COu1i.
Squire Thomas Martin, Of Goose Is.
land, is in the city attending to business
in the probate court.
Chief of Police Gossman, after spend
ing three or four days in st. Louis, is at
home again and on duty.
Capt. Jim Morris packed his "grip
SACK yesterday and walked out of town.
AT least Sam Foster says so.
Z. Moerlein's Cincinnati lager beer,
made from the best barley and hops.
Try it. l-3l-lm.
Be wise i'll time and procure DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, which always cures
coughs and colds, and prevents consump.
ton. % cents large size, 30 cents.
Messrs. Neff and Marx were at work
all day yesterday strengthening out their
goods, and find much Of their stock badly
damaged by water. The loss sustained
cannot be told until they have gone over
the entire stock.
Dyas Parker and A. A. Haynes. OF this
city, have formed co-partnership and
propose opening dry goods and gro.
Gerry store at Fulton, Ky. Both the
members OF the new firm are active. en-.
ergetic business men. and deserve sue.
cess.
Miss jennie Winston, the young lady
80 severely injured by being thrown
from a wagon by runaway team or
Monday evening, was resting compare
lively easy yesterday, though the physi
clans were unable to determine the
extent Of her injuries.
Harry Wentwell, John Matteson. Al
bert Rannell, George Watkins, and T
3. Marker, st. Louis; II. s. Martin ant
T. v. Askins, Memphis; T. II. Muloere
NATION; w. B. Meyers, Chicago; S
II. Hanson, Cincinnati; W. D. Allen
kin, Peoria, were at Herbert's European
yesterdsy.
Judge Bross convened probate court
on Monday. and Is not receiving the re
ports Of many of the administrators tC
whom notices were issued at the las
term Of the court that they must max
their reports. The session will probabl,
continue the greater part Of the week.
Capt. Billy Williams informs US tina
he expects to start out on his first tril
with the steamer Wild Boy in few days
The repairs on her will be completed il
day or two, and she will at once ente
the Cairo and Cape Girardeau trade. lie
Cairo business men give her all the bust
ness they can.
Within the last few days there has bee
a perceptible thinning-out of the conf
dence men and suspicious characters tina
| for several weeks loitered about the city
The cause of their departure is no
known to US, but the fact that many O
them have gone somewhere is true "al
| the same" May they never return.
On Saturday evening an old negr
| named Williams. an eMploye OF the DO,
factory, while working about one OF tn
| cutting machines was struck on the hea'
| by heavy block of wood, and for tim
| it was thought the old man was fatal
injured. He is improving, however. an
will soon be as we'll as ever.
The Taylor literary club announce
another of their celebrated minstrel pc
formsnces to take place at the atheneuI
on next Friday evening, February "a
inst. The members of the society ha,
spent considerable time in preparing ft
their entertainment, and we can assul
the public 1t will surpass all other effor
on the part of the club.
Mr.. A. NJ. Cundiff, formerly Of tn
city, but more recently dry goods me
chant at Fulton, Kentucky, lost lis e
tire stock by fire one night last wee
Mr.. Cundif had about three thousar
dollars in surance on goods and buildin
but this amount, it is claimed, will n
more than half cover the loss. The Of
gin OF the fire IL shrouded In mystery.
The foundation for Dick Fitzgerald
new brick store on Washington avenu
, opposite the court house, has been lai
and work on the walls Is now progress
ing. The building will, when complete
be a substantial one, two stories hie
the lower floor to be occupied by \
Fitzgerald in whatever business he m
:, hereafter decide to embark In, apd I
second floor will be divided ln] ofilc
Mr.. L. F. Blake, PRESIDENT VI the Al
Fire Company publishes card I
y morning. In which he says we did
company injustice. We regret that n
information led US into this mista
!, Certainly we Intended to do no Unjust
" to Blake's gallant ARABS" We h
them in high esteem, and acknowle'
them to be fre-nghters of the best XII
ID Josh Billings. In dealing with rhe
o. dian question ssys: "Mi plan liz sin
e, thus: Let the guvurment offer ten
I'd larz for ev'ry injun civilized, and let
nd proof ov civilization be the hair of
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