The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-12

uaS before yesterday IeIt oh VIZ iuieo
states yesterday afternoon,
1t is asserted positively by the friends
Of Mr.. Iely that he will not withdraw
from the race for county clerk.
Col. John Wood and family, who
have been spending some time with
friends aud relatives in Chicago and Wis.
consln, returned to the city yesterday
We request all mothers tos:op using
laudanum for their babies, ard us9 Or.
Bulls Baby Syrup, q good medicine. 1t
contains nothing injurious, % cents.
Thieves got into the yard of Mrs.
Grinder up town, AMI did not ct out
again until they had their arms inll of
clothes which they took from the line.
--Absconded-a large, brown red COW;
large bag, small head, and grumpy horn.
| will pay liberal reward to have her
returned, (3U Dr.. D. ARTEE.
Frank McCash, Ben Keohler and
Walter Mathews, formerly liremen on
the Illinois Central railroad, passed very
ilattering examinations at Peoria rs To-
cOmOtce engineers.
Lost time Is forever lost. Absence
| ,,n,, snhnnI Il nif,n u1aI bV a I'punI
Cold or IIoarsencss, and can easily be
prevented by giving DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup to the children,
Attention is called TO the notice else
where in this paper Tor meeting Of the
Delta City Fire Company at their old
engine house, on Saturday night. Atuli
attendance is requested.
Mason & Ross, who have the contract
tor filling Commercial avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty.llith streets, are
hard at work. and will complete their
contract within the next ten days.
We notice some new and neat
narrow gauge engines at this point which
are bound south. They are for the q.
b. railroad. II G.. b. mean; the grand
bounce we advise tramps 10 keep at Il
distance.
While MIR. Jake Valdez hired man
was driving along Eighth Street yester-
day forenoon, his horse became fright
cned and ran away tearing down an
awning on that street. lie was stopped
at the city pump before doing further
damage.
We desire 10 call the attention OF he
authorities to the bad condition OF the
sidewalk on Sixteenth street between
Cedar and Locust. lnasmuch as the
boards are all loose they are not only in
q dangerous condition Tor pedestrians,
but also in danger OF being stolen.
The Paducah san OF the 10Th clips
our item concerning the probabl: visit 20
our city OF the Evangelist Rev. G. G..
Chapman now OF Austin. Texas, former.
~ OF Paducah, and says: 1--WE would
say that Il would hardly te possible tor 2
more interesting or jealous man to b
found, and should he visit Cairo much
good would result from the visit"
|
A day or Two ago as an engine was
hauling freight-train up the incline
: plain from the McComb, freight-cal
became detached and ran with consider
able speed down the incline and onto the
Nee Comb, smashing things quite reckless
ly, and making considerable work tor
Mr.. Tom Morgan, the efficient master
mechanic In the Illinois Central shops al
this end Of the line.
The following officials OF the lllinoi.
Central railroad arrived by special trair
yesterday afternoon: Mr.. Clark, presi
dent; Mr.. Alderman, vice-president; Mr.
Jeffrey, general superintendent, and Mr.
Hayes, superintendent of machinery
They have been inspecting the mechanic
cal departments along the road. They
found everything about the shops in thi:
city in tirst-class order. Mr., W. w
Wallace has charge ofthe shops here.
Mrs. s. Williamson is marking dowr
her goods, and is now selling straw hats
at prices lower than ever. She is now
Offering hats which heretofore
sold at IS cents to one dollar, fol
80, 10 and 80 cents, and al
| other goods in proportion. Her stock o.
. flowers is very large and range from II
cents to 50 in price. The price tor press
ing and remodling straw hats has beer
, reduced from IS and so cents to 20 and 81
cents. Mrs. W. invites all inspection o
her foods and prices. II
Yesterday afternoon as Mrs. Chas
Gallagher and Mrs. Lentz were driving
up Washington avenue and were oppo
site Phil Saup's candy factory nea
Eighth street, two horses came dashin,
down the avenue at full speed, and al
though the ladies tried to avoid a collision
one OF them ran directly against the car
riage nearly upseting 1t and breakini
several spokes out of two OF the wheels
The hatlt of allowing horses to run q
large within the city limits should b.
stopped. Its contrary to the ordinance
, and the ordinance should be enforced.
Mrs. M. Swander, who has been ii
the millinery business longer than any o
her competitors in this city, Is on han,
; again with an elegant stock of fall an,