The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-16

| Mls' Ways, resulting WI iotii otlccl, w
tween Poplar and Commercial, died yes
terday morning and was buried during the
day. II is said that she died of fever,
Hog cholera is said to be creating sad
havoc among the swine in the ncighbor-
hood of Makanda. Alexander county hogs
are dying in considerable numbers from the
same cause.
The remains of Miss Nary Sweeney,
whose death was announced Thursday, was
buried yesterday. Miss SIS. illness was
protractcd through period of sixteen or
eighteen days
The Jonesboro Gazette visits Hon.
William Hartzcll with considerable sevcri-
y. The Gazette, sharing the feelings Of
Cairo Democrats, doesn't like the result in
Randolph county.
During the prevalence of the yellow
fever the Cairo and st. Louis Short Line
transported 200 car loads of freight to the
South without asking or receiving one cent
in the way of compcnsation.
Mr.. M. L. Johnson, manager Of the
Narrow Gauge, has just completed a tour
of inspection, and has put improvements
under way that will add greatly to the com.
rleteness of the road when they are finished
-"Don't forget to tell your readers that
now is the time to trim their shrubbery."
Such was the injunction imposed upon us
yesterday, by an individual who ought to
know what he is talking about, and isn't
trimmer either.
DR.. Sullivan. who took quarters in the
hospital Monday night, was much better
yesterday, and although much reduced and
weak, his advisory physician thought he
would be on the streets again in few days,
lie is sick of bilious diarrhea.
Any mcagcrncss noticeable in our local
Or editorial columns, to-day, must be
charged to the indispositon Of the editor,
He was not troubled with THE BULLETIN
disease" nor was his case suspicious" He
was simply, for the time being, not well,
The c. & st. l.. railroad company have
in contemplation the early erection of
commodious freight and passenger depot at
Jonesboro. Present accommodations there
as here, might be improved upon, with per-
feet safety to the business of the road.
The Equitable Life Assurance Socie-
ty, organized in 1859, has met with sue
cess, and secured a popularity unexcelled in
the annals of lite Insurance. This is the d.
rect result of a conservative, and at the same
time energetic and progressive manage,
ment.
Quite a number of ourown people agree
with the editor of the JonesbOro Gazette,
that if trains on the Narrow-gauge would
leave Cairo at an hour that would insure
their arrival in st. Louis at an hour as early
as a p H., the travel would be greatly in
creased, especially from the southern divis-
ion.
A Brooklyn man deposited $500 with
Alex rockingham & Co., brok crs, 12 Wall
Street New York, as margin on 100 shares.
st. Paul r. r. Stock The stock was dis
posed Of six weeks afterwards, realizing
$4,000 profit. Their Weekly Financial
Report, is sent free.
The following complimentary notice
we clip from the Jonesboro Gazette, for no
other reason, the iorbearing and forgiving
reader is assured, than "to fill up;'
ave are pleased TO note that Mr. NJ, b,
liarcll, enc Of the oldest and ablest news
paper editors in the otate, now has charge
of the editorial department Of the Cairo
BULLETIN
Beware of cheap" life insurance As a
rule there is danger in it. The premiums
of the Equitable Life Insurance Company
are as low az can be made with safety 10
the company and to the assured. All the
prohtaof the business go to the policy hold
ers and its Tontine policies grow in favor
as they grow older. For information,
apply TO Z. A. Burnett, Agent at Cairo
The new evening Cairo paper, of the
publication Of which we have heard repeat
ed intimations, will make its appearance
next Monday, The Faber.slinging neccs-
sites of the establishment will be supplied |
by ". I. Mckee With hearty good |
will We wish the new enterprise all the
success that Walt hopes to achieve even in
his most ,aDguine moments.
The phrase, " Nothing to-day, Mr. IIar-
rcIl, has become SO completely stcreotyped |
that We feel flash of resentment every |
time Judges Comings and Bird give voice
to it. II means, Of course, that nobody has
been held to account during the day for in.
fractions Of law that The BULLETIN man, |
though pining for two-linc-headcr must
depart as he came, with an empty memoir
andum book,
Nu,tingparties are becoming popular. A
party composed of Messrs Parker and Ak.
ley's families, provided themselves with a
tent, COOKING utensils etc. and nurnosn