The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-24

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pressed the opinion that il could not re,
cover.
DR.. Parker Of Anna, contributes quite
a batch of original conundruHs to the col
umns OfTHE BULLETIN, this morning, some
of which are quite pointed; and will hit,
most likely, the objects at which he aims
them.
There is a lively competition among
some of our butchers for the steam
boat trade. Contention of that kind is
supposed to b. the 'lif. of trade and may
be it is; but not unfrequently it isthc death
of some of the parties engaged in it.
1t seems characteristic of blacksmith
to insist upon painting his own sign. In
answer TO question in that connection,
yesterday, one Of them urged upon us the
fact that they always had the brushes, the
paint and the boards, and why not,' The
only reason 'why not" that We think Of any
consequence is that "they don't know how"
The ag-boat Woodruff, did good
work during her recent trip up the Ohio
river. She removed sevcnty-eight snags
between here and Evansville, also the re-
mains of the Robert Moore at Cumberland,
the barge Of the Tom Means sunk at Cave
in.rock, and lime-boat at Walkers, that
has been in the way for period for twenty
years, or more.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day,
Such Of our butchers and provision dealers
as intend TO make special provision for the
occasion, will stand squarely in their own
light, if they fail to employ the advertising
columns of THE BULLETIN. To the truth
of this proposition almost any patron of
the paper in the city will bear cheerful and
convincing testimony,
A young gentleman, land stranger in
the city, a; nearly all our law-brcakers prove
to be- who gave his name as G. H. Barn
ham, WAS arrested yesterday for peddling
soap without soap license. An impress
sion prevailed among the officers that the
young man was guilty; but as his guilt
could rot be established. his discharge fol-
lowed. as a matter Of course.
There is a mischievous cur on Twelfth
street that samples the calves of our legs
with unyarying regularity, every time we
pass Town his side of the street We have
cherished the hope that the vicious creature
would grow tired, because of the samcncSs
Of the employment, but not he The whelp
enjoys it,-and is manitcstly determined to
make US tired of IT. In this he will sue,
coed, if he lives long enough.
John sullivan was taken before Judge
Bird, yesterday, to answer a charge of
drunkenness. Failing TO fix the response.
bility for his limbcrness, upon any other
cause, it was concluded that whisky was to
blame, and John was fined one dollar and
the official perquistes. Having the re
CURED shekels about his wearing apparel,
he liquidated and "brcathed the free air of
heaven again, and so forth.
On the very top limbs Of pecan tree,
standing near 18th and Walnut, are about
two dozen pccans. In efforts 10 secure
them, We venture to say that more than one
boy 70! every pecan has fallen ont Of the
tree from distances varying from five to
twelve feet from the ground; and that the
bludgcons, sticks, brickbats and other mis-
slcs that have been hurled at them, would,
if collected furnish tolerabIy fair load for
the steamer Fisk.
Capt Nick Hacker of the ferry boat
Three States, was made defendant to suit
in Bandyillc, not long ago, for bringing
paupcrs into the State Of Kentucky. The
Paducah News by implication raps the
Ballard authorities over the knucklcs on
the score Of this proceeding and not unde-
servcdly. Cairo has shipped no poor per
sons who are justly chargeable to her main
tenancc, in any dircction-a statement that
our paupcr bills will corroborate most
fully.
A reader Of THE BULLETIN, and, as a
natural consequence, gentleman Of intel
ligence, does not yield his assent to the
proposition that nobody but river men
should supervise works that are intended
to improve the navigation Of our rivers. If
two river men can be found who agree pre-
ciSely respecting the same plan, he will he
says notify his opinion; but while there
| remains great diversity of opinion among
them, he would rather trust such improve
mcnts to cOo-hcadcd practical men, like
Hiram Hill, the wrccker, who is now su
pervislng the work on the Grand Chain.
eighteen or twenty miles above Cairo. Hill
IS doing good work, he says-knows exactly
what hcis doing and what will be the ef
feet OF it.
The panic that prccpitatcd the exodus
OF our people, last September, robbed
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