The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

MIR. Lotus, Of the Chicago type foundry
Marder, Luse & Co., proprietors, arrived il
Cairo yesterday morning and is now en-
gagged in putting into THE BULLETIN pres
rooms a new Hoe cylinder press.
Walker and Nellis, the dry docks men
have dissolved partnership, Mr. W. II
Walker having purchased the interest o
Mr. Ncllis. Mr.. Nellis has gone into tn
towing business with the tug Laurel.
The ladies of the w. c. 7. U. met yes
tcrday and discussed, among other things
the propriety of circulating at once peti
tons praying for the regulation and pre-
scribing the conditions upon which liquol
may be sold in the city.
Mayor Winter has appointed james
Summerwell to act as h calth officer. MI
| Summerwell has five assistants, one to ACT
in each ward. They are Dan Mccarthy
w. w. Wooten, Warren Wins, Ben F. Jen-
kins and Fred Whitcamp.
Strict quarantine regulations have been
established by the board Of health, and no
steamboat or railroad train from the south
will be permitted to come into the city I'm
til they have first been carefully examined
by physician.
Hon. Geo. G. Vest, of Sedalia, Mo-, will
deliver an address on the occasion of the
big barbecue at Charleston, Mo, on the It'll
of August. Mr.. Vest is credited with
being one of the most able orators in the
west, and will no doubt draw large
crowd.
Miss Mccarthy, Of this city, young
woman about eighteen years of age, who
has shown signs of insanity for some time.
was adjudged insane before Judge Yocum
in the county court yesterday afternoon
She will be sent to Anna for treatment.
Maurice Flyers, who was arrested some
days ago for promiscuously hourishing re-
volver about on Commercial avenue, was
up before Judge Yocum yesterday after
noon for examination. He was adjugded
insane and will be sent to Anan.
The distillery of Ellis Parsons, Hamil-
ton county crooked distiller, who is now
suffering the penalty of his crime in prison,
was sold by Revenue Collector John c.
Willis, at auction at the custom house yes
terday afternoon. H. c. Lofin Of this city
was the purchaser.
MIR. Tom F. Bouton, editor of the
Jonesboro Gazette, was in the city yester-
day, and honored THE BULLETIN with a
call. He informs us the Union county fair
will begin on the 10th day of September and
continue four days. 1t will, he says, be
the very best fair ever given in Southern
Illinois. The premiums have been increased
on all articles.
Jim Smith, the man who burglarized
the safe of Charles Myers on Saturday night,
was up before Justice Robinson yesterday
afternoon for a hearing, but asked for acor-
tinuance until Thursday, owing to the failure
Of his attorney, Justice r. Cunningham, of
Mound City, to appear which, was granted.
One hundred and fifty, out of the one humid
red and seventy-tive dollars, stolen by Smith
was found on his person and was returned
to Mr.. Myers.
1t was rumored in this city yesterday
that Barney Crane and Angelo Mcbride
who are plotting the steamboat John Por-
ter had died while that steamer was tied
up below Memphis on Monday. There has
been no news received in this city THAI any
one can learn of to this effect, and the story
in all probability was stated by some one
who wanted to create sensation. On
Monday the Porter left Memphis on her
way to st. Louis. She is due here this.
afternoon, but will not be allowed to come
to the wharf. Before the Porter was allowed
to pass Memphis, the authorities of that
city caused her to be thoroughly examined.
Dr. Erskine, who made the examination,
reported the crew Of the Porter to comprise
twenty-six men, all of whom were well and
in excellent spirits except one, who was com
planning of the intense heat Her officers
-leny that any Of her people have died Of
the yellow fever. The deaths that have
occurred were caused by overheating and
thinking too much ice water. The boat
was found to be in good Sanitary condi-
ion, with plenty of medicines but in want
If ice and some supplies. She was not per-
nitted to land at Memphis, but stood out in
he stream until a tug carried her such
supplies as she needed, and she then started
Up the river for st. Louis.
EMANCIPATION DAY.-Programme: The |
)ells of all the colored churches will ring
It twelve o'clock midnight tonight, Wednes-