The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-19

kind in the country, and confesscdly one of
the best.
A neighbor informs us that his wife
never knew quiet night until the doctor
prescribed DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup for her
little one.
Marshal AFTER, who has been confined
to his bed from an attack Of pleurisy, is said
to be convaescing. If he experiences no
set.backs he will report for duty in day
or two.
Under the intelligent and careful man
sgement Of DR.. Horace Wardner, the affairs
of the Southern Illinois Insane Asylum are
said to move forward with the precision Of
clock-work.
Stuart, one of our enterprising dry
goods men, has erected new lamp post in
front of his store, evidently bent upon hav-
ing more light His example is worthy
of the imitation of other business men.
Mr.. John H, Oberly left by the after
noon train, yesterday, for the State capital,
whittier he was called to attend meeting
of the Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioners, of which body he is member.
1t was reported to us yesterday that an
unknown man tumbled from the middle
whari5oat," into the river, about o'clock
Sunday morning, and was drowned Par
ticulars, if there are any, could not be as
certained.
Mr.. j. ]. Stelzer, the Cairo tloricultur-
aist, is located in Harrisburg, Saline county
He has established himself in the watch
making and jewelry business, and is said
to be doing well-an assurance that will be
very gratifying to his many Cairo friends.
-Koehler and Brother, and not Koehler
and company, is the style under which our
steamboat butchers do business. The firm
is the same it always has been, neither en-
arged by the admission of new members,
nor diminished by the dismissal of old
ones.
The subject OF Rev. Mr.. Georges lee
ture, Sunday night, was John Howard,
the philantropist." Unable to present the
subject in a manner satisfactory to himself
| in single discourse, he gave notice of his
purpose to deal with the same topic again
next Sunday evening.
AS the fact will become known any
how, we violate no condolences by publicly
stating that a marriage between we'll
known young Cairo couple will be consum-
mated on Thursday next The affair has
been in contemplation for some time past,
which fact completely W sets the theory
that youthful ardor cannot brook delay
Hon John W. Merritt, personally
known to many of our citizens and at one
time editor of the Springfield Daily Regis
ter. died at his home in Salem, Marion
county on Saturday last at the hour of 4
p. m. Although his ailmcnt was not specif-
icaIly pronounced, it is believed that he
died of pneumonia. At the time of his
death, he was ~ years old. He was man
Of good ability, sound Democrat and hon
ored citizen.
Quite number of our colorcd people,
both male and female, are still engaged in
the Southern cotton fields. Within the
week past as many as four or five hundred
have gone south from St. Louis and inter
mediate points, which argues that there is
still considerable work to do. In Tennes.
see, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana,
the picking was greatly delayed because OF
the prevalence of the yellow fever. But a
comparatively small per cent of the home
pickers could be induced to 60 to work. A
great waste in the crops, is the consequence
-Tramps and vagabonds infesting tn,
CITY make an occasional attempt to break
into the loaded freight cars that are lief
Standing along the Ohio levee. AT late
hour Saturday night, Waterman Dougherty
detected an attempt Of this kind, and steal
: ing within range, opened fire upon the bur
+ g,ariously inclined villains, and put then
to fight There were three of them, and az
r Waterman ID. sent three wcll-meant shot
among them, it is altogether probable tina
one or more Of them were winged by him
1t is to be hoped that such is the case, at al
events.
The protean shapes in which reports
concerning DR., Sullivan's sickness reached
o US Saturday, were completely bewildering
At two o'aock the report gained currency
G in the lower part Of the city that he wa
f dead At four o'clock we heard he wa
much better AT eight o'clock we met |
= friend Just from his bedside who informed
d US that poor Doc. was very low, and coult
not possibly survive until morning.
# About half an hour later lady volunteer
,. ed the information that the Doctor wa
much better; that she had just heard iron
r. him and he was sitting up, reading cop
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