The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-05
ABOUT THE CITY.

Yesterday to meet his wife, who is on her
way home
The circuit court, Judge Harker pre-
siding, is still engaged in the trial of crimi-
nal cases. So far there has been no case of
unusual public interest.
Mr.. John @. Hartman leaves tomorrow
for Jackson county to circulate among his
Democratic and Republican friends there.
Mr.. H. makes friends for the whole Demo
cratic ticket wherever he goes.
Mr.. H. Houpt leaves for Carbondalc to
be present at the Greenback meeting to be
addressed by Gen. Bates at that point to-
day. The general will speak at Jonesboro
tomorrow, and in this city on Monday night
next.
1t is currently reported that fishermen
on the other side of the river are doing a
land Office business in transporting passengers
to this side of the river during the dark hours
of night, and in violation Of the quarantine
regulations.
One feature of the Hickman scare is
that it banished for the time being all
rumored cases out of this city. The sensa-
tion-mongers cannot supply Hickman and
Cairo with terror doses at the same
time. 1t is sad.
A grand prize ball for the benefit of
the sufferers from yellow fever at Memphis,
will be held at Stokes hall, Mound City,
this Thursday evening. A pleasant time
is anticipated, and we understand that
number of our young people have deter
mined to be present
Father Lame, who has underground very
severe spell of sickness, was upon the
streets yesterday, and received the congrat-
ulations of many friends upon his recovery.
Mr.. Lame has passed his SEVENTEEN year,
and only wonderful physique such as he
possesses, could have borne the strain put
upon it.
Mr.. Pink, treasurer of the committee
to whom has been entrusted the distribu-
ton of Cairo's donations to the sufferers
informs us that contributions are still be-
ing made and that full report of the
work of the ward committees will shortly
be prepared and given to the public.
Neither Nlcksburg nor Memphis have yet
availed themselves of the offer of Col. Wood
10 draw on the committee for 800 each at
sight.
Mr.. NJ. p. Walsh, feels the importance
that attaches to the father of twelve pound
boy, which has been unanimously voted by
its patents, relatives, nurse and doctor to be
the finest production in its line that Cairo
has ever been blessed with. The sight of it
even inspires its venerable grandfather,
Capt. James johnson, with something of
the freshness and gayety of youth, and he
is justly proud of this latest addition to
his blood.
AT its meeting on Tuesday night the
board of health empowered Health officer
Summerwell to employ additional force
in his sanitary work about the city. 1t also
instructed the proper officers to take charge
of all the skiffs along our levees, andissued a
new regulation requiring all trains before
coming into the city to be inspected. All
passengers and freight from the infected
districts have been interdicted from coming
into or passing through the city.
Mr., Hugh Barclay, father of Mcssrs.
p. w. Barclay and James Barclay, Of this
city, died at his home in Russellvillc, Ky,
yesterday morning at one o'clock Mr..
Barclay had lived beyond the allotted three
score and ten, and although his death was
not unexpected, yet the news brought sad
ness to his relatives and to a large circle of
friends and acquaintance in this city. Mr..
p. W. Barclay was in Russellville and at
tended his father in his last hours.
One of the saddcst features of the
plague is the fate that has overtaken the gal
liant little town of Holly Springs. At last
reports fever was spreading there.
Capt. Strobe who is discussing the fund
raised for the sufferers among the
attaches of the City National bank, the Hal
liday & Phillips wharf-boat, and the differ
ent interests of the Halliday Brothers, in
forms us that he intends to send at once a
good share of the sum raised to this brave
little community, and everybody will APP
plaud the sentiments and judgment tina,
dictate it.
The following bankruptcy cases in the
Eighteenth district have lately been com
menccd, and referred to John @, Hartman
register: Corlis & Rankin, Cairo ant
Metropolis; first meeting of creditors foi
the appointment Of an assignee to be helt
on the 9th inst, at the office of Reglste,
Hartman. VIM. Wetzell, Vienna; adjudica
ton August 81, 1873; Morris Dnklcspcel
Metropolis, adjudication August 3D. 1878