The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-06

fever as were the picket lines of either
army during the Rebellion. lie is not pin
ing, therefore, to repeat his experience.
The BULLETIN will remain the official
organ Of Alexander county for another
wear. The contract was awarded to II yes
tcrday, by the county board, and our next
weekly issue will contain the proceedings
Of the present session. In no other Cairo
paper will these proceeding appear in Of
fetal shape, and as they are, or should be,
matters of interest to every Taxpayer Of the
county, by little exertion on the part of
our friends, the circulation Of The BULLETIN
could be greatly increased, especially in
the country. Specimen copies, for the use
of canyassers, with terms, etc, sent free on
application.
Several weeks ago we noticed the sud
den and mysterious disappearance of
married man of this city, named p. II.
Nelson, and the alarm and suspense of his
wife in consequence thereof. Nothing has
been heard from him since, and one of two
conclusions is now Unavoidable. The man
has either abandoned his family, which his
wife thinks altogether improbable, or he
has by accident or by some summary meth
cd, been disposed Of. Information for
wardcd to this office, concerning him, will
be thankfully received and communicated
to his distressed family.
The following named persons have been
appointed road supervisors of the several
road districts or the county, to serve for one
year from the LIST day Of January, 1879,
to wit District 1, James Parrott; 2, Geo.
w. Lee; 3, John Miller; 4, Joel S. Nc
Kamie; 5, VIM. b. Parrot; 6, b. F. Mel
bourne; :, w. Z. Woods; s, Aaron Hobbs;
., Caleb NJ. Baxter; TO- VIM. Childers; II,
Geo. Miller; IL, Miles Coleman; 49, j. z.
J. n. Hale; A. Saloman Lakewood; Is,
Jno. S. Miller; 10, Horace L. Caldwell; Il,
Jesse wilson; Is, James l.. Sanders 10,
Thos. J. Mcclure; 90, Jas. Sackett; 81, W.
G. V. Randall.
The public, and especially the female
portion of it, should not forget to remember
that Dan Hartmans new toy emporium will
be open for inspection, on Saturday morn
ing, and, in order that everybody may be
afforded an opportunity to see the prcpara-
ton he has made for the demands of the
holidays, the house will he kept open till
midnight. A look through the establish
inent yesterday, assured us that he will be
able to accommodate every call that is
likely to be made on him. With the walls
Of the large building lined with handsome
chromos, Oh almost every conceivable sub
,ject; the center and sides of the room piled
high with wagons, sleighs, sleds, wheelbar-
rows, vclocipedes, hobby-horses, rockers,
toy furniture etc, and the counters heaped
with miniature figures of men, boys, babies,
birds, beasts, steamboats,, engines, cars; and
toys new, novel, ingenious and wonderful;
seeing all these things we wondered where
they would go-what Hartman would do
with them. Such display Of toys-such
provision for the holiday trade, was never
before made in Southern Illinois, ana this
will be the verdict all. Call around to-mor-
row and inspect the cstablshmcnt-Ward-
ncr's building, adjoining the Athcncum.
The collision by which the steamer
Cotton Valley was sent to the bottom of the
Mississippi, and twenty souls hurried into
eternity, coming AS it does, close upon the
heels of terrible ocean disasters, excitcs
aircsh the inquiry, cannot SOMETHING be
done to add to the security Of our river and
ocean travel In this latter case, two steam
boats come sweeping at full speed around a
point. The rain and gloom Of the early
morning obscure the view, and before the
pilot Of one boat has recovered from his
shock Of surprise at the close proximity Of
the other boat there is crash Of timbcrs,
the death Shrieks Of drowning men, women
and children, one of the boats goes to
the bottom, and twenty of her passengers
and crew sink, to rise no more, beneath the
waters Of the Mississippi, 1t wasin round
ing point, too, that the Princess Alice
was struck in the river Thames, not long
ago, with a loss of life that appalled, all en-
lightcncd humanity, But it was in clear
sea, miles from the shore, that the Pomcr-
ania was struck, and, with her forty or fifty
human beings went to the bottom. And
thus it goes. Disaster follows disaster, and
yet no means for increased security of life, is
thought Of Unceasing vigilance, con-
slant scrutinizing watch upon the part of
the masters, is certainly lacking; and, let
the laws be what they may, until the men in
command, increase their watchtulness, UNI
til they adopt all possible precautions
against danger, it will be idle even to hope
that we have an end of these horrible, life
destroying occurrences.
Ir speaks for insclf, is what lady said
Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup the other day,
far a sinulo hottle currd nv child of n