The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-28
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.


Mr.. Houpt writes to a friend that his
wife is visiting relatives in Tennessee, and
will Join him in Birmingham, Alabama, as
soon as he gets well settled.
Ike Ostrander expresses himself as
we'll satisfied of the truth of the reports
from Sproats' Arkansas silver mines lie
is expecting confirmation by every mail
Mr.. Louis C. Schuckers, the River Ed
itor of THE BULLETIN, received from Ohio,
yesterday, as present from his mother, a
beautiful, very heavy and costly gold watch
He is justly proud of it.
Charley Delay bounced into Caro-,
yesterday, and met quite cordial greeting
| from his many friends here. He was "tull
of business" so to speak, and will be COM
PEELED, therefore, to cut his visit short.
The atmosphere, yesterday afternoon,
although not excessively hot, was extreme
ly close and oppressive, giving one the SEN
sation of breathing through wad Of loose
cotton. The thermometer, however, indi-
Gated only 81 degrees at 8 o'clock.
There is aconstant and general inquiry
| for Graham -four We saw three men
on the hunt for that article yesterday;
but was unable to direct them to supplies.
If any of our grocers are prepared to meet
the demand, it might pay them to say So
of our own knowledge we know
thirty Cairo families that are harboring the
thought of availing themselves Of the con-
templated hot-spell to visit their relatives
living in the country. We speak of the
matter merely to congratulate ''relatives in
the country"
"A child of Mr. and Mrs. William
Brooke will be buried this afternoon, in
the Seven Mile grave yard. This child is
the fourth that these sadly afflicted parents
have been called upon to bury in the "City
Of the Dead" within comparatively
short space of time.
Wall Street is where money is made
rapidly. You may realize hundreds of dol
lars by investing $50 in stock operations
through the reliable house of Alex. Froth-
ingham e. Co., brokers, 70 Wall Street,
New York. Their Weekly Financial Re-
port gives full information and is sent free.
The Cairo city mills are receiving a
new brick under pinning, and the establish
ment will be subjected we hear to very
general overhauing. When these improve
ments and repairs are effected and the sew
en- additional run of stone added, Cairo can
and will, boast Of two of the largest and
most successful Touring mills in the
State of Illinois,
| We have been asked if the Jocky
club intends to make arrangements for the
sale of edibles and refreshments in the park
on the 4th if 1t intends to permit the sale
of beer, ETC As the club is the only party
that can speak authorltatively in this con-
nection, we pass the heterogeneous over for
their disposal As "hap-hazard' answer,
we would say Eyes and no."
Judge Mulkey, in the hope of
restoration to complete and vigorous
health before entering upon the exhaust
ing duties Of the exalted position 70 which
he has been called will leave Cairo to-day
for stay Of several weeks at the Hot
Springs, in Arkansas. The BULLETIN
hopes that he will receive all the benefits
his condition calls for.
The cabbage crop of Cairo is proving
a wonderful success despite the disastrous
setback the late Spring cold snap gave
it. 1t is estimated that as many as four
thousand dozen heads will be shipped be.
fore the close of the early cabbage season
our gardeners cultivating late cabbages
but sparingly. Spring cabDages are cutivat-
ed more successfully nowhere in America,
Mr. A. b. Newbcgin, for long while
book keeper to Messrs. A. Mackie & Co.,
milers of this city, left with his family
yesterday evening, for the town Of Macon
in this State, where he proposes to embark
in business and locate permanently. By
his courteous bearing and gentlemanly
conduct Mr., Newbegn made many friends
IN Cairo who will part with him with re
greet.
Mrs. J. II. Metcalt has sufficiently re-
covered from long, and for a time, very
serious spell Of sickness, to undertake d
trip to Crittendsn Springs, where she vii
remain month or more. She has goot
reason for her confluence in the cura
tive properties OF these springs. as they
brought her directly from deaths door
several years ago, to complete, even vigor
+. Gus health.