The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-24


sense by carrying out the object in view
Perry Axley, a fifty year resident Of
Pulaski county, was In Cairo yesterday,
visiting his brother Leandcr, who is just
recovering from severe attack Of pncu-
monia.
Hon. ]. Milton Turner repeated his lee
ture on Africa, last night, in the Fourteenth
street Baptist church 70 an audience that
was, in point of numbers at least, quite an
Improvement over the crowd of the night
previous.
One of Kenneday's Southern cars,
here yesterday, bore the number 1909. If
then, all the Kenneday cars were put in a
line, they would reach from Cairo, along
the course OF the Ohio river, TO Smithland,
Kentucky.
The wharfboats resumed their old
places at our wharf yesterday, and river
matters took on their usual seeming. The
Cairo and Vincennes railroad wharfboat
was also placed at its accustomed moor
ings
Mr. Frank Schuckcrs was not the au-
thor of the communication published in
these columns yesterday captioned "That
Discharged Grand Jury Again" Mr.. S.
never saw the communication until it APP
peared in print,
Carl Peters and his brother Julius have
in contemplation the establishment of
Hencry, in some location convenient to the
city, with view of supplying our market,
next spring and summer, with fresh eggs
and young chickens.
Mr.. John P. Hely, now of St. Louis, is
still in the city. But two street railways
have been built since Mr.. II. located in st.
Louis, and by stroke of fortune, he en-
gineered both of them. lie will probably
remain in Cairo day or two.
John Barry, express messenger on the
Mississippi Central, attended a dance at
Jackson, Tenn, few evenings ago. 1t
was a very pleasant party, but the fine over
coat somebody stole from him, was too big
8 price to pay for his share Of the festivities.
On one of the wharf boats is q consign-
ment Of goods that was imported from
Liverpool. The goods have been detained
here by the closed river, or some other
cause, so long that the consignee was COM
PEELED to 'shut up shap' for the want of
them"
Jerry Porter, young man, resident of
Milburn, Ky, is, just now, an object of
great solicitude. He lett Cairo for home,
FIVE or six days ago, and as nothing has
been heard from him since, his friends are
indulging the most harrassing fears as to
the fate that has befallen HIM.
Three hundred and forty-eight tons Of
ice have been put away by the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company, at this point, for the
use of their employees and passenger trains.
1t was taken from the Mississippi. and, al
though not quite as heavy, was equal in
quality to any that is brought from the
north.
George F. O'Iaras "Phqnix Drug
Store displays one Of the most novel and
artistic signs Of the city. 1t betrays good
taste, great skill and remarkable ingenuity
in both design and execution; and yet, We
are told that it is the work of painter
who is tinerant in his habits, who works
here and there, at intervals, and is in e.
feet without either name or habitation.
Another contribution box has been ex-
posed at the Reform club hall-one that ap,
peals to passers-by for help for the poor.
The first contribution box was carried off,
bodaciously, by some rascallion without
conscience or single spark Of
manliness about him. The man who
would rob contribution box would steal
the last nickle from blind orphan.
News reached US after dark, last night,
that Mrs. II. F. Potter, Of Mound City, had
died during the afternoon. Mr. Potter,
who was in Cairo, up to l2 clock, noon,
left at that hour, in response to telegram
announcing the fact that she was dying.
If the later report proves to be true, Mr..
Potter will command the earnest sympa.
thies Of our people as well as that Of his
immediate neighbors.
Mr.. Elijah Dickerson, of Goose Island
precinct, TOR many years one Of the most
successful farmers Of the county, was in
Cairo, yesterday, purchasing the lumber for
store house, which he will put up, in his
precinct, as soon a good force of mechanics
can build it. 1t is his purpose 10 open a
general variety store, and TO keep such a
stock as will enable him to supply the needs