The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-12


the hall, disguised, before the performance
was halt over.
The Illinois Central railroad company
has caused to be dumped, at point across
the way from their passenger depot large
lot of rock. 1t is the company's purpose,
we hear, to use these rock in paving the
slope of the lcvee, so as TO form an easy,
dry and sufficient walk way to the tug and
ferry landing. The route, at present. is
quite impracticable.
The three drunken fellows taken in
early Tuesday morning with a cargo of
whisky on board that kept them stupidity
drunk all day, were brought before Judge
Bird yesterday, and given II three hours
stay during which to leave the city. They
solemnly engaged to get out within the
three hours. If Paducah would only keep
her people at home-but they will CAD
| about
Fred Koehler was tried before Judge
Bird, yesterday, on a charge preferred by
the Health Officer. to the effect that the
slaughter house used by Koehle- was not, in
itself and its surroundings, up to he re-
quirements of the laws of health. Many
witnesses were sworn, pro and con, and
| tbo chat ba o;t,, foiIaI m
make out its case. The defendant was dis
charged.
The pole erected in the street in front
of the court house, during the recent mu
nicipal contest. stood, until yesterday
constant menace to the teams and people
that gathered at the court house pump
dozens of the first and hundreds Of the lat
ter, almost every day. Yesterday morning,
or the night before, some thoughtful citi-
zen, took his axe, and felled the threaten
ing sapling to the ground.
The wind storm of last evening was
one of the heaviest that has visited this To-
cality for several seasons. 1t did not come
in gusts, but was continuous blow, lasting
nearly o, quite half hour, without mate
rally changing its velocity. The light
ming was exceedingly fierce, but distant.
| We have heard of no serious damage at the
time we write, but shall not be surprised to
hear of great havoc all around US.
Since the Knights of the Mystic Krew
have decided not to use the park in celebrat
ing the coming 4th, can't some other respect
able organization take the park and pro-
vide an entertainment for our people: The
promise of fireworks alone, will draw
thousand people there, and the chance to
dance, many more. What say the Turner's,
the Casinos, the Deltas, Roughs, or Arabs
There IS not much money in it; but there is
any amount of fun and pastime to the peo-
pie.
The low prices, good fare and clever
people of the packet Fisk, promise to in
terfere with our peoples domestic arrange
ments. Families that have nothing to do
but kill time, can travel on that sprightly
| little packet at a less cost than they can stay
at home Just think of it! Conveyance
from Cairo to Paducah, supper, lodging,
breakfast, dinner and return passage to
Caro-three meals, nights lodging and
hundred miles travel-all for one dollar
1t is as cheap as the integrity of Louis
lana Republican.
Mr.. Jarbo, the boss OF the gas main
repairers was completely overcome by the
heat and gas yesterday, while engaged at
his work near Tenth and Washington.
He was carried into MI. McCammon's meat
shop, near by, and in a short time was de.
livered from what seemed, for the moment
to be a clear case Of "coup de solcil" The
midday sun has now taken on the degree
OF heat that should admonish outdoor la.
laborcrs to be cautious. A sponge coca.
sionally dampened and worn on the top of
the head is declared to be an infalibc
preventive OF sun-stroke
The Massac Journal, though Rcpub-
hcan paper, has the honesty and candor to
acknowledge that Judge Mulkey will grace
the position to which he has been elected,
and even goes SO far rs to congratulate the
people on the wisdom Of their choice. Let
it be remembered, however, that of all the
Republican papers Of the district the Journ-
al is the only one that INDUCES in such
eulogies Of Mr.. Mulkey. The fact that he
is Democrat completely blinds them to
his really superior and widely recognized
qualifications for the high place for which
he has been chosen.
We feel absolutely sure that the Health
Officer has no other aim than to serve the
city faithfully and acceptably, and to deal
justly and impartially by our citizens. The