The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-27
IN AND AROUND THE CITY
Local matter on third page.

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Mr.. Henry Stout is confined to his bee
by sickness.
WIN. Haythorn leaves this morning fol
Tcrre Haute, Ind, where he will join his
wife. He will be gone week or two.
Mrs. Woodruff has borne unto her hus
band very fine and healthy boy baby
Mr.. w. is connected with the Illinois Cen.
trail railroad
Grapes have made their appearance In
the market They we're quite plentiful on
Eighth street, yesterday, and were Of ex-
cellent quality,
Give your orders for bows, targets,
shooting gloves, quivers, ETC., to Charley
Henderson. He is the agent for Horsman,
the manufacturer.
The admirably arranged excursion boat
Champion, will leave our wharf tomorrow
afternoon on an excursion up the Ohio, re-
turning about the same hour next day.
The Cairo and vincennes excursion is
booked, it will be remembered, for to-day.
1t will be most enjoyable ride, and 81
pays for the whole round trip, 31s miles.
The foundations Of the Saup-Rose
buildings have been commenced, and the
superstructure will take shape rapidly, as i
is the purpose of the builders to put the jof
right through.
The shock of an earthquake was felt,
in this city yesterday, at Is minutes before
10 quite sensibly. II was also felt in
Mound City, but the people there ascribed
it to some terrific explosion in Cairo.
Chief La Hue found a very decided
case of D. d. on 9th near the Levee, yes
terday morning, and housed it in the city
cooler. Officer Schuckers took in like
case out of the heat, in the person of old
George.
MIR. E. Alberts, general travelling agent
of the Houston, Texas, daily and weekly
Age, called on The BULLETIN, yesterday
He reports business in good shape and the
people prosperous throughout his section Of
the country.
MIR. McCammon, on Washington, two
doors below Tenth, has bought supply o.
fine, fat Kentucky cattle, from which he
will hereafter supply his customers witt
| the choicest beef to be had in the Cairo
market. tits very fine
Frank Bills, the Illinois Central cal
murderer, is in the city. The flat cars have
reached the extraordinary number O
20,131. This is called "the new number.
The old is 349--all of which is enigmati
cal to "the writer hereof"
1T is given out that members of Elder
Shores congregation will give q grand
barbecue, on the lst of August, in the
vicinity of their church. We undertake to
say that it will be no halfway affair; but
everything that may be promised.
MIR. George E. Olmsted and Mr.. VIM.
II. Schutter, especially deputized for the
purpose, are on the trail of parties who are
yet delinquent for the State and County
taxes on their personal property. They
propose, in the hunt for these taxes, to be
merciless.
One of the box cars In train to 90
forward on the Illinois Central, yesterday,
was loaded with green turtles-mo I'M
slightly monsters, and some of them of very
respectable size. They were going forward
to fill Chicago order. The largest weighed
probably 300 lbs.
The archers are getting into fighting
trim. Charley Henderson received an Or
der yesterday, for two So pound bows. One
for Frank Gallagher and one for Will Lip
pit. Either of these bows would kill u
deer at 100 yards, but we don't think either
one will do it very soon.
AT the archery practice of the MAR
ried Folks" club, yesterday evening, one of
the members shooting 80 arrows 20 yards
at 81 inch target, made score of 1903,
hitting the target go times out of the thirty
and lady member at Is yards, same num-
Der of arrows, made a score of as.
The walking match Friday night hay
ing resulted unsatisfactory to some Of the
parties concerned, the contestants have
agreed to walk 1t over again on Monday
evening The X. M. X. C's who will over
look things somewhat will try to make the
occasion interesting to all who may attend.
See notice of grand excursion to Pa.
ducah and Metropolis, tomorrow, by the
steamer Champion. This boat is one of
the best on the river for an excursion. Her
officers are clever, genial gentlemen, and