The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-15

The principal coopers' shop of the city
was closed yesterday mill with when
it is connected having "shut down" for re-
pairs.
The funeral procession that was pass
ing up Washington avenue Sunday was
that of Dunk Winslow's child (colored)
that died the day previous.
Mr. Oberly arrived in the city by the
afternoon train, yesterday, and will proba-
bly remain a looker-on in Cairo until after
the pending battle has been fought and
| won.
A considerable force Of hands were en-
gagged all day Sunday, inserting Few ties
under the rails of the Cairo & Vincennes
railroad between Sixth and Eighth street on
Commercial avenue.
The members of st. Joseph's Catholic
church are making preparations for
church fair to be held few weeks hence.
The time place, etc. will be duly made
known through The BULLETIN.
An Apache, fresh from the Businesses
of Arizona, is said to have made himself
"ouite numerous" about the Tenth street
music stand, Saturday night, and has been
nursing sore ear, since then. He left by
the packet, yesterday evening, for Paducah.
Last night-thank the good stars that
guide us--was the last night of the present
local contest 1t has been the warmcst,
sharpest contest in which our people ever
engaged, and nobody, unless it be those
who were well paid, ever want to see the
like of 1t again.
We noticed a fair article of strawber-
ries on the market yesterday, selling quite
readily at thirty cents box, which was
equivalent to about two dollars a gallon
| As less than a gallon, when divided among
ourself, doesn't amount to much, our straw.
berry season has not arrived yet.
1t was stated yesterday evening that
Leander Axley had Withdrawn from the
race as a candidate for the office of City
Clerk. The number of the candidates wa:
thus reduced to eight. Who is hurt OF
helped by Leander's withdrawal, We don
know, and wouldn't say if we did know
Last night was noisy night. A
Thistewood meeting at the court house
and Winter meeting on Tenth street
There were the sound OF music, the thunde
of big guns on earth and in the heavens
speaking and yelling. But it was the las
agony, and may we never see its like
again"
How shall we make some money is the
question thought over by many in these
times. Take our advice and remit q small
amount to Alex rockingham & Co., bank
ers, II Wall Street, New York, who by
their judicious investments have relieved
many from pressing need Send for their
Financial Report, sent free.
The Sun man, with his usual ambiguity
says that he didn't 90 around and engage
to print 10000 tickets at 81 per 1000, be-
| fore he would do the work at that price"
He may not have done So We only have
his word that he didn't; but he did worse.
He advertised that his price for tickets was
| 81 ard then took 81.
The Marshal was around among the
saloon keepers yesterday, obtaining their
written pledges that they would sell no
liquor during to-day, surreptitiousty or 9TH
erwise, Heretofore, during elections, sa-
looms have been closed, in appearance; but
not in fact. To-day, we have reason to be-
lieve, they will be closed in fact.
About o'clock Sunday night, two
colored men, brothers-in-laws, engaged in,a
fight, during which one of them received a
cut in the breast from pocket knife; and
while trying to get away received another
cut in the back. The wounds are not dan.
gerous. 1t is thought that the man who
did the cutting Immediately fed the city.
The time between Chicago and New
Orleans, via the Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans railroad route. has been re-
duced to thirty-ninc hours. twas, former
| ly, we believe, torty-ive hours. Two hour,
Of the time are saved between Chicago and
Caro-the run now being made in tiiteer
hours. From Cairo to New Orleans thu
run is made in twenty.four hours.
The editor Of the Metropolis Journa
noticing Judge Birds return from Wash
ington, "where he went to give McKcaig al
overhauling" hopes that it is all we'll witt
Mr.. Bird. There is thrust at McKeaig en-.
bodied in the solictude for Bird, that calls
for u explanation. As it could only b,
swell for Bird" by being ill for McKeaig,
the journal must explain the whyfores O
its hostility, etc.