The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-19


and rapikly decaying sidewalks everywhere,
give the city "tatterca and torn" appear
ance. A comparatively small outlay
would effect wonderful change, in this re-
spect.
The royal car of the Illinois Central
arrived in Cairo, yesterday, bringing j. c.
Alderman, Esq, vice-president Of the road
Mr.. Jeffreys general superintendent, and
MIR. Beck, division superintendent. 1t is
rumored that orders have been given for
the erection of respectable office. The
present Accommodations, in that respect, are
very poor and notably insufficient. If
owned by Cairo business man they would
be converted into depository tor Chicago
cabbages and empty kerosene barrels.
Wild ducks are said to abound in
great numbers in the river and ponds in
the neighborhood of the c. & V. incline,
The Waterman there shouldered his shot
scatterer the other day, and in a few hours
returned with twelve ducks, all of them
wild ones. 1t is said that any average duck.
shooter can do as well, any day. Parties
who distrust their ability as marksmen can
find fine flock of ducks, sOt quite so wild,
in the vicinity of Adolph Swoboda's gro
Gerry store.
Late last evening a colored man en-
ployed on the wharf float, noticed stran
ger walk deliberately across TO the outer
edge of the upper deck of the boat and
commence throwing off his boots and coat.
Thinking something was wrong the man
ran to him just in time to prevent first
class suicide He seemed 10 be wild-the
effect of a recent bout at drinking. So de-
termined was he to end it all then and
there, that it required three men TO hold
him. Dr. Parker was called and admins
tered soothing portion that finally quoted
his nerves. His name IS supposed to be
Ryan, a drummer for ST. Louis house.
Old Aunt Hannah. an Eighteeth street
vasherwomrn, is in u terrible state of men,
tai excitement. She has by good work and
long practiced course of fair-dealing Sc
cured very fairpatronage. The shirts, skirts,
hose. handkerchiels and Undertaking Of
all these customers were hung out to dry
Monday evening. but didn't remain long
after nightfall. Somebody who felt himself
in need Of the assortment Of clothing Aunt
Hannah had flung to the breeze. pulled
them all in" stripped the clothes line Of
every garment and made his escape with
them. As the thief is undoubtedly a man,
he will probablyagrce to enter into ncgotia-
tons for the return OF the skirts; but the
shirts are gone forever.
Some time ago the rumor was afoat
that Mr. George W. Kcnrick, Mayor of
Charleston, Missouri, and one Of the oldest
business men Of this section Of the country,
had become 50 deeply involved financially,
that he would be compelled TO make an
assignment. We are glad to learn, as We
did yesterday, that, in so far as his indiyid-
ual affairs are concerned, Mr. Kenrick was
never on a soundcr basis than at the pres
ent time ThcumOr TO the contrary owes its
origin, 70 doubt, to the fact that Judgment
had been obtained against Mr.. K. and
others, as suritics on guardians bond, for
the considerable sum Of $4,000. Mr.. Ken.
bricks share Of this amount, which is
$4,000 or $1,000, will be paid the moment
the couIt is ready to receive the same and
enter the order Of release from further La
blity. We are assured that ar K. is in
condition to pay this sum, and still retain a
very comfortable competence.
Sometime ago our fellow. ownsman, B.
+. Bake, Esq, received intmation that a
club Of scvcnty.fye shoemakcrs, of Lynn
Massachusetts,, contemplated tour OF
the southern states, with view of selecting
Il new field for their future operations.
Mr. Blake, properly approaching the adj
vantagcs of Cairo for the successful prose
cution Of almost any branch Of productive
industry lused letter to be published in
the Lynn Record inviting the attention
of the shoe makers to this point He
says, what is known to be true that
"our city offers extraordinary induce
ments to manufacturers of every des-
cription, being situated in the center Of
the great Mississippi valley, the terminus
of six great railroads, the head of uninter-
rupted water communication with the ocean,
no city in the world offers better facilities
for shipping the produce Of manufactures,
We have thriving city Of about nine thou
sand inhabitants, living is very cheap, the
health Of the city excellent, the people cul-
tured and refined and schools that are I'M
sIIrpasspd - IN this MIGHT he ad1nl that