The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-24

as very desirable place wherein to spen,
the summer
The remains of Mrs Mary Rcaumar
will be conveyed to villa Ridge for burial
by special train that will leave the foot O.
Tenth street at 3 o'clock this afternoon
See notice in another column,
The mother of Mrs. John Rees died in
her son-in-law's home, Tuesday night, Of old
age and accumulated infrmities. She was
probably seventy-fvc years of age, and has
been in comparatively helpless condition
for long while.
Mr.. j. Stelzer, at his residence up
town, has large variety of flowers, shrubs,
ETC., for sale, cheap. He is anxious to
close out the lot if he can, in the meantime,
will sell in small or large quantities, to
parties who will call on him.
Mr.. William McIIale desires it to be
understood by one and all that he is not an
aspirant, much less an applicant for the
position OF City Marshal under the new adj
ministration. He has no ambition that
way-none whatever.
"A new "tonsorial establishment" in
plebian parlance "barber shop" has been
opened in the Fourth ward and, in the hope
of beguiling the bearded ogres Of the New
York store to its crimson plush, it has been
located in that vicinity
A blind man, with dirty. faced boy as
a guide, was passing from house to house
yesterday, selling poems of his own com
position. 1t must not be inferred that be-
cause the author is blind the poems possess
Miltonic depth and grandeur.
Capt Isaac Williams, now Of Mem
phis, but formerly well-known resident
and business man of Cairo, was in the city
yesterday. He passed safely through two
seiges of yellow fever in Cairo-that of '79
and rs; but doesn't care to wrestle with
another
Assessor Alden is making ready tc
start out on his regular annual tour through
the city and county. 1t is a work of con
siderable magnitude to value, in detail, all
the real and personal effects Of the three
| thousand voters and householders of Alex
ander county,
The women Of the Caro- Christian
Temperance Union OF Cairo are arranging
for the holding of a congressional delegate
temperance convention in Cairo, on the 10th
of next month, to continue as long rs the
| needs of the occasion may seem to require
The programme will doubtless be made
known in due season.
The Democrats of Alexander county
will bear in mind that the county conven-
ton to select six delegates to represent
Alexander county in the Judicial convention
to be held in Cairo on the 9th proximo, will
meet in the court house on Saturday the
3rd prox The official call will be found at
the head Of this page.
The pending election in the Fourth
ward cxcites considerable discussion. The
candidacy OF Marshall has served to give
the canvass shape. 1t is not likely that
there will be many candidates in the field.
1t is thought that there is a question in
volved; but just what that question is is not
very apparent, 1t has not, as yet, assumed
a definite shape,
Col. Lowry is one of the ablest and
most effective temperance lecturers in the
service, and such of the neighboring COM
munitics as may desire to get up temper.
ance revival should secure his services Let.
tcrs addressed to Capt. Williams, or to Col.
Lowry in the Captains care, will receive all
due attention. We desire it understood
that this is entirely voluntary notice.
DR.. d. A. Parker and daughters, of
whom our readers have heard somewhat,
held forth in Jonesboro last Friday night,
to delighted audience. The Doctor re-
lates Beecher's dream, and the girls are in
spiratlonal vocalsts 1t will require but
little effort to bring them to Cairo. After
paying expenses the Doctor will donate the
balance OF the receipts, be it what it may,
to the Cairo poor.
Mrs. William Hulen Of Hen Peck, in
this county, died on Monday last Of dis
ease that resembled, in many particulars,
the spinal meningitis. Mrs. Huen was
born in Alexander County, raised large
family of girls and boys, and died respect
ed and beloved by all who knew her. Her
funeral was largely attended, those who had
respected her in life sincerely mourning her
in death.
We can assure the pcrsonifed inuendo
of the Cairo Sun that the "sour grapes" of
the Illinois Central railroad, were sweeten-
ed precisely to our liking We are not