The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-08


in the Cairo public schools, and very pop
ular one, by the way, will ariycin the city,
on visit to friends, to-day,
Alex, rockingham & Co., brokers, II
Wall Street, New York, make careful in
vestmcnts for customers, in sums of S25 to
500 which frequently pay ten to twenty
times the amount invested. Their Weekly
Financial Report sent free, gives full in
formation.
The village Of Metropolis and vicinity
seem to have been the grand focus in this
region of country, for the raveges OF tho
pneumonia. A single physician of Metrop-
oils Or. j, II. Norris states that since the
first day Of January he has treated ninety
cases Of pneumonia.
Complaint was entered before Squire
Robinson, yesterday, against a negro wo'
man named Kate Fisher, charging her with
the stealing Of three dollars from the per-
son of John Martin, also colored, while he
was asleep, Martin, influenced by Rates
friends, 1t is said, failed to appear, and the
case was dismissed for want of prosecution.
The "Despotism of Fashion is the
most ably written contribution we have
given to our readers since the present edi-
tor assumed control Of the paper. 1t is
worthy u place in any magazine of the
country. We bespeak for it careful read
ing, especially by the lady readers OF THE
BULLETIN for whom it was manitestly
written.
We referred Sunday, to the robbery Of
a drunken man, in the rear Of Lancaster Il
Rice's Lumber yard, and the subsequent
arrest of the robbers There names are
Mack Mccoy and George Kelley They
were brought before Squire Robinson, yes
terday, and the proof being positive as to
their guilt, they were sent to Jail in default
Of 5000 bail, each.
And so it seems, that our friend Ian
caster will not be permitted to walk over
the Fifth ward aldermanic course unop-
posed. A young, vigorous and popular
cOurser is on the track against him, and
will make matters lively from the start.
Earnest Petit is an energetic thorough-go-
ing citizen, successful business man, and
a gentleman Of general information. He
will be warmly supported.
A white woman named Eliza Jane
Wheatly, sick and destitute, was begging
money yesterday, in the hope of raising
enough to take her to st. Louis, where she
has friends who will care for her She
needed 81 .25 at night fall and was much
greyed at the prospect 0: still increasing
the need by paying for supper, lodging and
breakfast She had the carriage and de
meanor Of a respectable woman.
Very liberal responses are being made
to the calls for donations to assist in re-
building the Loretto ACADEMY. When the
city hoo been thoroughly canyasscd, the
names of the donors with the amounts do
mated, will be published in The BULLETIN.
Parties living abroad who may desire TO aid
this most audabIc and rraisworthy enter
prise, can remit to Capt W. p, Halliday
who has been constituted the custodian of
the funds
Capt Boyton left Cairo and entered
upon his 100 mile trip to the Gulf of
Mexico, yesterday, about 10 a. m. Quite a
large crowd witnessed his departure; but
there was no rush or jam like that which
Signahzed his arrival A score or more of
! glasses were fixed upon him till he passed
around the bend, five or SIX miles below,
which he did about forty or fifty minutes
after starting. lie expects, in case there is
no mishap, to shoot out of the sea end OF
the jettics into the waters Of the gulf about
the Is, OF May,
Such citizens as fail to keep the run
Of holy days--days OF fcasts, celebration,
and Obscrvances, wondered somewhat at
the spectacle of women and girls carrying
about the streets handsful of cvergreens
Had not the presence Of Boyton here, last
Saturday, put everything else ont OF oul
mind we should have given, in Sunday,
paper, an interesting dissertation on palm
Sunday" which day-bcforc yesterday was
The observance Of the day was confined
chiefly to the female members of the Cath
Ollie church.
A Cairo lady direct from Memphis i
credited with the report that number o
deaths from "back. vomit" occurred in tn,
ncghborhood where she was stopping; ant
that she, becoming alarmed, shortened he
visit and returned to Cairo. No mention
oi any sickness OF this CaractCr has beer
made in the Memphis papers, no alarm cx
lsts railroad and river men from tina
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