The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-15

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had extended some distance down the rail
road.
Horses and mules continue to form
quite an item of the reshipping business of
Cairo. Ten car loads went South, yester-
day, by the Mississippi Central and like
shipments 90 forward almost daily.
Dick Owens was on the rampage, yes
terday evening, With pistol in hand he
cleaned out one or two of the negro tene-
ments on Thirteenth street; but without
hurting anybody, left and went down
town. .,tl
There was social gathering of young
folks at the residence Of Z, w. Green last
night, as a compliment to Arthur French,
Mr.. Green's step son, who is about to leave
the city for sojourn of month or more
in Belleville.
Dennis Devine, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of the city, has weathered through
spell of sickness of two months duration,
and is able to make his appearance on the
street again. Dropsey and pneumonia were
the ailments from which he suffered.
Mrs. Mike Dougan has lost mule,
which she is lily able to lose. Many per-
sons believe II has been stolen. Others
think it has strayed off and will be found
again. Meanwhile the question will re-
main: Has the mule been lost or stolenl
The number of stationery engines that
arrived here recently via Illinois Central
and taken South by the Mississippi Central,
indicate gratifying growth in the product
i've industries of the country below Us. The
engines are, in the main, for saw and grist
mills.
-"Ifthe Atheneum pays only $75 license,
why was Harry Walker charged slO0i"
This interrogatory was propounded to US
yesterday, three several times; and ii,
because Harry Walker is Harry Walker"
is not q proper answer, we can think OF
no other
Candidates for city clerk are making
hay" among the colored sovereigns, with
considerable industry, just now, If there
is one among them who does not feel salts
fed that he has secured large following
among that class of voters, it has not been
our fortune TO meet him.
We are reliably informed that some of
the customers of Alex. rockingham & Co.,
brokers, 12 Wall Street, New York, have
made $500 within 80 days, from an invest
ment of about 500 rockingham g. Co. are
thoroughly reliable. Send for their Weekly
Financial Report, sent free.
THE ice will bear" was shouted from
one street corner to another yesterday
morning, until every boy and girl in the
city had been informed Of the fact. A
rush for the ponds, ensued, and all the day
through, myriads Of little fellows-all Of
them half frozcn--were out enjoying them
selves
-Glostcr Burton and Tom Robinson were
stopping at the Mayberry house, in this city,
Thursday night and during the evening
Burton managed to get his hands on 1856
Of Robinson's money. He lit out; but was
arrested yesterday morning, and brought to
trial before Justice Robinson, who com
mitted him to Jail in default of bail in the
sum Of $500.
The attendance at the Delta City cal
leo ball, Thursday night, was very respect
able in point of numbers and otherwise.
The hall was not crowded; but comfortably
filed the music was good; the manage.
ment sensible and successful, and as a
natural result everything passed off salts
foctoriy. The Deltas are becoming fam
Gus for the success Of their entertainments
Squire Osborn, of this city, has Just
been advised of the death of his ncicc, Miss
Ellen Mort, of Lowell, Massachusetts
, Death ensucd from the removal of an
ovarian 'umor. The surgeons pronounced
the operation "eminently successful but
it resulted as nine out of every ten of such
: successful" operations always do result
in the death of the patient. Miss Mort
survived the operation nine days, and then
+ died.
: john NJ. Meyer, an old citizen oil
Jonesboro, has suffered long and severely
from a cancer, that first developed itself a,
= the base of his jaw. So much of his neck
and face is now involved that his death i,
likely to occur at any time. The ter
- thousand certain cures" have all beer
: tried and with no good results. He has
now abandoned all hopes of recovery, anc
with great calmness and resignation awaits
!. the end.
Three times durinr the prpsont wal