The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

was intended didn't hear it, II wouldn't
be Improbable reading matter for next
Sundays BULLETIN.
Hon. T. w. Halliday returned to
Springfield, Sunday night. The General
Assembly convened at 8 o'clock yesterday
evening.
The steam fire engine Jack Winter,
having been overhauled and put IN gooo
condition. will be tried this afternoon al
halfpast three, corner Of Sixth and Com
mercial Avenue.
Judge Baker left by the Fisk, yesterday
evening. on business trip to Metropolis
He will return to Springfield Friday or Sat
urdav so as to be on hand at the end Of the
courts recess, which was of a weeks dur
alton.
The Juvenile Cairo Ministries received
at the door Saturday night, the sum OF
$l7,2O. As the price of admission was
only 10 cents, and as there was, OF course, a
dead head list, the boys had q crowd OF
not less than 200 persons.
The remains of Mrs. A, Pollock were
buried in the Villa Ridge cemetery on
Sunday, the Rev. Mr.. George, Of tins CITY,
officiating. The crowd N attendance was
very large-one of the largest turnouts, OF
the kind, ever seen in that locality.
Twelve couple Of young folks organ
lied themselves into surprise party, last
night, and came down like the wolf on
the fold" on our complacent friend John
Sproat Of course they were warmly
welcomed.
Mr.. r. P. Robbins was informed by
telegraph Sunday, of the death Of little
Miss Camilla, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Capt. Hinde, of Evansville. Miss Camilla
was about thirteen years of age, and very
bright and most loveable child.
The present decline in the Ohio hap
pens at most suspicious time. The great
rush of water that the present thaw will
send out of the Mississippi might have
caused some uneasiness among the people
of-the towns below Cairo, had not the de-
cline in the Ohio set in so OPPORTUNITY.
1t was not the Mrs. Martin living on
Cross street, who safely passed the crisis in
severe attack of pneumonia, tor that lady
has not been victim of that terrible dis
ease. We intended. TO refer, and would
have done SO but tor "lapsus scribendi,"
to Mrs. Martin, who lives on Twenty-eighth
street
Among the talesmen called to serve on
the petit jury, yesterday was Johnny Feith.
Although he is of eligible age, those who
are unacquainted with him, would, Judging
! from his size and other indications, mistake
him for lad Of ten or twelve. He is
physically considered, the smallest speci-
men of man in the city.
MIR. A. B. Choate, late of Joy Bros.
box factory, in St. Louis, has been installed
as superintendent of the Cairo box factory.
Mr. Choate is gentleman of much expert
nee and excellent business capacity, and
will, no doubt, ill the new position to
which he has been called, in most eff
Gent and satisfactory manner.
Alex rockingham & Co., have been
for many years stock brokers and bankers in
New York, at 10 Wall Street. They have
the reputation OF gaining for their cutomers
large returns from investments ranging
from $50 to 5000, and have the enviable
reputation of always making quick returns
Send for their Financial Report, free.
Two young ladies named Brown and
Hooper, came together yesterday, and
fought like couple of enraged beasts. the
matter of difference between them being a
disputed half dollar. The by-standcrs
made up purse of so cents paid it over
to the party that had the best claims to it,
and thus removed the cause Of contention.
Molly f. Cannon, an old offender,
was up before Judge Bird again, yester.
day, for drunkenness. She had been up
roariously, whooping drunk, and the
Judge taxed her with fine Of five dol
lars and the trimmings. She asked for a
stay of execution, which being granted, we
shall see no more of Molly for half year
or more.
Len FaXon is a candidate for the low
er house Of the Kentucky legislature. II
we were inclined to be irrcsistably funny
we would say that the house must be. in.
formally low, If Faxon gains admission to it
But to treat the matter seriously, we give
Fayon credit for brains, age and experience
that would be of much service to the Ken.
lucky people in their General Assembly