The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-12

last night, that resulted In the rathc
serious Disagreement OF the facial process
of one OF the combattants. The worsteC
individual claimed that the attack was
made upon him for no other or better
reason than the fact that he is Cork
oman.
The attention Of the readers of THE
WEEKLY BULLETIN is asked to the adyer
tiscment of the Phoenix drug store. Mr.
0'FIara is thorough druggist and chemist
and one of our most popular and reliable
business men. His stock is very full, and
we dare say that country physicians and
dealers can buy from him at as low figures
as are given by the best houses of the
larger cities.
The advance agent of the Great :
Show is liberal and sensible advertiser,
His Cairo advertising, including his 200
feet bulletin boards, will cost the concern
not less than from $3.50 to 5000. To bill
st. LOUIS or Chicago, in like manner would
cost two or three thousand dollars. These
will strike the reader as tremendous and
unnecessary outlaws; but it is but rarely in
deed that such expenditures do not prove
to he money well invested.
Unemployed colored men seem to have
an unconquerable passion for game
called craps In out.of-the-way places.
beyond the Mississippi levee, in the COM
mons-any and everywhere, where they
can hide from or have timely notice of the
approach of the polcc--thesc fellows, in
groups Of three or four, may re seen morn
ing noon and evening "thr5wing craps"
As it is quite impossible for IN officer TO
light down upon them when their pots are
up but few Of them are brought to
punishment.
DO the merchants and bushes, men Of
Cairo want q system Of wagon roads that
will place Cairo in permanent aud uuintcr-
rupted communication with the country.
Itso, what evidence have We Of the fact.
Who is advocating the measure! Who is
talking it up! Who has given the matter
one moments thought! How many know
that such Il proposition Is pending! We
should dislike, for the sake Of our city, to
publish true answerers to our own CUES
tions. But there is still time 10 work. VIII
the time be improved; or vii. everybody de-
pend upon everybody else, and thus per-
NIT the golden opportunity" to pass By un-
improved! We shall see.
As season succeeds season people find
weather the like of winch they never be-
fore saw in al. their lives. It i, common
expression, now, that "such October wealth
ar was never before known in this section
of country" II certainly is very remarkable
weather. At 10 O'Clock yesterday, the
thermometer, in the sun, scored ll3 de-
grees which was equivalent to IS or 90
in the shade. What such heat means.
we don't know, and don't care to specu-
late. While general health is good, few
degrees more or less, of midday heat, are
If but little consequence to anybody, The
afternoon change was very gratful, how
,ver.
For 10. these many years, the boat
store and family grocery of Capt. George D. |
Of Ohio Levee, has been recog-
nizci as one Of the responsible and prosper
ous business houses of Cairo. Other houses
nave sprung into existence and hickered |
cut again; but the old and always reliable |
louse of Capt. Williamson has moved !
along the even tenor Of its way, keeping
what the people wanted to buy, and selling
goods at prices that at once furnished a
guarantee that no money could be made by
seeking supplies elsewhere In fact the
boat store and family grocery Of Capt.
Williamson always has been and IS pow
we'll supplied, well managed business
house, where customers have been and still
IRE, politely and honestly served, at bottom
prices. In saying tins we but state fact
well understood 10y all the patrons OF the
Cairo market.
Fortunately for the quiet and good
order Of our city the "coIor line as con.
lected with our publc schools, was settled
many years ago, and nobody, buck or
white, Inns felt disposed to unscttle or
disturb it, When the writer of this para.
graph then, and still, a very good Demo.
rat, was on the school board, separate &C
for the black children were
provided, and the provision was accepted
u the good faith in which it was rendered.
But in other portions Of the state the black
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