The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-28

)nly Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
IN AND AROUND THE CITY,

Tommy Wilcox is in the city, repre-
senting the stationery house of Schorb u Ro-
land, St. Louis.
The Ladies c. T, u will convene in
the Reform club hall, at the usual hour,
this afternoon,
james Coye and John II, Parker of
Hodges Park, were in attendance upon
County Court, yesterday,
C. r, Stuart, the Eighth street dry |
goods man, is off for the East, to-day, to
purchase his fall stock Of goods
County Court, Judge Yocum, presid-
ing. convened yesterday morning, in pursu-
ance of adjournment
DR.. Nowatncy, of Beech Ridge, was
numbered among the country folks who
thronged the court house yesterday,
Lest the Suns oft-rcpcated inquiry;
"IIow do you like the weather, anyhow"
fail of answer, we respond for THE BULLE-
TIN force $3.50"
Dan, Hartman's building at the corner
of Ninth and Commercial will be so by 80
feet Why may not an upper story be con-
verted into splendid hall'
Young Shows body was buried at the
Scven.Mie graveyard, yesterday morning
Tie funeral train consisted of five we'll
filled wagons and coaches.
-Iu answer to q very apparent need, if
not IN answer to the suggestion OF THE
BULLETIN, timber is on the ground for the
repair OF the High School gate arches, etc.
MIR. Vincent has erected wooden
porch or awning, if it may be so called, the
full side and front Of his new building-a
very desirable addition, either in winter or
summer.
Twenty-Five car loads of Texas cattle
were on the Missouri bank yesterday even
ing, awaiting transfer to Cairo. They were
probably all brought over during the night.
VIM. O'Calion, Jr, is developing con-
siderable enterprise as speculator in water
melons, buying them by the wagon load
and retailing them out, by the single one
or by the dozen.
Sheriff Hodges is making out list Of
his tOrteitllres to the State. Aside from
the forfeiturcs for rialioad interest tax
the list will be :hc smallest We dare say,
that has been returned during this seventh
decade.
Missouri and Kentucky are pouring
their melons into Cairo, for sale and ship
ment, by the thousand The 4 80 ferry
boat, yesterday evening, as the contribution
Of single trip, brought over nine wagon
loads,
Mr. Geo Rumbold of St. Louis, for
several years an cmploye of THE Cairo Bull
IETS, is in the city. George is now the
proprietor of a fine book printing office at
No 1926 Washington avenue. st. Louis.
Mr. Hayes, general superintendent OF
the machinery department; Mr. Oylcy, d.
vision master mechanic, and Mr.. Schlcck,
general master mechanic, were the occu-
pants of the Illinois Central's royal car that
arrived here Tuesday,
--Ex.Mayor Winter will leave the city
this morning, on business trip to St,
Louis. His eX- Hon. contemplates the anX-
.. iptics and discomfitures of our authorities
, in dealing with our sanitary and quarantine
: needs with feelings of deep soicltudc--
you bet
1t has been minated to Dr.. Rauch
> that his counsel and services would be very
; acceptable in Memphis. The DR.. is a fix
:. turc of the Illinois State board, and as he
? can serve his State most efficiently by re-
: naming in Cairo, Cairo, Of course, is his
/! proper field of action.
More drunken men have been seen in
Cairo during the past three weeks than
were seen during the three months prcvi-
Gus. There seems TO be an epidemic of
drunkenness, We are glad to add that the
per cent, Of Cairoites among them is most
gratiiyingly small
The ncighboring village Of Charleston
gives out every indication of substantial
, progress II has completely drained Cairo
Of its plastorcrs Burke, McEwcn, IIig.
gins and Murphy, besides the local force
are all there and busy, Hawkins is en-.
gagged elsewhere
Cairo trcQuenters OF the Crittonden
Suphcr Springs, this season, will find the
old place greatly improved. The log huts
that surrounded three sides of the hotel en-.
closure have been supplanted by comfort
able board shnnties; the hotel itself has
been supplied with upper and lower pOrchcs