The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-20
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

Union Stock Yards.
Have you tried the "Faultless" 5 cent
cigar3 If not, 90 to- F. Korsmyer, buy one
and enjoy smoking the best cigar in the
market.
Special policeman Merriman was
somewhat rudely assailed Thursday night
by two or three steamboat men, Nobody
hurt, however.
The magnificent steamer Natchez took
little run about yesterday, and moved off
grandly, 1t is the purpose to load her here
for her first trip.
The train that conveyed the remains of
Asa Hodge to Beech Ridge cemetery, con-
sisted of two coaches, both of them being
well filed by friends of the family.
There is steam road wagon, intended
for Use in some part of Texas, forms quite
an attraction for those who visit Birds
Point. 1t is said to be an exceedingly
cumbersome thing.
james Aden's tnal, for effecting a
burglarioIs entrance into the New York
store and abstracting apair Of pants there
from, will be the first business on hand in
the circuit court this morning.
The Delta flag few at half mast from
the engine house flag staff yesterday, out
of respect to the memory of Asa Hodge, de-
ceased, who was an active member of the
company.
We have had dozen persons ask
us; What has become of John Gladney?
We don't know; but can assume that he
has not been kidnapped nor garoted; but
will, in due season, be found at his post
again.
viii Kendall, Of this city, won the
paize offered at Charleston for the feetest
footed foot-racer in all the region of
county adjacent to the mouth of
the Ohio viii scampcrs over the ground
quite brskly.
Len Faxon, Of the Paducah News, has
been presented with shred of the rope
that surrounded Glass neck. Full of ugly,
horrible suggestions as it must be to Len,
ii is rather queer that he keeps the deuced
thing about him.
Miss Mollie, daughter Of Capt. j. n.
Clark, was pronounced the most graceful
and accomplished equestrienne in the
Charleston ring, and carried off the prize as
such. Miss Mollie's Cairo friends will
share her pride in this triumph.
The only county Offices to be filled at
the November election are that of treasurer
and county commissioner. The pay of the
treasurer has been "razeed' until il will
scarcely excite much contention. The Of
flee of commissioner pays largely in curses
and niggardly in dollars
The report reached us yesterday, that
one Of Mecham's married sons and the
sons wife had been taken under arrest, as
accessorys before the fact to the old mans
murder. We can scarcely credit the re-
port,
p. S.--Wc have since learned that there
is no foundation for it, whatever.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ilalleyhavc the hearty
sympathics of their friends, in the grief
they feel over the loss of q household pet
their little boy Bonnie, who fell victim of
that most mysterious and mcrciless of all
diseases That effect our little ones, the diph-
iberia. Notice of funeral and burial SER
wees is given in another column.
The talk Of the principal speaker at the
Reform hall, last night, was doublc.edged-
cut both ways. The attendance was good:
and, as the president promised, in advance,
there was "ots Of fun, but no HARM" At
the meeting next Friday night there will be
an election of officers to serve during,hcen-
suing year--an occasion that should call
out everybody.
We neglected to mention, at the
proper time, that the newly elected officers
OF the llibernan fire company, were duly
Installed with interesting ceremonies.
Every officer was called out, and compelled
to give the crowd specimen of his
oratory. There was q good attendance of
members, and the occasion was made an
especially interesting one.
There seems to be disposition abroad
among family grocers to make people buy
lard whetherthey want it or not. II is now
put up IN pint cups, coffee pots tin buckets
quart and other measures, and. what il
most remarkable, it is sold about as cheon.
y in that shape rs in bulk The customer
VINO pays the retail price for the coffee
pot gets the lard for nothing; or, If hc poys
'or the lard. he gets the coffee pot for
nothing Shape 1t as he may. he rets
twice ~ mitch "stufr IA hc oays ror