The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-07
In AND AROUND THE CITY.

''small advertisement column on this
page.
-Ouachita Belle came within speaking
distance OF our laading, backed down and
coaled. No stampede followed.
A heavy thunderstorm passed over the
city about one O'Clock yesterday. The fall
of water for few hours was very heavy,
One ofthe Governments civil engineers
is in the city, and was engaged yesterday
taking observations of the river. He was
assisted by Carson Martin.
Harmon Black loft Cairo, yesterday,
for Fort Smith, Kansas City and Omaha,
on a lookout for place to locate for the
practice of his profession.
The members of the w. c. 7. U.meet
at the temperance hall this afternoon, at 4
o'clock. Hereafter their meetings will be
held on Thursday, instead of Saturday al
| ternoon.
Mr.. II. c. Lofin has been appointed
by the Cairo Property Trustees, as night
wharfmaster Mr.. Lofin is No. man
for that position, or any other that he UNI
dertakes to fill.
MIR. William Etz, the blacksmith, ha 5
just Suffered an enlargement of-family,
During the morning hours, Yesterday, his
wife bore unto him fine ten pound girl,
healthy and symmetrical in every particu-
lar.
Col. Taylor and wife didn't Get off
night before last as was their purpose, but
had every arrangement made TO 'leave las;
night, ans it is altogether probable the,
they did so. They will 90 East after about
a weeks soiourn in St. Louis.
The city Jail should be supplied will
cheap. coarse mattresses. No human being
should be subjected to the hardship o
sleeping as our city prisoners do, on hard
rough boards. Strong ticks filed will
straw would probably Demos, durable.
The remains Of Doctor AFTER will b
buried with Masonic forms and ceremonies
He had been connected with the orde
about thirty-fve years, and left writer
request that his body be put away to it
last resting place by his brethen of til
mystic tie.
1T is to be hoped that Cairo is nov
finally rid Of that hitherto unsqueichabl
nuisance and police court pest, Molli
Bailey. On her solemn promise that sh,
would leave the city at once and for all
she was "givcn stay" an release iron
SIS days confinement in the calaboose.
Private advises from New Orleans yes
terday gave the cheering intelligence tina
no new cases had been developed durin!
the proceeding twenty-four hours, and nj
deaths had occurred. There can be littl,
doubt now, that the disease there is under
control and will be effectually stamped
out.
The evening Brilliant is mistaken
The BULLETIN did not say that We would
have no yellow fever in Cairo this season,
although it firmly believes that we will not.
II said that certain conditions furnished us
an absolute guaranty Of safety, and it feels
no disposition to recall or even modify the
statement.
AT late hour yesterday evening
Christ Kelly was believed to be at the very
point of death. His attending physician,
Dr.Sullivan, thoughtit quite impossible that
the pationt would survive the night. Kelly
has many friends in the city and on the
river who will be greatly saddcned by the
intelligence of his death
The rain, yesterday, lesscned the mum.
Der of the mosquitoes that infested the
shady hooks Of the city, but those left
proved as ferocious and savage as 50 many
zulus They threw their suction pipes into
the pores of ones skin, with skill and
adroitness, and then "came down upon the
brakes" with the vim of Cairo fireman.
The calaboose now contains only two
prisoners Thornton, the young man who
persisted in swimming within the corporate
limits during the hours daylight; ant
Sarah Williams who is ser ing out sc
days sentence for threshing Miss Lambar
an operation which she declares she vii
repeat the moment she regains her liberty
AS the National and Illinois State
Boards Of Health maniicstly intend to carry
out their hospital project at or near island
No. 1, it wouldn't be bad idea in the hos.
tile Mayficlders to rc-garrison Fort Jeffer.
son. If they could "hold the fort"a as de-
tcrminedly as did Capt,Piggott,there wonld
have to be an enlargement Of the army be-
fore the government could recover it.
The occurrences Of the past week have