The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-10
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

Paducah, was in the city, yesterday.
Choice hams and breakfast bacon, at
PETrIs & BIRD.
| The James Stewart who proposes a
trip to New Orleans is not he Of the bank
but the other James.
Mrs. Con O'Callahan was in the city,
yesterday, circulating among her old ac-
Quaintances, who are still quite numerous
"A number of our citizens wore heavy
coats all day yesterday, without any dis
comfort whatever,
Fresh roasted coffee ground and I'M
ground, at PErrIs & BIRD
Miss Jennie Musselman and Miss Ella
Latell, of Metropolis, are in the city, visit
ing the family of Mr.. McCammon.
Judge Browning vii preside as Judge,
during the next term of the Alexander
| Circuit Court.
Lawyer Schafer, who once upon o
time made the race tor the States Attor-
neyship of Alexander county, is in the
city.
Mr.. Wood Rittenhouse is again quite
seriously indisposed-the result, perhaps,
of exercise beyond his powers of endurance
during the few days past
Fancy groceries of all kinds just in and
will be sold very close. PETTIs & BIRD.
We hear it stated that Constable Nc
Allister has filed no bond. If the report
be untrue. Pink should come to the front
and contradict it.
Halliday Bros, of this city, have es-
tablished an agency for the purchase of
wheat, in Metropolis, and are purchasing
large quantities of very fine grain.
Mr.. John Church, who, sometime ago
was dropped from service on the Illinois
Central, on account OF a collision, is now
filling a position on the Vandalia road.
We make choice northern butter a
specially, receive it fresh from dairy twice
per week, Hotels and families supplied at
all times PETTIs & BIRD.
The expression, man with an OBJ
| lique cast of the Ohio" may be somewhat
obscure at first flush; but little study de.
velops it into "devliish good thing
See.
| Rev. Clark Braden will preach at II
o'clock this morning in the Christian
church, Eighteenth street, and will lecture
at 4 p. m. and s p. m. in the Presbyterian
church, Eighth street.
LooK.-We have received another lot of
those fine Meyune teas, and will give a
handsome present to each lady buying a
pound PETTrs & BIRD.
| w. c. Joslyn's little l6 or IS months
boy fell from horse, yesterday, and broke
his arm. DR.. Parker bestowed the necessa-
ry professional care upon the little fellow
and left him comparatively comfortable.
In recounting the quarantine expen-
ditures the Sun puts down a payment of
SEA to The BULLETIN for proclamatons.
The amount charged for the proclamations
was $3.50; but that's about as near the truth
as Davis cares to venture.
Lumber, cabbages and watermelons
constitute large share Of the freight
going north via Illinois Central, just now.
As carrier of melons the little Narrow
gauge is anything but SLOUGH, at this
time.
We might have mentioned, several
days ago (but forgot to do SOY that Charley
Hodges is the father Of fine boy. 1t is
now about four days old; hut Charley still
holds an advantage over it Of several pounds
in point of weight.
Report has it that Capt. James John
son intends to sell his farm and bring his
family back to the city. We don't believe
a word Of it. A convenient farm is entirely
too handy thing to have IN Cairo fam
lily, to be disposed of, except under extraor-
binary pressure.
Since the close Of the scholastic year.
and up to Monday last Mrs. Taylor, our
County Superintendent of Schools, has de-
voted her entire time to the duties of her
position Three or four weeks of the time
were devoted to institute work and teaching
a class in peJagogics.
Capt. Newman informs the public that
if the people see proper to patronzc and
sustain the Champion in the Paducah and
Cairo trade, that he and Mr.. Bird will give
a bond and security to any responsible
party or number of persons that the rate of
fare shall not be increased over one dollar
passage, meals included between the two
! points. Metropolis Democrat.