The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-12
OUR LOCAL VARIETY.
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with our Board of Health.
The arches over the Walnut street
gates to the high school building enclos'
ure, are much in need of repairs.
The Board Of Health should hold
daily meetings until an effective quaran'
tine against Memphis is IN operation.
The Mississippi Central passenger
train didn't arrive until o'clock yesterday
evening. 1t was made upo seven coaches
Col. Roswell Miller, General Superln'
tendent of the Cairo and Vlncennes rail,
road, has returned from quite an extended
trip north and east.
There was very fair crowd at Reform
hall last night, one of the attractions being
an abundant supply of ice cream and cake,
of very superior quality.
The G. and " railroad invites atten
ton through the local columns of THt
BULLETIN to few of the many advantage
to travellers who take that line.
1t may be money in your pocket tc
| read Goldstine and Rosenwater's new black
letter special notice. They are gentlemen
who are given to the performance of all
their promises.
The council will probably be called
together tonight to act upon suggestions
from the Board of Health, to appoint adj
ditional policemen, etc, which is both
timely and sensible.
Mr.. Isaac N. Matthews, of Kentucky,
and Mrs. Caroline Nelson were joined in
the holy bonds of wedlock, in this city, on
Thursday evening last. The knot was tied
by Squire Robinson.
| Two or three horse races are said to be
booked for the park, this afternoon. Citi-
zens who enjoy that species Of excitement
will probably be compensated for Drawing
the heat, by the character of the contests.
An over-supply of ice-cream was re.
ceived by the Reform Club ladies, last night
A fact that will enable families and Others
to secure supplies at less than half the
usual price. 1t is most delicious article
as we are prepared to testify.
The little town of Milan, Tennessee
seems.to have taken time by the forelock
If reports be true, she has already quaran-
tined against Memphis, and will if occa-
sion happens to require, shut herself up
tight, from contact with the whole outside
world.
Miss NJ. H. Ross is principal Of the Kin
der garten normal at Columbus, OHIO. She
has just closed her third year, as we see by
the third annual commencement pro-
| gramme before us, She proved herself a
good teacher while connected with the
Cairo schools.
Large sums of money have been made
in Wall Street by persons shrewd enough
to invest at the right time The old house
of Alex rockingham & Co., brokers, 10
Wall Street, New York, is entitled to abso-
lutte confidence. Their customers are fire.
quently rewarded by large returns. Send
for their FirancialReport.
The promptness with which Southern
cities are guaranteeing against Memphis
gives promise OF good results. There is a
firmly rooted purpose abroad to confine the
epidemic to those localities where it origi-
mates Every community is resolved to
take care Of itself, and Cairo, we trust. is
one Of those communities.
The weather during the past few days,
has served one good purpose, at all events.
1t has been ready breaker-in TO converse
sations. "How'll this do3" lawful, isn't it,"
Beats blue bazes2" slows this for high
mercury" These and kindred sentences
found expression in Cairo, at least 10000
times, since the mercury rose above 95.
We are requested to say that Chet-of-
Police. J. c. LaIiue, and not the city, is the
defendent in the horse cases to which we
have made frequent reference. The plain
tifts do not wish to be understood as op
posing or obstructing the city government
in the legal enforcement of its ordinances,
and such is not the purpose or effect Of
their proceedings.
Appearances are deceptive. We yes
terday stated that Mr.. Rector had returned
to his position in the Sun office, because
we were told SO. The party who told lis
so, saw him there, with stick in hand
among the types. But still Mr. Rector has
not resumed his old position. He was
merely testing the cunningness of his hand
after long absence from duty.
On Tuesday last Paddy Hair of thu
Dew-Drop In, was making some repairs
about his house, when negro boy pickcC