The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-20
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.


position in the wholesale grocery of STRAIT
ton & Bird.
"A private letter from Springfield, says
that the scarlet fever is almost an epidemic
in that city
j, W. Strong is installed as book
keeper in the great hardware establishment
of C. II. Woodward.
E c. Ford has moved his bracket store
and fancy bazaar into the room on Eighth
street, recently vacated byValentine Resch
Attend the fair at the temperance hal
tonight and see yourself win gold watch
fine clock or an oil painting.
The ''yearling' found out yesterda.
that the ladies fair is in progress a
Temperance hall. The committee mus
have called upon them.
1t is the only medicine I would give t.
my Baby, mother said, speaking of DR.
Bulls Baby Syrup, At tall drug stores, 81
cents.
Have you heard the news of late, abou
that mighty king so greati" the king of
cent cigars, the "Faultless," for sale by F
Korsmeyer, Levee corner, Sixth street.
Miss Annie Alvord is member of thu
choir of st. Marks church in Chicago. He
musical talent is of high order, and i
fully appreciated in that city,
The regular meeting Of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union will be helC
in the Temperance hall at the usual hou
this afternoon.
We are accused Of ignoring" when ",
don't notice the filings of the "yearling,
and of being "quarrelsome" when we do
What can we do to amusc the baby, any
how!
DR. Will Smiths fiery steed became
frightened at a load of furniture on Wash
ington avenue, yesterday afternoon. anc
made a run OF several blocks before its ride
got it under control again.
Where is Mike McCool, the burly
boxing bully! He is said to be in Cairo
but is it possible for a man to live in Cairo
without us getting sight Of him? Well
hardly ever. 8
Preparations were yesterday being
made for the laying down of the "cemen
stone of which the sidewalk in front of tn,
Alexander County Bank building will bt
composed.
A challenge. The propretors Of DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup herewith challenge the
doctors OF the United States to prescribe a
remedy which is cheaper, more effective and
which can give greater satisfaction than
theirs.
The one story frame building on the
corner Of Seventeenth and Poplar, which
was blown down by the late strong wind
yesterday had the screws put to it and will
soon be up in the world again. Milton
jenkins is its owner.
Captain w. II. Walker, yesterday re.
turned from his dry-docks located at
Deans Island, twenty miles above Mem.
phis. He came up with the intention OF
buying lumber, and expects to return in
few days.
One compositor short on the paper
coupled with the fact that most Of yesterday
was occupied in moving the material, etc.
of the news room, into another part of the
building has cut us little short OF local
matter this morning.
Mr.. John McEwcn, we hear has III,
contract tor plaStcrng the Hartman build
Ing, and ere many more full moons shall
SHINE upon suffering humanity, the worl
will be douc. About one hundred squar
yards will compose the job
Christian lIanni, ESQ., Youngstown
Ohio, is full Of JOY over the wonderful cur
Of his wife by st. Jacobs Oil. For twclv
long years she had suffered with Ncuragi
in the head, and often had the most terri
bic pains. Half a bottle of st. Jacobs Oi
cured her entirely,
The old Delta band came to life agail
last night AT least for few hours, th
boys "did' themselves together and dis
cOurscd sweet sounds free Of charge for til
benefit Of the fair given by the Catholi
ladies. Good, say we TO this, aud we wan
to pat the boys on their backs each AN
every one of them.
The court house roo! is receiving a +,
pairing, and new guttcring being place
| around it--tha, which the storm mad
necessary, The building needs grec
deal of repairing, and no doubt the count
commissioners would have il done, but {,
lack OF funds in the county treasury.
The publisher of TuE BULLETIN wrot