The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-18


A single sleigh was abroad yesterday
morning; but the sun coming out bright
and warm, converted tho coating Of slee'
and the mud below it into dirty slush'
-0Lcary DID pcddlc bibles in Cairo
stayed here week or ten days. The sun
says he didn't. "Somc newspapers lie be-
cause they can't help tits their nature
We need not to be physicians to know
when we have and how TO cure a cold. We
can have special physicians always ncaI
bv keeping convenient bottle Of DR.. Bulls
Cough syrup. Prices, % cents.
-"Old Trim" is assured that his contri-
button of a weekly budget OF "Dongoo
Items is heartily welcomed as vol by the
readers of THE BULLETIN as the editor
We bescech him to write right along.
Mrs. W, II, Wilcox owns 5000 or 900
peach trees, all of which would have come
into full bearing this year. She will be
more fortunate than she expects to be, il
she gathers u wagon load from the whole
orchard.
The attendance at the Reform room
Sunday night was unusually large. Miss
Willard, the speaker, came up to the expec
tatons, even of those who expected most
She is gaining an cnviable reputation IA {
public speaker.
A box car loaded with household
plumber, and standing in the |, c, r, r.
yard, was broken into before daylight Sun
day morning, and sundry articles carried
away. A car loaded with wheat was also
broken open.
John Gladney requcstsu us to say that he
collected 1886 for Shelby, the sick man
bought him food, medicine and fuel with
apcrtion ofthe money and paid the balance
into the sick mans hands all of which was
very kind in Gladney.
Three of the candidates for City Clerk
told us yesterday, each, in his turn, to mark
his prediction. The prediction was that he
was as sure to be elected as the sun was tC
90 down on the evening Of election day
The candidate who pooh, poohs the idea
that there was any doubt about his election
didn't call around.
"A negro man, with a leg swollen to the
size Of his body, almost, is hobbing about
the city, obtaining his food and lodging
wherever he can, He says he is a rive
man, received his injuries in the service
and although entitled to admission to the
hospital, he was refused There is another
side to this story, undoubtedly; but be
that as it may, the poor fellow ought to
be cared for
Grave fears are entertained for the
safety of the peach crop. 1t is believed
that the earlier which are the best varieties,
are entirely cut off In some localities the
buds were on the point of bursting into
bloom. Many of the plum trees were white
with full-blown blossoms. A snow storm
would have wrought no serious consc.
quenccs; but slcety rainfall and freeze,
have, it is believed, worked general havoc.
From this time forth until the new Cir
cult Judges are elected, Judge Dougherty
will fill the bench in Alexander county. AT
arcccnt conference between him and Judges
Crawford and Harker. Judge Dougherty
was assigned the Counties Of Union, Alex
ander, Pulaski and Franklin, Judge Har
ker has been assigned the counties Of John
son Massac, Hardin, aud, conformity with
Judge Crawford, Pope county Judg,
Crawford takes the other counties Of th
circuit
Some time ago We publicly appeale,
to the oversccr Of the poor to increase tn
allowance to old AUNT Han Lee and Bill
from one dollar and quarters week to tw
and half The allowance was prompt
increased to two dollars per week. but "
did not learn the fact until recently. Will
coarse ediblcs--bread, meat and vegetable
can b, bought at present low prices, tn
wretahel old creatures need moi suffer, II
deed, after living for many months Of (
$l,25, the sum Of S? will furnish them Il
apparent abundance.
We hear rumors to the effect that
walking match will soon come oil in Carr
We have Qgiie number Of gentlemen
the city who entertain no doubt Of the
ability to walk II hundred miles IN twcnl
four hours. We have quite u number
other gentlemen who are equally conhdc
that the irsl named gentlemen can do |
such thing; and these Numerically opp
site convictions threaten to cvcntuatc in
, walking "ma,ch against time The r
NOR that Professor William Lee will und,
take to walk fourth OF Il mile in four da