The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-13
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.


: --Jailer Cain had his chain gang out
yesterday, doing service on Commercial
avenue.
Postmaster George Merit, of Mound
City, was circulating among our people
, yesterday.
Quite a number Of Cairo people attend
ed the Mound City Ferry Benefit ball, given
IN Stokes hall, last night.
| When the special sanitarians complete
| their reports, upon which they are now en-
gagged their services will be dispensed with.
Mrs. P. II. Pope,of Chicago, arrived in
this city by Illinois Central, yesterday after
noon. She was summoned here, we are
| told, on account of the sickness of her sister,
Mrs. Bainbridge Taylor.
"A faithful assistant" This is what
the nurses term Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup. 1t
! is the best assistant as it will prevent q
"crying-spell" of the baby.
The special election for County Judge
| in Pulaski county, tofll the vacancy occa-
| stoned by the death of Judge Brown, was
an exceedingly tame affair Judge Smith
was elected without opposition.
The Thistewood warehouse, above the
City Mills, is being converted into an eleva-
tor by Mr., Gallagher, for the handling and
Storage OF his wheat Mr.. A. Fraser is do
ing the sheet-irop and tin work.
Among the names recently added to the
pledge at the Reform club rooms, are the
following: John B. Mooney, d. Dowd, E
L. Fleming. J. C. Hutchinson, Feylix King
John Ainsworth and N. G. Maxwell,
If you intend to travel either for pleas
ure or profit be certain to protect yourself
against the changes of diet and water, by
having with you DR.. Bulls Baltimore pill
and using them in time to prevent the dis
orders usually resulting from such changes
Joseph Watson, of Graves couty Ken
tueky, passed through the city, yesterday
en- route for Jonesboro. He had a pateh
churn and bee hive, which were very in
genious devices. He proposes to exhibi
them at the different fairs.
Harry Walker has had printed, rule
governing the employees of the Theatre
= Comique that shows a determination on
his part to keep his establishment up to q
very high standard. His present troupe is
said to be the best Of the kind ever brought
to Cairo.
One of the brightest, freshest and most
fragrant bouquets we have seen this season,
Vas that which was presented to us yester-
day, by Mrs. Samuel Waters, who gathered
it from the carefully cultivated grounds
about her homelike home. 1t was an alb
solutc marvel in point of fragrance.
Thompson Dean, the animal that was
beaten by Harlem, in this city, on the 4th
of July, took the purse for the mile dash at
the Metropolis races, last week. As Thomp-
son was the hindmost horse in Cairo
and the winner of the Massac purse, it is
fair to assume that the Cairo races brought
out the fastest animals in the country.
About one o'clock yesterday morning,
Charles Schmidt Norwegian, about
twenty-threc years Of age, and laborcr,
fell from barge in tow of the tug Cache,
whilelying at wharf-boat No, anddrowned.
Mr.. Schmidt is said to have been man of
very fair education. Although he had
been in the city some time he had but
veay few intimate acquaintances
One of the health guards informed us
yesterday that not more than one in twenty
Ave of the incoming passengers on our rail
roads have the required health certificates,
that not few of those who are questioned,
throw themselves back on their dignity, be-
come insulted and deny the right of any
corporation to put any such restrictions or
conditions on travellers. But the question
ing goes on all the same
AT no time, within the past two years,
have our police courts been so steady
thronged with unwilling and willing visi
tors. There seems to be an epidemic OF
ill humor, especially among the colored
people There have been no serios disturb
ances during the week past, but qnanels
and fights have been ofdaily, almost hourly
occurrence. Since whisky is not to blame,
the cause is predetermined,
One Of our citizens who lives on the
outskirts. is regular patron Of the melon
market. On his way home, Of an evening
he buys melon. The melon is placed in
the delivery wagon, the citizen takes seat
by the driver, and both melon and citizen
are put down at their point of destination
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