The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-03

for Halliday Bros, and did not cause the
arrest of his assailant.
-Messrs. Frank Metcalf, George Frazier,
Frank Walker and Guy Morse, who left
Yesterday morning, for Beech Ridge, on a
coon hunt and electioneering tour CON-
bined, will return to-day.
The amount of fines assessed against
criminals during last month by our three
justices is seven hundred and seventy-seven
dollars. Of this amount about ten per
cent. was collected.
The BOOSTERS will meet with the young
men of the Third ward in the Hibernian's
engine house, tonight at which time and
place Hancock and English club named
the "Sweepers,' will be organized. Thus
the good work goes steadily on.
When, upon inquiry after young
lady's health, we learn from her own lips
that she is nicely" we know that she was
born in New England, and that she would
be "purty well" out west, and "tolerable'
in the south.
A thousand pounds Of note, letter
statements and bill-heads, Quaker City
best papers in the market, pure linen fibre,
pure Irish linen, white and colored poster,
light and heavy linen, azure, yellow,
cream, ETC., just received at THE BULLETIN
Office.
The flower garden Of Mr.. Jno. Sproat
is one OF the most magnificent in this or
any other city He has spent much time
and money upon it and not without effect
for it is very justly the pride of the neigh
borhood in which he lives.
No flag pole will be erected in the
custom house yard before the election. The
Republicans have decided to turn that job
over to the Democrats after election-well
knowing that the "copper-heads" will have
possession of the custom house after that
time.
Father Maher, Catholic priest who
came here a short time ago from Paducah,
KY, and being an invalid, entered the hospit'
81, died suddenly and Unexpectedly yester,
day evening at about seven o'clock, He had
been tenderly cared for by the sisters; was
able to stand drive occasionally, and was
expected to be entirely recovered in short
time. He passed away very quietly.
We have it from tolerable good author
ity that the material of the Cairo Evening
Sun was yesterday sold to the Messrs. Joy
who will issue the first number under the
head of THE News this evening What MI
Davis will devote himself to in the future
we do not know; but hope that he will re.
main in our midst and wish him success In
whatever he may engage.
1t may sound strange to say So bu
tbs a fact, that two souls with but single
thought were made one flesh and blood il
the most approved manner, by Squire Os
born yesterday forenoon. The couple hailed
from Missouri. The lady's name wa
Delphia May aged twenty-one years
and the gentlemans name was John Brown
and was twenty-five years old. After tn,
ceremony the couple took an excursion OF
the ferryboat for the Missouri shore.
A number of negroes, some of then
from Missouri and Others employees Of on
Of our river crafts, got into an argumen
about politics on the corner of Fourteenth
and Washington yesterday and were abou
to exchange blows when the angel of peace
Mr.. Joe Roneker, quoted the mop. Til
difficulty arose from the fact that some O
the darkeys were Democrats and expresse,
their opinions little too freely to satisf
tueIT IepuUllCdu llstcucls'
Harry Walkers Comique showed las
night to an immense house and to an ar
preciative audience. A number OF nev
stars among whom may be mentioned Cor
ners and Mcbride and the Campbell sister
made their first appearance on the Cair
stage and gave unbounded satisfaction
The Comique, under the wide.awake mar
agement Of Mr. Walker, is prospering an
deserves to be literally patronized SO Ion
as it is conducted IN the quiet and orderl
manner it now is.
On tomorrow morning Mr.. Cha
Pffferling will have on tap some more {
his celebrated xxx Saltwater beer for tt
benefit of an appreciative public A sp,
cial received in this city last night, frol
Dr.. Tanner, conveys the intelligence that |
will arrive here Immediately after his for,
days fast to regain his powers and form,
proportions on Charley's beer. That |
will not be disappointed is the general We
dict of the best physicians, who pronounc
the beer the purest ia the market and ne