The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-22


like Korsmeyer's five cent cigar since it
has attained reputation which is "equal-
ed by few and surpassed by none" 1t is
known by all who ever used one Of them
to be what it is represented to be and
never to vary in quality. Mr.. Korsmeyer is
the sole manufacturer of this cigar and has
succeeded in building up an enviable trade
with it,
Saloon doors are closed in Memphis on
Sundays, in obedience to the Sabbath ordi-
nance, but IN Massachusetts they have a
different rule There the Sunday law now
orders open windows all day long, All
curtains, wooden screens, stained glass or
ground glass doors and windows must
come down or stand aside, so that every
body can see what is going down within
This is a novel method to bring about the
restrictions of temperance,
The Democratic senatorial convention
of this district will meet at Murphysboro
on Thursday, July Sth, and it is now high
time that some of our good men advance
and announce themselves tor the office. AS
we have repeatedly said, Alexander county
is entitled to the representative and since
this district is surely Democratic there is
no excuse for the present backwardness Of
our men. Unless some OF our men an
nounce themselves soon, Union county will
carry off the prize.
"A number of our merchants have OF
late commenced taking the proper amount
of interest in the picnic to be given by the
Hibernian Fire company on the 9th and
9th proximo and are endeavoring to raise a
purse sufficiently large to induce those own.
ing fast ANIMALS in Missouri and Kentucky
to bring them over on that day. If the
purse is made up and the matter is sutii.
GENTLY advertised we will have more
strangers here on the coming Fifth than
we have ever had at any Fourth Of July
celebration.
Sunday evening, while standing in
front of The BULLETIN office, gentleman
accostcd us, saying, while he pointed to
lighted room in the third story of the Gus
tom house building, that the Radicals were
holding meeting How do you known
we asked him. "Why, can't you sme.
them?' said he. 1t is needless to say that
without reply or word of warning, we
kicked that man through the top of his
hat. He was not to be found in the city
yesterday, and the general supposition is
that he is still upward bound
A colored man named Albert Wilson.
about two weeks ago stepped upon nail,
the point Of which entered the heshy part
Of the sole OF his foot. He neglected to
treat it properly and walked about attend
ing to his daily duties until last Friday,
when he was taken with the lockjaw. Or,
Parker was called, but too late to render
the unfortunate man any assistance. He
died last night at about o'clock, not hav-
ing eaten a particle since Friday. HeAsiea
in destitute circumstances and petitions
were circulated last night to obtain the
necessary money to defray funeral ex-
penses.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 10Th inst.
contains the following kindly notice of Hon.
Jno. II. Oberly, which shows that he has not
been forgotten in his old home: "Mr.
John II. Oberly, who served his apprentice
ship to the printing business in this city, is
The nominee OF the Democratic party OF H.
inois for the Office of secretary of state. He
has represented Alexander county in the
Legislature and served as mayor of Cairo
with credit to himself and satisfaction to
his constituents, and should he be elected to
the position for which he is now candi-
date the state will have occasion to con.
graduate herself on securing faithful and
efficient officer"
Yesterday morning while engaged in
writing one OF our usual spicy political
tens, one of our old citizens rushed in up
IN US and commenced relating sad story.
One of our census cnumerators he said,
lad found 4 little girl ten or twelve years
old who had no name. He asked the
mother 10 let HIM christen the little one
She consented, aud the unoiieusive and de.
enseless little creature was christened
Garfield" We were mute with astonish.
nent and could find no words to express
'ur surprise until our informant had
eft the office. AT late hour last
hight we visited the child and found it
till living and doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances aud the
lame.
Although the Ilibernian Fire company
5 exerting itself in trying to make the cele.