The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-03

| our MIDST curing tue p"e' ~" uass 'e'' W.
Metropolis yesterday
The first crop of new tobacco, raised in
Ballard county, was yesterday bought by
Messrs. Penn & Henderson. II is of an ex-
celent quality, and was raised by Mr.
George Reeves, whose farm is near Wick
life.
"A lecture preparatory to the commun
ion, to be administered in the Presbyterian
church at eleven o'clock, a. m. to-day, was
delivered by Rev, George last night, and
was we'll attended. Services IN the evening
as usual.
We call theattention Of our readers to
the notice of Mr.. Hugh Barton, published
in this mornings special lo,al column,
His scheme is one that commends itself to
our advertisers and will undoubtedly meet
with their favor.
Mr.. L. P. Wilcox, of Anna, whose
stepson was drowned in the Ohio river
about three miles above this city, on Thurs
day evening last, was in the city yesterday
and offers q reward OF twenty-five dollars
for the recovery of the remains
The large ice house below the St.
Charles hotel, owned, we believe, by Messrs.
Huse Loomis & Co., is about to take q
tumble" and men have for several days been
engaged in the attempt to thwart its de.
signs, but with little apparent success.
Elsewhere in this issue the Ladies
Aid society of the Methodist church an
nounces that an oyster supper will be given
for the benefit of the Methodist church, in
Temperance hall, on the next Thursday
evening Besides oysters all tile delicacies
OF the season will be served.
This Sunday evening, Mr.. j. Foster,
assisted by the well-known mediums, j.
Nelson Jefferson and Miss May Edwards,
will give a seance at the Athneum. The
tests will be given with all the impressive
mystery of the seance room A small ad-
mission fee will be charged at the door to
detray expenses.
The sermon of Dr.. Talmage, at the
BROOKLYN Tabernacle last Sunday, was a
powerful attack on Mormonism. He ap-
pealed in a stirring manner to the govern
ment and the people to destroy the evil
either by arbitration, peaceful proclamation
or by cannon and ball. Some Of his argu-
ments were very forcible, and the conclud-
ing portion of the sermon, unlike Talmage,
contained touches of rare pathos. The dis
course. if it accompishes nothing more,
will set the people to thinking upon this
greatly neglected subject.
We have the highest Greenback au
thority for it, viz; the word of Mr. Henry
Winter, that Mr.. Sueeter the Greenback
candidate for gubernatoral honors in this
state, and Mr. STEELE, will both put in an
appearance IN this city on the eth inst, and
tell our people whats what In other
words, these gentlemen will discuss the
financial question in manner peculiarly
their own and give the voters many new
points" They will speak from the Tenth
street stand, and being men Of prominence
will doubtless be favored by large audi
ence.
A number of Leyee merchants, appre-
ciating the good music Of the Comique
band, and the liberality with which they
have dispensed it, have signiied their will
ingness to contribute enough to the bands
benefit fund to enable them 10 purchase a
handsome parade suit for each Of the mem
bcrs. Accordingly the members went IN
body to Lehniny s. Cobler's tailor shop
and had their measures taken, which were
sent to Cincinnati to have the suits made
to order. The suits are expected TO arrive
by week from next Tuesday, just one day
before the next Democratic parade.
Yesterday forenoon while a gentleman
named William Green, of Pulaski county,
was driving over the cross cvee, seated on
load of hay with his little son at his side,
his horses became frightened at an APP
preaching Illinois Central train and jump
ing suddenly aside, threw Mr. Green and
his son from the wagon. The boy, falling
on his head, was stunned and lay as il
dead for some time and Mr.. Green was
severely bruised. When he arrived at Mr.
Metcalfs store he presented a horrible
sight. His face was considerably cut and
his hair and whiskers were matted with
blood
Henry Ward Bcechcr will enter the
field in few days and make number OF
political speeches. He visited the Repub'
ican headquarters in New York on Satur'
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