The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-01

the hall tonight,
The chain gang yesterday did good
work, under the direction of our health
officer, on Nineteenth, Twentieth and Pop
lar streets, opening up the sewers which
had been clogged up,
Mr.. Geo. Becker, having purchased a
dwelling on Tenth street, near Cedar, is hay
ing the same thoroughly repaired and, it is
said, will soon occupy ltalthough he at
present is an unmarried man.
--."Between the Acts" cigarettes, whole
sale and retail, at F. Korsmeyer's.
If you have symptoms of chisls or jaun-
dice, or bilious complaints of any kind, go
to Geo. O IIara and buy Forbes Liver
Pad, No. 1. LISA sure cure if worn accord
ing to directions. Ask for Forbes Pad
Price, $1.00.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
has made further reduction for those de-
string to attend the Democratic mass meet
ing at Du Quoin Sept Sd. The fare has
been placed at $3.50 for round trip for this
occasion.
Parties desiring to 60 to Dixon Springs
can obtain reduced rates on application at
general Ticket office of the Cairo and Vim
cennes railway, and can arrange for convey
ances from Vienna. Leaving Cairo at 8
am, passengers reach the springs at 0 am.
The coroner's jury which sat on the
| body OF John futile, who was killed on the
| incline of the Illinois Central railroad night
before last, acquitted the railroad of all
blame-at least it did not charge the road
with neglect in the matter.
Col. Dan Rice expects his small boat,
which he lately purchased in Memphis as
an advance courier, to arrive in this city
some time this week. From here it will
be taken to Mound City, where the Ham
bleton Bros. will give it the necessary re-
pairs.
"A real beauty eta delivery wagon, the
property of our enterprising butcher, Mr..
Fred Koeher, yesterday made its appear
ance on our streets and attracted the adj
hiring gaze of everybody. 1t is substanti-
ally and neatly constructed and highly
polished, and is drawn by fleet footed and
spirited animal, which sports new harness
of the latest approved pattern. The wagon
is fair sample of the WORK done by Mr..
John Major,
One Clara Baird a colord woman,
was yesterday brought into Justice Ohm
sted's court, charged with assault to murder
the charge being preferred by Belle
Hampton, another colored woman. The
evidence showed that Belle had thrown
pieces of iron at Clara and that lady, OBJ
jecting to being pelted on general prin
ciple, lent especially Directing to being
pelted with iron, had stationed herself in
her door with pistol in hand and
had commanded Belle, under penalty OF
death, to desist throwing in the future
This was turn in affairs which Miss Belle
did not appreciate and hence, doubtless for
spite, caused the arrest aforesaid. The
case was dismissed.
Squire. Comings kindly informs US, in a
round about way that he has succeeded in
getting Mr.. Thoms to bring suit against
us for libel on occount OF the conversation
with Memphis man, published in The
BULLETIN, some weeks ago. We appreci-
ate the Squire's efforts in the libel line
and, if it were not beyond his jurisdiction,
would be glad to benefit him pecuniarily
by having the trial Of the Thoms case
brought into his court. It is said that,
'every neighborhood has its gos-
slpping old woman to carry the
| news anu create strife among nelgnOOTs,
and we have, since Seeing that
Memphis man. we are glad to
say, learned that he was a shameless prevari-
Gator; that Mr.. Thoms has been for several
years prosperous business man of Mem
phis, staying at his post through the dan
gers OF vicissitudes of the past three years,
and has there laid the foundation for for
tune. We are glad to do him justice and
Join with his numerous Cairo friends in
wishing him abundant success in all his I'm.
notwithstanding libel suits against
| US.
Kirk Horn and Ethan Tally are two
darkies who reside, each under their re-
spective vine and fig trees, near the Missis-
sippi levee, and whose love for each other
IN days of yore was matter Of daily COM
ment among the Deighbors. But this state
Of affairs was not destined to last and their
love was changed to hatred in the follow
| inc, n,opuor. Horn had rncnivol +, con