The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-27

while there met Miss Kate Howard who
had gone there some time before on visit
to relatives, and who accompanied them
back to Cairo. The party arrived yester-
day.
Some days ago a man promised to
bring Smith & Bros. load of watermel.
ons on certain day and at fixed price.
The man brought the melons to town on
that day, but sold them to another party
Smith Bros. thereupon sued him for
damage. The trial comes off in day or
two unless compromise is effected.
"A despatch from Mr.. S. Rosenwater,
received yesterday by the firm here, states
that he arrived in New York City on his
way home from Europe yesterday morn
ing and that, after purchasing goods there
and IN the other principle cities In the
east he will. make bee-line for home. He
is expected to arrive in about week.
The new residence Of Mr.. Aisthorpe.
on'the corner of seventh and Walnut streets
is assuming form and being pushed to
completion. The frame is already erected
and the lots are being filled up even with
the sidewalk. 1t promises, when finished,
to be an elegant building and credita-
bic addition to that part of the city.
One Robert Brown, q colored man, who
inhabits one of our numerous barracks, was
yesterday arrested on a warrant sworn out
by his mother-in.law, an aged and sensible
matron, and given trial before Squire Os-
born. He had used threatening language
to the old woman, and for this he was fined
five dollars and costs.
-Bncklayers are quite scarce in this city
at the present time. Mr, Henry Stout and
Others have been on the lookout for hand
lers of the burnt clay for several days, but
have not yet succeeded in finding the work
men sought for. A gentleman from Ken
lucky, whose name has slipped our mem
DRY, was also in the city yesterday in search
of brlck,layers.
--FoR SALE good counter well finish
ed. Apply at Alden's Job Office over
Taber's jewelry store.
The receipts of the ice cream sociable
given by the temperance association on the
evening of day before yesterday, amounted
to about twenty. mine dollars and the ex-
penses about twelve dollars. Considering
that the sociable was given more for enjoy
ment than with the object of starting
national bank, the amount cleared was
good enough"
-"Between the Auts'' cigarettes, whole
sale and retail, at F. Korsmeyer's.
"A horse attached to buggy started
on a wild run from some point Oh Poplar
street yesterday forenoon at about eleven
o'clock. He ran up Poplar street, strewing
the vehicle in numerous fragments along
the line of its wild career, and, running
down Twentieth street to Washington ave-
nue. he dashed up against the sidewalk,
turned, and continued up the avenue with
the shaft and one wheel until he arrived at
the court house, where, exhausted and
somewhat bruised, he was caught.
Mr.. Will Smyth, having attempted to
secure the presence, in this city, Of the
Hon. Chas. ?. Johnson, of st. Louis, to adj
dress the Democrats of this city. received
reply from that gentleman the other day
in which he regrets his inability to accept |
the invitation at the present time, but
promises to pay Cairo visit some time in
September. Mr.. johnson is one of the
most learned and eloquent lawyers of the
west; was at one time acknowledgements
of Missouri and is a probable candidate
for United States senator.
Another complimentary fair ticket, re-
ceived at this Office says: admit the edi-
tor Of THE CAIRO BULLETIN to the twenty
fifth annual fair of the Union County Agri-
cultural board at Jonesboro, etc." for
which We return thanks. The fair.we know,
will be one of the best held IN the state of |
Illinois, and whoever attends may depend |
upon having any courtesy extended
which is in the power of the gentle
manly managers TO render
Mrs. II. Floyd has opened school in
Turner hall, on Tenth street. and will teach |
all the primary branches taught in our pub
lie schools as well as the higher branches OF
mathematics, algebra, geometry, etc. Be-
ing master Of the English, Latin and
French languages she is able to impart a
thorough knowledge Of these to all desiring
to acquire the accomplishment Of writing
and speaking them correctly. She will also
teach music at reasonable rates.
The Argus of last night contains an