The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-04

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Matt Fulton is the river editor of The
BULLETIN.
Several bets have been made here that
Grant would be nominated on the first bal.
lot at the Chicago convention.
The entire length of the new county
road is now in passable condition, it hay
ing been rendered so by recent improve
ments.
Other counties have taken the lead in
instructing for Hon. John II. Oberly for
governor of Illinois. Let Alexander county
not stand back to-day, but "go and do
likewise
Although this is not the business
season of the year, the business boom in
Cairo still swings ahead like staunch ship
that has all the ocean before it, with no fear
of shipwreck and choice of port.
The Vienna Weekly Times says The
Democrats OF Johnson county are very
much in favor of the Hon. John II. Oberly
being the next governor OF this state, and
ready to put their shoulder TO the wheel in
his behalf"
johnson, Jackson, Massac, Franklin,
Logan and other counties have instructed
for Hon. John II. JOberly for governor of
Illinois Let Alexander county, (his old
home, for which he has done so much not
forget him to-day.
The Hibernian Fire company have ap-
pointed committee Of five 10 wait upon
the merchants and citizens to solicit sub
scriptions to aid them in making their
Fourth of July celebration the grandest of
its kind ever given iethe city.
While in Pope county few days ago
We learned to a CERTAINTY that the Demo
cratic county convention of that county
which meets tomorrow would instruct for
Hon. Jno. II. Oberly for governor and Hon.
Thos. w. Halliday for congress.
After midnight last night we received
the communication OF Mr. F. E. Albright,
and publish it because in it, the gentle
man defends his personal character and
DOES NOT show disposition to dictate to
the convention which meets this afternoon
For the benefit of those who are in
need OF the information, We will say that
while not absent from the city, nobody
writes for these columns but ourself and
hence nobody need take upon himself the
credit or blame for anything which appears
in The BULLETIN,
The temperance ladies Of Cairo have
organized themselves into fire brigade
with Capt Williams as their chief com
mander, for the purpose Of furnishing ice
water and hot coffee to the jealous fremen
who work so molly during the raging Of
fires here.
Prof Sample-the horse tamer-states
that he has a class of twelve and desires
them, and as many others as wish to join,
to assemble at his tent this evening at five
o'clock, sharp for the purpose of receiving
administrations. Entire satisfaction guar
ranteed or no pay.
There Is not q man in the Eighteenth |
congressional district who has done more
etiectual service, both on the stump and |
through his journal, than Hon. Jno H. |
Oberly, and there is none whom the DEM
ocratlc party has more lily paid. Let our
people to-day remember that he deserves
vigil at the hands Of the Democracy, aud |
instruct for him.
The Hibernan fire company last night
concluded to celebrate the fourth of July in |
a manner creditable 10 themselves and |
worthy of the occasion and will petit |
ton the city council for the use OF St. |
Mary's park and spare no effort to |
make the affair sufficiently attractive to
everybody in this aud the adjoining coun,
ties. Horse races, fire works, refreshments, |
dancing aud almost every other
means Of pleasure will be on hand.
In Golconda, a day or two ago, we
were offered "Lctta' cigar which, We
were informed, was named after Miss Letta
Corlis, the daughter Of Mr.. George Cor.
lis Of this city. The lid of the box which
contains these cigars is graccd with a hand.
some picture, said TO be that of Miss I.etta,
'sNd we were CONFIDENTLY informed that it
was to get sight of it that caused the
great demand for tie cigars. 1t is an excel
lent five cent cigar and general favortc
along the Ohio, between Golconda and
Paducah
The Mt. Carmel Register, published in
Wabash county, contains the following
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