The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-24

pump watering his fathers horse, the ami
NAL became frightened at something, and
jumping aside, threw him to the ground,
breaking one of his arms. He was at once
taken to his home and physician sum-
moned who set the broken member.
SADDLE Rocks at A. T. DeBaun's, SO
Ohio levee.
Capt. VIM NJ. Williams, yesterday
evening received, from Chicago, several very
handsome samples of Hancock and Eng
lish suits, but the boys being pretty well
supplied with such articles the firm send,
ing them will not be very apt to make
stake" out OF our boys.
The sidewalk railing on second street,
back of the Illinois passenger depot, was
| knocked down three or four weeks ago by
a runaway horse and is still down. A person
falling from the walk at that place is sure
to break a limb and stands tlattering
chance of breaking his neck-wherefore we
call the attention of the city authorities
thereto.
The water in the Upper Mississippi is
getting quite thin, and in many places the
bottom of the river is unpleasantly near
the top to GAINESVILLE there is four feet
and to Keokuk but little more above
Keokuk, about 81 feet large. Below ST.
Louis the channel is still very ragged, and
boats meet with considerable trouble with
anything like fair load
Illinois, it is said, has 10000 colored
voters. The Republican party hassomereason
| to love the dear colored brother. But Repub'
llcaus don't fall madly enough in love with
the negro to give him any OF the offices
The Republican is only in favor OF giving
his colored brother the right to vote his
ticket. Yet the negroes really hold the bal
ance OF power in this state.
Fresh oysters by the can at A. 7.
DeBaun' at So Oeio Leyee.
During the month of July, just passed.
the Equitable Lite Assurance society PAID
policies as follows Five of 100000 one
of $4,000; seven of $1,000; two of $4,000;
five of $4,000; twenty-five of $4,000 and
under, and has not, and we think it safe to
say, never will, have contested claim on
its books. Read their double column ad-
vertisement on rnether page.
Mr.. c. Pink was expected home yester-
day hut did not arrive. He will now prob
badly come to-day. He has been to Eu-
rope visiting the principal cities Of both
England and Scotland, for the benefit of
his health. The employees in the express
Office here, in contemplation of his early re-
turn and out of personal regard for him,
have decorated his desk in the Office hand
somely with evergreens and furnished him
with nicely upholstered and comfortably
constructed arm chair.
-"Between the Acts cigarettes, whole
sale and retail, at F. Korsmeyer's.
The sprinkler belonging to Messrs.
Schwanity & Feuchter and employed in
sprinkling Washington avenue between
Sixth and Tenth streets, came near being
transmogrifed into smithereens yesterday
afternoon. The horses attached thereto be
came frightened at something and started
off at tear. running about the length Of
two squares, when the stout and cool de
termination of the driver and the substan
tial reius proved too much for them ant
they concluded TO resume their regula
duties submissively.
Yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs VIM
Scott were taking drive up Washington
avenue and were being followed by an
other colored man, also IN buggy. Whel
Scott turned down Nineteenth street anc
when about halt way between Washington
: avenue and Poplar street. the man behin
urged his horse forward in an attempt t
pass Scott But the animal reared ant
dashed forward and to one side so suddenly
that the vehicle turned over, dumping tn
= occupant out opon the street in manne
$ not exactly in accordance with the rules
: etiquette. But falling on his head, Il
: damage was done.
The general inactivity of the marrlag
bureau is made at least bearable by III
6 promise of lively time coming. TIL
number of popular young society belle
/. who are blossoming out with dazzin
o jeweled rings in the vicinity of the Ell
n gagement finger, bespeaks matrimoni'
/. boom for next fall as "big as a balloon
4 Summer evenings and romantic moonligl
walks and rides furnish Cupid with a
the tender hearts he can perforate with h
y tiny arrows of love. Autumn trosts ripe
and chrystalize them, and matrimony in
=. parts everlasting bliss-in some case
Il.