The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-03

30 Iar rs known 10 US OUT salUOnS le-
ligiously obeycd the proclamation of the
mayor yesterday, and kept their front and
back doors securely closed from o'clock
in the morning till 7 at night.
Some constituencies villain day or two
ago, severely injured two cows belonging
respectively to Messrs. JnO. Hogan and g.
NJ. Alden, by cutting terrible CASH in
their backs, which appears TO have been IN
tiicted with an axe
Fourth street has been cut through
and the work of laying the sewer will soon
be commenced The sewer IL 10 be of
brick and will be made as near everlasting
as good workmanship can do it, 1t is eX.
pected that the street will again be open to
travel next week
A letter received in this city yesterday
by relative of Mr.. John Poor, from Don
COLA, states that that gentleman, who has
been very i'll, is slowly improving. MI
Poor Is quite well known here and news of
his improving health will be heard with
pleasure by his friends.
More stone curbing for Sixth street
has arrived and been placed upon the ground
READY for use. Sixth street, between the
avenue and levee, will soon be completed
according to the design of the city council,
and it will then undoubtedly be one Of the
very best stretches Of street in the city.
Dick Adams is a gentleman who visit
ed this city at the last republican turn out.
Desiring to carry torch in the procession,
he tied his horse to hitching post in front
of the Reform hall, When he returned for
the animal it was nowhere TO he found, and
although diligent search has been made
for it since, no trace of il has been fonnd,
Mr.. Herbert Harrell who is here be-
cause of the serious sickness OF his wife,
has brought his little boy with him who
was formerly very delicate but is now u
very healthy and bright little fellow. Mrs.
Harrell was very low last evening and no
better than she has been for the last few
days
On the eleventh inst, the Rought and
Ready Fire company will give another
sociable in their hall for the enjoyment Of
the families of the iremen and all others.
The sociable given by the company two
weeks ago was really one of the most
pleasant affair OF IT'S kind that has ever
taken place in this city and they propose
that the one on the nth shall, if possible,
outshine all former gatherings
Within the pas, few weeks we have
had complaint from a number Of our city
TO the effect that they had fail
Id to receive their paper. Our carriers as
sert that they delivered them rs usual, and
the only theory for the failure TO receive
them Is that they were stolen. Now,
while there are doubtless some in the city
who are too penurious to subscribe and pay
for paper, yet We give them fair warning
if we yet good case OF theft against them
for stealing any papers from oursubscribers,
We will make II cost them more than the
price of the paper for some years.
The funeral of Miss Meta Potter, who |
died at II 80 a. III. day before yesterday,
took place yesterday forenoon from her
parents residence, on Commercial avenue
near Eighth street Rev Whitaker con.
Quoted the services at the house, where q
large number OF friends OF the deceased
had congrcgated, after which the funeral
started for the train which took the re.
mains to Beech Grove, where they were
inferred with appropriate ceremonies. Miss
Metn was one Of our most popular young
ladies, and she will Dc greatly missed by
her numerous young friends, large num-
Der of whom attended her funeral in q
body.
The Rochester astronomical society an
that the comet discovered by Pre-
iessor Swift, on Sunday last, promises 10
become very brilliant. 1t is coming almost
straight toward the earth, and 80 its posi-
ton in the heavens changes slowly. II is
ia the constellation Pegasus, which is over
head at about o'clock in the evening II
seems to be throwing otfa brilliant tail,
which will become visible to the naked eye
as i, swings into the neighborhood of the
sua. lfthis comet fulflls its present prom
ise, 1t will be a magnificent object in the
cop$ug winter evenings. Some ofthe A.
.rSnomers, il seems, suspect that this may
be the great cometthat blazcd with extraor-
binary splendor in the western sky just be-
tore the war of 1919.
The advantages gained by the forecasts
OF weather given by the meteorological
bureau are great, but SOLVER asks for
more" When storm forms its course can