The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-01

The team belonging to Mr.. Dick
nurd, ran away yesterday morning They
started from the lower part of the city
somewhere, and came up Washington ave-
nue. and then down Sixth street toward
Walnut. No damage was done that we
could learn.
Word was night before last sent to the
police headquarters that stranger chad
fallen from the sidewalk on Eighth street,
back of the Vincent building, and had
been killed by the fall. Chief Robinson at
once repaired to the spot and found HIM,
as he says, really dead-drunk. He had
sustained no injuries.
The enterprising firm of swoboda &
Schultze will shortly commence the erec-
ton of handsome and commodous brick
business house on the site where they are
at present doing business. The building
will have fftyfeet front ;be seventy-five feet
deer. and will have the effect of materially al
tering the appearance of the neighborhood'
The following is the criminal business
transacted by Judge Olmstedl yesterday
Chas. Cooper, for striking fellow being,
plead guilty, and was fined five dollars and
costs Henry Terrell and VIM. Johnson, for
disorderly conduct, were also fined five dol
lars and costs. Besides these, two DRINKS
were disposed of, with fine OF two dollars
and costs each.
The many friends Of Mr. John Koehler
will regret TO learn that his daughter,
Miss Annie, is in danger OF losing one of
her eyes. The eye has been enhamed for
some time and Mr.. Koehlcr employed the
best skill in this city to effect cure, but
without avail. A few days ago he accom-
panied her to Union City where he procur-
cd the services Of an eminent occulist, but
that gentleman entertains no hope of effect
ing cure.
--Messrs. Stone & Marshall, who are en-
gagged in the publishing business, arrived
in our city last evening from St. Louis
They came here for the purpose Of pub
fishing classified business directory, tele
phone exchange, railway guide and hand
book of useful information for Cairo. They
have issued works in all the principal cities
in northern Illinois and Indiana, and will
call upon our business men at once and ex-
plain to them fully the nature of their
work.
On the evening of day before yesterday
two men knocked at the door of the resi-
dence of Father Masterson and
asked for something 10 eat. After
their wants had been satisfied
they continued to linger about the premises
without any apparent cause, and yesterday
morning the Father made the discovery
that his horse had been stolen. The sup
position is that the fellows who begged the
| food stole the animal, since their where
abouts in the city has not been discovered.
Collins grand excursion to New Or
leans and Texas will leave Cairo tomorrow
morning. Tickets are now on sale by J.
II. Jones, ticket agent, at the Illinois Cen
trail railroad Office. The excursionists are
to leave st. Louis to-day. No such oppor.
tunity for visiting the gay Crescent City has
ever yet been offered, and any one, DESTROYS
of visiting the south at the best season of
the year, will becertain to take advantage
1t. Tickets are good going south only
on the excursion train, returning are good
on any train during the next two weeks
The regular meeting for December of
the Womans Club and Library Association
will be held at the Library room, on We'd
nesday, December 1st The Board Of Trus-
tees will meet at 2 o'clock. The associa-
ton will meet at 8 o'clock, and the literary
exercises will begin at half-past 3. The
latter will include sketch Of the Eighth
Congress of Women at Boston, by Mrs. II
II. Candee. A full attendance of members is
desired at the business meetings, and the
public is cordially invited to the literary
exercises.
Mr.. Vim. II. Hotchkiss, man of much
experience in railroad work, has the con
tract for building the inclines of the Mobile
g. Ohio railway here, and has been push
ing the work with considerable energy, al
though the unfavorable weather has con
siderably hindered its progress. lie in
forms US that the incline across the river
on which work was commenced day before
yesterday, will be seventeen hundred fee
in length, and will be finished by Januar,
1st, 1881. The incline on this side Of TIN
river will be fifteen hundred and fifty fee
in length, and be completed February 1st
} The work was somewhat hndered by III,
delay of an engine, which had to be pro
cured from New York, but it is now steadi
A. 4 IL. 4.