The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-16

and equal to the demands of the occasion
Tickets for the ball and reception in
honor Of General U. s. Grant, have been
placed on sale at O'Haras drug store Blu.
der's jewelry store and F. Korsmeyer'.
cigar store. This is done to enable those
holding invitations, to conveniently supply
themselves with tickets during the day
and to thus avoid delay that may be Incl
dent to the rush in the evening.
j. B. Mayham, Esq, of Murphysboro,
arrived in the city yesterday, and will re-
main to participate in the ball and recep.
ton of this evening. Democrats in all
parts of the district are strongly in favor of
making Mr.. Mayham our next state sena-
tor lie is gentleman of ability, of great
personal popularity, and would serve his
party and people faithfully and intelIi-
gently
The lady managers of the st. Joseph
church fair, will furnish meals during the
day and evening, at the low price of
twenty-five cents The menu will &c found
to embrace most toothsome luxurles with
an abundance Of substantlals, including, of
course, a supply of most excellent Mocha,
Java and Rio coffee. The table is spread
in the hall Of the IIibernian engine house.
The brick dwelling, occupied by NJ.
B. Harrell's family, can now be rented by
agood tenant. 1t contains nine rooms, has
recently been painted, grained and papcred
throughout, and is one Of the pleasantest
and most conveniently arranged homes in
the city. Possession can be obtained May
list. Apply, mean while, to Mr.. NJ. J. How
ley, or on the premises.
Hon. VIM. Hartzell, the predecessor
of Capt. Thomas, as our representative in
congress, arrived m Cairo yesterday and
participated in the Democratic conference
invited by the congressional central COM
mittee. Aside from the friends made
through his prudence and industry as a
representative, Mr.. Hartzel has hosts of
friends, of all shades of politics, in every
community in the Eighteenth district
A very perccptible dash of hail accom-
panied the rain, between the hours Of and
10 o'clock, last night. For an interval Of
half hour or more succeeding this dash the
rain came down as plentifully and almost
as noisly as 'the waters at Lodore' 1t
poured, and was perfectly merciless on the
remnant of hope left of far skies and navi-
gable highways for to-day's doings in
Cairo.
The recent rains have had a fine effect
upon the wheat crop. Gentlemen from
different portions of southern and central
Illinois, with whom we conversed yester-
day, inform us that the prospects Of mag
nticent crop were never more encouraging.
Added to largely increased acreage the
excellent condition Of the crop augurs well
for the "hardy tillers of the soil and en-
courages very pleasant anticipations of
bursting granaries' and 'plethoric purses"
The Mayor has appointed special
police force, strong enough, in conjunction
with the regular force to quiet turmoil and
prevent disturbances in any part Of the,
city. But as everybody will come to Cairo
in a compacent mood genial and good
natured, the police, we opine, will have but
little service to perform, But the extra
force is, as Mrs. Toodles remarked about
the cofins, ga handy thing to have" about
the city,
T. F. Bouton, of the Jonesboro Gazette,
and member of the Democratic state central
committee was in the city, Yesterday in
consultation with the Democratic congress.
sional committee and other leading Demo
crvts who had been invited to attend the
committees meeting. Bouton is one of the
ingram Democrats of southern Illinois, is
hard worker, and publishes one of the
best and most reliable Democratic weekly
papers that reach our exchange table.
The report recently telegraphed from
Cairo to the effect that the fruit had been
killed in Southern Illinois, lacks, we are
glad to say, the essential element OF truth
The fruit is neither killed nor seriously in
jured. In the low lands strawberry blooms
have been blighted to some extent; but the
peach crop promises an abundant yield. |
Indeed, now that we may consider ourselves
'out of the woods Of climatic dangers, we
are counting upon one of the most album
dant yields Of fruits, produced in
Southern Illinois for many years.
The committee of arrangements have
asked us to request our citizens to display
from their residences or business houses,
such flags, banners, notices or Transparent
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