The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-05
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

attend the Msrdi Gras celebration there.
THE BULLETIN was favored with cal
yesterday from Mr.. II. E. Rankin, repre-
senting Fellows Medical Manufacturing
Company, of Montreal, Canada.
The Gardner house is within IA few
blocks of the business center Of Chicago
and is, confessedly, one of the best manag-
ed and most popular hotels in the west.
The Council night before last refused
to accept the liquor bond of Bill Scott, not
because ofinsuiicient security, but because
of the character of his house.
Who will be the next PRESIDENT No
body knows, but every smoker who has tried
them, knows that the "FaultesS," sold by
F. Korsmeyer, is the best five cent cigar
ever sold in this market,
A painter for some time in the employ
OF b, +. Blake, died in the hospital yester-
day. Some days ago he was taken with a
fit in the Reform Hall and was taken to the
hospital and his death is probably due in
part to these fits
If there is any person in or around
Cairo who wants new Piano Box Buggy,
or Phatou at bargain; workmanship
and material guaranteed, they can be &c
commodsted by calling at The BULLETIN
Office.
Scrip amounting to S25sS was
destroyed by burning in the council cham
Der night before last The amount Of in.
terest paid on new bonds last month of
which the coupons were destroyed,is $25,93.
Joseph A. Lullck's Dramatic Alliance,
supporting Harry Webber in the famous
French romance, by Adolph D'Ennery, Of
Nip AMI Tuck" will appear at the Athcs
neum on Monday, the 26th of February.
Might before last some constituencies
rascal entered the Jail yard and took
possession OF lot of meat that Jailcr Cain
had hung out there for future use Andy
feels the loss keeny, as he had anticipated
many a ,oothsome meal in which that meat
WAS to have figured prominently.
The council at its last meeting decided
to gravel Eighth street at the earliest posi-
bic day. This decision will doubtless fill
the hearts Of the merchants on that street
with joy, they having been greatly iucon,
venienced Of late on account Of its wretched
condition.
The Republican National convention
will be held in the Chicago Exposition
building, Quarters IN the Gardner house
(loCated in the immediate vicinity are al
ready in active request The establishment
has ample capsclty for the accommodation
Of three hundred guests.
The following facts, which were not
published with the council proceedings.
will be found of interest to our readers.
The amount Of money collected ON license
during the month OF January was $i,J65,00,
the amount OF fines collected, including
back fines, S03.45; amount of taxes turned
over by Sheriff Hodges, $9,0S9 SO, and the
amount OF money now in the treasury is
$2A3930l
Having made early purchases IN oil
classes OF dry goods, previous to the recent
advance, We IRE prepared to offer induce
mcnts TO the cash trade which no other
house eau offer. DO not delay your pur.
chases at all, goods will certainly be much
higher, We solicit an inspection of stock
and prices. STUART, Eighth street
Although the law requires that AN in.
quest shall be held on all pcrs MS who CON
NIT suicid., etc, no inquest WAS held on
''"'"'l "'"SN "''aH NaHCy DToNn, who
died in her brothcl day before Yesterday
from the effect oftaking poison. We have
not seen Coroner Fitzgerald, and hence DO
not know why This usual cercmony was
omitted, but suppose it was because there
was no necessity for it, It was very clear
case of suicide; no doubts being entertain
ed by any one rs to the cause Of her death.
An inquest upon the body would have been
a luxury which would have cost the county
IN the neighborhood Vt thirty dollars.
For some time past il has been the
habit Of y number of tramps to gather at
certain place out side of the leyees and
Onild bond fires TO encamp for the night.
Day before Yesterday one of these made
ms appearance before Jailor Andrew Cainc,
ana exhibiting his les, displayed terrible
wound The flesh on the outer side of the
knee was entirely burnt away, laying the
bone bare Around the wound the nesh
was burnt TO a crisp aud backened. the
whole presenting horribl. appearance