The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-18

the Kentucky shore, have of late become
quite resort for pleasure parties.
Mr.. ]. w. Stewart, who has been out
of town and sojourning in different cline
during month or two for the benefit OF
hishealth, returned yesterday afternoon. AL
though he still looks feeble he says that
he feels much better than he did when he
went away.
Posters, Bills, Cards, Bill Heads, Let
ter Heads, Envelops, ETC., over Taber's on
Commercial avenue. Alden's job office
The flag pole at the Tenth street stand
is to be properly rugged for the benefit OF
both Republicans and Democrats. . COL
Jas. S. Rearden, chairman of the Demo
cratic central committee, and Mr. c. N.
Hughes, chairman of the Republican COM
mittee, have agreed to do the work Jointly.
Judge Yocum performed the first mar
rage ceremony during his judgeship at the
court house yesterday. The couple were
from Missouri and insisted that he should
marry them. County Clerk Humm and
Sheriff Jack Hodges were the witnesses,
and number of eager lookers-on were
present.
The North Cairo Hancock and Eng
fish club is requested to meet at the court
house at o'clock sharp, tonight to perfect
arrangements which will enable it to at
tend the barbecue at Mound City on Thurs
day. The uniforms will be on hand.
BEN ROBINSON, Sec.
A letter received from Ireland by Mr..
Jas. Graney, yesterday morning, conveys the
intelligence that the mother of Will Smyth
died there short time ago. She lived in
Ballygar, county Galway, and her funeral,
SO says the letter, was the gvandest that has
occurred, in that part of the country.
Thirty priests oficiated in the ceremony.
Mr.. Smyth's father died some years ago
while on visit to this country.
Mr.. W. E. Gholson, the dry goods
merchant, has purchased the property
formerly belonging to Mr.. E. F. Davis, but
latterly to Messrs. Shredder & Cuhl, and
situated near the corner of Eighth street
and Washington avenue. The price paid
was one thousand dollars for house and
lot. 1t is to be entirely oyerhauled and
placed in frst-class condition for occu-
paucy by-well, we will not anticipate
probable future events.
The alleged Bender butchers having
turned out to be acouple of weather beaten
old tramps, the too credulous public will
have rest about the Blenders until another
lot of suspicious tramps is discovered, Al
the same time it may not be out of place
to state that there are number of men IN
Labette county, Kansas who unhesltatingly
state that they assisted in putting the true
Blenders under ground several years ago.
My fall stock of fine boots and
shoes are now arriving. Call and see
them. o. HAWTHORN
General McClernand is trying to i'm
press the country with the idea that he de.
vised the "march to the sea" which Sher.
man executed. McClernand is giving him.
self unnecessary trouble. Just now the
people care no more about the question OF
who devised the "march TO the sea" than
they do about the question, "who struck
Billy Pattersonl' The question which they
are interested IN at present is: Who are
going to enjoy the hundred thousand Offices
after the 4th of March next9
The Greenbackers will hold mass
meeting at the court house this and to'mor.
row evenings. The meetings will be ad.
dressed by the Hons. Henry Winter and
Jno. P. Steele, presidential elector Of the
Eighteenth district. The place of meeting
will be lighted with gas and being other
wise pleasant place, the people will enjoy
| the entertainment to be furnished them
there. The speakers, especially Mr.. Win
ter, are known to be men of no small tai
ents, and hence what they may have to say
in support Of their doctrines will, no doubt
prove interesting to all who may hear them
Hon. T. W. Halliday has not an.
! nounced himself for the Office Of county
commissioner, but since the people are de.
termined not to take "no' from him he
will certainly fill the Office for the mex,
term. And this is as 1t should be. There
is not man in the county who has done Sc
much for its people, or will in the future
do as much for them as Mr.. Halliday, and
since the people know that he is altogether
too valuable a man to be spared from the
board he will be Overwhelmingly elected
even though he make no effort himself.