The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-14
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Chief LaIIue is after the teamstcrs
who have no licers,
Mr.. Wolf, of the firm of Patier g. Co.,
is again down with sickness,
Mrs Webb who was reported seriously
i'll some daysSago is convalescent
Don't forget that the Stuttz star COM
pany appears at the Athencum tonight
Readable editorial matter will be
found on our second page and river news
on our third.
Judge Browning holds court in Col
conda, Pope county, next lie goes there
directly from here.
Not less than six divorce cases were
disposed of by the circuit court yesterday.
The divorce was granted in each case.
Our friend John P. Marnell has gone
to St. Louis--in search of the philosophers
stone or a piece of calico. So rumor has it.
Miss Sarah Anderson, of Vienna who
has been in the city visiting the family of
Mr.. VIM. Wolfe, returned home yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Ida Dashiell and her brother
Harry, of Columbus, Miss, are in the city
fora few days visit to their aunt, Mrs. DR.,
Dunning,
Circuit court convened at the usual hour
yesterday and adjourned at 80 o'clock p,
M, having disposed OF all the cases that were
ready for trial.
While in the court room yesterday Mr.,
Z. F. Davis was given an opportunity to
consult with his council Prison life does
not seem to effect him seriously.
People who ascrbe Mr.. Tilden's recent
seclusion OF himself from society to failing
health are wrong, This is leap year, and
the wise man taketh no chances.
There was a run away on Commercial
yesteday about which we learned no par.
ticuars. 1t is said the team made quite a
distance down the avenue before it was
stopped.
Last night being Friday night, the
usual meeting Of the Reform club was held
in the Tenth street hall. Being unable to
be present, we know nothing about the
meeting,
A negro boy, who arrived in this city
a few weeks ago and who it is said walked
all the way from Arkansas died up town
Yesterday He will doubtless have TO be
buried by the county,
Sheriff Jack Hodges has about half
dozen prisoners left in the Jail who will lay
over until next term of court They were
not tried at this term, because they were
not ready for trial.
We hear of several farmers who broke
up meadow land during January. Such
labor is rather unusual during this season
Of the year, even in the garden spot of
Southern Illinois.
The political questions are approach
ing a settlement, and it has already been
definitely settled that the "Faultess' is
the best five cent cigar ever sold in this
market For sale by +, Korsemyer.
Postal cards are issued exclusively by
the department Cards issued by private
parties containing any written matter hav-
ing the nature Of personal correspondence
cannot pass through the mails at less than
letter rates.
MIR John Clancy has lately consider
ably improved the appearance Of his sa-
loon winch he keeps in connection with his
grocery II has received a general over
hauling and is, although small, quite a
neat place
The members Of the city council were
to have met in The council chamber last
night and talked over sanitary affairs, but
owing to the disagrccabeness Of the
weather no quorum was obtained and hence
no meeting held.
The last masquerade OF the season at
Washington Hall next Tuesday night, by
the Cairo Casino society, The committee
are the right kind of men to engineer
it successfully No improper characters
will be admitted.
The steamer Champion leaves st. Louis
for this point to-day. A dispatch was sent
her from here last night, telling her to
wait few hours longer to receive several
car loads Of groceries for Cairo merchants.
She is due here Sunday afternoon.
The burning out Of tluc Of one Of the
residences on Ninth street, between Wal.
nut and Washington, caused the ringing of
the fire bells yesterday morning. The fire
was eXtnguished before the engines arrived