The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-12
She has purchased her stock in New York
and Philadelphia and defes competition.


attended the Democratic pole raising at
Pulaski yesterday, that quite crowd of
people-composed of both Republicans as
well as Democrats present and listen
ed to an able speech from Hon. d. r. Line.
gar. A large dancing floor had been put
down for the accommodation of the coun-
try lads and lasses, and Harry O'Brien's
string band, of this city, was present and
furnished the music. The eatables, fresh
bread and barbecued meats, were abundant
and were by no means ignored by the crowd,
Prof. Tice has predicted for September,
LIST to 4th with clouding threatening wealth
err; 9th to 9th, clear or fair; 18th to 10th
clouding threatening weather with heavy
storms in places; 10th to 18th clear or fair
10th to 10Th clouding and threatening
weather; 18th and nth clear or fair; 18th
to 2lst clouding threatening weather and
heavy storms in places; 2lst to 23rd clear
or fair; cath to eth with clouding threat
ening weather, and heavy rams; eth to
Goth clear or fair; 30th clouding with local
rains.
The Soet family has been visited by
the ladies of the Christian Temperance
Union and found to be in very destitute
circumstances and worthy of assistance
from any charitably disposed person. The
ladies have done all in their power for the
family-have paid their rent, etc, but they
stand in need of still further assistance and
in order to procure it ''poor box" was
put upln temperance hall last night for the
benefit of the family, and we are requested
to ask all who will, to donate what they
can, placing the amount in this box, re-
Numbering that even though the sum be
small, the aggregate will swell to an amount
that will be sufficient to place them at
least above present want.
AT 80 o'clock this morning while
Officer bunker was blowing his police
whistle on the corner of SIKH and Wash
ington, in order to ascertain the where
abouts of other officers, negro came run
ming out of the carpenter shop Of Philip
Brown, situated opposite Of Mr.. John
Sproat's residence, and, as the officer ap-
preached him, commenced running down
the street. The officer followed, but seeing
that the negro was about TO get
away sent two bullets after him. The ne
gro's footsteps on the walk suddenly ceased
to be heard ard being at the same time
lost sight of, the officer thought he had shot
and probably killed the fellow and searched
under the walk and in the weeds for him
with alantern but did not find him. He
probablyescaped uninjured.
Mr.. E. G. Ford and Mr.. A. Fraser's
son, who have been over in Charleston for
several days returned to this city yester-
day. Mr.. Ford reports that Charleston is
undergoing wonderful changes; that the old
rickety frame business houses which form
erly stood in the heart Of tie city have dis
appeared and are being substituted by sub
stantial brick buildings. Messrs Forth,
Kendrick, Rosenstein and many others are
putting up handsome buildings at a consi-
derable cost which will be shortly complet-
ed brick building, to serve as the public
school is going up and, in short, the i'm
provements going on are varied and extern
sive and argue well for the prosperity and
enterprise Of the citizens Of the burg. Mr..
Jas. Summerwell has been over there for
three weeks, moving frame buildings out
of the business portions Of the city, to make
room for more imposing structures.
The Blandville Press says; "The
question is often asked, why is there no
more preaching in Blandville' and We
would repeat the question, Why! Our
town is large enough, numbering over 600
inhabitants, and ought to maintain at least
one good church, and have preaching any
way once a week, but for several weeks past
this has not been the case. We have moth
ing to say as to the religion of the people
of our town, but we do believe they are not
as devotional as they might be-" Here is
an opportunity for Brother Haskell to do
good that should not be "sneezed" at. True,
the burg contains only handful of people
and the prospect of the army's starving
there would be very hattering, indeed, but
He who feeds the ravens, etc, and preserv-
ed DR.. Tanners life will not suffer the de
struction of the Brother. He should 60.
The business in the criminal line
transacted by Justice Olmsted yesterday,
consisted Of three DRINKS and one dis
orderly Squire Comings disposed of one
disorderly "Only this, and nothing more"
Illinois sees DR.. Tanner and goes him