The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-06


street and Washington avenue, occupied
by Messrs Pettis & Bird. They are recon
structing the out house upon the new plan
adopted by the city council some time ago,
and building a new wood shed, etc.
The Charleston Courier Gazette says
"Hon John II. Oberly of Cairo is promin.
emily spoken of as a candidate for governor
of Illinois, on the Democratic side. Mr..
Oberly is in every way fully qualified and
our neighboring state would be safely
guarded by him were he to be nominated
and elected"
From the last issue of Bartons Free
Press, we see that Mr.. Barton has been
convinced that Thomas is the coming man
for congress. He has during the past few
weeks dealt sour member" some very heavy
blows but being in need Of means,he permit
ted our NJ. G. to convince him with such
arguments, we presume, as will relieve his
wants tor the time being.
Persons who are under the necessity of
getting or sending mail through the post
Office here after dark must be supplied with
their own light. The appropriation for
light and water, having run out on the
10th ut, the building becomes enveloped
in darkness as the sun sinks behind the
distant horizon.
The picnic given by Mr.. P. H, Saup,
and others, at Unity day before yesterday,
was well attended, especially by the coun-
try folks in the vicinity of where it took
place. The gathering is said to have been
large frolicsome, yet orderly. Dancing and
refreshments were among the chief sources
of enjoyment.
Our city clerk was among the many
who voluntarily faced danger at the recent
CONGREGATIONS that occurred in this city.
He ruined two suits of cothes--one at the
levee fire and another at Fridays fire His
Unborn modesty would, of course, prevent
him from accepting al Appropriation, cover
ing his losses, from the city council.
1t having been duly noted by the wide
awake ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union that our firemen are
considerably exhausted after having been
in attendance upon fire, they have organ
lied themselves into fire brigade, with
Capt. Williams as the chief commander, for
the purpose of furnishing our jealous fire.
men with ice water or hot coffee.
--Jno. E. Park, the down town cooper,
was yesterday arrested upon peace war
rant, sworn out by Mrs, Mary A. Calvin,
and appeared before Justice Olmsted for
trial. Mrs. Calvin claimed that Mr. Park
had, at divers times and places, threatened
her with his vengeance, etc. The evidence
was patiently heard by the justice, but it
proving insufficient, the defendant was not
bound over.
Our mayor returned from his visit 10
Chicago few days ago, but at the present
time our people are yet in the dark as to
his opinion concerning the
action of the council in
reference to the reconsideration of the vote
which confirmed Justice Robinson as chief
Of police Nothing has escaped him con-
corning the matter aud doubtless nothing
Will.
The other day while the little child OF
Mrs. E. c. Ford was playing in the yard, |
back of her residence, a strange dog made
his way into the yard and, without provocs-
ton or warning, bi, the child The wound
inflicted has an ugly appearance, and is
causing the parents considerable uneasi-
ness. Dogs Of this kind should not be toll
Grated in our midst without muzzle, even
though the tax be ten times paid upon
them. Their souls are ripe for another
world, and their bodies would do we'll as
fertilizers of the soil
The Cairo public schools closed day
before yesterday, and will remain closed
during the heated season. The attendance
during the past term was large and spoke
well for the management who exerted
to make the school room a,trac.
tive to all who attended. The wholesome
influence which our schools exert in this
community is incalculable, and is by no
means less now than it has been in former
years.
Our great public schools-may their influence
spread
Until statesmen use grammar and ounces are dead,
Unttl no one dare say, In this land o. the free
"He done" for "he did, or "its her" for IT'S
she"
The wind that had been blowing mod
erately nearly all day yesterday, gradually
increased in force toward midnight. Some
hours before, clouds began to gather and
ti.ful flashes of lightning occasionally