The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-30
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. J. c. thinner has returned from
Cincinnati.
Remember that Barlow, Wilson, Prim-
rose Il West show at the Atheneum to-
night.
Mr.. Z. +. Davis has settled with his
creditors, paying twenty-five cents on the
dollar.
One of Coles agents says that the cleo
tric light is "a blazing beacon, without
blur or blot"
1t was with regret that we yesterday
learned of sickness in the family of Mr.. H.
Gossman, Two of his children are quite
i'll.
The wonderful electric light produces
a dazzling and bewildering effect, and is
used IN Coles circus.
The poem with which Kate W.
has favored us will be found in these col
umns this morning. 1t is fully up to the
usual standard.
Capt. Mckinney has been under the
weather for several days but his illness so
far, we are pleased to learn, has not inter-
fered with the discharge Of his duties,
The sales at the Planters warehouse
were as well attended as it could have been
expected, A dozen hogsheads were sold,
the highest price received being six dollars.
We have sampled the fresh baked
cakes ofJno. Recess bakery and pronounce
them in variety and quality, unsurpassed
by any similar establishment in the west.
Some parties, who had more knowledge
Of hunting the turkey and the quail" than
Of the law, yesterday brought some of the
aforesaid birds to our market and disposed
of them.
The communication of "A Reader of
THE BULLETIN, reached lis at late hour
last night. and hence we found it lmpossi-
bic to make room for it. 1t will appear to-
morrow.
Perhaps the lowest portion of Wash
ington avenue, and therefore the muddiest
in wet weather, is the stretch between
Eighteenth and Twcnty-frst streets, upon
which earth was yesterday being hauled
underline supervision of Street Supcrin-
tcndent German.
Mr., Patrick O'Callahan, one Of our
staunCh and industrious Irish citizens, who
has resided her for not less than twenty
years will leave the city with his family to-
day for Kansas As is quite natural, the
family has host Of warm friends here
whose best and kinjcst wishes they have
Tor their future
The General Conference of the Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church will meet at Cincin-
matt Saturday. Over five hundred dele
gates will be present. Among the leading
subjects to be considered is the extension
OF the pastoral term beyond three years.
-Four or five new bishops will be elected.
Rev. Whitaker will attend from this city.
Sheriff Hodges left the city for the
country yesterday--going to Thcbes on
business connected with his office-and
will be absent until Saturday He has
pressed our Coroner, Mr. Dick Fitzgerald,
into service and that gentleman, who is an
excellent penman, will not only adorn the
office with his presence, but will also dis
charge its duties during the absence Of our
sheriff
A colored gentleman, who, Squire Rob.
iuson informs Us, is "namclcss," was ar
rested by Officer iyIcrycstcrday for assault
ing aud striking another gentleman who is
not "nomclcss," bu, whose name we have
forgotten. The namclcss negro was Ituod
five dollars and costs Cor his wlltul viola
ton of the ordinance, and not having what
irving calls "thc almighty dol
iaG was sent to the lookup.
Mr., Jno. liagcy will ON next Sptnr,
day, be prepared TO furnish the public
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