The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-20

The Illinois Central pay car arrived
yesterday.
County court, Judge Yocum presiding
was in session yesterday.
The little daughter of Mr.. J. A. Wood
son is quite ill with scarlet fever.
Our next circuit clerk, Mr.. A. H. Irwin,
visits the country to-day.
Just received large invoice of No. G
envelopes at The BULLETIN office. *
Schroeder & Cuhl are moving into the
store room, lately occupied by S. D. Ayers
g. Co.
Hon. John H. Oberly delivered STIR
ring address to the Alton Democracy last
Saturday.
Alderman Petit left for Crittenden
springs yesterday, where he goes for his
health.
New sewer pipes are being laid from
eigth street to the "man-hole' on Washing
ton avenue, preparatory to gaveling.
--Wanted-A boy to run as news-agent
on Cairo and St. Louis railroad. Must have
$40 security. Address, Union News Co.,
1918 Poplar street, st. Louis, Mo.
MIR. J. H. Rittenhouse is entitled to
congratulations from his myriad OF friends
because OF an iufantile addition to his
family in the form of girl baby.
The picnic of the German Lutheran
Sunday school, to have taken place toner
row, has been postponed on account of the
heavy rain Of yesterday. 1t will probably
take place some day next week.
Wanted "A boy from 10 to II years
of age to stay with tirst.class barber in a
nice country town on the Cairo and Vim
cennes railroad, to do chores and learn the
trade, if wished. Call at the Arlington
house, August Sd, at half-past 10 o'clock.
"A thousand pounds of note, letter,
statements and bill-heads, Quaker City
best papers in the market, pure linen fibre,
pure Irish linen, white and colored poster,
light and heavy linen, azure, yellow,
cream, etc, just received at The BULLETIN
office.
AT the Greenback convention, held at
the corner of Eight street and Ohio levee
last Saturday, Major Buckley, DR.. Clarke
and Mr. Pat. Collins were elected delegates
to the congressional convention to be held
at Murphysboro on the cad inst. The dele
gates were elected to vote for DR.. Clarke.
Owing to the absence of Justice Oln-
sted yesterday all the police business was
tried in Squire Comings' court. The Squire
having neglected to inform US Of the days
dongs, we are unable to lay before our
readers the accustomed police news-on ac-
count of which we have resolved not to
weep.
Mr. Andrew Schroeder brought with
him from Germany, among many other
novel and useful things, number OF silk
umbrellas, black out and purple inside, and
made. He has presented one
of them to each of number Of his friends
smong whom are G. II. Jackson and IT, NJ.
Lovett.
judging from the string of wagons
loaded with wheat that passed down one of
our principal streets early yesterday morn.
ing, our farmers seem to have gotten
through threshing, and the roads seem to
be in good condition. Our merchants will
hail the advent of the farmer with pleas
ure.
The heavy rain, that fell greater por-
ton of yesterday and last night, while it
may be conductive to the health and COM
fort Of people who stay at home in so far as
it cleanses the backwards and cools the at
mosphere, will at the same time produce, for
the time being, at least, muddy roads, a ces-
sation of country business ia the city and
miserable walking.
The crawling of Sixth street is pro-
crossing nicely. The plank sidewalk on
either side of the street, between Washing
ton avenue and the levee, has been nearly all
torn up, and will be substituted by gravel.
walks, which, together with the street, will
be properly drained by substantial gutter
ing along each side. Mr.. Thrupp under
whose supervision the work Is being done,
seems to be making an excellent job of it.
The moonlight excursion, which will
be given by the young ladies Of the Ten
perance association, on the Three States to.
night, promises to be complete success.
Since there are no other occasions for en-.
joyment on the tapis, il is conidctly ex.
pected that a goodly number will attend
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