The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-16
LOCAL REPORT.
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

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ed yesterday,
Winter is nearly over-at least the
months of that season.
See notice in small tad" column of
housekeeper wanted.
With change inthe weather will come
change in the freight business.
--Edisons light is failure. The coun.
try man at hotel can't blow 1t out and die
of asphyxia.
The question of improving county
roads looms up as an important question in
every county in Illinois during this
weather.
Hereafter our readers will find, on the
third page of THE BULLETIN, an interest
ing column of fresh and reliable river
news.
--Chet Bradley would like to be river
editor Of some paper with the privilege of
devoting one day in the week to abusing
friends. Salary no object.
We have again been asked to call Su-
periutendent Germans attention to the
crossing over Commercial-extending from
the Alexander County Bank to Vincent's
block 1t is worthy Of his attention.
The amount of revenue paid by the
people of Illinois into the Federal treasury
from September 1st, 1862, when the present
internal revenue system went into opera
ton, to June 80, 1879, was $253, 144,3GS,95.
THE Faultless suits me Just as we'll
as any ten cent cigar ever smoked. I don't
use any other kind now" This from a
smoker and an excellent Judge of the
weed. The Faultless is sold by F. Kors-
meyer, Ohio Leyee, corner Sixth street,
Ella Davis yesterday swore out war
rant for the arrest of Josephine Howard,
which lady had without cause abused Miss
Ella. She was arrested by Officer Schuck-
ers, tried by Squire Robinson, found guilty
and assessed five dollars and costs
Rev. Mr.. Wallar was in the city yester-
day looking not day older than when he
left Cairo five years ago, He was on his
way to Metropolis and Shawneetown, where
his labors as Presiding Elder call him, and
left town on the Fisk yesterday evening,
While the steamer Anderson was at our
wharf some one boarded the boat, entered
the clerk S Office, and carried off his over
coat keys and some valuable papers. Al
though the officers were promptly notified
no clue was found to the thief.
We are told that collection will on
next Sunday be taken UP in st. Patrick's
church for the relief Of the suffering Irish
in Ireland. The churches Of this country
are doing noble work in this regard and
one for which the people of ireland will
ever be grateful.
An amusing exhibition was presented
on Twentieth street yesterday, in the at
tempt of q team to run away, The animals
made one wild dash-,iuSt one and then
with true horse sense gave it up. A large
crowd enjoyed the spectacle, but the horses
evidently couldn't see where the fun came
in.
A dray, loaded with drift wood, was
mired on Eighteenth and Commercial yes.
terday afternoon and for short time there
was emusic in the air. Of the profanc
character (Which eminated from the dray-
NAM that shocked the oldest sinner in the
nelghborhood No damage was done, eN-
cept, perhaps to the drivers soul.
The residence of Mr.. Baker, on Sew
enth street, was night before last, entered
by some "bungling burglar for booty The
fellow carried from the house Mr.. Bakers
clothes, including IN overcoat. The over
coat was yesterday found III Nit o. Hay
thorns yard and returned to Mr.. Baker. He
is now out only safe key The entrance
to the house was effected by the window.
The Mississippi river is beginning to
"boom.' 1t has been rising for some time,
and during Tuesday night it rose one and
one.half inches, which is good rise at its
present stage. The Marrow Gauge railroad
is receiving severe washing by the river
at point above the new cvee, little be.
yond where it runs down from the Mississ.
ippi Levee. For some distance it is sub
merged in water several feet deep.
The sewer on Commercial avenue, be.
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
has cavcd in and is causing the merchant:
along that street considerable annoyance
Alderman patier introduced a resolution
at the last meeting Of the council, however
instructing the superintendent Of streets to
repair II and hence the said merchants will
doubtless soon be relieved Of the annoyance