The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-17

National political conventions afford tele-
graph companies hotel keepers and col
ored delegates splendid opportunity to
gather in a harvest of shekles.
Mrs. w. B. Pettis, with her children
and sister, Miss Sallie b. Cooke, lett early
this morning on the Cairo and vincennes
railroad for Richmond, Va. via Cincinnati
and Washington. They will spend the
summer there with relatives. Mr.. Pettis
will accompany them as far as Cincinnati
aud superintend the nomination of the
next president.
DR. Marean met with an accident day
before yesterday which might have been
much more serious than it was. While lead.
ing his horse down the grade to his stable
door on Fourteenth street, the animal
slipped and tell upon his side, with one of
the doctors legs under him. But the
horse being gentle, he quietly arose with,
out more than slightly bruising the doc
tors leg.
Miss Lulu daughter of Mr. George T.
and Lucy Harmon Cushing, and niece of
Mr.. II, A, Harmon and Mrs. B. F. Parker
of this city, died few days ago of neural
gla of the heart, at Dubuque, Iowa She
was seventeen years of age and very
promising young lady. During her visit
to Cairo, some time ago, she made many
sincere friends who will heartily regret her
untimely death.
If Mr.. Davis, of the Sun, will take
the trouble to look at the Democratic
state ticket published in The BULLETIN,
he will find that it reads "For secretary
of state, John H. Oberly, of Alexander"
and that this county is not being Cheated
out OF the glory that would attach to its
association with the name OF the man who
first covered himself with glory as mayor
of Cairo"
The improvements which Mr. Pat
Fitzgerald has made and is still making
about his premises are quite extensive,
and expensive. He has had the
building painted inside and out; has
had his sample room newly wall.papered,
divided by partition and made
many other minor Improvements. A day
or two ago he received several car loads
of the best gravel and is now having it
placed upon his cinder walk about his
house and in front at his livery stable
New -four has made its appearance in
the Cairo market. The first shipment of
the season was received yesterday by Vim.
Lonergan. 1t came from New Grand
Chain on the Cairo and Vlncennes railroad.
and was manufactured by the Pulaski mills
at that place. A sample taken from one of
the barrels was shown us yesterday. 1t is
an excellent article, compares favorably
with the old stock, and fully sustains the
reputation OF the Pulaski mills for the man
uiacture of choice flour.
-Chas Pitferling, believing that his eff
forts to cater to the wants of Cairo people
will be appreciated, has commenced i'm
porting the celebrated KAISER beer" from
Vienna, Austria, and will place it on tap
in Cairo, next Saturday night for the first
time. He has also sausage imported direct
from Italy, and, without disparaging our
home made sausage all of which is good
We can truthiully say, nothing of the kind
to excel it has ever before been seen in
Cairo.
john Shannessy, who returned to this
city several weeks ago, and who has no
visible means of support, was ordered to
leave the city a few days ago but prefer
ring to remain, disobeyed the order OF the
officers and stayed He was thereupon
arrested and brought into Squire Robinsons
court for trial, but took change of venue to
Squire Comings, who Yesterday found him
guilty OF being vagrant and fined him
fifty dollars and costs. At last accounts he
was attempting 70 give bond, but whether
or not he succeeded, we are unaware.
-Thos, Clark, white gentleman, yes
terday visited the police headquarters and
finding Officers Hogan and bunker there
commenced heaping abuse such as was
never before heard, upon the unprotected
head OF our little city. The city not feel
ing insulted by the language which Mr..
Clark used. he was permitted to have his
say.so without intetterance. but it was
hardly half an hour afterwards when he
was found in a staggering condition and
was taken 10 the lookup by the officers
named After having become sufficiently
sober to know what he was about he re-
ceived trial before Justice Olmsted aud
was fined the usual one dollar aud costs.
Uartmana hal 2I.,uIi ha Rllad o.,