The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-15
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

There were no cases IN the police
courts yesterday,
Mr. VIM. Wolf, whom we reported i'll
yesterday, is again able to be about,
We regret to hear Of the illness of the
little daughter of Rev, B. Y. George.
-- Rev, Whitaker contemplated leaving
for the south yesterday evening.
Justice Robinson contcmplates NOV
ing his office into the Alexander County
bank building shortly,
Texas has a peculiar attraction for
Col. Jas. johnson. He showed out for the
Lone Star State again yesterday.
The lack of variety in local news must
be ascribed to the communications which
will be fully as interesting as any news
might have been.
Mr. Robt. Stewart contemplates open
ing a saloon opposite this Office, some time
soon. Bob is one of our wide awake young
men, and success to him, say we.
Mrs. Foster, of st. Francis, Mo-,
has been here for q week on visit to her
mother, Mrs j. B. Philips, She returns
to her home next Wednesday.
Mrs, Wood, wife of COL Wood, re-
turned TO this city from Chicago yesterday,
accompanied by her sister, whose hus-
band died in that city few days ago.
The Mecham case will be called in the
Mound City court tomorrow. Some of
our citizens have been asked to be present
and testify as to the good character of the
woman who is under suspicion.
The Illinois Central railroad has still
more business than it can attend to with
dispatch. There are four hundred freight
cars at different stations between here and
Centralia, waiting to be unloadcd
Mr.. Jane w. Stuart book keeper Of
the City National bank, has copyrighted a
book for keeping accounts with depositors
that will on its own merits, find its way
in INTO every banking house in the country.
The Mississippi Valley Transportlon
compauy'S elevator, at the foot of Eight
street, yesterday loaded two barges with
grain tor New Orleans Six thousand BUSH
els of grain was the amount transferred
from one barge into another.
The Southern Illinois fruit crop pros
pcct is said to be flattering, Peach, apple
and cherry trees are full Of fruit buds
while the strawberry plants are more favor
able for large crop than they have been
for yenrc,
The rckety, patched up old building,
which for a number Of years, has been au
eye sore to not a few our citizens was yes
terday torn down. The lot on which it
stood will probably be filled as those ad-
joining il have been.
That Canada weather prophet has so
far proved grand success, almost as COM
pc,c as the "Fautlcss" cigar the best ever
sold in this market for five cents, Whole.
sale and retail, by +. Korsmcyer, Ohio
Lcvec, corner Sixth street
Next Tuesday evening at Washington
hall, the Cairo Casino will give their an
nual masquerade. The committee in
charge are leaving no stone unturned to
make il grand success. No improper
characters will he admitted, and an evening
Of genuine enjoyment is guaranteed to all.
Yesterday was st, Valentines day, and
the mails here, as elsewhere, were loaded
down with missions, either sentimental or
comic. The comic walls seem to be in
greatest demand this year, as usual, and the
book stores, although they laid in a large
stock, will probably have very few, is any,
to carry over until next year,
j, G. Stuttz star company presented
alone" at the Athencum last night They
had better house than at any previous
night during their present stay in the city,
The acting was good and the audience well
satisfied. They will be here another night,
Monday night, and give everybody an OPP
porlunity to soc accelerated Case" played
with more than average ability,
A, W. Pyat's horse, while attached to
the delivery wagon yesterday, came very
near breaking It's neck, 1t was while on
the approach TO the Sixth street sidewalk,
back Of lIartmOn's, that he became fright
cned, and backing the wagon, run it off
the approach, pulling the horse with it.
Both horse and wagon turned summer.
sault, but nothing but the harness was IN.
jurcd thereby.