The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-28
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
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"A handsome stone walk has been put
down in front of Dan Hartman's store.
Just received large invoice Of No. 6
envelopes at THE BULLETIN office =
MIR. B. F. Parker has purchased the lot
adjoining his residence, on Thirteenth
street, and is having it filled 20 the hcighth
of his other lots
We offer bargain in Irish linen let
ter and note paper, the best ever brought
to this market. Must make room for new
stock.
Father Coyle, of Cape Girardean, is in
the city and will remain here few days,
offering extra inducements to those who de-
sire to attend his school.
Patent fans are kept in motion over
the counter of Louis G. Herbert by means
of small steam engine, the fire for which
is supplied by gas jet.
Alderman Blake sports anewly painted
buggy, the appearance of which is calcu-
lated to mislead the general public and
cause the unknowing to regard it as a new
vehicle.
-Messrs Schroeder & Cuhl and Jackson
g. Co., who for several years have occupied
their present quarters, contemplate taking
possession of the store room lately occu-
pied by Messrs. Ayers & Co.
During the absence Of Mr.. II. 7. Ger
ould, superintendent of the gas works, Geo.
B. Ramsey and B. F. Blake will manage
his business, and any orders left with them
will be promptly attended to.
An effort to organize martial band
is being made by the BOOSTERS and ere
many moons appear and disappear the or
ganization will be effected. A martial
band is one of the needs of the hour.
"A greater or less number Of our cit.
zens attended social gathering at the resi-
dence of Mr.. John Smith, at Goose Island,
night before last and returned yesterday.
They went in buggies and on horseback.
We publish on the first page this morn.
ing letter written to Barton's Free Press by
one of Cairo's white Republicans, The
letter is to the point and deals Congress.
man Thomas some very heavy blows-all
of which he deserves.
Mr.. Z, S. Alderman, Of Mound City,
was in town yesterday and from him we
learned that he has sold his journal, the
Pulaski Patriot, to Mr. J. p. Robarts Mr..
A. is as yet undecided whether to remove
to Missouri or locate in this city
"A team belonging to Mr.. Frank Nc
Cabe, became frightened yesterday while
standing on Commercial avenue, and ran
down Nineteenth to Washington avenue,
and continued up that street until the wagon
and harness were nought but a mass OF
scraps.
General Hancocks letter OF acceptance
will probably be gwen to the press to-day.
II promises to be brief and positive and If
50, will be ia remarkable contrast to that
Of General Garfield, which was positive
about nothing but that he would accept the
nomination.
"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.
But one barge load Of gravel has SO
far been placed upon our streets and the
second load will arrive somtime this week
/ The first load consisted OF seven hundred
and sixty four cubic yards and each cubic
yard weighed little over three thousand
two hundred pounds
"A son Of Erin--Just one week n the
country and only one day in the city--yes