The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-28
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Notices in these columns ten cents per line,
each insertion, Marked'
The BOOSTERS held their regular meet
ing last night.
Hon. VIM, Hartzell, left the city for
Jonesboro this morning.
Mr.. Nick Hunsacker, of Commercial
Point was in town yesterday.
--."Between the Acts" cigarettes whole
sale and retail, at F. Korsmeyer's. ~
Miss Ida Harrell is in the city visiting
relatives. She came from Chicago yester-
day.
Local news was never more scarce
than yesterday. Hence the scarcity of the
same in these columns.
Mrs. Goldstein is again at home after
several months absence in various parts of
the world.
"A much needed new crossing has been
put down on the west side of Eleventh
street and Washington.
Capt. Jas. W. Mckinney, OF the steam
er Fl. s. McComb, has been more or less
under the weather for several weeks.
Mr.. j. Wagley Hill has erected a
handsome Hancock and English flag pole
in his yard on the corner OF Twelfth and
Walnut.
job work, all kinds up stairs over
Taber's jewelry store. Alden's job office
In our special local column will be
found an advertisement calling for propo-
sails for constructing an embankmeHt below
the Mississippi levee, to which we invite
the attention of contractors.
Mr. Angus Leek candidate for states
attorney who for several weeks has been
circulating among the sturdy yeomanry OF
the county, has returned to the city. He
made many warm friends by his visit.
The Ohio river is on the rise at this
point and If it continues to come up at the
present rate, will soon be sufficiently deep
to admit Of the third load of gravel be-
ing brought from Metropolis,
If you have symptoms of chi!ls or jaun-
dice, or bilious complaints of any kind, go
to Geo. O Hara and buy Forbes Liver
Pad. MOI. tits sure cure if worn accord
ing to directions. Ask for Forbes Pad
Price, $l.00.
For the benefit Of those who are not al
ready aware of it, we will state that Alex
ander county has a population of l4,7sG.
This is an increase Of 4,l62 since the last
census. The population in 1860 was 4,70',
aud in 1870, 1864.
.--FoR SALE good counter we'll finish
| ed. Apply at Alden's Job Office over
Tabcr's jewelry store
A number Of men, superintendent by
Mr.. ]. 8. Hawkins, yesterday repaired the
Ohio levee sewer, above Galigher's mill
This was timely act, and will be the
cause of our people resting easy on account
of that sewer in the future.
We learned it yesterday evening, that
a shooting ARRAY had occurred at Alto
Pass which had resulted in the death of
one Thos. Hawkins. John Collins, drug
gist, did the shooting in sclf-defense. A
woman is said have been the cause Of the
affair.
Two cases were disposed Of by Justice
Omstead' yesterday. The first was that Of
John Corners for drunkenness, arrested by
Officer bunker. He was given one hour
to leave town. Josephine Bishop was the
second criminal. She was arrested by
Officer Lally aud charged with being a
night walker. She was acquitted for a
lack Of evidence.
We learn from Mr.. Henry Winter, who
was in attendance on the Greenback sena.
torlal convention Of this district, held at
Jouesboro Yesterday, that ourfellow citizen
Mr.. j. II, Metcalf was nominated for
senator by reclamation, aud Jas. Edwards
! for representative. The senatorial com.