The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-19

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| Joys the confidence, not only of our mer
chants, but Of the people all over the state,
where he is known,
AT the conclusion of our notice OF the
temperance meeting, held at the Reform
Club Tuesday night, We stated that 1.-The
exercises were NOT varied but the com.
positor who placed il in type, prctering
that the exercises be varied, omitted the
mot" Upon the request of President
| Fisher he was not cremated.
AT meetingo f the Mystic Knew held
at their chapel night before last, the follow.
ING officers were elected for the ensuing
year: 7, VI. Lovett, mogul; Is. RoSenwat.
er, left hand supporter; Claude Winter,
right hand supporter; G. A. Saup. lecturer;
Chas. Gihoter, money taker; T. $. Haas,
standard bearer John Fry, tool carrier;
VIM. Cundtf, caterer; G. c. Mason. scne-
schal; Phil Saup, VIM. Ludwig and VIM.
Netf, executive committee; =. II. Schulz,
Ed. Dcaonia aud C. {. Mason, board OF
trustees.
Yesterday morning We reported the
drowning of negro who had stepped of
the stage plank of the w. p. Halliday at
nine o'clock the night previous. At three
o'clock yesterday morning another negro
fell into the river from the whariboat and
also drowned. Boards and ropes were
thrown to each OF the men, but the rapid
current Of the river carried them of before
they could be rescued. The levcr rousters
who yesterday conversei about the drown.
| ing of these men, expressed much sa'isIac-
ton at their death, saying that country
niggcrs" had no business on steamboats,.
Instead of It's flag, the Hibernian fine
company has raised a broom which bangles
high in the air and attracts general attcn-
ton. 1t is intended, we are informed by
one of the company. to denote the company S
Joy over having obtained the first water at
the burning Of the box tactory'S dry house.
The company certainly has reason to he
proud over this since it was with the great
est difficulty that they reached the scene.
The Arabs engine was taken up by {. x
V engine and Hat car, while the lIiber-
mans. taking the Ohio Ieyce, gained the
scene without any assistance and obtained
not only the first water, but, threw the only
water that was thrown during the time the
irc lasted
Tic burning Of the court house, at
Blauiyile Ky. was reported to Us yester.
day evening. Tue fire va, discovered at
two O'Clock yesterday morning, and had
at the time Of discovery, gained such pro-
portions as to make its eNtinguishmcnt an
impossbility The building was An Old
brick structure and but little value was
attached to IT, but the value
OF the records aud papers in the county
clerk, Office, including the deeds and
mortgages in the county recorders oiHcr,
all Of which were destroyed, can hardly be
oyerestimatcd. We learn from Miles F.GiI-
bert. ESQ. who has been in attcnianc" upon
court there since Monday, and who returned
yesterday evening, that many conjcc-
Ures are made q, to the cause OF the fire,
but that it j, generally supposed to be the
work Of an inccndlary, as large iron chscI
was foulsl near the door Of the county
clerks Office and the door Of that Office
found open when the fire was first discover
ed and to the certain knowledge Of a mum.
Der of citizens, there was no tire in either Oi
the stoves Of the court house at sun down
Our readers should not forget that or.
dinance No. 39which provides tor the con
,trlction AMI reconstruction Of large
number of sidewalks, went into effect on the
/ 9th inst. Within thirty days after the
18th int. our citizens are At liberty to con
struct or reconstruct the sidewalk in from
Of their premises, Is the ordinance pro
| vldc%. bur il after the expiration OF tho
thirty days the sidewalk has not been built
thu city clerk will. for ten days, adj
ycrisc for sealed proposals for the con
truction and reconstruction Of the walk
mentioned in the ordinance, and the con,
tract will be awarded to the lowest rrSpoa.
siblc bidder. After this has been done the
citizens whose property is benefited by the
walk will be- assessed, we believe, onc.hal
its cost and will be required TO p1y it. w
make mention Of this fact III order tina
those of our citizens, who believe that the,
can build the sidewalk in front of thc
premises Tor less than the assessment vii
amount. may be duly notified. There /
now due the city on sidewalk assessment
nearly three thousand dollars
President Taylor, the present head %