The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-16

named Patton, is in the city, selling a
patent churn, which is run 10y crank, He
intends to remain here awhile to manu-.
facture them,
The curbing for Eighth street has all
been used and it has proved to be less than
halfenough. Mayor Thistlewood asordered
more, however, and 1t is likely that it will
be here by the time it is wanted.
"A minister near Elmira, N. Y, re-
fused $23, the proceeds Of donation party,
on the ground that part of it was realized
from the sale of kisses-the young people
having had few kissing games.
The national board OF health has
awarded contracts for floating hospitals to
be stationed off Cairo, Memphis, Vicks-
burg and Bayou Sara, each so feet long
and to accommodate 10 patients.
Mr.. James Greaney, the uptown
saloon keeper, has bought lot on Com
mercial avenue, between Twentieth and
Twenty first streets, and intends to erect a
handsome frame residence upon It soon.
DR. J. G. Sullivan has purchased lot
on Twentieth street, between Commercial
avenue and Poplar street, upon which he
will build residence and thus help to
supply want that Is very much felt in
this city.
Filthy streets are complained of in
New York. The mortality for the week IS
between roo and 800. Corresponding weeks
of previous years show less than 600. Scar
let fever, smallpox, diphtheria and pneumo-
MIA are the main causes OF increase
MIR. c. Pink is planting new trees in
front of his residence on the corner of
Ninth street and Washington avenue. A
number Of other citizens are making gen
eral improvement about their premises in
preparation for spring and nice weather.
The Cairo & st. Louis railroad is max
ing preparations to remove its track from
Mississippi levee from where it first runs
onto it, to point opposite the slaughter
houses 1t has secured ground on the in
side of the levee, which will be laid out as
soon as possible.
1t another place in this issue will be
found the city clerks advertisement for
bids to build certain sidewalks therein emu
merated. Persons wishing to put in bid
will do we'll to give the matter their imme-
diate attention as only about ten days are
allowed for receiving bids.
The pleasant weather, dry roads and
walks, and bright sunshine, we have had for
few days past is to give place to disagreed
bic weather, muddy roads, wet sidewalks,
wind, clouds and torrents Of rain within
the next twenty-four hours. So says what
ought to be good authority.
"A negro from some foreign port was
lying around on the sidewalk in the diff
ferent parts of the city yesterday, suffering
terrible pain from erysipelas In the face.
He was taken to the hospital in the after
noon on an order from the mayor, where he
will be cared for until other disposition
can be made of him.
The case of Johnson Fisher, the negro
who assisted another negro named Plum
mer Martin to resist Mr.. Irwin, who attempt
ed to arrest him on Christmas day for
gross misbehavior on the public street,
took up all the time Of Judge Yocums
court yesterday. The jury found verdict
of guilty yesterday evening and the pun
ishment will be fixed by the court.
Work on Mr.. J. T. Rennes new foun.
dry will be begun as soon as sand can be
procured. 1t will be a one story frame
building about thirty-fve feet high and
fifty by one hundred feet large. The lum-
Der to be used for the siding is two inches
thick. The building will be erected on the
site formerly occupied by Mr.. Rennie's ma
chine shop and will be used solely for
foundry purposes.
Spring has come;
The gosSamers gliStening on the dewy turf
The lisp and tnkle
OF flashing foam bells, where the placid surf
Breaks on the single;
The shimmering birches by theripplngco,e:
A fresh breeze bringing
The fragranceof the pines, and in the grove
The thrushcs singing.
There is some comment touching the
fact that Senator Conkling has not yet put
in an appearance at the White House. As
he has not crossed its threshold for over
four years, 1t is suggested that he may moi
know the way there, When Senator Blame
went to the White House with General
Garfield on Inauguration day, il was Jus,