The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-13


Services will be held at the Episcopal
church this evening at 745 o'clock. The
Rev. Irvine, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Hig-
gins, will ofiiciate.
Olive Logan attempted lecture at
Whitewater, Wis, Friday evening, but
tainted after speaking half an hour, and
was removed from the hall.
The new transfer steamer w. B. Dun
can arrived here from Jacksonville yester-
day. She will be finished here and used by
the new Mobile and Ohio railroad COM
pany
To-day or tomorrow the work on
Eighth Street will again be resumed. The
ground is dry enough and the Ohio river
has fallen sufficiently to permit the rock to
be reached.
The attorney general of Indiana has
decided that the new law allowing women
to serve as county superintendent is uncon-
stitutional- but men being eligible to
county offices.
Any person wishing to purchase a
store and residence, together with stock
and fixtures, all situated IN one OF the best
business portions of the city, can find parti'
culars of interest IN our special local col.
umn, under the head of "for sale"
Yesterday while tapping fresh bar
rel of beer Mr.. Gus Swoboda accidentally
struck his thumb, MASKING it severely. 1t
is said that in consequence of this accident
something that was to come before long
will, perhaps, not come offso soon.
Col. Robert Lowery will lecture to-
night at Reform Hall upon the subject
"Who is benefited by the liquor traffic in
Cairo" After the Colonel's lecture May
Queen will be elected tor the temperance
picnic, to be given at Fort Jefferson on Sat
urday, next week.
"A dispatch to Mr.. Ed Mccullough, re-
ctived here yesterday afternoon, stated that
Captain S. T. Hambleton, of the firm of
Hambleton Bros, Mound City, died at his
home in Cincinnati, at one o'clock, yester-
day. The captain was an uncle to Mr.. Nc
Cullough.
Street Superintendent German was
yesterday experimenting the work of haul
ing the accumulated rubbish from some of
our streets. Several men worked out their
street tax in this way. The work ought to
be persisted in for several weeks and ex-
tended to all parts of the city.
An engine with number of men were
yesterday at work on the narrow gauge
track, just above the city, removing, as far
as possible, the mud that had accumulated
upon it while the water stood over it. 1t is
thought that trains will again commence
running regularly IN day or two.
Mr.. W. L. Bristol is making prepare
tions in the store room, on Eighth street.
until recently occupied by Mr.. ]. c. Clark,
to move his groceries into it. When the
removal has been accomplished Mr.. Bristol
will have his present store torn down
and prepare to begin the erection of his
new brick house.
-Yankton, Dakota, is slowly recovering
from the effects of it's late terrific overflow
The water has receded, but the huge boul
ders of ice are piled for miles along the
shore of the mighty Missouri, and blocka-
ding the roads and streets. The losses to
settlers from Pierri to Souix City are cstima-
ted at one million dollars.
The sewers will be opened this morn
ing, the rivers having fallen sufficiently to
permit it. The lakes, upon which many of
our young people have taken evening ex-
cursions and which, if it were possible,
could, perhaps, tell many tale of whisper
ed love and re-echo "sweet songs of maids,
with merry laughter blent," will soon be no
more.
Several accidents occurred in the Burr
Robbins & Colvin circus. The man who
attempted to straddle four horses fell be-
tween them and was slightly injured about
one leg. Several of the acrobats, in their
attemptto leap over several elephants and
camels were also slightly hurt, one ofthem,
it Is said, breaking an arm.
The members of the Rough and Ready
fire company are requested to meet at the
company's hall this evening, at haltpast
seven o'clock, for the purpose of installing
the newly elected officers and for the
further purpose OF hearing the report of the
committee on the Fourth of July celebra-
ton, and take such action thereon as may
seem proper.
The commissioners, appointed by the
secretary of state in matter of organization