The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-16

One drunken, wooden legged white
man WAS run in about ten o'clock las. might
by officer Tyler, He will be tried to-day
Col. ]. T. Long, of Kentucky, will
lecture at Reform hall tonight. He
should be greeted by good audience for
lie is an able speaker
During all day yesterday number of
our churches In fact nearly all of them
had very solemn services, all of them being
well attended.
Fifty thousand tile bricks for use in
setting steam boilers etc. were unloaded
on Ohio levee day before yesterday for one
of our iron dealers.
"A new crossing was yesterday land over
Cedar street, on the south side of Fifteenth
street; an improvement for which the peo-
pie of that portion of the city are very
grateful.
A Miss Adde Goodrich, Of Normal
near Bloomington who, about six years ago,
fell down stair and sustained injuries
from which she has suffered severely ever
since is being cured by prayer.
"A young lady of Kcokuk, Iowa, named
Miss Minnie Rail, died of heart disease in
her lovers arms few days ago. She had
Just in compliance with her lovers urgent
request, named their wedding day.
The funeral of little Florence Mildred
rIinkle took place yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock, The remains were accom-
panied to the train by many of the friends
of the family, and were taken to Villa
Ridge for lnterment
An old woman---ffty four years of age
"a fortune teller, living IN a secluded spot
near Waltonboro, was found dead in her
shanty few days ago by party of young
men who went there to have their fortunes
told.
Miss Kittie Alvord is undoubtedly the
peer of any dramatic reader, professional
or amateur, before the American people.
Cairo is proud of her and our citizens will
honor her with the largest audience that
has ever gathered in the atheneum.
DR. Wood feels as proud and happy as
a young married man with his first baby.
He has new telephone, No.S5, at his Office,
and we haven't doubt but that it is, has
been and will be the hardest worked in
strument on the list for the Doctor, as all
his friends know, is good and entertain
ing talker.
During the month of March just past
the Equitable Life Assurance Society paid
to the heirs of deceased policy holders,
three policies of $4,000 each; fourteen of
$4,000 each; fifteen of $4,000 to $4,000
each and thirty-six policies of 81 900 to 49,.
600 EACH We give this item for the bene-
fit of its numerous policy holders IN Cairo.
MIR. Webb, banker of indianapolis,
and president of the Helena branch of the
Iron Mountain railroad, has brought suit
against the ST. Louis Republican for $50
900 damages for libel. The complaint is
based upon the publication of special
dispatch from Dallas, Texas, containing
statements OF alleged land frauds in which
the name of Mr.. Webb appeared.
Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock,
young man named Henry Sauna, brother
of Mrs Peter Fair, died at the residence of
the latter, on Nineteenth street, Of some
kind of an affection of the brain. He had
been i'll but "A few days, and would have
been twenty years of age next August. The
funeral will take place tomorrow; further
notice will appear in tomorrow's BULLE-
TIN.
Thirty persons are now enrolled
as members of the military company, and,
according to Col Rearden, who is compe-
tent to Judge IN the matter, they are all the
best kind of material for such an organiza-
ton Another meeting will be held on
next Thursday evening, when it is believed
the rules to govern the institution will have
arrived from the adjutant general Of the
state, and permanent organization can be
effected by the election of officers, etc.
Harry Walkers Theatre Comique is
now finished. The improvements that.
have so long been in progress renow done,
and the effect is wonderful. The gallery
has been extended all around the audience
room; the whole inside has been newly
painted and papcred, the stage has been
enlarged and new scenery placed upon 1t.
On the whole it Is now one of the coziest
little theatres IN the state, where anyone can
90 and spend an evening in very pleasant
manner
Eleven thousand FIVE hundred cigars
were cantlred by the revenue officers at