The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-13

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church, having returned, the regular morn
ing and evening services also Sunday
school at the usual time, will again be
held at the church tomorrow.
An excursion to St. Paul, Mimi, on the
Illinois Central railroad, is to be given on
the 18th inst, as may be seen from an ad-
yertisement elsewhere in to-day's BuLLE-
TIN.
| Yesterdays real estate record is as fol-
lows; Simon Hoar to Amerine HALEY;
special warranty deed, dated August 9th,
1881, for lots six and seven, in block twenty,
in the first addition to the city Of Cairo.
yesterday young Thomas Furguson,
while at work, siiack one of his fingers 80
hard With hammer that it was crushed
entirely out of shape and had to be ampu-
tated.
The American Banking Association,
which met at Niagara Falls on Thursday,
elected Captain W. P. Halliday, of the City
National Bank of this city, as one OF the
Vice. Presidents of the association.
Many arc the signs for the cool shades
Of Dixon Springs, called forth by the broll-
| ing sun and sultry air Of these most wofully
hot and dusty days Cairo is we'll repre-
sented now, and is likely to have full ma
jority there next week.
Strips of iron, three eightls OF an inch
| in thickness and about an inch and half
wide, arrived Yesterday from st. Louis.
| They are the rails for the Cairo Street rail-
| way, and the work of lacking them down
was begun yesterday
-Vennor predicts frost on the 18th OF
the present month. According TO HIM the
intensely hot weather ends with the present
week, aud an interval of low temperature
comes. The general impression is that, if
vennor IS right we can stand it.
| "A grand glass ball shooting tourna
ment IS to take place at Murphysboro, on
Tuesday and WEDNESDAY, August 23d and
Gath, under the auspices Of 1.-THE jackson
Gun Club" On the second day, "a Win
chester rife, valued with equipments at for
ty dollars, will be shot for.
There was not single case OF law
lessness reported to any of the police courts
| in the city yesterday. It seems that, If no.
| thing else can, hot weather is remarkably
successful in making thieves, drunkards
burglars, robbers and lawless characters
generally control their natural inclinations
Some who read The BULLETINS &C
count OF the property taxed in Alexander
county we're impressed with the idea thai
none Of the property of the several railroad
companies in the county was assessed. Thu
is an error. All the property referred to i
assessed except the right of way and thu
, | rolling stock, which are assessed by tn
state auditor.
II An interesting race is likely to com
off at the park this afternoon. II is to b'
between Mr.. Bodkins horse Romeo" a
| horse owned by Mr.. Matteson, OF Jack
son, Tennessee, and Mr.. Robert Smyth's
"Harry Eill," for pool of seventy-fve
dollars. Those who attend will doubtless
be well entertained.
The Southern Illinois Sportsmen's AS
ISOLATION was organized at Du Quoin on the
25th July and elected DR.. j. j. Jennelle
president and DR.. D. H. Parker, of this
CITY. as one of the directors. II is com
posed of some OF the best shootists OF
Southern Illinois several of whom are from
Cairo. The association will give glass
ball tournament at Centralia on the It'll
| 9Th and 9th instant, at which it is expected
some fine shooting will be done.
AT the meeting Of the State Sportsmens
Association, held at Chicago recently, sew
eral Southern Illinois men we're in attend
ance and did some very good shooting. Mr.
F. Kent Of this city was there among
others and took part in the tournament
shooting for the one thousand dollar prize
Only thirty men took part in this contest, thu
winner breaking fifteen balls in succession
n Mr.. Kent was second best, breaking four
n teen balls without miss.
Thursday evening q lady, sister O
Mrs. Quasebart went to the residence o
IF the late Mr.. Ike Valdez, on Sixth street, o
}. visit to the family and as she entered tn
front yard, a large dog, belonging on tn
premises, jumped upon her and bit he
two or three times, indicting very paint
: wounds in her breast and arm. DR.. Dur
:. ming was called, who dressed the lady
8 wounds and ordered that the feroclou
dog BE- not killed, but penned up an
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