The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-12

| there is no reason 10 leai lor CalrOs safety,
An invention that is likely to meet
with general favor among all who have any
use for such thing is a steam.boiler Of
which Mr.. Frank S, Petit is the patentee
1t is gotten up in elegant style so as to be
both ornamental as well as useful 1t is
placed on top of an ordinary heating stove,
which supplies with the necessary heat for
boiling water and doing all manner Of
cooking. 1t is supplied with various faucets
for drawing off water, etc; also with a
steam and water gauge and with
clock and other ornaments
1t will be on exhibition in Mr.. L. A,
Buder's show window, where all who wish
to see a very useful as well as highly
ornamental contrivancc may see It,
Mr. II. Thompson, the proprietor Of
Planters house, has secured the Occidental
hotel of indianapolis, Indiana, and contem-
plates an early removal of his family
and effects to that city to take charge Of
the hotel there. He will dispose Of some
of his furniture, etc, here. We regret to
learn this and so will all those who have
been under his hospitable roof
and dined at bis sumptuous
table. He is tirst-class manager
and has done very profitable business
during the several years that he has been
here, but he seems to have become impress
ed with the idea that he can do better with
the Occidental and, much as we regret to
loose him, we hope that his most sanguine
expectations may be realized.
The rainy weather and consequent
muddy roads is having a bad effect upon
business of every description, Citizens do
not venture beyond the threshold of their
own homes, unless absolutely compelled to
do so and farmers could not come if they
wanted to. The telephone is GER
tainly a great convenience IN
weather like the present But as there is
nothing totally devoid of good, so even this
bad weather must be given credit for a
speck of that article. The influence which
it exerts upon mercantile business and for
which it is so generally denounced, reverts
to its credit when the police dockets are
under consideration, for there is very
perceptible lull even in the criminal bust
ness, and for this and this only, can we be
grateful for this miserable weather.
The following are few places that
require the attention of the street commit
tee. The sidewalk in front Of the Catholic
church on the corner of Ninth street and
Washington avenue; the walk on Twelfth
street, near the corner of Poplar street, by
the side of Nr Reser's
brick residence; the crossing
on Eighth street and Commercial avenue,
leading from the Alexander county bank
to E. f. Comings book store; the crossing
over Eighth street on the west side Of
Washington avenue; the sidewalk at the
corner of Fourteenth street and CONNER
eial avenue; the crossing over Fourteenth
street on the west side Of Washington
avenue; the sidewalk on Seventh near the
corner of Walnut street and the sidewalk
on the west side of Commercial avenue,
near the corner of Ninth street.
Some excitement was caused at the
corner Of Eighteenth and Poplar streets, in
and around Mr.. James Cheney store, yes
terday forenoon, by regular rough-and-
tumble fight. A young citizen and a
stranger were the actors and both came
out in a rather bad shape. They fought in
and out Of the store several times, broke
whcelbarrows and things over each others
heads, and although Mr.. Cheney
took the part of peacemaker
and tried to separate them they refused to
be comforted and kept on with the dance
until the grim officers of the law came upon
the scene and persuaded them to save some
OF their muscle for the benefit Of the city
rock pile. They were both taken under
arrest and dealt with according to the law
and evidence by Squire Osborn.
In view OF the fact that measles and
other contagious diseases are so prevalent
among the children in the city, would it not
be well to close the schools for couple Of
weeks Other cities in all parts of this and
in other states have seen fit TO do so be-
cause Of the existence Of the same disease,
someof theschools having been actually com
PEELED to close because Of the alarming ma
ture which it assumed. We know that, at
present, there is no reason TO apprchend any
such state Of affairs for CAIRO.
None Of the cases that we know OF have
originated in any Of the schools and there
| is no probability that any will. Yet there