The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-23

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The United States mail cars on all the
railroads running into the city are drapcd
for the dead president.
"A soap artist has been in the city and
left sample of his skill on the mirror in
the saloon of Mr.. Harry Walker.
The Illinois Central railroad company's
elevator is being timed all around the out
side. This will be painted over and vii
render the building safer against fire from
external causes.
Three horses and mule, all in splen'
did condition, arrived on Wednesday from
st. Louis for use on the Cairo street rail
way. They were yesterday fitted up with
the necessary harnesses.
The ladies of the W. G. and L. A. are
requested to meet at the library room at
two o'clock sharp, to-day friday,
September 23d. Special business is to be
transacted. Mrs. P. A. Taylor, President.
| BY request we state that Mr.. james
LawEwbo so severely hurt between the
stage and apron of one OF the wharf boats
day or two ago, thinks that he is being
forgotten by his fellow Odd Fellows.
While he is doing as well as could be ex-
pected, he is still in much pam.
The temperature was still low in some
parts of the northwest yesterday. AT St.
Paul the thermometer marked So, fall Of
3 degrees since previous report, and at
Bismarck it was So, tall of IL degrees.
At this point it was 81 at 2:11 p. M, rise
Of degree.
Anything connected with the family
| life of Mr.. Garfield, and of those near him,
has at thus time especia! interest. Tuesday
his mother was eighty years old. She hopes
it will not be long before she joins her son.
Since Mr.. Garfield was elected president,
there have been five deaths in his family,
and the highest honors only marked the
pathway to grave.
The seats at the Baptist church were
not sufficient to accommodate the congre-
cation that assembled last night. The ser
vices were very interesting and many gave
their hands to Mr.. Kone as an evidence of
their desire to become christians. Addi-
tiona seats will be provided tonight, and
all are invited. Prayer meeting at three
o'clock preaching half-past seven p. m.
"A very desirable brick dwelling con
tanning nine rooms situated on Walnut, be-
tween Twenty and Twenty-frst streets.
Apply to b. McMANUs.
The queen writes to Minister Lowell !:
"With deep regret and my children have
heard of the PRESIDENT DEATH" SO the sad
news goes around the world, touching the
hearts Of the high and the lowly, coming
especially near to those who have known
something of the sacredness of the family
relation. The same message of love and
sympathy goes from every home in the land
to the presidents stricken family, and the
calamity, losing nothing of its national
character, stirs deeper feeling than events
merely political can ever do.
For the latest styles of stiff and soft
hats 60 to A. Marx, The Clothier, 81 Ohio
Levee.
The maximum temperature for six
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. m.
yesterday, washington time) were as fol-
lows: Chattanooga, Tenn, "a; Cincinnati,
Ohio, 81; Davenport, Iowa, "a; Dubuque,
Iowa, 81; Keokuk, iowa, So; Lacrosse,
Wis, 70; Leavenworth, Kas., SO; Louis
vile, KY, 80; Memphis, Tenn, =; Nash
vile, Tenn, -; Omaha, Neb., 81; Pitts
burg, Pa, 90; Shreveport, La, -; st.
LOUIS, Mo-, 90; st. Paul, Mimi, So; Vicks-
burg, Miss, --; North Platte, Neb., 10;
Yankton, OAK, -; Bismarck, OAK, So;
Dodge City, KAN, 80.
The president was removed to Wash
ington Wednesday, and will lie in state
Thursday and to-day. The religious cere-
monies will take place in the rotunda of
the capitol at o'clock to-day. After that
the body will be borne to Cleveland, where
it will be buried in Lakeview Cemetery.
Lake View Cemetery, where the presidents
remains are to be inferred Monday, lies
four miles east of the centre of Cleveland.
and within two miles and half of the shore
of Lake Erie. The land is high and com
mands full view of the lake. The ceme-
terry Is one of the finest in the country, be-
ing diversified by hills, natural woodlands,
and fine rolling lawns. The lot in which
he is to be inferred was donated to Gen.
Garfield a few weeks ago.