The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-07-19

Patrick Corcoran, living on Thirtyiour'h
street died, after lingering illness. he
will probably be buried to-day.
"A child Of Webb Mckinney, co!ored,
died Sunday and was buried yesterday.
Another child, belonging to Ambrose
Brown, colored, died and was buried on the
same day as that of Mckinney.
Eight hundred pounds OF ruled stock
| for commercial work. Regent and West
lock brands, and Cranes Irish linen, in
voice just opened at The BULLETIN office,
| Washington avenue corner Twelfth street.
A man named Wesner Miller was elec'
| ted to the United States senate from New
York for the long term in Platts place, on
the 18th instant. Conkling had twenty
nine, Lapham sixty-eight; necessary to a
choice, seventy-three.
Mrs. Ada Horne, mother of Thomas
aud John Horne, died at her home, on
Seventh street, on Sunday. She had been
seriously i'll for some weeks. Her remains
were taken 10 Columbus on the steamer
City ofGreenville tor interment.
| Mr. Charles Akens, general route agent
of the Iron Mountain express company, Is
in the city, arranging some changes in the
office of the company here. Among other
things he will install Mr.. Charles Cook, as
agent of the company here, in the place OF
| Mr.. c. NJ. Thompson, who will be assigned
| to position at Texarkana.
Circuit court convened yesterday after
noon in accordance with the motion of adj
iourment. The case of John Thompson, who
was charged with having stolen quahits
Of corn from the field of man at Eco,
was the first on the docket and occupied
all the afternoon. The Gse was given to
the jury about five O'Clock and verdict Of
acouittal was rendered soon after.
Marshal Myers is negotiating with the
manufactures for dozen new style police
whistles. The peculiar advantage that
these whistles possess over Others now in
use, is tha, the officers can give almost any
kind of signal. A long, steady, sound or
a piercing ,rill sre produced with equal
ease, aud the price puts them beyond the
reach of the average street Arab.
A wan, that has long been felt by the
travelling public is ABOUT to be supplied
by Captain William Ayinger of the Eu'
ropean hotel. He has perfected arrange
ments to establish regular daily packet
between this city and Columbus, Kentucky.
The boat is to be in charge OF II. NJ
Hampton and will make her frs, trip
before the first Of the coming month. See
notice in special local column.
Sunday night sever al young men were
sitting on the sidewalk railing on the west
side Of Washington avenue, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, when the
rail gave way and they were preciplta,ed to
the ground, distance of about ten feet
Frank Fry, vino WAS one of the young
men, was quite seriously injured
by falling on bis b1ck. He
has been laid up in bed ever since, his
back and shoulder being badly injured.
The maximum temperature for six.
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. m
yesterday, washington time) were as fol.
lows; Chattanooga, Tenn, s.; Cincinnati,
Ohio, 80; Davenport, Iowa, SO; Dubuque,
lows, SO; Keokuk, Iowa, so; Lacrosse,
Wis, 81; Leayenworth, Kas., so; Louis
vile, KY, 80; Memphis, Tenn, 90; Nash
vile, Tenn, 81; Omaha, Neb., "a; Pitts
burg Pa, 80; Shreveport, La, 9s; st.
LOUIS, No, "a st. Paul, Mimi, 81; vicks.
burg Miss, 9S; North Platte, Neb., IS;
Bismarck, OAK, SO; Dodge City, Kan, 81.
About week ago Professor Richard
Mansill, the Rock Island weather prognos-
ticator, said Next Sunday, July II, o
great storm. attended with violent thunder
and lightning, will occur, moving over the
states and Canada, from the Rocky noun
tains on the northwest to the Atlantic coast
on the southeast Floods will accompany
the tracks of these storms, occurring be-
tween July II and "a" Sundays storm
amply verified the professors prophecy and
proved that Vennor has still another rival,
whomay bud into equal prominence with
himself.
In reply to an item which appeared in
THE BULLETIN some days ago, aud in
which it was said that the Illinois Central
railroad had concluded to remove its gem
eral offices from Centralia to this city, the
Centralla Democrat speaks as follows
"'rhc gentlemen connected witt. the I. G.
| X n offices in this city do not relish this