The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-06
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices In these columns, ten cents per line
each insertion. Marked

Chief of Police Robinson is in Du.
Quoin.
--Meerschaum pipes and cigar-holders, q
large stock at F. Korsmeyers.
Mr.. James Il. Mcclure, who has been
down with measles, is able to be about
again.
The little children of Mr., W, B, Pettis
have been quite sick fora few days, but
are now conyalescent.
MIR. James Barclays little child was
reported worse last evening and no hopes
were entertained of its recovery
Miss Laura Pfferling returned to St.,
Louis yesterday to resume her studies at
the academy of the Sacred Heart,
-Meerschaum pipes and cigar-holders,
a large stock at F. Korsmeyer's.
Mr. T. F. Pharo, of Harrisburg, has
during the last two weeks, loaded and sent
to this city, twelve or fifteen car loads Of
wood which was sold as soon or before It's
arrival.
"A number of street crossings were yes.
terday widened 50 as to prevent fire engines,
when drawn over them, from running off
on one or the other side as has been inyar-
| iabiy the case heretofore.
Mr.. Frank Cassidy, one of Cairo's
popular young men, will to-day take unto
himself wife--one of the accomplished
young ladies of New Madrid, The cere-
mony will be performed at the brides
home.
The Cairo Weekly News made its ap.
pearapce yesterday evening. 1t is not en-
larged in size and retains the patent inside.
We hope that it will succeed in making a
| living for its publishers, and undoubtedly
lit will.
A forty-thousand-dollar fire occurred
at Carmi Monday last, in which Brennans
dry goods store, Carver's grocery store;
Stewards drug store, Kokars hardware
store, Willis photograph galley and the
normal school were burned
A young gentleman residing in the
lower portion of the city is writing drama
which he proposes shall shortly be present
ed on the stage ofthe atheneum by home
talent. The scene is laid IN the county Of
Cork, Ireland, in the year 81,
Miss Winnie Sanborn, Of Anna, who
spent New Years day in this city, has
been kindly remembered by one Of our
young gallants, with several volumes Of
poems from the best authors, for which
she is duly grateful. So they" say.
1t is the private opinion Of the Free
port Bulletin, publicly expressed, that when
Hon John II. oDehy returns to the editor
ial profession he will be where he naturally
belongs 1t is pleased at the probable re-
turn of Mr.. Oberly to the editorial chair,
Mr.. Louis Kochler, Jr., Yesterday re-
ccived a fine heifer, weighing eighteen
hundred pounds, which will be placed upon
his counter this morning and all who would
eat a really fancy piece Of beet can obtain
ii by calling upon him at his shop on
Eighth street.
We learn from the Great West, a
journal published at Denver Col, that
Joseph Arnold, former resident OF Cairo
has been promoted TO the position of as.
sistant superintendent Of the Rocky Noun.
tain detective force. Mr.. Arnold has long
been an efficient member Of the force.
We direct attention to the statementof
Alexander county bank, which appears in
another column this morning, Each recur.
ring quarterly statement as may be seen,
gives further evidence Of careful manage.
ment and close attention on the part of its
officers and directors to the interests Of lis
patrons,
We are told by the "gooj book" that
if our faith is no larger than grain Of
mustard seed, we may move mountains
with it, yet althoughour faith Is as large
as a mountain, we will not undertake the
task of moving the authorities to grading
and leyehng Eighth street before placing
the rock upon it.
Bob Ingcrsoll says no man should be
elected president who has not loved wo.
man and married her and reared family"
According to this rule we should elect
Mormon The Mormon has not only loved
a woman, but several Of them; and as for
families, he doesn't undertake to keep
record Of his litters. L
Joe Robarts is in Springfield. in the
interest of the editor Of the Cairo News
who is a candidate for doorkeeper of the
house at the coming cession. Joe is a
genial fellow and good talker, and if he