The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09

built at Jacksonville, came into port mere
yesterday on her way for the upper Missis-
sippi river.
The Ohio river has been on stand
since the evening Of day before yesterday.
1t has been twenty-one and aquarter feet
since that time up to last evening at SIX
o'clock.
-"Maiden's cheek" is new color. The
fellow who takes girl to an ice cream
saloon, and has her order the plate refilled
four times, thinks it must be rather
brassy hue.
City Marshal Myers has so far destroy
ed about seventy-fve dogs upon which the
taxes had not been paid. He has still
force of catchers who are daily bringing IN
an average of fifteen dogs, which are de-
stroyed every morning,
Three months of the new administra-
ton have elapsed, and Mr.. James, the post
master-general, has effected a saving Of
over 100000 in star route service, and has,
it is believed, his claws on the throats OF
the star route thieves. Bravo! Mr., James !!
Men were yesterday at work preparing
to fill Fourteenth street between Washing
ton avenue and Walnut street about one
foot higher than it now is. This would
bring the street in its lowest place fully
ten inches above the highest sipe water
mark.
About twenty of the men at work on
the new elevator quit work day before yes
terday for some reason or other. Others
were easily found, however, to take their
places, 80 that the number is kept up to
about two hundred, excluding the over
seers.
"A new dodge in small signs is a look
ing-glass, with the name OF the advertiser
displayed in the center. Of course, every
body wants to see himself--or perhaps
more properly herself-and, getting a peep
at their own beauty, they at the same time
read the sign.
Day before yesterday Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Walker went to the Villa Ridge
cemetery and had their little daughter
George, who had been buried nine months,
raised and reburied next to little Nettie,
who died and was buried short time ago.
The day was the birth day Of the latter.
Sheriff John Hodges has secured an.
other dog to fill the vacancy caused in his
family by the assassination Of his former
pet. The new dog was purchased in Gin
cinnati for twenty-five dollars, is large,
black New Foundland dog, and fully as in
telligent as the one whose place he is to
fill.
Another source Of comfort to those
who attend the Fourth of July celebration
at the park will be large canvass tent,
one hundred and twenty feet in diameter,
which the Mystic Krew and fire compa
MES have succeeded in securing. 1t will
be put up over the dancing floor, which
will also be one of the largest and best that
has ever been put up in the park.
For the benefit of those who govern
themselves according to the conduct of
others, so long as they find it to their own
interest to do 80 and without any regard to
the lawfulness or unlawfulness of such con-
duct, be it said that the tax on certain
dog about which there has been so much
idle talk was paid before he was released,
the number Of the tag being one hundred
and nineteen.
Might before last a porker that had
been in the habit of paying nightly visits
to Mr., G. R. Woodward's garden and there
playing havoc with the beautifully
arranged flower beds and shrubs, paid the
premises another visit, with the intention
of repeating the usual programme. But
Mr.. Robert Woodward discovered his pork
ship soon after he had effected an entrance
to the garden and, with powder and ball,
dispatched him-wrapped him in the
dreamless drapery Of eternal peace.
Yesterday Mr.. Henry Stout accepted
the position Of superintendent of the re-
building of the Anna insane asylum. His
salary will be one hundred and twenty five
dollars per month. He will commence
work next Monday, employing about ff-
teen men at the beginning with the lnten-
ton of increasing the number to about
twice that soon. Mr.. Stout considers it a
job that will last all this year, though he
will do his best to hurry the work through
in order to meet the urgent demand for
rooms for the patients, who are now living
in temporary sheds.
Late last night information of a MUIR
der committed at Vincennes, Ind, reached