The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-13

Office.
Mr.. Sargent has removed his shoe shop
to Vinccnt's lime house, corner Eighth and
Levee.
.--WANTED-Large cotton rags to clean
presses and machinery; will pay five cents
per pound, at THE BULLETIN office. =
Two thousand bales of cotton will be
taken north and east from this point by
the Wabash railroad to-day or tomorrow.
The attendance at all the churches in
the city where services We're held yesterday,
was very good, both morning and evening.
--FoR RENr-Store room, also dwell
ing house Of six rooms. Enquire at H..
Blom's store, corner Seventh and Washing.
ton.
The first freight cars of the Mobile &
Ohio railroad came down on the Wabash
company's track, on Commercial avenue,
Saturday.
Mrs Ida James arrived from st. Louis
last Sunday morning, on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs Burnett She will remain in the
city until after the holidays.
Mr.. James Brown, of Kenton, Tenn, is
anxious to learn the address of one Mrs.
Fannie Brown and her two little daughters,
who are said to live in this city.
The stairway leading up stairs in the
Office building of the Iron Mountain rail
road has been taken out in order to permit
a more comfortable arrangement of the
Offices.
Several chronic offenders of the female
persuasion we're arrested by officer Ohm
sted yesterday, and are serving out SEN
tence in the calaboosc for disreputablc be-
havior.
The negro Johnson Fisher, who assault
ed Circuit Clerk Irwin some time ago, was
yesterday sent to Union county by Con-
stable Guy Morse, to where he Fisher)
took a change of venue from this county.
Elk. Governor R. B. Hubbard, of the
Texas and st. Louis narrow gauge railroad,
hopes to have the entire narrow gauge sys-
TEN in Arkansas and Texas that is now pro-
jected, completed in nine months from now.
The experimental boring by the Hi
nos Central railroad company in the Ohio
river at this point, with view to erecting
a railroad bridge across the river here, was
discontinued Saturday. The shaft went to
a depth of 203 feet, but no satisfactory foun-
dation was found
The instrumental concert given at the
music establishment of Dr. w. G. Jocelyn,
by Professors Emery, Storer and Kahle last
Saturday afternoon, drew large crowd Of
ladies and gentlemen and afforded pleasure
to a number of listeners by telephone. The
music was excellent.
Constable Guy Morse arrested the man
Countryman on Friday and placed him in
Jail because of his failure to appear at the
court house in accordance with the require
ments of his bond. He, Countryman, was
indicted by the grand jury for attempting to
swindle one McCabe out of fifty dollars,
more or less, and he gave new bond on
Saturday for his prompt appearance in court
he is therefore at large.
The Railway Ago of Chicago saws
"Mr. James johnson has been appointed
general agent at Cairo for the Wabash, St.
Louis and Pacific railroad. For long
time he held a similar position with the
Illinois Central railroad at that point"
Col. johnson has made splendid officer;
he enjoys the highest respect of the Cairo
public, and has their good wishes for his
success in his new position if it be true that
he has accepted it.
Receipt books, Cairo date line, perfora-
ted stub, suited to any business, manufac-
tured and for sale at the Cairo Bulletin
Office.
In the circuit court yesterday Ike Will
son, charged with having stolen portion
of sewing machine from Mr.. H, A. Han
non, plead guilty, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years. 1t was his
second offcnse of this character, the first
was theft of some cigars from Mr.. John
Koehler, for which he served out one year.
Marsh Brown, accused of having stolen a
coat from Mr.. Robert Smyth, was acquitted.
Court convenes again this morning.
The twenty-five cent lunch given by
the ladies of the Episcopal church at Re-
form hall Saturday noon and afternoon,
concluded their series of elegant dinners,
and was well patronizcd. That the gross
proceeds Of this series of magnificent cul.
mary exhibitions amounted to about $222,
NAV he taken "a abundant nroof tbot tho