The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-06
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Smoke schuh's "Gilt Edge"

claims against the general committee OF the
Fourth of July celebration.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Phelps
took Photographic view OF the steamer
| Belle Memphis, from which large picture
is to be made tor the boats cabin.
The rumor that ? man was stripped OF
all his clothing at the park on the fourth
instant, which was circulated quite freely
Yesterday, had no foundation in fact.
From notice in special local column
it will be seen that there is to be a lawn
sociable at the residence of Captain G. D..
Williamson on the evening of the coming
Thursday.
The wire fence around st. Mary's
park needs some attention from the city
council. 1t is torn down in places, so that
COWS and other animals can walk in with
out the least hindrance.
The members of the military company
are requested to meet at the council cham
Der this evening for the purpose OF transact
! ing business of importance. Every mem
Der is expected to be present.
On Sunday last the little child OF
Charles AFTER was buried at Villa Ridge
with appropriate ceremonies. 1t died on
Saturday. after severe sickness of num-
Der of days with summer complaint.
1t was agreed late last night by the
parties concerned that the race spoken OF
elsewhere in this issue shall come off this
afternoon. 1t will be one-mile heat;
best two in three. There will be fun for all
who go.
The Reform club cleared about fifty
dollars from their lunch tables at the hall
and the sale of lemonade at the Tenth
street stand. Their lunch was exhausted at
three o'clock in the afternoon and they
we're compelled to send many applicants
away.
Mr.. Schoembs, the cabinet-maker on
Commercial avenue, seems to have struck
bonanza in window screens. In all parts
of the city we find his screens. He has
worked all the way down and is now
finishing upon the front of The Halliday,
and will then work his way back up town.
Anyone in want of screens, good screens,
should send him their orders Immediately
and they will be we'll served.
The friends of "Black Cloud" the
Jackson horse, that trotted against
"Octoroon," the Paducah horse, in the free
for all race at the park Gu the Fourth, are
cndeavoring to get up match between
him and the latter for next Saturday after
noon. "Black Cloud" has been detained
here for that purpose. 1t is likely that all
necessary arrangements were perfected last
night. In order to lend additional interest
to the occasion "Harry Hill" and "Jule"
will trot match on the same day, the
former to be driven by Mr.. James Matteson,
of Jackson.
Another new establishment will open
in Cairo about 1st of August. This will be
boot and shoe store in the building on
Commercial next to Buder's, now occupied
by Winters grocery store. The proprietor,
Mr.. J. Fl. Traxler comes here from Hot
Springs, where he has been in business for
years. He went east yesterday to order his
stock, will visit Lynn and all the celebrated
factories of the east and place his orders
for the best and most popular goods to be
manufactured expressly for him. He ex-
| poets to commence receiving his stock dur
ing the latter part of this month and be
ready for trade.
An accident of very serious character
occurred at the elevator yesterday morning.
A man named VIM. Clotello, one of the
laborers, missed his footing and fell
through the vent to the floor, a distance of
nearly sixty feet. He fell on his left side,
breaking his arm near the shoulder, his
| leg through the thigh and his collar-bone.
He also received severe internal injuries.
| His family consists of wife and two chill.
dren, who live on Thirty-iourth street. HIS
injuries are such that his recovery is des-
pared, though he was still alive at five
o'clock yesterday evening.
"A man named J. p Grace, who had
been for some time, at intervals, employed
by Mr.. B. r. Parker to do odd jobs of
painting, was engaged with Mr.. Alexander
in painting the sign on the side Of Smith
Brothers grocery store. BY means of
hooks, which caught over the cornice of the
store, they had hung ladder for a scaffold
and Mr.. Alexander had let himself down
and was engaged at one end of the ladder.
Mr.. Grace was in the act of following him
and had just climbed over the cornice and
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