The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-08

come,
Died, at the residence of her sister,
on Sixth street. Rebccca M. Sturges, wife
of E. r. Sturgcs at one o'clock yesterday
morning, of pneumonia. The funeral
services will be held at the residence of
her sister, Mrs. G. Cloyne, at half-past
nine o'clock this forenoon, after which the
remains will be removed to Beech Grove
cemetary. The friends Of the deceased are
invited to attend.
Mr.. Frank Mcknight, of Paducah, a
very agreeable gentleman and an excellent
artist has bought out Mr.. VIM. Winter and
will, commencing with to-day, have charge
of the Sixth street gallery. Mr.. Mcknight
comes among us highly recommended as
gentleman and artist Of superior ability
and, since he proposes to carry large pho
tographic stock and picture Trainings, will
doutless do well here.
On the eleventh instant, and under the
suspicious of the Temperance club, a
number of our young people will give
the first Of series of socables and dancing
parties, for which ample arrangements
have already been made, and it is expected
that the plan will find hearty support from
all who take any delight in social gather
ings of any kind They will furnish ex-
celent amusement to our young people,
We mentioned the fact few days ago
that a young man, who resides in the lower
portion OF the city, was engaged in writing
a drama which would shortly be produced
atthc atheneum by home talent. The time
fixed for its presentation is Monday
after next and the money raised thereby
will be donated to the Sisters of Loretto
Academy and used by them in the compile,
ton Of their school building which is now
in course of erection.
The Pekin Times says; at is finally
announced that Mr. John II. Oberly will
have editorial and business control of the
new democratic daily which is to be start
ed in Bloomington January 10. We are
exceedingly pleased with the selection of
Mr.. Oberly, because we do most sincerely
desire to see the new daily be made grand
success, and under Mr.. Oberlys manage.
ment that success is a thing assured. We
anticipate much pleasure IN reading the
new paper, and await its appearance with
some lmpatience."
-Plummer Martin, the negro who was
sent to the county Jail by Squire Osborn
about ten days ago, in default of the pay
ment of fine of fifty dollars, for
disorderly conduct was yesterday re.
leased from the county Jail and
taken before Squire Osborn where second
charge of disorderly conductive preferred
against him, He plead guilty to the charge
and was sent to Jail for nine days, which,
together with an old fine which still stands
unpaid against him, will extend his term
Of Imprisonment to twenty-nine days,
"A fire broke out in the two-story frame
building on Commercial avenue, near the
corner Of Fourteenth street, yesterday
evening about $50 o'clock. The alarm
was promptly sounded all over the city
and the fire companies were all on hand,
but the flames gained considerable head.
way before water could be reached. The
lIibcrnian company threw the first stream,
the others soon followed and before many
minutes the fire was put out. The house
was owned by widow woman, Mrs Mar.
tin Fagin and was occupied as a boarding
house by her. The house was not insued,
but the damage done was considerable. It's
contents were nearly all saved.
Mr.. Thomas Lewis yesterday circulated
a petition among the property holders on
Poplar street which prays the council that
it grant the Cairo Street Railway Company
the right to construct and operate a street
railway on that street, between Tenth and
Twenty-eighth streets. 1t also asks, we be-
lieve, that the right of way be granted on
Twenty-eighth street between Poplar to
Commercial, but OF this we are not certain
not having seen the petition, The ener-
gy which Mr.. Lewis exhibits
would be commendable were it
well directed and coupled with the mten-
ton of building road Of the proper width
on Washington avenue, but the
people will hardly sanction his
present effort to build road on
Poplar street. Firstly, because that street
is already too narrow for the accommoda.
ton of teams and the road would--no
matter how well planked seriously inter-
iere with travel. And, secondly, because q
road that could pay expenses on u stree,
so sparingly populated, would be ANYTHING