The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-07

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Poplar.
MIR. II. A. Harmon is having the front
of his sewing machine office changed, so as
to permit its use as large sign. The
change will be a great improvement when
it is accomplished.
The Cairo Library was presented by
Mrs. Herman Meyers with the complete
works of Schiller, the great German poet.
The works are IN the German language, in
two volumes and elegantly bound.
The election in St. Louis day before
Yesterday resulted IN the election OF Ewing,
the republican nominee for mayor, by a
majority of thirteen thousand two hundred
and forty.six. The democrats carried Chi
cago by large majority.
The front and side of Mr.. E. Il. Com
ings' book store on the corner of Eighth
street and Commercial avenue IS being
newly painted in preparation for an elegant
sign and grand opening of hitherto
mysterious establishment.
The case of John Miles, Mormon, who
was indicated for bigamy in Utah and was
convicted in both the district and supreme
courts of the territory, was taken to the
United States court where the decisions OF
the lower courts were reversed.
Mr.. John Poor, the carpenter, has been
at work on Twelfth street between the
avenues, repairing the front porches and
walks of several residences, He will begin
the construction OF a new fence in front of
Mr.. Grifin's residence on the same street
to-day or tomorrow.
Esquire Osborn performed the wedding
ceremony for two colored people evening
before last. They we're Mr.. VIM. Sooles,
aged forty years, and Miss Laura Smith,
aged nineteen. From these indications it
would seem that spring has been sitting in
winters lap and not the reverse as is usu-
ally asserted.
The proceedings of the city council
will be found in The BULLETIN this morn
ing from which it may be seen that our
health officer of last year, Mr.. Samuel
Orr, is again at his post in the same posi-
ton He was as good an officer last year
as any Caro- has had, and it is presumaBle
that he will lie SO again.
No curbing arrived on the steamer
Ben Franklin and none is as yet on the
way, so far as is known. 1t is all ready
for shipment at the quarry, and the con-
tractor there has hailed every boat that has
passed there within the last ten days, but
could get none of them to land. How
ever, the work on Eighth street is not in
terfercd with by this delay, and will not be
for some time to come.
1t has been discovered recently that
General Robert Z. Lee is seventeenth in
direct descent from King Robert Duncan,
the Bruce, of Scotland. A genealogical
chain without doubtful link is gwen IN
an interesting article in the Courier-Journal,
We wonder if they are satisfied now; they
didn't seem to be with establishing the
great southern chiefs relationship to
George Washington, the truthful.
--Messrs. Robert Baird and James Sum
merwell are engaged by Col. Mckealg in
removing five frame buildings which have
been standing for years on the lots at the
southeast corner of Sixth street and Wash
ington avenue They are to be removed,
some to the vacant lots one square below
and the Others on those two squares below
their present site. The work was begun
day before yesterday morning and by yes
terday afternoon the largest one of these
buildings which is abont one hundred feet
long, was stdlluiuS out oNipoo w ooh'oS tVl
avenue on rollers, ready to be moved down
the avenue to its future place.
The regular meeting Of the Woman's
Club and Library Association yesterday al
tenoon, was, as usual, well attended, and
the exercises of varied and interesting
character. The principal business was
the perfecting Of arrangements for the re
ception and entertainment, by the WomanE
Club, of the Social Science ladies, who vii
come from Chicago and elsewhere, on thu
nineteenth Of April, to hold meeting of thu
Social Science Association here. The re
ception arranged to be given by the Wo
mans Club at the library room, on Tues
day evening, the 10th, being deferred OF
account of local entertainment, other ar
engagements were made for public recer
ton, when it il hoped the citizens will sho'
their interest in the Woman's Club, and as
sist its members to entertain their guest
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