The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-04


onto the new.
Mr.. Christ. Osterloh is having his feed
store and residence on Commercial avenue
newly painted
Blank chattel mortgages for sale
single or by the quire at The BULLETIN
Office.
Rev. Robert Stuart, formerly pastor OF
the Presbyterian church in this city, died
at Troy, H., few days ago.
Mr.. C. Koch is building brick addi-
ton to his shoe store on Commercial avenue
below Sixth street.
The addition to the rear of Messrs.
Burger Bros clothing store, on Commercial
avenue is nearly finished.
Mr.. John Atcber will open saloon in
the building owned by Mrs. Burns, near to
st. Patrick's church.
Yesterday men were at work cutting
through Eighth street for the purpose OF
laying the sewer along railroad strip.
The remains of Gregor Holler were &C
companied by large number of friends to
Villa Ridge yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock.
During July the public debt was dim
inished over $lO,OOO,OOO. 1t is such little
exploits as this that excite the wonder and
envy of European people.
Although Conkling seems dead, it
may truthfully be said that his ghost is
marching on and causes the administration
lists no small amount of disquiet
The Ohio river was fourteen and half
feet above low water mark yesterday morn
ing at eight o'clock; in the evening, at six,
it had fallen three inches more.
Check books, order books, receipt
books, ETC., done on short notice at The
BULLETIN office. Stock and work guar
anteed. Prices crock bottom"
According to Vennor today will be
"cool to cold" Yesterdays weather was
in strict accordance with the prophets pre-
diction.
Mfr. Robert Woodward denies that his
buggy turned over at Mound Junction on
Monday night. 1t was Hisey Woodward
his brother.
Yesterdays real estate record: City
of Cairo to Eugene E. Ellis; deed, dated
July 9Th, 1881, for lot seven, in block fif-
teen, in railroad addition to the city of
Cairo.
The sidewalk on the north side of
Seventeenth street and also the crossings
where that street intersects Poplar street,
are in very bad condition.
Large invoice, full pocket cut, Xxx en-
velopes--all colors, sizes 5, g, OK and 10
just received at The BULLETIN Office.
Get samples and prices.
The metallic cornice of Mr.. Geo. Lat
ner's new brick house on Commercial
avenue below Sixth street, is in position
and Is as ornamental as any in the city.
The public debt of the United States
is $205S ,3s3,961, and less the cash in the
Treasury, $1,sSe,59O,7sS. The reduction
effected during the month of July was $780,
7s,O23.
Owing to the lack of material, the
work on the Eighth street sidewalk has
ceased before it was near finished, More
brick aud sand are needed for stretch Of
about one hundred feet.
Speaking after the manner of turfmen,
the comet is scoring" in the morning sky,
but in few days will get good "send
off and will 60 careering through the con-
stellations at prodigious pace.
Lot three, in block twenty-six, city of
Cairo, was bought by Mrs. T. j. Kerth
from Mr.. Charles Gayer last week for
twenty-five hundred dollars The house
standing upon the lot also belongs to Mrs.
Kerth.
From thirty to forty carloads of earth
are being brought into the city every day
by the Illinois Central railroad, and is be-
| Ing used in widening Ohio levee between
the two elevators, 1t is expected that this
work will continue for about two months.
Mr.. Andrew Williams, who is employ
ed at the box factory, saved little boy
from drowning in the Ohio river on Tues
day morning. The boy in some way fell
from raft of logs and went under Mr..
Williams was just in time to save the lad.
Messrs. Avinger Il Tbarp inform the
public through THE BULLETINS special
local column that they are now prepared to
furnish any one with good hot meal at