The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-02-10


Captain J. NJ. Phillips anticipates {
fifteen feet rise in the Ohio river wher
everything lets go above.
The |. O. 0. f. will hold a specla
meeting for instruction under an officer o
the Grand Lodge, at odd Fellows hall, OF
Commercial avenue, this afternoon.
-Mcerschaum pipes and cigar-holdcrs, I
large stock at +. Korsmeyers.
-Megsrs. Pcttis S Meredith are having
their store handsomely calsomlned ant
are crowding it with goods for the spring
trade,
We understand that it is the intention
of the Illinois Central to sell excursion
tickets to Washington for the inauguration
of Garfield.
Check books, receipt books, order
books, etc, made to order on short notice
at The BULLETIN Office.
The remains Of the child Of Mr. and
Mrs. L. c. Bush, which died at their resi-.
dence on Poplar street Tuesday morning.
were taken to Charleston, Mo, yesterday.
Meerschaum pipes and cigar-holders,
a large stock at f. Korsmeyer's.
The court house pumps receiving the
attention Of the repairer, as per Instructions
from the city council.
Mounted and vanished maps Of Cairo,
for sale, at THE BULLETIN Office.
The funeral of the infant son Of Mrs.
Devine took place yesterday afternoon, at
two o'clock. The remains were taken to
Villa Ridge per the Illinois Central train.
The ferryboat at Cape Girardeau and
the ferIboat and a small boat named Ajax
at Chester were swept away by the ice day
before yesterday. The latter we under
stand, was sunk.
The rise in the Omo river during night
before last threw the Illinois Central wharf
boat out Of position, and men were at
work yesterday afternoon tugging it back
to its proper place
The feeling against the telegraph con-
sohdation continues unabated, and it Is GER
tain that the amalgamated concern will
soon have plenty Of competition in every
section Of the north.
The committee on streets give notice
this morning that the city will light only
ly such lamps as are located nndcr their di-
rection and that applications for light must
be filed with the city clerk,
Phil Browns frame building, on the
corner of Thirteenth street and CONNER
cial avenues not progressing very rapidly,
1t has been temporarily sided up to about
ten feet above the ground with rough
| boards.
John Mcdonald was brought before
Squire Comings yesterday for behaylng
himself badly in the house Of Mr.. John
McCarty, and failing to pay the fine, was
sent to the earthly abode Of Cairos wicked,
on Twelfth street, for five days.
"A dispatch received at a little before
nine o'clock last night, by Col. Rearden
at this point from Mr.. llaarsick, general
superintendent of the Miss. V. r. Co. at st.
Louis reads as follows: George is passing
since 3 p. H.. boats and barges all safe"
The Delta CRY Fire Company at It's
last meeting raised Eve hundred dollar
mortgage from their engine house, that
being all the company owed, and the ball
that is to be given at their hall on the four
teenth instant is in celebration of this
event,
---"Mr. Frank Mcknight was busily en-.
gagged on yesterday in moving his stock Of
frames, etc, to the wharf-boat, preparatory
to their shipment to Cairo He and Mrs
Mcknight expect to take their departure
for that city. Our loss is Calro's gain"
Paducah Enterprise.
"A bill was introduced this week in the
Legislature at Springfield to prevent swind
ing by corporations. Under the prcsen
law stockholders are liable, in the event o
failure, to only the nominal value of thei
stock; the proposed law makes them liabl,
for a share Of all Indebtedness proportional
to the stock they own
The scholars at the high school room
nave pctitioned the school board for
telephone. The petition is formed in
circle around which the scholars have
signed their names, thus all ASSUMING
alike the blame, making it impossible tc
detect the ring leaders. This IS known by
the name of "ltound Robin,n and is usct
by sailors when they desire redress OF
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