The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-07
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices in these columns ten cents per line,
each insertion. larked'

%, the snow
The tiresome snow
How will it,
Where will it
When will il go1
Chief Robinson is home again from Du
Quoin.
Philip Brown, one of Cairo's builders,
is very low with pneumonia.
"A bunch of keys on ring was yester-
day brought to the office of Squire Osborn
where the owner may obtain them.
--Meerschaum pipes and cigar-holders, a
large stock at F. Korsmeyer's.
Judge Olmsted has just procured a
new docket-the second one during his
term in Office.
Mr.. Aisthorpe has taken possession of
the new residence on the corner OF Seventh
and Walnut streets.
M. j. Howley offers bargain to some
body in farm he adyertises in another
column this morning.
"A porker which is sorely in need of an
inquest or something else, is reported to be
lying on Poplar street, above the post
Office.
-Messrs. Swoboda G. Schultz will COM
mence the erection of their new two story
brick building, on the site of their present
business place, sometime in May.
-Meerschaum pipes and cigar-holders,
large stock at F. Korsmeyers, =
The regular meeting of the fire depart
ment will take place this evening at the
council chamber. So says notice pub
lished elsewhere, signed by the proper Of
ticlals.
The Temperance Reform club will
meet in their hall tonight and as an in
teresting meeting is expected, there should
be full turnout of all persons interested
in the cause.
The son of Moses Foss had one of his
eyes quite seriously injured at the Halliday
house day before yesterday. He was driv-
ing nail when the head Of it, flying of,
struck him in the eye.
Every other newspaper contains an ar
ticle beginning ut is undeniable that our
streets were never in such a frightful con-
dition" The best of it all is that they are
telling the truth for once.
Dame Rumor had it yesterday that
woman had been knocked down on Eighth
street. the night before, by one of the
roughs who now infest the city, but inves
tigatlon proved the rumor untrue.
We mentioned the fact yesterday that
the associates of Red Dillon had resolved
to raise the money to pay his fine, but
since then, so far as we know, nothing has
passed between them-besides the bottle.
Mr.. Richard Powers, for sometime
section boss of the Cairo & Vincennes rail
road, yesterday opened saloon and board
ing house in the building at the corner Of
Thirty-fourth street and Commercial
avenue.
The egg market is comparatively de.
pressed since the holiday season closed. The
hens "stood in" with the dealers and bull
ed the market for few weeks, just as the
well, we have quit saying hard things
about persons and things
Mr.. Frank Cassidy, engineer Of the
steamer Three States, and Miss Anna La
Forge, of New Madrid, Missouri, we're
married at the brides home yesterday. A
long life of JOY is what THE BULLETIN
wishes them.
"A much needed improvement would
be crossing over Commercial avenue, at
the foot Of Ninth street. AT present peo.
pie who wish to reach either one or the
other side Of the avenue at that point, are
to walk two squares out of their
way.
Some idea of the usefulness of the tel
ephone system can be obtained from the
fact that, while only fifty three subscribers
are as yet placed in perfect communication
with each other, twelve hundred connec-
lions were made at the central Office yes.
terday up to eight o'clock p. Ia.
Squire Osborn yesterday received a
letter from sister, named Mrs. Fannie
Tubs, who resides in Jonesville, Michigan,
Of Whose whereabouts he has been ignorant
for forty years. The receipt of the letter
was indeed a surprise and pleasure to the
Squire.
The Illinois Central railroad has issued
an order prohibiting conductors, engineers,
station agents and other employees of the
company from drinking whiskey, ale, beer,