The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-05
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS
Notices In these columns, ten conts per line
each insertion, Marked'


nand Gohlson during Wednesday night.
The little shower of yesterday after
noon did not extend to the lower portion of
the city.
The Colorado iron works at Denver
valued $l95OO0, have been swept away
by fire.
Blank chattel mortgages for sale
single or by the qure at THE BULLETIN
office.
--R. w. Miller has lost his "heathen
Chinee" an attache of THB BTLLETIN is its
lucky possessor.
Captain Sandusky and Pilot Geo. Farms
worth will take the Junius s. Morgan to
Memphis.
Mr.. AL. Hurd will be clerk of the W, b.
Duncan while she runs in place of the j. S.
Morgan.
Twenty dogs were impounded and
killed yesterday and taxes were collected
on ton.
Only auction house in Cairo, corner
of Tenth street and Washington avenue
John A. Revee, auctioneer.
To-day should be "cool to cold with
fall like evening and night" by order of
Frof. Henry Vennor.
Check books, order books, receipt
books, etc, done on short notice at The
BULLETIN Office. Stock and work guar
anteed. Prices 'rock bottom"
George Ramsey and family are now
housekeeping on Twelfth street, in the
house lately occupied by Mr.. Gid AIRING
ton.
Mr.. Arlington, of Henry Elliott & Co.
has moved into the Morris house, up town,
lately vacated by the family of Professor
Alvord.
The net proceeds of the dime concert
given at the Methodist church on Tuesday
night was between forty and forty-fve dol
lars.
"A fire at Birds Point, In Missouri, yes
terday evening, destroyed the Iron Noun
tain freight depot. No particulars could
be obtained.
Large invoice, full pocket cut, Xxx en-
velopes--all colors, sizes s, 6, 81 and 10
just received at The BULLETIN Office.
Get samples and prices. Z
Miss Maud Burnett has taken the mail
ing clerks desk in the counting room of
The BULLETIN Office, and also charge of
telephone No. 80, a very bad number, by
the way.
An advance of one cent in corn took
place on the Chicago board of trade on &C
count of the continued dry weather. The
sales were 9,55O,00O bushels, of which
nearly half were for September.
st. Louis ladies sent to the workhouse
will henceforth be set at making brushes
instead of breaking rocks. This is more
seemly for the ladies and great deal bet
ter for their compilations.
Jay Gould has not bought the st.
Louis bridge as was reported some time
ago; he only leased it-for 900 years--so
says prominent New York railroad Official
to st. Louis Globe. Democrat reporter
day or two ago.
AT the general election in Utah, on
Monday, the lack of interest was shown by
the fact that the county in which Salt Lake
is situated, which includes three mining
camps, cast only 1877 votes, of which the
Genties had III.
The archery club had an interesting
meeting last Wednesday evening, all four
Of the clubs were present, The pratce on
the watermelons after the shoot, was better
than on the target. Each archer made cen
ter every time.
There recently died in Virginia man
of some historical interest George w.
Tabb, who was foreman of the jury that sat
on old John Brown and condemned him to
death. Things have been shaken up some
what since then.
Negotiations are pending between the
owners Of three horses with a view to hav-
ing another race at st. Mary's park on Sat
urday to morrow Mr.. Bodklns' horse,
"Romeo" and Mr.. Patrick Fitzgerald
horse are in the ring.
For three or four days past the ferry
boat Three States has been crowded with
farmers wagons every trip she made. The
farmers do not bring much in the way Of
vegetables, however, for the reason perhaps
that they haven't anything to bring.
Our beloved president is getting we'll
so fast now that in few weeks the opposi.