The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-08

Fourteenth street is being again severe
" tested by a moving house.
Hamburg Cordovan,for gentlemen only,
at the City Shoe Store, 14O Commercial
avenue.
H. E. Ince has removed his gun shop
from Eighth to Sixth street yesterday.
The bed for the unfinished brick walk
on Eighth street is being prepared to re-
ceive the brick.
The Hibernian fire company meets at
its engine house tonight for the purpose OF
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Hamburg Cordovan, for gentlemen only,
at the City Shoe Store, 14O Commercial
avenue.
The old barge, which was set a6re
above the Cairo and vincennes railroad
company's wharfboat' on Tuesday, was still
emitting thick clouds of smoke yesterday.
Twenty years ago President Garfield
said: 81 regard my life as given to my
country. l am only anxious to make as
much of it as possible before the mortgage
on it is foreclosed."
"A half interest in the racing mare
"Jule" has been purchased by MIR. 6. +.
Smith, who will assume the responsibility
of managing her. Mr.. G. T. OHara owns
the other half interest.
"A number of men were yesterday at
work, unloading the coal from the barge
which sunk in the Mississippi river, oppos-
tie Cairo, some time ago, and which is now
wing on dry land, owing to the shallowness
Of the river.
Hamburg Cordovau, for gentlemen only,
at the City Shoe Store, l4O Commercial
avenue
The work on the new opera house goes
on without any interruption. All the men
wanted are aard at work, and there is no
dissatisfaction among them. A large cist-
I'm was yesterday built in the northwest
,orner of the lots.
Mrs. 8. Williamson leaves for St. Louis
md Chicago to day for the purpose of pur-
.hasing her full stock OF millinery goods,of
which she expects to bring home an ele-
,ant line.
Colonel Ingersoll divides his time in
abuse of the democratic party and the Bible.
Both stand it very well; the Scriptures
nave just come out in anew dress and with
other tokens of prosperity, and the demo.
ratio party is waltzing up fresh and lively
and solid for 1884.
An old flue afre in an old frame build
ing near Fourteenth street and Washing
ton avenue and much unnecessary alo
about it was the cause Of violent changing
of the fire bells yesterday about noon. The
entire fire department Of the city turned
out, only to find that it was not needed, as
the fire, If there had been any, was out be-
fore the companies arrived.
The following changes have been made
in the United States beacon lights between
st. Louis, Mo-, and Cairo, H.. Fort Rush
Tower Tow.head moved down 200 yards;
Fort Chartres Landing, moved down 300
yards; Fairy Island, moved up 600 yards
Moute Saline, moved up q mile; Flora
Creek, moved up 800 yards; Foot scud.
der's Towhead, moved up 800 yards; Eliza
Point, moved up q mile Elk Island,
up 800 yards. New lights--Jim Smiths,
Swift surel
Farmers or gardeners should not fail
to see the patent adjustable harrow at Jno.
on Commercial avenue.
AN interesting feature of the council
of Tuesday night, which ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue of THE BULLE.
Tin, is the petition of the Cairo and st.
LOUIS railraed company, asking the council
% grant 1t the right Of way over portion
If the new levee and extension Of Wash.
ngton avenue, north Of the old Cross levce.
The petition, together with that Of the
,wners OF the majority of the real estate
Ibutting the asked for right of way, was
eferred to the ordinance committee.
Auction sale of Horses Wagons, and
Harness at Reeves Auction House, corner
Tenth and Washington avenue, Saturday,
September 10th, at o'clock p. m,
On Tuesday, the railroads entering
1t Little Rock, completed their cotton
reports, showing the number of bales taken
from Arkansas for the commercial year,
ending September lat. The Mcmphis and
Little Rock carried 90,010 bales, an increase
Of 99,osa bales over the preceding yeur; the
l.. X, and l. S. Ry. carried 10000 bales,
IN increase Of $4,000 bales over last year;
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