The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-20
ILLINOIS ITEMS.

MIS- H. H. NHIte, lOhS lesiuent VI
Quincy, died in Scotland Thursday.
Quincy rejoiccs in fine new little pleas
urc steamer, the "Daisy Dickhut,"
Roodhouse now claims to be the largest
town IN Greene county, with population
of 1888.
DR.. IL. Z. Gil, of Jerseyville, has been
appointed physician at the Chester penl
tertiary.
The colored people OF Peoria will cele-
brate the Emancipation Proclamation
August g.
The Carrollton authorizes have evidence
to prove that cider is intoxicating, and
won't let it be sold.
The Illinois Pharmaceutical Association
will hold its second annual meeting at
Peoria November s and O.
Frederick Schneider, q Bloomington ma
sou, fell from the top Of a four-story build
ing into eternity.
Henry G. Ramsey, author of Researches
in the Mississippi Valley" suicided at
Freeman. Cause, iirancial difficulties.
Since March to date Chicago packers
have slaughtered l,45S,OoO hogs, against
l,S22, 900 for the corresponding period last
year.
The clearings of the Chicago banks for
last week foot up s4l ,ssl 1915, against
| s2S,77s, 4326 90 for the corresponding week
last year.
Seventy. five horses have been entered
for the La Sale races, which commence
July 20 and continue four days. Premiums
to the amount of "a, 900 are offered
The lumber yards in Chicago on the LIST
instant contained 3j2 1891 1893 feet Of lum-
Der, l42, 1000 shingles, 30,764,3l2 lath,
l2O,559 cedar posts, and 3,l7O,22s feet of
pickets.
Col. VIM. II. Edgar Of the Jerseyville
Republican Examiner, has been reappoint-
ed deputy internal revenue collector for the
4th district, under Gen Rowett, the new
collector.
The Garrison and Vail families, residing
in Schuyler and McDonough counties, had
picnic in Schuyler county recently. One
hundred and twenty members of the two
families were present.
The government is spending $4,000 in
improving the Illinois river on the west
side OF Greene county, erecting dams, clert-
ing out snags and drifts and otherwise i'm
proving the channel.
The viii county board Of supervisors has
declared against issuing liquor licenses IN
the country towns by 10 to IA, though from
some places majority Of the people petit
toned in favor of licenses.
A Michigan man has made preparations
to start hcnnery at Joliet, with patent in
cubators having a capacity for batching
/ 400 chickens every 81 days. The hen
merry is to accommodate $4,000 chickens,
who are expected to furnish 10000 eggs
daily.
The Union Mutual telegraph company is
to run a new telegraph line between Chi
cago and ST. Louis, nearly parallel with the
Chicago e. Alton road. The company has
asked the Bloomington city fathers for the
right Of way through that city.
A man ran into shoe shop at Lacon the
other day, and threw down package
which he requested should be handed to
Col. Fort. The package lay neglected dur
ing the day as one OF no great Importance,
and it was then found to contain $685. in
good hard cash.
Thirteen Of the counties of Illinois are
unfortunate enough to have two county
fairs each, this fall, while two OF them,
Verlnillon and Whiteside, are to have
three apiece. The counties having more
than one fair within their borders, respec-
lively, are. DcKalb, Fulton, Iroouois, 10