The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-29

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in the city on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. e
A. Burnett.
After al absence of a number Of weeks
in Ohio the family of Mr.. j. II. Rittenhouse
returned Wednesday.
Mr.. John Clancy is having new roo
put upon his house 1.-The corner of Twelfth
street and commercial avenue.
Two boot-blacks raised Ned at the cor
ner of Sixth street and Commercial avenue
yesterday. They were each fined five dol
lars and costs by Magistrate Comings.
Mr.. June Wright left yesterday ioi
Memphis to assume the responsibilities OF
his new position IN the post-office at that
city.
Mrs. s. P. Wheeler and daughter
Edith left for st. Louis yesterday. The
attergoes from there to Monticello to at
tend school.
-- Mr.. Joseph Steagals is having his
place of business at the corner Of Sixth
street and Commercial avenue beautitled
externally.
Wednesday morning shock of earth
quake was felt at st. Louis, Mo, German
town, Mt. Vernon, Centralia, Springfield,
His, Vncennes, Ind, and other points.
Don't fail to attend the Free Dinner
Barbecue at Hodges Park to-day, Sept
Goth, Round trip tickets 50 cents on
regular trains. 2t
Go to VIM. Alba's on Commercial ave-
nue. for hair cut, shampoo, shaves etc. The
best shop IN southern His. If
Several car loads of steel rails were
brought in on the Wabash road yesterday
for the Iron Mountain road, to be laid
down between Birds Point and Charleston,
Mo.
Work on the incline of the Cairo and
Texas narrow guage road, at Birds Point
is progressing rapidly. Divers are now al
work preparing the road bed for the cradle
in the river.
Justice Robinson went to Elco We'd
nesday looking for voters, and found new
ly arrived grandson, in the family of his
soL-in-law, Mr.. j. NJ. Murray, The boy
arrived Monday.
Mr.. James A. Philis, who for cou-
pie Of years has been in the Office of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad company at
Columbus, has been transferred to the Cairo
Office of that company and is therefore again
a resident of this city.
Mr.. Rogers, tuber player in Mr.. Harry
Walkers Comique band, was called home
in Freeport, Ill.,, Wednesday morning by
dispatch stating that his child was
very sick. His place in the band has been
temporarily supplied.
On Wednesday the state auditor is
sued warrants to the amount of $33,075 to
the different companies OF the Illinois Ma
tional Guard, in payment Of the annual
pro rata distribution of the military fund
as made by the governor and adjutant
general.
The railroad committee of the state
board Of equalization has agreed upon al
assessed valuation of $5S,756,520 on rail
road property for the purpose of taxation
This is an increase of about 10 per cent
over the valuation OF 1881
Capt. John r. Thomas passed through
the city Wednesday night. lie went from
here to Randolph county, in accordance
with appointments made for him by Mr.. &
| N. Hughes, chairman of the Republican
Central committee. lie will be here or il
Pulaski county about the middle of mex
month
Between the hours of A 40 and 3 10 a
N. the comet is visible to the naked eye
and will continue so until Monday or Tues
day. At this hour careful observer, look
Ing about IS degrees southeast Of the rising
sun, can see the luminous object in thu
eastern heavens; it is very brilliant bu
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soon is lost in the brighter effulgence o.
old Soils rays.
Gov, Cullom issued pardon to John
futile, who was convicted Of an assaul
with intent to commit rape at the May
term, 1882, Of the Coles Circuit court, anc
sentenced to the penitentiary for sever
years. The pardon was granted on til,
certificate of the prison physician that thu
man had but few days to live, His pa
rents reside at Joliet, and he goes home t.
die.
After the manner Of "Der Omnibus :;
~ seek a respectable lady with $500