The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-08

will now be found at No. rs Ohio levee.
Don't fail to attend the Democratic
mass meeting at the court promtly at two
o'clock this afternoon.
See notice in special locals of house
hold goods for sale by Messrs. Olmstead "
Winter the auctloneers, on Eighth street
Twelve or fifteen young people gath
cred at Reform hall, on Eighth street,
Thursday night and had social dance.
The Democratic State convention to be
held Mt Springfield on the 18th of Scptem-
Der will have 695 members, OF 81 less than
the Republican convention had.
The funerals Of the little child of Mr.
and Mrs. Hewitt, and of Elder T. j. Shores
took place yesterday afternoon, and were
largely attended.
Governor Culom handles the machine
we'll in this State. The Republican State
convention, last week, was worked in his
interest alone. Farwel, Raum and Rina-
ker were not deuce high.
SO far as the condition of Gulteau's
brain as developed by the autopsy goes to
prove anything, il appears to sustain the the
ory that he was sane and responsible for bis
acts.
An accident occurred on the Wabash
road yesterday morning, about two miles
this side of Vienna, by which about fifteen
loaded freight cars were ditched and
wrecked, and trains delayed for several
hours. No person was injured.
The customary crop of Fourth of July
connagrations was one day late this year.
There were comparatively few fires on
Tuesday, but the dispatches Thursday
morning show an extraordinary number OF
losses yesterday IN various parts of the
country.
The body of Gui teau has been trans
fcrred to the army medical museum in
Washington, which is located in the build
ing occupied as Ford's theatre at the time
President Lincoln was shot by Wilkes
Booth. The skeleton OF President Gar
fields assassin will be prepared and placed
on exhibition at the museum.
Reports from the cotton fields of the
South are encouraging. The acreage is but
I 30 per cent less than last year, and the
condition is better than at the correspond
ing season for the last twelve years. Texas
is second only TO Georgia in the breadth
planted, with probability of soon sur
passing it and becoming our greatest cot
ton growing State.
Both circuit and county courts are to
convenue in this city next Monday, the
| 10th instant, and there are some important
criminal cases to be attended to by each
but the court funds being very low or en-.
tirely exhausted, no cases requiring juries
can be tried. 1t is likely, therefore, that
| but little business Of importance Will be
disposed of.
Thursday night horse lay down and
died in front of Mr., Louis G. Herbert's
saloon on Commescial avenue, near Eighth
street. The animal was afflicted with
some kind of ugly sore and was very
lean. Yesterday evening COW lay down in
the Commons, just above Winters row, and
efforts by her owner to induce her to walk
home were frutless. She was evidently
dangerously sick end may have died during
last night.
The case of DR.. J. II. Leach, for as
sault with intent to murder, was called in
the court of Justice j Ii. Robinson yes
terday morning at 0 o'clock, but with the
understanding that it WAS to be brought t.
the notice OF the grand jury, the city attor
ney dismissed it, 1t is likely that the cas-,
will not prove near az serious as is antici
pated by some, as the Dr. is known not t
be disorderly citizen.
Two gentleman representing corpa
MES in which the property destroyed by the
late fire vas insured, arrived yesterday auc
at once entered upon an investigation pre-
paratory to a proper adjustment of til,
losses sustained by Messrs. Hinklc, Moor,
and Henderson. That favorable settlement
may be speedily arrived at, and that tn,
gentlemen named may soon be engaged il
6ourishing business, is desirable
The Valley Clarion, Of Chester, ad
vocates Mr.. Robert G.. DIETRICH, of Chester
as a candidate for appellate clerk of tn
Fourth judicial district of Illinois Among
? the many other qualifications for the posi-
ton possessed by Mr.. DIETRICH, which tn,
Clarion enumerates is that, when editor O
that paper, in 1880, he was the first to men
ton the name Of General Hancock as