The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-15

Yellow fever is abating at Matamoras
and Brownsville.
st. Sarveur suburb of Quebec, Canada,
had a $4,000 fire Sunday.
Mr. Angus Leok has returned from his
visit to Metropolis in time for the Conven
ton to-day.
Acting President Arthur has gone in
state in man .ot-war to New York for a
few days rest and recreation.
j. II. Kelly, Of DuQuoin, is in town,
to attend the convention; also
Col. Tom Burgess for anything but that
Miss Winnie Sanborn and Miss Ada
Fletcher, talented young ladies OF Anna.
are in the city on visit to friends.
Squire Osborn reports every thing up
town as being quiet with the court resting
on it's laurels
Jim Cox is having building prepared
in which to establish clothing store in rear
of Nick Williams butcher shop on corner
Twentieth street and Washington avenue.
The Singer Machine Company has de-
termined to erect large addition to their
works here and will begin the work as soon
as the lumber can be sawed out.
Mrs. A. N, SwNyne who was danger
ously sick for several days past, is, we are
happy to say, not only out OF danger, but
recovering rapidly.
We trust there will be large attend
ance of ladies at the convention to-day.
Seats will be reserved for them and for
gentlemen accompanying them,
Prof. Floyd has closed his school for
this week He is negotiating for n more
room better situated than that
which he occupies
Seats will be reserved for ladies at the
Opera House during the convention that
opens to-day, and they are cordially in
vited to attend.
In the proper place this morning will
be found two notices from Capt. English to
the officers and enlisted men of the Ilalh-
day Guards
We learn that W. p. Halliday is about
to erect box factory of larger capacity
thru that formerly here, and that work will
commence on very soon.
We learn that there was cutting
scrape between som negroes on Sixth street
Sunday night but as no arrests were made
we could not learn the names Of the par
ties engaged,
Cairo is n fashionable summer resort
just now. Judges Mulkey aud Wall and
Hons. w. X. Murphy aud f. f. Albright
are sojourning here until after the conven-
ton.
Two plain DRINKS and fight between
three negro damsels were all that bothered
the legal mind yesterday. The former
handed over 81 each; one of the latter s.,
and the rest were discharged.
The entrance to THE BULLETIN news
and editorial rooms is on Railroad street.
The front entrance to job Office is closed
after seven p. m. Visitors will always find
the Railroad street entrance open, Il
Go to VIM. Alba's on Commercial ave-
nue. for hair cut, shampoo, shaves etc. The
best shop IN southern Ills. If
Mr.. Jackson, business manager for
Henry Breihan, went up the narrow guage
road on a business trip for his house, yes.
terday. He will come back by way of the
Iron Mountain route,
The house on wheels which was nov
ing from opposite the court house has
reached the corner Washington avenue aud
Fourteenth street. Its destination depends
on circumstances.
Nearly hundred delegates aud their
friends from DuQuoin and Pinckneyville,
accompanied by brass band, came in on
the 4 p m, train yesterday, and are quar-
tered at The Halliday,
Charles Throckmorton, to-day notifies
the public that he is still on his fee {
ready to serve them. The rattle feature
Of his advertisement should be read The
book case mentioned is hand made and is
worth $3.50.
A blacksmith named Evans had his
pocket cut Sunday night and his watch
stolen by two negroes. He was trying
yesterday to recover it as it was sort Of
heirloom, but with very little hope of "com-
Ing to time
&C. o. Patier 81 Co., exhibited a new
wagon on the street yesterday from the shop
of Mr.. John Major. 1t is a fine wagon and
those who see it will understand there is
no necessity TO 60 out Of town to get good
Al