The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-14
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| A new flag stone walk 10 being laid in
front Of the Palace clothing house Tol
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| Mr.. N. Prouty is having the front OF
his saloon, on Commercial avenue, below
Sixth street, made new.
Another case of smallpox has appear
ell in paducah. II is anegro and citizen,
who is employed on railroad.
Col. B. s.. Rhea, Of Nashville, after
whom the steamer B. s. Rhea is named,
was a guest at The Halliday yesterday.
There is copy of the bible in Gen.
tralia that was published in 1908, much
older, by the way, than King James edi-
ton.
The encouraging news comes that the
Mississippi river is rapidly receding, and
will be within its banks from Memphis to
Greenville, Miss. within a few days.
For several days back the large scales
at the Central stock yards, on Commercial
avenue, have been again ready for business
under the management of Mr.. Lee Boicourt.
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Blanks to be filed in for publication
of tax purchasers notice will be furnished
free ofcharge on application at The Bull
LETIN Office. tt.
The reception, to be given tonight on
board the steamer City of Cairo, promises
to be one Of the grandest affairs of the sea.
son.
"A new sprinkler will be put in full
operation upon the streets in few days by
Messrs. Charles Newland & Co. 1t is be-
ing furnished with the necessary perforated
piping which will be its finishing touch.
The anniversary of the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln will be commemorated
by the Guard Of Honor at the monument
in Springfield tomorrow afternoon. Gov.
Cullom and others will deliver addresses.
There have been built since the first of
this year 1858 miles of new railroads,
against $50 miles reporting at the cores
ponding time in 1881, 1877 miles In 1880;
9l7 miles in 1870, 242 miles in 1873, and
100 miles in 1877.
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purchasing elsewheres.
On Tuesday the reports from the fruit
sections of the country were glowing, but q
subsequent freeze has destroyed the pros
poets in wide expanse of territory. Peach
es in the northwest have been killed, and
the apple and cherry buds have suffered
greatly.
The Cairo Presbytery, composed of
twenty-six counties, met at the Presbyterian |
church at Metropolis yesterday morning |
and will continue through the remainder OF
the week. Over thirty ministers are ex'
pectcd to attend, and there will be services
morning and evening. Rev. B. Y. George,
Of this city, preached Thursday morning.
On account of the continued rise in
the price of grain, quotations on whisky
and glucoes have also gone up. April 20
ends the distillers' year, and it is probable
that number of distillers in Peoria and
Pekin will close down at that time on &C
count of the high price Of corn and the
shipment Of cattle.
--Parnell is represented as pale and bag
gard, but remarked that he had had little
to complain of in regard to his prison treat
ment. He will remain in Paris until the
latest moment consistent with his parole.
An American suspect named White has
been Internationally released from Hass
Jail.
The decision of Judge Wyle in the
criminal court Of the District OF Columbia,
denying the application to quash the star
route indictments under The Maryland law
OF 1722, overthrows the last hope Of the star
reuters of being able to avoid trial.
Judge Wylio declares that the law of 1722
has disappeared from the District Code,
and is therefore imperative.
BY improvements ia tho telephone,
conversation has been easily carried on be-
tween Boston and New York; distance
Of Gao. Ordinary tones OF voice were heard
distinctly, and with the application of what
is called q hsndphone, whisper could be
distinctly heard. The secret OF this sue.
cess 10 mainly the use Of stronger electric
current, and it is confidently predicted that
soon the improvements will enable con-
versation to be carried on successfully be.
| tween New York and San Francisco.