The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-26

| III SOUTHERN lis. W.
One case of drunkenness was tried be-
before Justice Robinson yesterday.
The balloon ascension will take place
on Tuesday, not Thursday, as the printer
made it yesterday.
"A three. pound sweet potato, raised on
the farm OF Magistrate Comings at San
dusky, is on exhibition at that gentleman's
Office.
Mr.. w. A. Winans, cashier of the New
York store, is quite i'll with cholera morbus
since Tuesday Mr. Elmer Comings fills
the position of cashier for the time being.
--Vennor predicts severe storm period
on the lower lakes and the New Jersey
coast about the end of this month and the
first ofnext.
"a good many things that appear in
newspapers are not true This Is because
the newspapers have frequently to get their
information from human beings.
The Democrats of Michigan and Mas.
sachusetts have united with the green
hackers against the Republicans and are eX.
citing the latter to making some rather
inconsistent remarks.
Remember the Lsnder mortgage sale.
At Hodges Park, Aug, 81, will be sold :;
one saw mill six houses and lots six vacant
lots; six hundred and forty acres Of land !;
live stock, and household furniture. 3t
The gentlemen from this city who at
tended the barbecue at Commercial Point
Thursday, went in open hacks, and all got
wet as it raincd quite hard before they
reached their destination.
Go to VIM. Alba's on Commercial ave-
nue. for hair cut, shampoo, shaves etc. The
best shop IN southern Ills. If
The entrance to THE BULLETIN news
and editorial rooms is on Railroad street
The front entrance to job office is closed
after seven p. IN. Visitors will always find
the Railroad street entrance open. If
The funeral of Mrs. b. f. Thistlewood
was very largely attended yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Thlstlewood was very much
beloved by those who knew her and she
had many friends.
One of the important events in this
county during this week was the Com.
mercial Point barbecue held on Tuesday
All the candidates were there, of course,
and spent cash and wind, each one for him.
self
"A card from Billy Gray, af the The
atre Comique in this city, who, with his
wife, is sojourning in the east, says that he
is now in Richmond, Virginia, will visit
several other large cities, and return here
in about three weeks to resume his duties
as manager of the ComiQue stage.
Invitations are out calling on members
OF the Knights of Honor insurance society
to attend the first grand convoca-
ton of the order in the north
west, to be held at the Mccormick
Music Hall, at the Revere House, and Lin
coin Park, Chicago, on Thursday and Fri
day, Sent, l4th and 18th.
Three fine horses will be at the stock
yards, adjoining Thistlewood's livery stable
IN few days, and parties interested in
fine stock should call and look vt them
The race horse, "CastaIe,n a thoroughbred
will be there first of next week; "B'ooC
Chief Jr." and "Young Rosette," about tn,
9Th of September.
Poor Pulaski county has no silve
and plated ware, no diamonds or jewellery
no steamboats, or sailing vessel no
franchises, no billiard tables, no credits o
banks, no bridge property, no grains o
a any kind, but she has bank act of $40 S,
e says her assessor in his report to the Stat
l. Board Of Equalization.
(, "A special meeting of the city council
was held at the chamber last night for tn
purpose Of considering the proposition 0
Mr.. John Lockwood to put up water work
Q in this city. The proposition was referred
r to a Joint council and citizens committee
d Through the kindness of City Clerk Foe
=, we are enabled to give the official proceed
ing of the meeting elsewhere in this ssu,
The amount of rainfall at this pOin
n during the twenty-four hours ending 4
W 2Il o'clock yesterday afternoon, was fou
le one hundredths OF one inch. Rain was ais
Z reported to have fallen at the same time
h Davenport, Dubuque, Louisville, Nashville
70 Shreveportand Vicksburg. The thermou
u eter here stood at 70 degrees above ger,
" which was lower than at any Of the twent,
-, ~ one places reported from except st. Lou
~, where il was TO- The barometer waa un,