The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-13

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day.
On the 18th instant the Illinois Cen
trail railroad will run an excursion trail
from here to Chicrgo at reduced rates. See
advertisement elsewhere in this paper.
AT what hour the convention day i
to convene is not known. Probably no
until late this forenoon, as some delegate
are expected on the eleven o'clock trains.
Kings excursion will land at Mound
| City and take passengers from there for
25 cents. 1t
Mr.. l.. A. Phelps, the Sixth street
Photographic artist, has notice in speca
locals of this paper of special interest to al
who wish to have some fine work in his line
| done.
The horizontal Hue boiler and up
right engine, with drive well pump; tank
and connecting pipes, is for sale and now
ready for delivery. Apply at BULLETIN
counting room, No. 10 Ohio leyce. 81
- After the congressional convention to
day the Republican senatorial convention
will meet at the opera house for
the purpose OF nominating candidates
for the lower house of the general assem-
bly,. q
--Skobelen, the brilliant and successful
Russian general who has just passed away,
was only 40 years of age-cut off in the
prime of life, aud what should have been
the vigor of his health, through habits OF
strong drink.
The estimated gross earnings Of the
| Illinois Central Railroad company for the
month of June were as follows; Freight,
| $400,92e passenger $l55,4O9 miscelIa-
neous, $lO7,4l5; total, s6G3,746. The ac-
| tual earnings for the same period in 1881
we're sSO3,sS7.
Mr.. Beard, the active, public spirited
Jockey has offered a premium OF twenty
five dollars to the best tournament rider
at ST. Mary's park tomorrow. Five or SIX
of our best riders have already entered for
the prize. A very interesting tournament
may therefore be safely expected.
Street Commissioner Robert Baird did
some very good work on Fourteenth street
back of Washington avenue, yesterday and
the day before. The street is very much in
use by teams hauling brick and sand, and
was in very bad condition in some places,
owing to the recent frequent rains and hard
usage
Cairo builders might make note Of the
fact that the London Builder attributes the
marvellous durability of mortar in Italy to
the fact that the lime remains in n pit Gov
cred with water for two years before ii is
used, whereas in England lime is slaked
and used the same day. Most building
specifications even require newly-slaked
lime.
The senate Monday added to the river
and harbor bill an item of $500, 600 for
filing in the fats of the Potomac river op.
posite the city. This is a sanitary measure
strictly for the benefit of Washington, and
compares rather queery with the appro-
priauon of SIT 1900 for the protection of the
entire west and northwest from imported
smallpox, the south from yellow fever, and
the country as a whole from Asiatic cholera.
ladies are especially invited to be
present at the Republican congressional
convention to-day. The best seats in the
house have been reserved for them and IT is
the desire of those having the matter in
charge that evory sea, 80 reserved shall be
occupied Tickets can be obtained by an
early application to either Mr.. Q. N.
Hughes, chairman Of the cOngressai central
committee, or Col. ]. G. Willis, collector Of
Internal revenue for this district.
According to yesterday afternoons
weather report the barometer in the north
west stood between 29.7S at st. 30 30 nj
Dubuque. The thermometer stood between
| sixty-four at Bismarck, and ninety one at
Shreveport. AT this poiLt it marked eighty
two. Rain was reported from Chattanooga
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Vicksburg
and Bismarck. The heaviest was ninty.
seven one hundredths Of an inch at Vicks-
burg.
AT the council meeting Tuesday
night Marshal Myers was re-
quested to report verbally a:
to the record Of tue city hospital during the
month of June. He reported eighteen cases
of various kinds, twelve Of which were
from the previous month, and three Of
which died. Since the first of this month
the hospital has been empty, and man OF
two have been kept at work under direction
| of tho marshal CLAIMING md dicin factinu