The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-15

the present building season. He has
bought several lots with house upon
them, uptown; he will improve the old
house and erect two new cottages near 1t;
the work to begin within next week.
A white man named S. Peterson, who
was seriously injured on Wednesday by
fall occasioned by the breaking down, un.
der the weight of huge pile of slaves, of
the large platform in front of Halliday's
new cooper shop and who was taken to St.
Marys Intirmary, was reported to be do
ing well yesterday.
Col. Andrews of the Wabash road left
the city yesterday morning for Carmi
where he will conclude arrangement for
the removal Of the companys machine
shops from that town to Mt. Carmel. One
of the reasons ofthe removal Is the trouble
made for the company by the citizens and
authorities of Carmi on account of the
shops.
Within this week force of men I'M
der Rob TT Jones on the Illinois Central
whsrf-boat have handled over seventeen
hundred tons of freight brought here from
below by river for reshipment from this
point north by rail, All this freight would
have gone up the Mississippi on the same
boats which brought it here, if navigation
were open above here.
Last night Magistrate Comings off.
ciated at the wedding of Mr., Frederick
Ellmers and Mrs. Anna Heldman, the we'd
ding taking place at the Cairo house, kept
by Mr.. Doering. Mr.. Ellmers is bar-keep-
er at the saloon on the southeast corner OF
| Eighth street aud Commercial avenue, aud
Mrs. Heldman is sister of Mr., Doering,
who but recently came TO this country from
her native land, Germany.
1t will bet is-we mean it ought to
be cold this morning, in order that the
prophecy embodied in yesterday afternoons
weather bulletin might be fulfilled. At
Yankton the thermometer fell seventeen
degrees during the twenty-four hours end
ing at all o'clock p. m. yesterday, and
stood at only A degrees above zero; at st.
Paul and Omaha it was IA, and at Bis
marck il stood 5 degrees below zero.
"A dispatch from Vicksburg under dale
of Wednesday says THE Sidney Dillon
and tow passed up at a. m. for ST. Louis.
Information was received here today OF
the sinking Of the steam tug Dime, owned
by Mattingly g. Son, Of this city which oc-
CURED last night, on the Mississippi river
opposite Forest Home. The accident was
caused by snags The Dine was years
old and valued at $4,000. She was originally
bu 1t by the New Orleans oil company, but
was purchased two years ago from j. NJ.
Whitehall, of Arkansas City, When she
sunk she was 10 frsl-class condition. Capt.
John Mattng!y will leave this morning for
the scene Of the disaster he thinks she
can be raised She was not insured
lu the federal house on Monday by
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois proposed ecu
shtuional amendment relative to the el.c.
tioo o. president, yice-presd.nt aud Menu
bers OF congress. IL likes the tern Of prs
ident and vice presden. at six years, and
makes the president ineligible for the next
sue eeoing term; aboishes the Electoral
College and provides tor direct vote for
the president Every STATE shall be entitled
to as many votes AS it has senators and
Representatives in congress and the vote
Of each state shall be cast IN the proportion
of the popular vote in the state for each
candidate. The term OF members of con.
gress is fixed at three years, and each ses-
sion shall begin the FIRST Monday in Janu-
airy. la counting the votes cast for presi.
NSut al ,JJIHt INuNtullOu cuGll stDHlOI dLu
member shall have Que vote.
John Rose is German.Amerlcan,
timer and a smlrt-alex. and he has fla.
ent tongue with which he annoys people aud
gets himself into trouble. He had become
so bold by reason Of his success ia bulldog
ing helpless housewives into purchasing
his wares which be peddled from door to
door, that he yentured TO shoot off his
mouth to Chief Myers and to the police
court yesterday, after having been arrested
by The formes for peddling without lsence
in violation Of chapter sections 30 and 33,
revised ordinances. He protested that he
manufactured the wares himself aud there.
fore had right to sell them without H..
selce; he knew a. much law as any of EN- /;