The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-19

in front of the Opera House for the Demo
cratic mass meeting last night.
Mr.. Woodward, Of Lockport, N, Y,
the venerable father of Mr., G. II. Wood
ward, is in the city on a visit to the family
OF his son, He is accompanied by the wife
of another of his sons.
1t is said that when Minnie Madden
left New Orleans, the bootblacks and fire
men who we're enthusiastic over her per
Torrance as "Chips," escorted her to the
train with loud demonstrations.
"A New York astronomer estimates the
length of the comets tail at 50,000,000
miles; Prof Frisbie, Of the United States
Eaval Observatory, estimates it at 500,-
100000. WHO shall decide when doctors
disagreed
A number of property owners are very
much interested in the construction of the
stretch of sidewalk on the westerly side of
Railroad avenue, from Eighth street to the
Opera House, provided for by an ordinance
passed about year ago.
Hon. Alfred Orendorf, Democratic
candidate for state treasurer, is also past
grand master of the order Of Odd Fellows,
and attended the funeral of Mr.. Alexander
Fraser, in company with the Odd Fellows
OF this city, yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday ifty-four teams and the re
quisite number Of men were at work Oh
the cty's eVee, at cost of nearly two hun
dred dollars per day. If the weather re-
mains fine for another couple of weeks, the
levee will be finished and will be one Of
the finest embellishments on the great rivers.
Captain Cotterson, formerly of the Iron
Mountain railroad, one OF the most popular
conductors of this part of the country,
brought in the first train on the Texas II
ST. Louis railroad loaded with cotton. Mr.,
Co.terson Is a good railroadmaI. Ii any
car gets ANYWAY one sided, all is necessary
for him to place himself on the other aud
the thing will be balanced.
"A white man, named Charley kralz,
of Belknap, came TO the city Wednesday
and got as drunk as a fool, and then sat
down on a chair in front of levee hotel
and slept soundly all night. Yesterday
morning he found his pockets cut and
his pocket book, with all contents but five
dollars gone. A small gold watch was
also still IN It's p'av- Kratz has no business
to complain. He courted Vino Iva GOT.
The case of The People VS.. The Koen,
ler's was taken up by the circuit court yes
terday and occupied all day. The indict-
ment rests upon the disappearance of Mr.
Francis Kline's COW. AT the adjournment OF
the court last evening the jury in the case
had been selected and the testimony had
all been taken. The negro Fountain is one
OF the principal witnesses in the case. The
argument will begin this morning.
The Bloomington Bulletin understands
| the situation exactly when 1t says with
| reference to the purposed erection of a
government marine hospital at this point,
"The citizens desire the marine hospital Ia
be placed near the point, at the junction
Of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, where
patients from boats could be transferred
without carrying them through the streets
and thus subjactting the community to the
danger Of infection from diseases
In his report for September Captain
Earnst who has charge of the Mississippi
river improvement above and below st.
Louis, says Of the work done during tn
month at Cape Girardeau in the hurdle
opposite Cape Giraideau the piles previous.
Iy driven were braced, foundation mattress
was placed for length of $50 feet, brush
curtains were placed against the piles for
lenght of 1876 feet, and waiting was
placed for lenght of 655 feet
All male citizens of the United States,
who will have resided in this state one year,
in the county ninety days and in the pre-.
cinct thirty days prior to the day of the
election-November 7th-are entitled to
registration. Attention to this duty will
save voters much trouble and inconvenience
on election day. Those who failed to make
themselves known to registration Offices in
their respective precincts on Tuesday,
should look up the officers and see that
their names are properly recorded.
"A special train Of three coaches took the
remains Of the late Alexander Fraser, and
relatives and friends, to Beech Grove yes.
terday afternoon, and there the last sad
rites were impressively performed over the
remains by Rector f. p. Davenport. Serv.
ices had previously been held at the resi-.
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