The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-09

ent next Monday.
Mrs. Lemen and daughter Nellie
and Miss Maud Burnett arrived last night
from Dixon Springs.
From the Vienna Times we learn that
Misses Carrie Kuykendall and Dora San.
ders Of Vienna, are to attend school in this
city.
Since Yesterday the new Bulletin of
fee is connected with the telephone OK
change. It's instrument is numbered &c.
Communications Of news or on business
matters are respectfully solicited.
The social dance Of the youngpeople's
Social club, at Hsrtman's hall last night
was as successful an affair in every way
as could well be wished for. The attend
ance was large and select. The music, be-
ing furnished by Prof. Storer's new orches-
ira was excellent The young people may
well feel proud of their success.
AS will be seen from the proceedings
of the State Democratic convention pub
| lished elsewhere in this issue, Mr.. Alfred
Orendorf, Of Springfield, is the Democratic
nominee for State Treasurer, and Hon.
Henry Raab, of st Clair county, the party's
candidate for State Superintendent of pub
| lie instruction.
The Cairo City Ferry Company has
done some work ON the road leading from
the ferry landing IN Kentucky to the bluffs
1t has made some Improvements which will
be hailed with pleasure by the farmers who
desire to come to Cairo. 1t will probably
do still more work and it should
have the aid Of the merchants generally to
put the road in permanently good, paSsa
BILE, condition.
Mayor N. B. Thlstewood returned yes.
terday from his visit to Robinson, Ills,
where he attended a reunion of the noted
Wilder's brigade. About five thousand
people were present to witness 1.-The inter
esting ceremonies. Gen Wilder himself
was also there and delivered an address.
Mayor Thistlewood says the whole affair
was one to BE- remembered and that he en-
joyed himself hugely.
Go to VIM. Albas on Commercial ave-
nue. fW hair cut, shampoo, shaves etc. The
best shop III southern Ills. If
Hon. w. K Murphy is granger, the
assertion of our Greenback fellow citizens
to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr.. Muir
ply has farm of fifteen hundred acres I'M.
der cultivation in Perry county and raises
some of tho finest sweet potatoes in the
county. The Democrats DID cater to the
farmers and laborers. Mr.. Murphy is far
mer and laborer in true sense; he has
hay seed in his hair and "corns" in his
hands.
Mr.. VIM. Lonergan, ST., of st, Louis
is in this city on visit to his nephew our
feIlow-citizen, Mr.. VIM. Lonergan, Jr. Mr. |
Lonergan, Sr., was pioneer in this part of
the State. He is now over sixty years DID,
but is yet hale and hearty. He had charge,
about 40 years ago, Of the work OF grad
ing stretch of the old State railroad, be.
tween Cache creek and the Deep Cut, on
the line where now the Illinois Central
railroad runs. He can tell some interesting
stories about Cairo and vincinity sin the
early days"
The joint executive committee of
freight agents in connection with southern
lines, at meeting held in New York City
on the 9th instant decided that, on and
after the 18th instant, the freight rate on
uncompressed cotton, with the privilege to
carrier Of COMPRISING, from Cairo to New
York, with the usual differences to other
seaboard cities, shall be 80 cents per one
hundred pounds. On compressed cotton
reaching Cairo via river under through
bills Of lading on steamers of lines working
under agreed through rates from Memphis,
the propoltion of rates to New York is A
cents.
Preparations are now being made to
entomb the remains of the late Thomas j.
Mcclure, OF this county, in solid rock on
top of high bluff near Beech Ridge.
Work on the vault has been going on for
some time, while the remains Of deceased
are encased in a metallic coffin near his
home. It is the intention also to have n
marble monument erected over the
tomb, The monument .is now
being prepared at Jonesboro. II to be
composed of Italian marble, viii be twenty
feet high, beautiful in design, surmounted
by great brass knob and will cost about
five thousand dollars.
The Chicago Clothing House, at the
corner of Eighth street and Commercial