The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-17


made the streets lively last evening.
Chicago Ice Cream tonight at Kings
Ice Cream Garden. 1t
Mr.. NJ. J. lIowley, real estate agent,
has number Of cottages for rent. See
special locals.
"A good string band at Kings Ice
Cream Garden tonight. 1t
Philip Lawrence this morning opens his
meat shop on Washington avenue, see notice
in another column.
The Cairo Broom Brigade has invita-
lions to give exhibitions in various towns
in this state, Kentucky and Tennessee; but
as yet the brigade has not decided to accept
any of them.
Mrs Fannie Kehrt, wife Of the drown
ed Waterman at the Wabash incline barge
fleet, offers a reward of fifty dollars for the
recovery Of her husbands body. See
special locals.
The BULLETINS new engine was placed
in position at its new quarters, on Ohio
levee, yesterday. 1t will not be long now
before the office will be removed from its
present location.
According to bulletin recently issued
by the Illinois agricultural bureau Alexan-
der county has only one hundred and ten
acres in oats this year instead of three hun
bred and twenty odd last year. In Pulaski
county the reduction is equally great.
Mr.. J. A. Nickles who was burned
out few weeks ago on the Levee, has
opened his shop on Washington avenue, be-
tween 10th and / It'll, where all his old Gus
toners and new are invited to call on him.
Read his advertisement in another column.
Mr.. Len Faxon has severed his connec-
ton with the Paducah News since the 10th
instant. He had been IN the editorial chair
for thirty-two years, during which he made
for himself the reputation of being an able
writer upon most any topic which came un-
der his pencil. He intends to take
rest.n
Lizzie Tenders, negress, was arrested
by Officer bunker late Thursday night, for
frequenting the public streets in suspicious
manner. She was fined five dollars and
costs, by Magistrate Comings yesterday,
and given stay Of execution She ap-
peared to be slightly demented, and should
be taken in charge by her relatives il she
has any.
Mr. N. A, Devore is perhaps the cham
pon tank builder in the city. The large
tank he built for the new BULLETIN Office,
on Ohio levcc, was filed with water the
day after it was put together, and it never
| leaked drop showing that every stave is
accurately fitted, and the whole work well
done. He has contracts for building sew
eral other tanks.
Mayor Thistlewood has selected the
following gentlemen to serve as the com
mittec Of ten to investigate the sipe water
problem, recommend by the street commit
some time ago: Captain W, p. Halliday,
Col. S. S. Taylor, Col. John Wood, Hon. r.
W. Halliday and Messrs G. o. Patier, c. II.
Hughes, T. w. Kimbrough, Wood Rtten.
house, Charles Lancaster, NJ. j. Iowley
No better selections could possibly have
been made.
II any Of Captain Thomas Republican
rivals are sent to Washington in his stead
| the Twentieth district will lose the chair.
maDship Of the committee on levees, which
~ of the greatest importance to the people
Of the entire district, aud it may be given
| 10 an eastern or northern representative
who would antagonize the improvement OF
the Mississippi river to the great injury
and possible failure, of the plans Of tn,
river commission, upon the carrying out Of
which the future greatness Of this city SC
much depends.
City Clerk DennisJ Foley returned to
this city yesterday morning. His absence
was not due to an intended fatal, matri
monal alliance, as was positively asserted
by some Of his friends; nor was it due to
desire to avoid the service Of subpoena t
attend court at Springfield in certain
maniamus case pending there against TIT
city, as was asserted by some others. ii
went away as a delegate from Cairo to thu
Illinois State Convention Of the Ancien
Order of Hibetnians, which has been il
session at Aurora, H., for number o
days during this week He will be at hi
post Of duty to-day.
From a letter to Chief Myers, 1t appear
that on Wednesday night some one entere'
the Office of Mr.. II. NJ. Elwell, station agen
: at Weston, on the Wabash road, and stol