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

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The ARABS" challenge the "Comiqucs'
in special locals this morning.
A drunken man leaned up against Mr..
j. Lchniug large show windows yesterday
and broke it.
The net majority for the Prohibitory
Amendment to the State Constitution in
Iowa turns out to be less than 10000
The fancy fronts Of the business houses
Of Messrs. Taber's jowelry store and J. Bur
gers dry goods store were somewhat dam
aged by the late fire on Commercial avenue,
In the latter one of the large plate glass
windows was cracked.
Elder T. j. Shores, one of Cairo's old
est and best known cOlored divines, died at
2 o'clock yesterday morning after severe
illness of three or four weeks. He was
pastor of the First Baptist church ever
since its organization here. His death will
be regretted by people of both colors.
-Vcnnor does not appear to be so much
out of the way, after all, in his prognostica
tons for 1882 He prophesied not so much
cold summer as one with frequent rains
and with no long interval of hot season.
Up to date, certainly, the season has been as
variegated as conjectured.
The BULLETIN job room was remo7ed
Yesterday from its old location at the ccr-
ner of Twelfth street and Washington ave-
nue., to the second story Of the building next
below the steamboat meat shop Of Messls.
Jesse IIinkle & Son, On OHIO leyee. The
news paper and press departments will fol-
low soon.
In the fire of Wednesday morning was
a large safe of the Hall make belonging
to Messrs. llnkle, Moore e. Hinkle, in
which all account books and valuable
papers were kept, 1t was in the hottest
part ofthe fire, but stood it well and when
opened about six o'clock in the evening of
the day Of the fire, the contents were found
to be entirely intact.
DR.. Charles Johnson, OF the city hos
pital, who, few days ago, attacked and
shot another negro, his partner, in the ARM,
WAS examined before Magistrate Comings
yesterday and held to bail in the sum of
one hundred dollars. johnson is very or
derby sort of fellow when sober, but it
seems that he was drunk when he shot at
his partner and, he says, didn't know what
he was doing.
AT this point the Ohiorose eight inches
during the twenty.four hours ending at one
o'clock yesterday. During the same time
the rivers at other points moved as follows
Chattanooga, rose one foot Cincinnati, fell
eight inches; Louisville, fell one inch
Nashville, stationary; st. Louis, fell three
inches. There will probably be but very
| little more rise here. Rain was reported
yesterday from Lacrosse, Leavenworth
Omaha and st. Paul.
The Library Association received q
valuable souvenir yesterday from Mr.. r
Thomas. 1t is an oval OF highly polished
wood grown upon the grounds of Mt. Yer
non, and containing under convex glass,
| fine engraving of medallion head of Wash
ington with view Of the mansion anC
tomb at Mt. Vernon, and figure Of the God
dess Of Liberty and appropriate inscriptions
| Its date is 1859 and it is relic highly in
tercsting and greatly appreciated.
The Mount Vernon News says that Mr.
Charles o. Chance, who was recently ap
pointed clerk of the appellate court for thi
| judicial district, in place of the late Hon
John @ Hartman, has agreed 10 give TIT
proceeds Of the office during his incum
bency to the family Of Mr., Hartman. Thi
generous offer from Mr.. Chance will rails,
him much in the estimation of Mr.. lIar
mans many friends all over the district.
On the Bird instant Chief Myers re
ccived dispatch from Marshal Latterield
of Monut Vernon, stating that negr'
named Robert Frances and fine youn.
Newfoundland dog had eloped from tina
place and come to Cairo, aud asking tina
they be arrested upon their arrival here
| The dispatch came too late to enable thu
chief to meet the train upon which th,
clipping couple arrived, but a search owe
the city soon resulted in the capture of botl
negro and dog by the chief and officer Ma
hanny. They were still in Jail here yester.
day. awaiting the arrival of Marsha
Latterfeld, Of Mount Vernon, who had beer
notified Of the capture.