The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-20


Notices IN these columns, ten cents per line
Window shades all styles and prices a
jeff Clarks. If
THE BULLETIN nows.room will be re-
moved to its old quarters to-day.
--Fon SALE--a setting Of white Leg
horn, and black Cochin eggs $780, APP
ply at this Office.
The Steamer Alaska arrived at Pana-
ma, Sunday, with the family and remains
of Minister Hurlbut.
The widow of Jesse James went to st.
Joseph Monday, aud secured from Marshal
Craig revolvers and guns valued at $500
or more.
1t is now announced that Frank James
has formed a band, and that the Ford
brothers and several other persons are
doomed.
ALI persons holding orders against the
city for labor on levee are requested 70
bring same to city clerks office for pay
ment. d.. Foley, city clerk.
"A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil wi called for tomorrow
night for the purpose Of counting
and de ciaring the vote of the late city cleo
ton.
---Scoville seems to be determined that
Guiteau shall not escape the gallows. He
has notified Corkhil that he will be ready
to argue the motion on the 10th of May,
although Guiteau says Reed is his only au-
thorized attorney.
The sheriff of Johnson county, having
in charge Moses Bcggs, who was sentenced
TO ten years in the penitentiary at Vienna
this week for DEMONSTRATING, arson and bur
glary, passed through the city last night
for Chester where he will leave his prisoner
Representatives of railroads leading
into New Orleans have telegraphcd the
Louisiana congressman that they are not
opposed to the plans of the Mississippi
river commission for improvement of the
Mississippi river and to prevent destructive
floods.
The young temperance peoples ball at
Reform hall last night was as nice little
affair as ever was given. 1t WAS well at.
tended by our most popular young people
who spent over half the night most pleas
antly in dancing and talking. Mr.. Ed.
Dezonia's band furnished the music.
The Johnson county murderer, Copen-
halter, who killed W. r. Hodges of that
county, and who was confined in the
county Jail here for somc months, during
which he made several futile efforts to
break jail, was acquitted in the circuit
court at Vienna Tuesday.
"A report by some means became cir.
culated that there was In the old Pilot
house on Washington avenue, next to
Carl's stable, well developed case of
small pox. Investigation showed that there
was not only no smallpox In the building
but neither was there any sickness of any
other kind.
The individual is known who picked
up the package of money lost last evening
between City National bank and Planters
House by ono Of the guests Of the house.
The package contained some seventy. five
or eighty dollars. If returned liberal re.
ward will he given and no questions asked,
If not trouble will be the result. 1t
"A large sign is being placed on top Of
the awning in front Of the boat store of
Messrs. G, ID. Williamson & Co. It will be
q novelty in its way, in that il will show all
night, in illuminated figures, the stage of
the river at Cairo and at Cincinnati, taken
at six o'clock every evening. 1t is dc.
wise Of Mr.. w. w. Wright's own invention
and will be convenience to river men.
The new comet, according TO Profes-
sor Sharpless, travels degree day in a
north northeast course. 1t is approaching
the earth at the rate Of million miles a
day, but when II gets within eighty mil.
lion miles of us it will turn and 90 down
into the southern hemisphere, where it will
be at its brightest. 1t appears to be larger
than the comet Of last summer, and IS not
in tho direction Of the planets, but off in
space by itself.
| One OF the BULLETIN compositors was
in the oct Of helping to lift form from
the press Tuesday, but the form proved
heavier than he thought. lie lost his hold
and fell, and the sharp corner of the fern
squarcly struck his leg near the knee, cut
ting an irregular cash clear to the bone.