The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-06

Window shades all styles and prices at
jeff Clark's II
-Forthe next three days Mrs. S. William
son will offer her stock of laces and en-
broderes at cost. It,
"A good lot of casks suitable for water
carts and tanks, all sizes, for sale cheap, Mt
City Brewery, cor. 9th and Wash. ave- Ut
Col. Rearden having completed his
sale will henceforth devote his entire time
to the produce and commission business.
Court house hall still serves as store
room for q valuable piano, taken there as
place of safety from the threatened inunda-
ton.
Work has been resumed on Mr.. b.
McManus' new two story brick business
house at the corner of Fourteenth street
and Commercial avenue.
Mrs. $. Williamson has a neat and APP
propriate sign in her store that should not
be overlooked. Don't fail to look for 1t
as you enter the store. 1t
The Howard House, furnishes good
square meals at reasonable rates, as all its
guests can testify. The location is con-
venient to all parts of the city. Adv't in
another column.
Yesterday morning an employe in the
planning mill of Messrs. Lancaster Il Rice
had his right had almost cut of near the
wrist by a circular saw. Drs. Parker dress
ed the wound and hope to save the hand.
County Assessor Miles W. Parker and
Geo. Z. Olmsted finished assessing the
Fourth ward yesterday. They will get
through with the city next week and then
begin on the county.
For SALE OR RENT.--The two fiue
horizontal boiler and eight horsepower up
right engine, now in use at The BULLETIN
office. If not sold, the machinery with
building will be rented TO good tenant
| for use as it stands. Apply at this office. If
--Chas. Ford, the slayer of Jesse James,
passed through Chicago Tuesday in COM
pany with two detectives. tits understood
they are going to Pennsylvania, under or
der from Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, to
hunt for some members of the old James
gang.
Arrangements have been concluded by
Captain T. W. Shields, manager of the
opera house, with Mr. J. s. Sheppard,
manager of "Mortons Original and Only
Big 4 Minstrels," by which this company
will appear upon the opera house stage in
this city next week.
Union county Republicans want the
congressional convention for this, the
twentieth district, held at Anna. The
Chester Tribune wants it held in this city.
SO does The CAIRO BULLETIN, which prom.
Uses the delegates to the convention the
best of accommodations and plentiful
supply of Refreshments" Anna, tenn
perance town, is no place for Republican
congressional convention
County Assessor Miles W. Parker and
Mr.. Geo. Il. Olmsted have been out since
Monday making assessments of Cairo real
estate They are making it point to
view every premises, taking with them q
map of the city and using every means
and unusual care in arriving at fair valu
alton of the property to be assessed 1t is
likely, therefore, that the assessments for
! 1882 will be the most accurate ever made.
"A negro named Lee Williams was ar
rested by Officers Martin and Mahanny
yesterday for jumping on cars while in mo-
ton. lie refused to be arrested at first and
made considerable resistance, He was
brought before Magistrate Comings for
trial, and fined five dollars aud costs for the
first oifense and twenty-five dollars and
costs for resisting the officers. He paid the
first and part of the second fines.
Lime has been very literally used by
the authorities in their war upon disease.
II is visible in many places and upon near
ly all premises infected by varioloid.
Citizens, too, have been and are still max
ing apentiful use of it. both as disinioct-
ant and as beautifer Of back fences,
woodsheds, ETC. There should be no inter
ruption of the work until every premise
ia in good sanitary condition and bears
the unmistakable signs OF cleanliness and
neatness.
According to census bulletins No. 279
just received at this office tho number of
farms occupied by their owners in this
state are 175,497. The number rented for
fixed money rental, 20,690; and the number
rented for shares of produce, 59,624. OF