The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-09
CHICAGO ITEMS.
CHICAGO, Ills, Feb. 9th, 1882.

Dear Bulletin;
Mayhaps your readers will be interests
in another screed from the undersigned, bu
/ do hope that the compostor or proc
reader or editor, who handles this manu-
script will be little more careful thai
with my last epistle--and not make tn
types say "the seaports have business,
when write "the reports hurt business !;
nor omit one whole page, destroying tn
connection and sense-not make asiati
"cholera" "chobra," "hegira" "hegora,
"behind" "beside" or "nine" policemen TO
"more" policemen. "Mon" for Nose Har
rell, or Jim "Nagel" for Jim Magee. II
the meantime. am sorry for the printer
who, under ordinary circumstances is called
upon to "set'' from my "copy."
But now what shall write about2
Shall l tell you that the smallpox con.
tinues its ravages in this city, and that the
death roll for the past month has attained
an abnormal figure--that the scarlet fever
holds on, and that diptberia continues to
make homes desolate.--
Shall l tell you that disregard
for law and order, and disrespect
for officers of the laws grows as the city ad
Manifestation grows 10 competition; that bri-
berry, gambling assaults and murder are on
the increase illustrating the same with
the statement that only two nights since
officer Hudner of the Ransom third station
was murdered by burglars, and as yet no
arrests that the late grand jury is
openly charged with being Influenced in
their presentments, by fund of
$4,000 raised by the gamblers of the city
that number of aldermen and other city
officials have gone to New Orleans to wit
ness the fight between Sullivan and Ryan,
and finally that the mayor has recognized
the gambling bells of this city by order
ing them 10 close their doors on saturday
evenings
Business is very dnll in the city and a
number of fuancial failures occurred dur
ing the past month, the fact is that the
failure of last seasons crop in many
places, and the presence of smallpox here
has seriously affected the wholesale trade.
The retailers suffer because money is scarce
with the laboring population, and the deal
ers have larger stocks on hand than the
mild winter demands.
Which bringsto mind the factthat the pres.
ent winter is phenuminalin midness. The
"oldest jnhabitant" can hardly remember
winter in this city, in which there was SO
little frost and snow as in this. 1t has re-
minded me Of winter in Cairo; in fact, it
is seldom that even Cairo enjoys so mild a
winter as this has been. The plumbers
are growing desperate and threaten to move
to Fort Garry or Greenland. But winter is
not gone YET, and as the ground hog un.
doubtedly saw his shadow on Thursday
last, there is still chance for Old Boreas.
In great city like this, there is 40 DIFF
ficulty az any time in gathering up a batch
of sad items, and two occur 10 me just now,
that will interest some of your readers.
The first is the death of Victor, the artist.
On Tuesday evening, the Gath of January,
the Page mansion, at 100 Park avenue, was
crowded with the youth, beauty and talent
of the city to witness the marriage of the
only daughter TO gentleman from Denver,
named Owen. Mr. Victor Page, brother
of the bride, was present in his usual
health and took part in the festivities.
On Wednesday morning the happy couple
left for bridal tour east, parting fearful
ly with the bother Victor, who was taken
ill soon after the marriage the evening be-
fore. When they reached New York on
Saturday, they received telegram announc-
ing the death of Victor which had occurred
early that morning, and on Sunday evening
returned 70 find the home they left four
days before, sbrouded in grief and the loved
brother cold in death. On the Tuesday
following, a majority of those present at the
wedding just one week before, followed
the remains to the last resting place. Mr..
Page was quite young man but had
attained to high degree Of popularity as
an artist. Cairo people will remember that
fine crayon portrait Of the lamented Will
H. Morris, that was on exhibition for some
time in the City National Bank at Cairo. 1t
was aspecimen OF the artistic ability of Mr.
Page.
The other sad item is the death Of young
Louis G. Tisdale, only son Of Mrs. Laura
Tisdale, well known in Cairo. Not long
since Mrs. Tisdale lost herhusband, and now
she is called upon to mourn the death Of
her only son. He was frail flower and bis
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