The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-16

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night. Four men have been arrested on
suspicion,
When young lady asked to look at
parasol, the clerk said "Will you please
give the shade you want5' III expect the
parasol to give the shade | want" said the
young lady.
Fine tooth combs have been exhumed
at Pompei, From this it would seem that
| the pediculus humanus capitis was an oc-
casional guest even amongst the ancient
Romans.
Temperance in words and deeds, as
we'll as in beer and wine, is most desira-
| BILE virtue, and movement for the prohi.
| bition of traffic in reckless and false state
ments would not be altogether out of place.
John Hervey hackman was fined five
dollars and costs before Justice Robinson
for violating the city ordinance prohibiting
runners and hackmen from soliciting
passengers in the depot, yesterday.
Sam Joseph was fined five dollars and
costs for disturbing the peace at the barbe,
cue at Elm grove. This was rather sur.
prise to Joseph's friends as he has always
been esteemed as peaceable citizen.
The business portion of Grant City was
destroyed by fire last night; 10 business
houses were destroyed; estimated loss be
tween $4,000 and $4,000; insurance from
$4,000 to 100000
| The BULLETIN is under obligations to
d. j. Foley, permanent secretary, and his
assistants Messrs. Hill and Connell, for
being enabled to make full report of the
proceedings of the convention.
Mr.. G. w. Hill, of Jackson county,
assistant secretary at the Democratic con
vention, and Mr. Lemen, of Pinckeyville,
called on The BULLETIN yesterday. They
rre genial gentlemen and we like to meet
them.
An Allegheny saloon keeper has been
fined IS for trying to hang himself. AS
this is a good deal less than his funeral ex-
penses would have amounted to, it is con-
sidered that he ought to congratulate him
self.
--"Mother sent me-" said little girl
to neighbor, "to ask you to take cup of
tea with her this evening" "Did she say
at what time my dear9" "No maam she
said she would ask you, and then the thing
would be off her mind. That was all
she said"
Guests at the Hotel Bellevue, near Sea
Bright, stampeded on Sunday because OF
two cases of typhoid fever The physicians
say the patients cannot be removed within
ten days, and the proprietor demanded
$4,000 each to keep the hotel open that
length Of time.
"A young gentleman the other day
asked young lady what abe thought of
the married state in general
"Not knowing can't ten," was the re-
| ply; "but if you and were to put our
heads together, could give you definite
answer"
The sidewalks on Washington avenue
Ninth and Tenth streets, are in very bad
condition and should receive the attention
of the authorities as soon as possible.
There are many other places in our walks
that need repair, but since the subsistence
OF the flood we presume the authorities
here had more than they can do.
The colored Methodsts of this city
certainly have pluck, After losing their
church building twice. the last time hav'
ing just completed the neatest colored
church edifce in the city, they are mov-
ing in thematter Of erecting another. We
hope our citizens will not meet them with
niggardly hands.
The death is announced of Baron
Magnus, whose foolish behavior at Copen-
hagen on the occasion OF the visit of Sara
Bernhardt resulted in his recall by the
German government, which he then repre-
sented at the DANISH capital. He probably
died of a broken-heart when Sara married
the Greek
"A Committee of business men and Off
clals of the city of Vicksburg has been ap.
pointed to meet the River Commission, and
confer with them in reference to the re-
storation Of the barber of Vicksburg, which
has been injuriously affected by the "cut
off" opposite that city. They expect to
meet the Commission at New York on
the 18th.
"A boy of Council Bluffs was struck by
a locomotive, which was running at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour. and