The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-29

found absent from his post Tor lew days
lie goes home on a visit
Yesterday the FIRST new sweet potatoes
of the season were sent to Messrs Peiiis "
Meredith by Mr.. Mnnich, OF Villa Ridge
Mr.. Buchanan yesterday, tackled up .
sign at his office do,r tha, reads, Agency
of the Equitable Life
VIM. L1nergaa sent to Memphis yes
teriay, called there by ,h' ,ickuess Of his
son
-Yss.s-i,y as, one OF the dsys ;hat
mskes uAa u,,a himself in the cool
groves Of D.x,a S7'iags.
Mr.. Thomas Wilcox, formerly Of this
city, but row with a large news aud sta
tonary house al St, Louis, was in the city
yesterday.
A meeting Of the Protectionsts was
held at their hall on Tenth street last night.
No business Of public importance was
trans acted.
The family of Mr. Oakley is expected
to arrive in the city about the first of Au-
gust. They will take possession OF the
Barclay house on 1th street.
Several crates Of fine strawberries, sec
ond crop, were brought TO Cairo 10y Villa
Ridge raiser yesterday and sold to The
Halliday, They were rarity and OF fine
quality.
The salary Of the collector of the in
ternal revenue in this district is about
81, 400 per annum. The work Of the coll
lector himse is worth about two hundred
per annum, that Of the deputy about two
thousand
The entrance to THE BULLETIN news
and editorial rooms is on Railroad street
The front entrance to job office is closed
after seven p m. Visitors will always find
! the Railroad street entrance open. Il
The sipc.water committees sub-com'
mittee is actively engaged 10 collecting
data from various sources, preparatory to
making a report to the parent committee,
which shall prove of value as basis OF
action OF some kind for that committees.
The city COvington, KY, has taken
the initiative by enachng an ordinance I'M
posing penalty OF $50 upon any one con
victed of selling "toy pistol" within the
limits OF that city. The example is n good
one. and should be initiated by other cites
which, like Coyington, have suffered from
this deadly weapon.
"A new butcher shop has been opened
by Mr.. Charles Gihofer in the stand former
ly occupied by Mr., Kynaston, on CONNER
| cial avenue, between Twentieth and Twcn-
ty.lirst streets. A full supply of all sea.
sonable varieties of meats will be always
kept Mr.. John Hagey will have charge
Of the shop. u
"A GRAND LuNcu free for all will be
spread this evening at the Southern HoteI
in celebration of its opening. Leo Kleh
knows what is wanted and all are invited
to come, test the fine liquors he has tC
offer. Eat and drink, be merry. Plenty
for all 1t
Balloon assertions from in front OF
Harry Walkers Theatre C)mique are be-
coming a nightly attraction to hundreds OF
people all over the city
A balloon let 60 last ev
ening was visible for nearly thrcc.quarterl
of an hour and finally passed out of sigh
in Kentucky.
Owing to the extra demand for excur
sion tickets, Mr., King has been compelled
to order an extra coach tonight, but tick
cts in this coach will not be sold on re
served seat plan. only a. tickets will be
sold, and those who wish tickets for this
coach had better call at once at Coleman
book store. II
In order to save time and acc0mmO
| date license issued from the wrong cOun
ty, couple were Thursday married on 4
G. g A. train in motion. We believed il
was settled some years ago tnat the frs
child born of union made under such
circumstances should, if a boy, be named
Phlaudcr; if glrl, named Car'Iine.
The war in Egypt may be ended by
one or two sharp engagements, but the out.
look is not that way. Arab Ptsha is i'm
proving the time in gathering and organ
ling his forces, and each day that passes
without Arabi's discontinue adds to the
popular belief in his proves II will cos
number of dead Egyptians to insure peace
Early Wednesday morning au attempt
was made by the inmates Of the paducal
iron Jail to gain their liberty, and but 70
the alarm given 10y trusty prisoner