The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-28
See Improved Oil Stoves at Davidson's,

| Turn out everybody.
-Four city prisoners were employed yes
terday afternoon in breaking rock on Rail
road avenue, under the supervision of De-
putty Sheriff Guy Morse
The young temperance people meet in
regular session at Reform hall tonight.
They have prepared and will carry into
effect fine musical and literary pro-
gramme.
Solid comfort with the Adams & West
lake Gil Stoves in hot weather. Davidson
sells them. 3t
Window shades all styles and prices at
jeff Clark's. If
"A large plateful of nicely cook craw-
| fish, in the window of the European hotel
| of Messrs. Bowers & Barbee, attracted
much attention and made many mouth
water yesterday afternoon.
There is III assorted stock of goods
next to Gross saloon, on Washington ave-,
which has to be sold, on short order, regard
less of cost. Small dealers and families
| would do we'll to examine. 81
"A twenty-four quart crate of straw
berries which arrived from Arkansas yes
terday afternoon brought six dollars. They
were retailed at thirty five cents per box,
each.box being supposed to contain quart,
of course Mr.. G.. M. Alden received
them.
The average thermometer at twenty
one different points in the northwest &C.
cording to yesterdays afternoons report was
sixty-six degrees above zero the highest be-
ing seventy eight, at Dodge City, and the
lowest, forty-six, at Bismarck. Here it
stood at seventy. Rain was reported from
three places; Chattanooga, 1l-100; Shreve-
port, LOO; Bismarck, 2-l00.
| Mr.. Geo. E. Olmsted and Mr.. Thomas
Winter, the well known auctioneer, shsve
formed partnership in the general auc-
ton and commission business to commence
May LIST. The musical voice of Mr.. Win
ter who has 80 often administered over the
one relic of departed families is not to be
lost in the land. Their business card will
appear in our columns May 1st.
The news item comes to us that "Mrs.
Geo. Clinton Smith, of Springfield, ILL.,, is
compiling female hymn book" We never
saw female hymn book, but presume il
will be good thing. The old fashioned
male hymn book is too much addicted to
chewing tobacco and swearing for attend
ance at church service, anyhow.
"A few days ago Chief Myers received
a dispatch from the sheriff of Carroll
county, Tenn, asking him to arrest "a ne
gro, six feet tall, wearing checked shirt
and gray jeans pants" Wednesday the
chief arrested fellow answering the de
scription given and placed him in Jail,
where he now lies awaiting "extradition.'
The chief has written the sheriff of Car
roll county informing him of the capture.
"A warrant was sworn out yesterday for
l the arrest of VIM. Scott, proprietor of
"Scotts Congress" charging him with keep
j ing gambling house. The trial was set
. for two o'clock yesterday afternoon in Jus.
. tice j. ii. Robinsons court. At the ap.
pointed hour Mr.. Scott appeared in court
ready for trial. but his accuser failed to
keep his appointment. The case was &C.
cordingly dismissed.
= The Ohio river rose seven at this point
:, during the twenty-four hours ending at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which hour
it marked thirty feet seven inches on the
gauge. At points above changes were as
follows for the same period of time -
. . Chattanooga, fall of six inches; Cincinnati
/ rise of two feet seven inches; Louisville
r rise of two inches; St. Louis, rise of three
inches; at Quincy the latter river has been
rising very rapidly within the last few days
! no fears are entertained that the levees will
0 give way.
Some time ago negro was indicted
for grand larceny by the Nashville grand
n jury. The negro, whose name was Virgil
G Burnett, learned of the action, left the city
i aud came to Cairo where he was known as
Guy Holland. About a month ago Chief
n Myers received dispatch from the mar.
i sbal of Nashville, giving partial discrip.
tioa Of the negro and asking that he be
|. arrested, Last Sunday the chief espied
the negro on Ohio levec, arrested him and
notified the Nashville officer who came
down during the first Of this week and
!, took his man back.
: AT the recent charter election in Spring
q field, the general incorporation law wat
. adopted on the same day the vote wat
II taken for the new city officers. On account