The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-31

Eve loaded cars of the train which ef
here Monday evening were thrown from
the track owing to misplaced switch, anC
as but few men were there to handle then
the work of removing them was rathe
slow, No one was burt and but littl,
damage was done.
--CIushed coke is next IN point of clean
l'ness to hard coal and is an excellent sub
sti,ute for tits especially adapted to bast
burners and for heating purposes, while
i,s cheapness recommends il on the SCORE
ofeconomy. The Cairo City Gas Company
has put in heavy machinery for the pur'
pose Of crushing aud preparing their coke
for domestic use aud the results are EN-
tirely satisfactory. Orders for crushed coke
left at the gas Office on Eighth street, will
receive prompt attention. g.
This afternoon about o'clock sps-
ciaI train bearing the remains Of the late
Captain Hombelton, Of Mound City, will ar
rive from Mound City On the Wabash road
at the Union Depot. From the Union
depot the remains and the Mound City
friends of the deceased who may attend
them, will be transferred 10 special train
at the Illinois Central passenger depot for
conveyance 10 Beech Grove cemetery.
Ample accommodations will be afforded
to those Of Captain Hambleton Cairo
friends, who may wish to sttend the iuner-
al.
The death of Mrs. John BaeCber &C.
Cured at her residence on Thirteenth street
Monday night. Mrs, Beecher had been
sick for once month but was up and
about again about two weeks ago She
was Frustrated again however aud having
been completely exhausted before, was un-
able to withstand the second attack, She
was about fifty years old The funeral takes
place to day. The procession will leave
the residence about 10 o'clock this morn.
log and the remains will be taken to
Villa Ridge by the II o'clock train for in
terment.
Considerable agitation appears to exist
In some circles over the discovery that the
Western Union Telegraph company, though
doing business in this state for twenty years,
has failed to organize as corporation uD-
der the state law, and now an application
has been made to the secretary Of state by
Chicago parties aud Others for license to iu-
corporate a telegraph company with the
same name. While the Western Union has
virtually escaped state taxltion by the
omission, it remains to be seen whether it
will not sutf, to greater extent than It's
profits from this source will amount to, by
the failure to protect its franchise under
the state law.
The new brick building in course of
erection on Olio levee below Fourth street
is to be occupied when finished by the
general o6ices Of the Iron Mountain rail.
road company, that is, the first floor will
be, the second floor will be at the disposal
of others for other purposes will proba.
bly, be divided into rooms for the clerks,
The building is being finished as rapidly
as the weather will permit, The second
floor is now being Ibid, and plastering will
soon begin. The room on the first floor Is
to be finished in highly ornamental
style. The front doors and windows to be
each OF large single panes Of plate glass.
1t is expected that tue building will be
ready for occupation by the Isl Of Match
Yesterday morning about 0 O'Clock
the taking Of testimony u the ST, Louis and
Cairo railroad case was completed Col.
s s Taylor, and Aldermen T W. Halliday
aud B F Blake were the lost rebuttng
witnesses Introduced by the city. Argu.
ment for the city was begun by Judge W.
h. Green about 10 o'clock, who was fol-
lowed By Messrs Linegar and Lsnsden for
the railroad company, AT the conclusion
of the argument Of these. gentlemen, court
adjourned TO meet again ,his morning,
when Mr. Judd will close the Argument for
the company and Corporation Counsel Gil.
bert, for the city 1t is Likely that the
couri viii take the case undet adysemcp,,
rendr ing his 1ecision at SONS future tim
On Sunday case Of smallpox WAS
discovered on board Tennessee river
steamer lying NJ the Puducah wharf
Prompt action was taken by the sutbori.
ties of atcity to prevent the case from
spreading among inhabitants The dis.
ease is not within close proximity
10 us on any side but
10 the northern part Of the state it seems
to be raging The city Of Galena even
wants national protection against small.
pox infection. The city corporation has
nresanted IN congress np,iiinn sa,,;,,