The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-10

or persons" may ''hunt or pursue, kill OF
trap, net, or ensnare, destroy or attempt tc
kill, trap net ensnare, or otherwise destroy
any quail' without being "deemed guilty
Of misdameanor, and upon conviction b'
fined in any sum not less than $40 MOI
more than $685." and 80 forth. Cairo sports
men may make note OF this.
The late Mrs. John Cheek was no
related to the late DR.. d. AFTER, as pre-
| viously stated. She was the neice OF
Messrs. b. s., NJ. b., William, and |. l.
Harrel, and had no relations here except
| ing members of these families. Mrs. Cheek
came here as bride from her home near
Cincinnati, and resided here number OF
years during which she made many friends,
for she was an excellent woman in every
way.
AT meeting of the American Legion
OF Honor, held Monday night, the follow
ing officers were elected: Mr.. Robert Baird,
Commander, Mr.. w. NJ. Davidson, Vice
Commander, DR., j. s. Petrie, Chaplain and
Medical Examiner, Mr.. H. F. Peter, Orator,
Sir. w. L. Bristol, Treas. Mr.. Ben. j. Rosen-
water, Secretary, DR.. W. c. Jocelyn, Col
ector, Mr.. John Davis, Guide, Mr.. j, S.
McGshey, Warden, Mr.. W. F. Axley, Sentn'!,
Messrs. S. II. Taber, G. W. Hendricks, Sr,
and A. Comings, Trustees,
Very suggestive is the following from
the Denver Tribune; IAN humble Sausage
thus addressed naughty Seal Skin Sacque
How does it Happen, my Friend, that
you do not Recognize me, when it was only
two Months ago that you Used to Skin up
Tree whenever l approached {? To this
the Seal Skin Sacque saucily Replied; You
had None the Better of Me then, Mr.. Sau
sage, for while was SHINING up the Tree,
you forsooth Were Sailing down the Street
with Tin can tied to your Tail. p"
Yesterday, Tuesday, the second regu-
lar session OF the ninth year of the South
ern Illinois Normal began. THE enroll
ment," says Bartons Free Press, sis large
and the young men and women present a
vary intelligent appearance. 1t is thought
that there will be in attendance tour hun
dred students during the term. The first
two days the unusually large number of
2s5 pupils were registered. Up to Thurs
day theroll numbered 30l. A large num-
Der Of new students are among the num-
ber."
Among those of the legislative officers
elected by the Republican general assembly
with the assistance of Hon. W. A. Lemma,
Democrat, who are from Southern Illinois,
we find the following: John A. Reeve, of
Cairo, was elected Clerk of the House;
Lindsay Steele, Of Chester, doorkeeper;
John w. Hedeman, of Metropolis, third
assistant doorkeeper; Ed. Mitchell, Of
Marion, first assistant secretary OF the
senat, eand S. 8. Parker, of Golconda,
second assistant sergeant-at- Be-
sides this, Richard Taylor, of Cairo, will
most probably be appointed a policeman,
and Fl. GLADDEN. of the same city janitor,
--Otthe Chester pennitentiary Gov. Cul-
lom said in his late message: "The prison
at Chester has made some contracts for the
employment of its inmates, and in the fu-
ture its costs to the state for construction
and maintenance will be materially re-
duced. The report of the commissioners
of this prison gives minute detailed &C.
count of all the work done in construction
since the prison was established The ap-
preparation for maintenance made by the
last Legislature will be in sufficient to meet
the wants of the prison until July first, and
I.recomend that deficiency appropriation
be made to enable the commissioners to
start upon the next two years out OF debt
also such an appropriation for its mainte-
nance and construction for the next two
years as you may find necessary"
The Illinois Central railroad company
is taking steps to have the Mound City
road, which it recently boughtfrom Captain
w. p. Halliday, put in good order. But
it is making haste very slowly in the work
and the reasons therefor are given briefly in
the following item in the Mound City col
umn of the Argus several days ago; "The
Ills Central is getting around very slowly
to put its late purchase here, the Mound
City railway, IN good order for traffic. The
surveyor has been along and got such in
formation as he needs to make plan of the
work to be done, and the track has been
Strengthened up sufficiently to permit the
running Of freight cars over it The new
owners of the road are playing the