The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-06

| -Olty COUNCIL is 10 meet Tonight III al
journed regular meeting-the first of tn,
month.
Yesterday the river WAS stationary a
New Orleans, at two feet eight inches be
low high water mark OF 1874.
The John Means $500 shoe is equal t.
any $500 shoe IN the market For sal,
only by Haythorn & Sloo. st
MIR. S. B. Penn went to Kentucky yes
terday, to be gone several days in the inter
est OF the tobacco firm OF Ashbrook & Rob
inson.
Large quantities of new wheat is be-
ing brought down here nearly every day by
the steamer Gus Fowler, for Messrs. HalIi-
day Bros.
Andrew Lohr's Genuine Aromatic Bel
fast Ginger Ale, a pure pleasant and
wholesome temperance beverage, is now
sale on at the leading saloons. If
"A room in the Vincent block at the
corner of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue, is being fitted up for barber shop
to be occupied by Mr.. Gernigan.
"A bear weighing seven hundred pounds
and her cub weighing seventy-fve, also a
parrot and monkey, were reshipped from
here yesterday to Capt. Sam. Brown at
Pittsburg.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, $400 per thousand, at The BULLE-
TIN Office. Perforating 25 to SOC. per thou
sand extra. Linen or regular folio paper.
Call and see samples Of paper or checks.
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Last evening rain was reported from
the extreme north and from the south of
US, but IN this immediate vicinity, all
around, there were no signs of past or threat
ening preciptations.
The river continues to fall here. The
stage yesterday evening was thirty-fve feet
AT the rate decline during the twenty.iour
hours ending at Up. M, yesterday afternoon,
the river will be low enough to permit the
opening of the sewers to-day.
In addition to the fine display Of "sil-
yer, gold and precious stones" in the win
dow OF Jno. A. Miller's jewelry store, there
are a number Of photographs of the beauti-
full scenery round about Dixon Springs
that are worth studying. If
Farmers are busy cutting their rye,
and wheat Is nearly ready for the harvester
The last few days Of hot, dry weather has
been favorable for the cultivation and rap
i'd growth of corn which hiss made wonder
full improvement the last week. Meadows
and pastures promise abundant returns.
"A rather unpleasant disturbance took
place at the park yesterday afternoon, be-
tween prominent citizens, over matter of
little importance, which monopolized all
the interest for awhile, but by the interfer.
ance of friends, was prevented from lead.
inc to anything more serious than war of
words.
Several little boys in the city, one of
them son OF Mr.. Louis Koehler, ST., were
wounded in the hands on the 4th of July,
oy the accidental discharge Of toy pistols,
and one little girl received skin wound IN
the face iron fragments Of a cap discharged
F." her bya toy pistol in the hands Of q
mischevous boy,
The Valley Clarion, of Chester, ha,
changed hands Mr.. VIM. NJ. Holmes
editor and publisher, gives way to Mr.
, FRANK Il. McAtee. Its politics will remain
Democratic aud from the tone of the new
editors salutatory we may safely conclud,
that 1t will maintain its position as one O
the leading weekios In the district.
. Considerable feeling was aroused
among railroad men here yesterday by III,
news of tho killing Of Kane by the nepr,
Howard at Mound City Wednesday. Tn
killing Is said by them to have been en-
tircly uucalled for, as Kane begged pitious
ly that the negro would not shoot him, bu