The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-08

"A small party OF young sportsmen went
to FIRST and Second lakes, in Kentucky, on
fishing excursion Monday, but, in general,
were not very successful.
"A horse ran away yesterday forenoon
on Commercial avenue and Sixth street
tearing away post bearing fancy Ian.
tern, at the corner Of Sixth street, but do,
ing no other damage.
Mr., b. f. Hermitage, of Mortified,
Vermont, has been chosen by the school
board here, as superintendent of the Cairo
| public schools. The selection was made at
meeting of the board on Monday.
"A large stock Of pianos and organs to
be closed out for cash or on monthly pay
ments, Each instrument will be sold at a
reduced price and easy payment guaranteed,
Call at once on W. Q. Jocelyn or at Tabers
ewelry store. tt
"A large party went to Dixon Springs
yesterday morning, among them Mrs. Muir
ply, Of PInckneyville. A number ofotherS
will go from Pinckneyville and Du Quoin,
the latter part of this week, or as soon as
Trey can get rooms.
A team belonging to Mr.. II. A. Harmon
ran down Commercial avenue yesterday at
tern0on and struck the sidewalk at the cor
ner of SIXTH stopping almost with their
heads in the door of the saloon kept there by
an Italian. No damsge was done.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, $500 per thousand, at The BuLLE-
TIN office. Perforating % to SOC, number
ing 800 per thousand extra, Linen or reg
ular folio paper Call and see samples Of
paper or checks, tt
--Annow there is suit for libel and
damages against Cairo newspaper and
it is not The BULLETIN either-with what
we would CONSIDER chances in favor of the
other fellow We suspect that even keep
ers of summer boarding houses and summer
resorts can be damaged in their business by
untruthful statements in or out of news
paper.
In addition to the fine display OF "Sil-
yer, gold aud precious stones in the win
dow Of Jno, A. Millers jewery store, there
are anumber of photographs of the beauti-
ful scenery round about Dixon Springs
that are worth studying. If
The fourteenyear-od son of Mr.. Jno.
A. Poore, while out on pic mic near Mound
City, in company with several other young
men, yesterday fell as he jumped from the
buoy and.ractured his arm between the wrist
and elbow. He WAS taken to Mound City
and his arm temporarily attended to by DR..
Casey, and then returned home and sub
mittei to a rcsetting of the limb by one Of
our able physicians and surgeons.
Mr.. John Stuart is expected to return
in day or two from Rockford where he
went on visit several weeks ago He
takes a position in the dry goods house of
his brother, Mr., c, r, Stuart, for the pur.
pose Of obtalninga knowledge of the bust
ness preparatory to entering into similar
business for himselfupon his return to Rock
ford, which will be before many months.
He reports Rockford to be in very flour
iSbing condition,
Mound City's boom is beginning now
in good earnest. Work on her levees is in
full blast; work on the cemetary road
ditto work on the several new industrial
institutions in progress Of establishment
there Is ditto; her old enterprises are all
dittoi her streets are full of farmers and
her business men and citizens are happy.
Mr' G, +, Meyer is the ruling spirit of the
place and to his well directed efforts, more
than to any other single cause all this life
and prosperity is due.
The new time table of the Texas e.
st. Louis road, which will govern the run
ningo through trains between Cairo and
GatcsyiIlc, distance of 722 miles, has been
issued and distributed along the line. 1t
will go INTO effect next Sunday, the l2th
instant. The mail and express train will
arrive here at 80 am. aud leave at 90 p.
m; the mixed accommodation will arrive at
Birds Point at Z 100 a. IN. and leave at 1856
p, M through freight arrives at Birds
Point at 800 a, IN, and leaves at 3 ;3j p. m.
Two young men were yesterday arrest
cd for driving too fast through the streets
OF the city, and fined each s. and costs.
Fast driving is common with a number of
gentlemen who pride themselves upon the
possession Of good horse flesh. The limits
fixed by ordinances, it should bo borne in
mind, is SIX miles per hour, and this il not
a rapid gate but gentle lope or canter.