The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-14
The Daily Bulletin.
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices in THESE columns, ten cents per line,
Zach insertion and whether marked or not, IL calcn.
lated 10 toward any mans business interest are
always paid for,

"A furnished room conveniently located
in the lower part of the city is advertised
for rent this morning,
A social dance will be given at Hiber-
MAN hall Friday evening, Aug, nth,
All are invited At
Saturday evening Mrs II, Draper died
at Mound City, Deceased was sister to
Mrs. A. W, Williamson, of this city.
Mr. Geo. NJ, Dougherty has been ar
pointed transfer clerk at this point, for the
Illinois Central and Texas & St. Louis
roads
The Dixon Springs interviewer of the
Argus is apparently, after lieing under all
other conditions, now lyngin "Catamose"
state as it were.
Sunday morning the nuptials Of DR..
Sullivan and Miss Carrie Smyth were called
ia st. Patrick's Catholic church, the we'd
ding to take place in few weeks Miss
Smyth is sister OF Mr., K. Smyth,
- Messrs. YAekle, Moore aud Spence, of
the Chicago Clothing House nine, will 90
again 10 Tiptonville, to help out the club
there in series of match games for which
il has made engagements.
Chief Myers yesterday picked up
sick man named James Jones who had
been lying under the Wabash sheds for
day or two, and took him to st. Mary's
Inirmary to be cared for at the expense Of
the mayor
"A new carriage paint shop has been
opened by jeff NJ Clark, on Washington
avenue, above Tenth street. Have your
carriages, buggies and wagons made beauti-
full and more lasting by an artist of paint
and brush. It.
A man named Bell, employed at Plum
Point under Captain Knight, broke leg
down there a day or two ago, and came up
on the steamer City of Cairo last evening.
He was conveyed to the marine hospital
here for treatment.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books 81 90 per thousands at The BULLE-
TIN office Perforating 20 to SOC, number.
ING 800 per thousand extra. Linen or reg
ular folio paper. Call and see samples Of
paper or checks. II
An alligator brought up the river on
the steamer City of Cairo last evening and
given to the fireman on the transfer steamer
Morgan, was an object of interest to many.
The animal was four feet one inch long and
weighed about twenty pounds.
In addition to the fine display of "sil-
yer, gold and precious stones in the win
dow Of Jno. A, Millers jewelry store, there
are number of photographs Of the beauti-
full scenery round about Dixon Springs
that are worth studying. If
President Haarstick, of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation company, came down
from st. Louis Sunday and, in company
with Capt. w. p. Halliday, boarded one Of
Halliday Bros tugs and went to Mound
City to view the marine ways there.
Mr.. jeff. NJ Clark has opened CARR.
age paint shop on Washington avenue,
above Tenth street, in which skillful car
rage painter is employed. Citizens can
have their vehicles made TO look new on
short notice and at reasonable prices. It.
Yesterday morning when the steamer
Vint Shinkle landed here on her way up
her second clerk, Mr.. Harry Best, was dan.
gerousIy SICK. But instead of stopping of
here for treatment in the marine hospital,
the sick man persisted in going up on the
boat and it was believed that he would not
live until he reached home.
Mr., W, L. Spear resigned his position
in the internal revenue office here last week,
to take effect yesterday and has taken a
desk in the Office of the Iron Mountain
road, under Agent Mllburn. He is to be
succeeded in the internal revenue office by
Mr., VIM. Butler, Of Anna, who was to have
reported for duty yesterday.
A young negro named Henry Ross was
up yesterday for vagrsncy, or lying around
houses of questionable fame. Magistrate
Comings gave him good lecture, expatist-
ing upon the wickedness OF idlng ones life
away in such worse than worthless way,
and concluded by assessing fine of $25
and costs and giving Henry stay of exc
cution on condition that he leave town.
The first through passenger train on
the Texas & st. LOUIS road came in on
time Sunday morning and was the attrac.
ton for a goodly number of citizens who
were strung along the levee. 1t consisted
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