The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-27

Ice continues to come down the Oh
river, but ia detached lots which do
damage and hinder nothing in the form
a vessel. The Mississippi river is near
clear owing to gorges above,
How merit and ability alone count f
anything in the civil service maintained /
"the Grand Old Republican party" (Stst
Senator Crews favorite expression lis strong
ly set forth in an article on the first pag
Of this issue, taken from the Mt. verno
News.
School children will dnd The BuLLr
TIN scratch books Nos. 2 and 3 Tor sale A
Phil Ssup's candy store If
The Cairo OIL Mills are sop ped for
few days to undergo some necessary re
pairs. They have been running regulsrl,
fora month or longer and will resume in
few days. Large quantities of seed are or
hand, and on the way here which will feeC
them throughout the season.
John Hervey, the negro hack driver
gave notice to Magistrate Comings ycster
day that he would take m appeal from the
decision of the latter, revoking his, johns
license as hack driver. The bond aud
papers were duly fled and the case will
come up in the circuitor county court.
The streets of the city ale again full of
idlers. Black idlers and white idlers, sick
idlers and healthy idlors little idlers and
big idlers, jolly idlers and vicious oilers
Their presence in the streets is a never fail.
ing accompaniment TO moderstin9 weather
about this time of year, and it slso calls
for increased vigilance on thepart of officers
Of the law.
Plans are in course of preparation, for
a new residence to be erected for aud at
the instance of Mr., Ed. Dez,nia, of the
City National bank, on the same lot on
Fourth street upon which stood the resi-.
dence lately destroyed by fire. The new
house will be a larger and finer one than
the oil and will be quite an ornament to
the neighborhood.
An excursion train of FIVE coaches ar
rived last night about seven o'clock on the
Illinois Central, carrying party of about
two hundred Iowa people, ladies, gentlemen
and children, all bound for New Orleans
to witness the Mardi Gras. The party was
to have been here in the morning, but was
snow-bound at Clinton, Iowa. Seventy five
OF them took supper at The Halliday last
night
The card Of Dr. S, E. Strong hompo-
pathisl, successor to DR.. Marean, will be
found in another column of The BULLETIN
this morning. DR.. Strong is a graduate of
one oil the best medical colleges in the
United States and had several wears ok.
perience in the practice of medicine be.
fore coming to Cairo. His office will for
the present be at 1873 Commercial avenue,
over Tabers jewclrY store
Crushed coke is next in point of clean.
l,ncss to hard coal and is an excellent sub.
stitute for lis especially adapted to base
burners and for heating purposes, while
it's cheopneSs recommends it on the score
OF economy, The Cairo City Gas Company
has put in heavy machinery for the pur.
pose OF crushing aud preparing their coke
Tor domestic use aud the results are en-
tlrely satisfactory. Orders for crushed coke
lett at the gas office on Eighth street, will
receive prompt attention. Ct.
The examination Of witnesses for the
81 Louis ~ Cairo railroad company, at the
Office OF Messrs. Green g. Gilbert, was con.
tlnued yesterday The main point sought
10 be attained by the attorneys for the
company is that the City of Cairo has had
no title to Washington avenue beyond
Cross Levee aud If it ever did have title,
1t forfeited il some years ago By failing TO
improve The property for public uses as
street Counsel for the road have admitted
tina, their witnesses so far examined. did
not testify as strongly as they were expected
10 do.
On Tuesday white man in helpless
ly, sick condition, was brought here on the
Iron Mountain railroad from Charleston.
Mo. Where be had come from to that
town, or whether he was citizen of that
place, we do not know, but the man stated
th@ the citizens or some citizens Of Charles.
'on nao raised subscription, bought him
q uckctior Cairo and sent him here 10 be
cared Tor ny the authorities or citizens here.
lie made his way into the waiting room of
tne ILLINOIS Central passenger depot and
lay down ON The bare floor There he law
until Thursday night, with no attention OK.