The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-06

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has made the building as good as, If not
better than, new, and no one need appre-
bend the least danger of any kind while at
tending services. Rev. B, Y. George will
occupy the pulpit morning and evening.
MIR. W. N. White, of Harrisburg, who
was one of the injured in the Wabash
wreck near Omsted some time ago, is
still unable to be about DR.. Parker, sur
geon for the road, is still giving him atten-
ton.
Joseph #. Seay died in Vt, Louis last
week. He was, during the war, at first
uewsboy and afterwards passenger agent on
the Illinois Central road at this point aud
a brother of bis is now baggsgeman on the
same road,
The poem on temperance, published
elsewhere, was written bya member of the
present high-school graduating class. 1t
gives evidence of originality and richness
though and smoothness of expression that
are remarkable in one of the authors age.
1t will be read with interest by all.
Rev, A. w. McGaha, the new pastor Of
the Baptist church, arrived yesterday from
Louisville, KY, where he has been attend
ding 1.-The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary" aud will preach at his church,
corner 10th and Poplar street, this morning
end evening at the usual hours sunday
school 8 80 a. IN.
The report circulated here for day or
two, that the Sir Knights excursion to Cali
| fornis had been declared of, is untrue
About the lstof August about twenty ex'
Cursion trains will start west from different
points west of the Mississippi river tor San
Francisco, laden with thousands OF the
Knights and their families,
People should remember the Temper
ance pic to be given next Saturda y at
Fort Jefferson, under the supices OF the
Womans Christian Temperance Union.
Prof Storer's band has been engaged; the
grounds are ia An excellent condition and
the hills and ravines are clothed ia glorious
green, at some places thickly sprinkled
with FLOWERS. A Joyful time will certain
ly be had by all who go. 1t
Mr.. W. T. Scott says that if it is neces-
sary to publish daily paper in order to fill
his printing contract with the city, be will
publish daily. We know that Mr.. Scott
is fully able to carry out both the letter and
spirit OF his contract and we admire his
spunk 10 determining to do 50 at all haz.
yards. He expects 20 enlarge bis paper and
issue the mayors inaugural in supplement
form next week.
The Anna Farmer and Fruit Grower,
commenting upon the recent Odd Fellows
celebration, takes occasion 10 say that "by
the way 10 which the members Of the
Cairo band espered around on the grass a,
the fair grounds, we concluded 1t was the
first time they had been turned out to pas
ture this spring" The F. and F. G.. con-
cluded correctly. Cairo has no pastures
and Caroites need no pasturing We have
no Nebucadnezzsrs among US.
Graveyard insurance is getting few
more spsdefuls OF earth piled on top Of it
In Indiana the Legislature has undertaken
to suppress the swinilng operations Of the
so-cslled Mutual Beueht" concern. Last
week the Ohio legislature sat down upon
them heavily. In the Illinois legislature
bill has just been presented which is likely
TO exclude professional confidence men
from the ics uranee business. Tins measure
has passed the senate 81 10 5. and an equal
ly dec sive vote awaits it in tue house.
An inquest was held yesterday over the
remains OF Patrick Girmody. The exami.
nation OF witnesses, etc., took up the great
er part of the day and the jury concluded
its work by finding the following verdict
"That he came to his death by being run
over by the wheels aud tender Of engine
No, 80, belonging to the Illinois Central
railroad company, in the city of Cairo,
county OF Alexander and state of Illinois,
on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1888, and we
are of the opinion that the engineer is much
to blame tor not moving his engine with
more car1."--But the engineer who had
charge Of the engine at the time of the &C
cident is oae Of the most reliable In the
yards The circumstances of the occur
renee as developed by the inquest were not
exactly as reported in yesterdays paper,
but were in the main the sane.
AT the last term Of the circuit court
suit in Pulaski county was fled
by Mrs. A. Fraser, of this city,
against Mound City for the payment
of $4,000 Of the citys bonds held by the
said Mrs. Fraser by virtue of hership to
the estate, etc. of the late A Frae,r Mr.