The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-20

President Haarstick of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company was in the
city yesterday.
Prof Storer's band entertained a large
concourse of people at the Tenth street
stand last night.
The United States survey steamer
Mississippi, is on the Halliday docks just
above the city, for repairs.
JEFF CLARK is home again from Dixon
Springs to stay as long as he is compelled
to. His family remained at the Springs.
Andrew Lohrs Genuine Aromatic Bel
fast Ginger Ale pure pleasant and
wholesome temperance beverage, is now
sale on at the leading saloons. If
City Clerk Foley has still on hand the
scrip ready for delivery to those holding
several claims against the city, that were
allowed by the council several weeks ago.
Mt VIM E4mes, who, with others,
built the building now occupied by the
Singer company, but who is now engaged
in business 10 Evansville, was ia the city
yesterday.
Mayor T. w. Halliday, Hon d. T.
Linegar and several other prominent gen
tlemen left yesterday afternoon for
Springfield to attend to some legal matters
TO which the city is a party.
The report that General Grant had sud-
denly died Of stroke of sppoplexy, which
circulated like wild-fre in the city yester-
day afternoon, was subsequently contradic-
ted aud appears to be not true.
Captain Mark Cole is in the city ar
ranging with the Trust Property Company,
for the mattress and stone work necessary
to protect the bank Of the Mississippi
where il commenced cutting a few days
ago.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, s400 per thousand, at The BULLE-
TIN Office. Perforating 25 to Soc, number.
ing 800 per thousand extra. Linen or reg |
ular folio paper Call and see samples of
paper or checks. If
Col. James johnson, formerly OF this
city, is now in Kansas City, No, in charge
OF al Office Of the Cairo and ST. Louis
Snort Line railroad. Mr.. Fred Baker,
formerly Of Messrs. Halliday Bros office
here, IS also 10 Kansas City.
T. B. Fsrren, manager Of the Novelty
Iron Store, returned home Wednesday, az
ter weeks soiourn at Dixon Springs, with
health improved and determination to |
spend another two weeks in the same way |
in August.
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 snumber of photographs Of the besuti-
ful scenery round about Dixon Springs
that are worth studying. #
"A party consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
H. Csndee, Master Harry Csndee, Master
Hugh Barclay, Mrs. A. Z. Stafford, Captain
James Laning Miss Mollie Riley, Miss An.
ME Riley and Miss Fife Close contemplate
going to Dixon Springs tomorrow morn.
ing.
The funeral of the little son Of Officer
P. Mahanny took place yesterday afternoon.
The remains were taken from the house to |
ST. Joseph's church, where services were
conducted by Father Murphy. A special
train conveyed the remains from the foot |
Of Fourteenth street Of Villa Ridge for IN
torment.
Among those who came down on the
steamer Fowler yesterday afternoon, were
Mrs. A. W. Williamson, Mrs Jno.
Hogan, Mr.. G. F. Meyer, Justice
Reed, Mr.. Zinone, Of Mound City, and
Prof. Smith, OF Metropolis. The latter is
an applicant for the prucipslShip of our
public schools.
"Wednesday afternoon, a son Of Mr..
Howell, farmer living near Vienna, John
son county, stepped in front of mower to
hand his father who was driving, drink
of water, when the team suddenly started
forward and the knife caught bis foot cut
ting it entirely off above and near the an
kle.
Rejecting Democrats will take no part
In the discussion which Dorsey has started
respecting the late President Garfield who,
being dead, can not speak for himself, and
ought TO be allowed to rest in peace. That
he was an amiable, atiectionate man is in
dictated by D0rseys own narrative. HIS
motives, like his purposes, can never be
fully elucidated; and as for Copkling aud
Dorsey, they will grow smaller and smaller