The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-24

profession. Dr. bOruOn was the cApcIl III
the case. No testimony but that of the hus-
band and the physician was taken The
Jury stood five to one for conviction until
discharged.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, 81 90 per thousand. at THE BuLLE-
TIN office Perforating 20 to Soc, number
ing S10O per thousand extra. Linen or reg
uar folio paper. Call and see samples OF
paper or checks, II
There is only one day in the week,
Monday, upon which the Argus can pub
fish special dispatch or two, giving
news Tin advance of all other sources Of
information;' and this is 50 because there
is no paper issued on that day from this
office.
The last Issue of the Anna Farmer and
| Fruit Grower contains a list OF the awards
at the late Village Ridge picnic, and among
other familiar names that appear in the list,
is that of Miss Laura Yocum, who received
premium on handmade point lace and
| cushion cover.
The state auditor has been officially
notified that at the September term OF the
Pulaski circuit court application will be
made tor an injunction to restrain the col.
lection of tax levied for the payment OF in
terest on bonds of the county OF Pulaski
issued to the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
company.
--Iwenty-eighth street is furnishing the
upper part of the city with little excite
ment occasionally. Wednesday Messrs Patton
and Duffy engaged in set-to in which all
manner of bar-room utensils were "trumps'
for while. Some blood was let, and with
it, some courage also oozed away, ard the
fight ended. No arrests were made. Such
little affairs are said to be periodical occur
rences, Mr.. Patton being considered quite
PROFESSIONAL as "bruiser.'
There has been call issued for
meeting of the publishers and editors Ct
southern Illinois at Du Quoin on Friday
and Saturday, September 81 and %, for
the purpose Of forming the southern Hi
nois Press association. The called is signed
by Thos. +. Boutom, of the Jonesboro Ga
zette; G. P. Richards, Of the Du Quoin
Tribune; j. J. Anderson, of the Nashville
Democrat; Thos. L. Joy, of the Mt. Carmel
Republican; W. J. Underwood, Of the
Beleyille News.
From a statement showing the aggre-
gate collections made aud reported to the
commissioner OF internal revenue by the
collectors of the several collection districts
during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1888,
1t appears that during the first part of the
fiscal year, when Col. Willis had charge Of
the this, the 18th, district, the collections
amounted to $3.50, and during the
remainder of the year when General W. c.
Pavey had charge of it, the collections
amounted to $444, 232 40; or total during
the year of 1894, 96213.
Sheriff Hodges sold the little saw mill
steamer Lulu Bernard yesterdayforenooD,
at sherif's sale, Capt. Charles F. Nellis
and Mr. J. w. Spies bought the craft for
$500, and they will place her in good repair
and put her to work along the Mississippi
river. The boat was built at a cost Of
from six to eight thousand dollars, perhaps
more and she has never been at work at
ALL She Is a comparatively new craft. She
is supplied with good machinery, both for
propellng her and for saw.miIl purposes.
There is probably not piece Of walk
in the city over the construction of which
the general public will be more gratifed
that over that in front Of the block in which
| 81 PatrlCks church stands. ms stretch
Of walk has been the cause of more profani-
ty than any other stretch Of equal length in
the city, simply because it has been the
muddiest in rainy weather and the busiest
in dry weather and the meanest in any and
all kinds Of weather There is now to be a
brick walk laid down there and it will there
by be transformed into one of the best
walks in the city.
Mr. Charles G. Mason, chief clerk of
the Illinois Central freight Offices, has re-
signed his important position, his resigna-
ton to take effect on the first of September
Mr.. Mason has been steadily aud hard at
work for number Of years and he finds
that he must take rest, He will take a
pleasure trip to Texas and New Mexico
He will be succeeded in the railroad Office
by Mr., Charles Frank, who has proven him
self to be one of the ablest clerks in tn,
offices and is IN every other way well worthy
of the promotion Mcssrs Robio Whit,