The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-21

mary department. The cold weather and
the holidays are blamed for this, and prob
ably with good reason. It is said that the
same state of things prevailed in the color
ed school in former years.
Judge D. NJ. Browning, Of Benton, ar
rived in the city yesterday, for the purpose
of trying case TO which two citizens Of
Mssssc county are parties, brought here by
change of venue. Hon. J. F. Mccartney
is also in the city, and appears for one of
the parties. The judge holds his court in
the office of Messrs. Mulkey & Leek, who
are also attorneys in the case.
The rivers continue to 60 down at all
important points above us; ditto here; but
there was reported yesterday a general rise
in the thermometer, though the average
stage at sixteen points in this weather dis
trict, was only "a degrees above zero. II
was below the freezing point at Cincinnati,
Dodge City, Leavenworth, Nashville, North
Platte, Plttsburg and St. LOUIS.
You make a mistake if you buy furni-
ture without first examining the large and
elegant stock now on exhibition corner 18th
and Washington avenue, next door above
postoffice. The line Of bed room and par
lor sets, reed, cane and folding chairs, is the
finest ever shown on this side Of Chicago,
Cincinnati or St. Louis and is offered for
sale at low prices. Sales now open until 8
O'Clock y. IN. WIN EIcHHoFF.
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After the conclusion of the all-import.
ant Parrot-Freeze case in the circuit court
yesterday, the case of Crit Parker vs.. The
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific railroad com
pany was taken up. Plaintiff in this case
sues for $4,000 damages for injuries received
by him on the defendants road at Mound
City some time ago. When court adjourn
ed last evening the evidence was nearly
all in. Argument will probably begin this
morning.
Clark & Lovett are having between
$50 and 500 fine steel engravings, arto-
types and slbrotypes sent them for their
inspection and from which they are to make
a selection before returning the lot They
will be on exhibition at their store to-day
and tomorrow, the 2lst and 22d, and their
customers who desire to get fine pictures
should call on these days and make their
selections. No such opportunity has ever
before been offered in this city. 2t
A largely attended meeting, under the
auspices Of the Manhattan Circle of the
Fenian Brotherhood, was held in New
York some days ago to take action on the
execution Of O'Donnell. After inhsmma-
tory speeches by the more enthusiastic
members, resolutions were adopted calling
on Irishmen all over the world to avenge
the death Of O'Donnell and plsdglng the
members of the Brotherhood to renewed
energy in striking England, the enemy of
Ireland, who sets at naught the law OF hu-
mainly and civilization"
The case of Parrot vs.. Freeze was given
to the jury about noon yesterday, and after
short deliberation verdict was given in
favor of the plaintiff. his damage being fixed
at one cent. The amount of damages sued
for was $50. The costs which the par
ties to it have to pay, aside from their law
yer's fees, amount to upwards of $500; the
costs the people have been put to in try.
ing this case twice, will reach about hall
that sum and eli for whst'-a single,
little, old copper cent
The Wall Street News advises my
sou" to wait little-to 'go slow" Amy
idiot can buy stocks and futures, but i,
takes long head to buy what lie certain to
return big profits. Fight shy of railroad
stocks. Don't think of investing in silver
mines. Keep clear of wheat aud corn aud
cotton. Don't fool with canal shares
county bends, navigation stocks, nor flying
machines, (uor, it might have added, com.
bined water and land traversing, four
wheeled, cooked obster-colored monstrosi
ties. such as was exhibited in the
Ohio here short time ago.
Don't expect to make money too fast
Go into business with an undertaken for
year and let the market settle. Start
corner grocery and get some idea of hov
Goldfish fuctuates. Establish bucket shoI
and learn how to manipulate the market
Open liver-pad foundry and learn patti
erce, humility and how to skin your fellow
man" And Mr.. Oberly, commenting upol
this item in the Bloomington Bulletin, say
the advice of the News is good, and advise
his son to act upon it. CongratulatioD
would seem to be in order, both for Mr.. Oh
erly and Tor the gr-r-spd old Democrat
party.
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