The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-07


aud registry system. These companies and
firms are now having remittances made tc
them in postal notes, which are payable to
the bearer, and which do not come within
the scope Of the departments orders for.
bidding the payment of money to certain
persons and firms.
j. r. Snyder, president of the Chenoa
bank of Bloomington, Ill.,, was arrested
Thursday on charge of having received
funds on deposit while knowing his bank
to be insolent. The bank closed last week
Whisky in minute did what the Uni.
ted States army has been trying to do for a
year.-kiled Ju, the notorious New Mexican
Indian cut-throat. He fell from his horse
while drunk, last week, and broke his
neck.
Gen. W. T. Sherman has fixed the Isl
of November as the date of his retirement
from the U. S. army. He will be succeeded
by Gen. Phil Sheridan. Gen. Pope will be
advanced to the position vacated by Gen
Sheridan.
The supreme court of Michigan has
decided in the case of the Detroit Post and
Tribune and Judge Minor, that the com
ments of a newspaper on the official acts of
public officer are justifable, if not shown
to be malicious and untruthful.
The Merchants Protective association
held an enthusiastic meeting Thursday
night. The attendance was larger than
ever before. The merchants reslize the
benefit to be derived from such al organl-
cation, and new members will be added
daily.
The Egyptian roller mills are in full
operation, turning out 500 barrels of -four
by the new roller process every day. The
rollers, by which the wheat is
crushed instead of ground, were put into
the mills at a cost of thirty thousand dol
lars.
The word Glove" in one of the Indian
dialects is Observation-Disclosures
This accounts for the fact that Indians
never have but one sweetheart at time.
You couldn't expect man to attend to
two observation-disclosures affairs
at once.
Mr.. Edgar L. Wakeman, of Chicago,
who has for number of years been the
northern manager of the Louisville Courier
Journal, contempates starting in that city
a new literary journal 1.-THE Current" which
he designs shall take rank of the highest
order.
Col. Murray, business agent of Milton
MOBILES combination, is at The Halliday
Milton MOBILES is favorite of Cairo people,
and they will be glad to know his splendid
will produce their celebrated play,
Love and Law" at the Opera House next
Friday night.
The Argus had yesterday two foreign
special dispatches that must have cost them
at least a dollar a word cable rates are
high. True the news was of little conse.
quence but we admire the enterprise Of
our neighbors, and desire to gently pat
them on the back.
There will be the usual services at all
the churches today. This evening there
will be song service and fine musical pro-
gramme at the Methodist church. Mr.
George will preach his farewell sermon at
the Presbyterian church at the usual hour
for service this morning.
The Republican fellows who are 80
busy electng Mr.. Sam Randall, speaker Of
a Democratic house, belong to the same
gang that's nominating Gov. Ben Butler
for president on the Democratic ticket next
year. 1t is unnecessary to remark that
neither will get there.
Mr. R. B. Griffin yesterday received a
dispatch informing him of the
serious illness of his wife at
her brother, Judge Smiths resi-
dence in Pulaski county, and he left the
city last night. During his absence, which
may be several days his Office will be
closed.
Police business is Of small account at
present. The total amount before Judge
Comings yesterday was one case of vagran-
cy fined 800 or one minute to leave town,
1t did not take minute and two cases
of disorderly conduct fine $500 and costs
each which was promptly paid, and the
court took recess until Monday morning.
We wrote neat little wedding notice,
that is notice Of wedding that is to be
and succeeded in getting it into type. We
were particularly pleased with and
proud of it, but had to kill it. The lady