The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-05
Mrs. Cameron, wife of THE BULLETIN,

The steamer Charles Bowen and ont
barge was run aground west of the city IN
the Mississippi river,yesterday.
An old and well-known farmer of Mis-
sissippl county, Mo, named Burns, died
Saturday evening. He occupied farm
near Rodncys switch.
An "Ithica" organ was put up few
days ago by DR., Jocelyn in his establish
ment ON Commercial avenue. 1t is an eIe-
CANT piece of mechanicism
Justice Q, A. Osborne returned yester.
day from his trip east. He visited num-
Der of historical places while away and
was much benefited by the trip
About twenty young men left here yes
terday on the steamer Ste. Geneveive for
Cape GlraIdeau, Mo-, to take course OF
study in St. Vincent's college there.
Mr.. Daniel Hartman is east and north,
selecting large stock of all kinds OF fancy
goods for his emporium of curioSities and
useful and ornamental articles of every dis
cription.
Mr.. W. F. Lambdin, river editor OF
The BULLETIN has returned from Paducah
to where he was called by the sickness OF
bis child He will henceforth give his de-
parlment OF the paper his usual close atten-
ton
MIR, George Costello arrived In the city
yesterday by special car, and will leave for
the north this afternoon. He is general
agent for S. II. Barett's Great Railroad
show that is billed for Cairo this month.
The finance committee of the city coun-
Gil, consisting OF Mayor Halliday and
Aldermen Hughes, BI,ke and Walker, met
at the council chamber yesterday morning
and destroyed, by burning, twentythousand
dollars Of cancelled city scrip.
Chief Myers au3 Constable Martin yes
terday arrested a negro named Elise Thomp-
son who Is wanted in Humboldt, Tennessee,
for shooting am,n, They are holding him
for orders from the officers of Humboldt,
who we're notified Of the arrest,
A fancy advertising car of S. H. Bar
rett's great combined railroad shows arrived
10 the city yesterday morning on the Hi
nois Central. Mr. S. II Barrett himself
was passenger on it, and remained with
his party over the day at The Halliday,
"A negro named Henry Churchheld
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Morse yes
terday morning, for stealing a pistol some
time ago The negro made break for lib
erty from the courthouse gate, but the
officer followed in buggy and re-captured
him after lively little chase.
The piling along the Mobile and Ohio
incline at East Cairo is badly in need of
repairs. Two gaps of one hundred and
one hundred and forty feet ong respectively
have been torn in--about seventy-fye piles
in all. A force of men and steam driver
were to have been here the first OF the
week to repair the damage, but they have
not yet arrived.
There has been considerable disaster
to water craft within the last few days
The steamer City of Helena came up yester'
day and reported that the Jno. Dippold,
bound for Plum Point with large tow OF
rock and coal, sunk two barges OF rock and
che Of coal right ia the channel of the river
at Tiptonvile The New Orleans was
aground also near there, but got of, and
the Commonwealth Jared likewise. The
little A. j. Baker also has barge aground
in the Mississippi river near this city,
From the report of Sergeant W. II
Ray, for the month Of August just passed
it appears that we had / 13 inches of rain
fall as against BAG the same month of the
year before. The highest temperature wat
92.j on the 23nd; the lowest, 81 on thu
3Oth, The total movement of the wind was
4048 miles the highest velocity, q miles
per hour, blowing northeast, on the 23rd
Gales with wind velocity OF twenty-five
miles per hour or over, prevailed on the
10th and 23rd.
Another oil painting is attracting at
tention, in Mr.. Paul G. Schuhs drug store
1t represents number of swans sporting
about in pond of clear water, among {
wild growth OF water lilies and other plants
1t is painted upon looking glass, the glass
representing the pond, and the disturbance
of the water caused by fierce engagement
between two Of the birds, and the shadows
of those floating serenly and Of the greer
growth along the shore, are penciled with
delicate band and with natural effect
The picture is the work Of Miss Bette
Korsmeyer.