The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-01


January 9Th. At
"A slight breakage in the log carriage
of the box factory caused a stoppage CT
the saw for several hours yesterday.
With two or three exceptions all the
steamers at this port yesterday carried fl va
at half mast, in respect to the memory of
Captain Hambleton.
The hit OF the seasonl The "0ur
Bachelor Cigarl" at Barclay Brothers.
II
The negro roustabout, afflicted with
smallpox, on steamer at The Paducah
wharf on Sunday, is being cared for in the
PAducah pest-house.
Mr. E B. Pettitt has fairly launched his
"Boston Cash Store enterprise corner
Eighth street aud Washington and finds
business better than was anicipted. He
will increase his force Of clerks and handle
all the trade offered.
The e thetc Concert tonight at
Hsrtmans ball bids fair TO be an immense
success. 1t is under the auspices OF the
Episcopal ladies and the programme Is an
excellent one for the mind, while the
oyster soup, coffee, ETC., as furnished by
them is always unsurpassed.
School children will ind The BuLLE.
TIN scratcb-books Nos 2 aud 8 tor sale at
Phil Ssup's candy store, tt
The Illinois senate Tuesday adopted
the resolution calling On the governor for
nsormstion regarding the accounts Of the
IlliOis Central railroad. The house session
was entirely taken up with the resolution
to investigate the Central railroad. The
matter was LAID oyer till to-day.
A T. Brandon alias "Bud" Brandon,
understood to boa professional "black-leg,"
is under arrest for having no honorable
means Of support manifest to the sense Of
sight. He was brought before Justice
Robinson yesterday for trial, but his case
was continued until to-day.
1t is true that there is very great de-
msnd for statesmen IN France just now, but
the report that Mr.. j. r. Cunningham is
about TO leave us to meet this demand in
large measure is entirely without founda-
ton. Mr.. Cunningham has large and
growing legal Practice in the Fifth ward.
The invitations issued by the Mystic
Krew for their Mard Gras Ball are an at
tractive aud a t1rst-class advertisement. The
work was done under the supervision and
after designs made by Lon D ,niels formerly
of Cairo and now connected with the
Chicago Daily Photo. One Typographical
error occurs--Prof. Stems Band should be
Prof Storer's Band.
EARLY yesterday morning little shanty
near the Mississippi leyee aud Twelfth
street was enveoped ina thick cloud OF
smoke and people rushed to it in crowds,
under the impression that it was burning
within. But only rickety stove.pipe had
fallen down, and~striking little colored
child on the head, had fallen in pieces on
the floor The smoke from the fire in the
stove filed the house and Issued from
doors, windows and crevices.
Many citizens will probably remember
Fuller R Smith, brother to Messrs, james
and Z ebert Smith. of the firm of Smith
Bros. Flu Ter R. was raised in this city
butleft here about 1868 or 0 for the west
located at Omaha and was doing good
business there. But those who knew him
here will learn with regret that he died
about two weeks ago, which sad news was
impaired to his brothers here only yester-
day by a letter received rom Omaha.
The Southern Express company now
occupy the new Texas & st. Louis narrow
gauge and are now prepared to do busi-
ness between Giro aud Jonesboro on that
route at low rates. Their motto has always
been to work tothe interest of their patrons
and II courtesy, good management, etc,
will build up business on that route, they
will certainly get all they can do. ct
Prize fighting stock is looking up, as
the brokers might express 1t. A few years
ago ii seemed that the law and order loving
part OF the community had completely
broken up this brutal sport and prize fight
ers were no more, but all at once they swoop
down on US like cyclone and before We
are aware Of ii we find the woods full of
them. Our friends, neighbors, and even
our deacons, are beginning to argue the
probabilities Of the prospective mills that
arc 10 store for US.
Mr.. Mobiles assumes tho role Of Quill.
ford Ddver,on ,hs Bohemian, and those
who recall his success sfu impersonation of