The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-03

merry establishment an overhsuling that
will surprise her customers in few days.
A liberal reward will be paid to the
finder of pair of gold spectacles in a
velvet case with chain and hook, which
was lost Thursday afternoon. Call at this
office. 1t
--Jno. McNulty took advantage OF the
temporary lull in trade on account of high
water and set force of carpenters and
painters at work on the inside OF his store
giving it thorough overhauling.
Cairo Masonic Lodge, No. 237, held a
meeting last night for the purpose of ap-
propriating sum of money fo- the suffer
ers of Shawneetown. A handsome sum
was probably appropriated.
A small break above Mound City Is
what keeps the Wabash road from running
into that town But all damages will be
repaired by Monday and the water will be
low enough to permit regular running of
trains.
You will find The BULLETIN dis
patches Of this morning in the Republican
this afternoon.
Six inches WAS the fall 10 the river
here during the twenty four hours ending
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, according
to Sergeant Rays bulletin. At Cincinnati
the fall was two feet; at Louisville, three
inches; nj 81, Louis, four inches
The case Of Peter Nef VS. Rpbert
Smyth will be resumed in the circui, court
this morning The amount OF actual cash
involved is three thousand dollars, which
Mr., Nef paid out on account Of the proper.
ty.
Mich Devore Is grandfather again;
girl, born Thursday night to Rob Devore.
Weighs 25 pounds or more, SO Mich says,
but then he is elsted over the event and
probably puts it ten or twelve pounds too
much.
The young collector with cigarette is
among the survivors Of tie food. The
inutlity Of floods has become a matter OF
general remark and Of regret among poor
newspaper men who are generally the prin-
cipal sufferers by reason Of such inutllity
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About o'clock last night white man
in a skiff was drawn by the current under
a barge lying at the wharfboat No. 2 and
drowned. His cries for help were heard
md as soon as possible lines were thrown
o him; but too late to save him Who he
VAS is not known and nothing TO indemnity
lin was found,
-Messrs. Charles Hamilton, g. W.
smith and Louis Enos, of the St. Louis and
Cairo railroad, who returned to st. Louis
recently from trip over the road with the
pay car, reported that the tracks of the
company they represent was fast getting
into condition, and that it was in good
shape to point within ten or twelve miles
Of Cairo.
Northern Illinois, we see il stated, is
under the necessity of sending down here
to Egypt for seed corn for the ensuing
spring planting the early frost of last fall
having destroyed the germ of the corn
that region. so that it will not
sprout Thus time sets all things even" |
and our people will at least get back in.
terest on the money they sent north for
corn year ago.
Report came here a day or two ago
that the store Of Mr.. Thomas Tarr, at Wolfe
Island, was in danger of being washed
away and would be, unless means were
promptly taken to prevent it. The bank
was csving in rapidly and at the time the
report reached here, one corner Of the large
building was already minus its support.
Mr.. Tarr is there, however, and has doubt
less ere this taken all necessary measures to
save his property.
Circuit court convened yesterday and
took up an important civil case to which
Mr.. Peter Neff and parties owning the
property on Ohio levee occupied by Messrs.
A. Marx and r. Smyth were
parties Mr.. Neff bought the prop.
erty at tax sale some time ago
the time for redemption elapsed, and the
owners are now trying to regain possession
OF it. The trial of the case was interrupted
by the Willis case brought here under
writ Of hsrbeas corpus.
"A butcher slaughteripg hog in
public andlpopulous square near the post.
office, within view Of school children and
other passers-by, is not exactly the proper
caper, even though the slaughter houses
outside the levees are surrounded by water.
Less conspicuous places than the custom