The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-13


of the Illinois State Tempe rance Unior
was held at Bloomington Friday. Only
routine business was transacted. Genera
Neal Row of Maine was among the dis
tinguished personages in attendance
Sol Smith Russell is, without doubt
the most attractive character actor in the
country and always draws an admirinR
crowded houses wherever he appears he
is well-known personally by many Of our
people and professionally by all.
Engineer James Smedlv insists firmly
that the explosion of the boiler at the ST.
Louis and Cairo depot was not due to a
lack of water in the boiler. He asserts
that there was plenty of water in the boiler.
The natural inference then is that the boiler
was defective.
AS will be seen by referring to our ad-
vertisng columns the imperial troupe of
Japanes acrobats, rope walking, wrestlers,
ETC., will appear at the Opera House Satur-
day night next. This is a tirst-class COM
binstion of genuine laps and will bear the
most liberal patronage.
-LATEsT-For DC. you can pass bliss
full hour dispel your SORROWS, and quiet
your nerves. The "Bad Boy" cigar was
| built for that purpose. II is the smokers
inevitable. Don't stand back, but drop
right in where you are and get one. Every
dealer handles them. F. Korsmeyer, Prop.
If
-DIED-Yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock,
ather residence on Fifth street, Mrs. Mary
Maddox, aged rs years. Funera. services
will be held at St. Patrick's church at 2 p,
m. to-day. A special train will leave foot
of Eighth street at hslf-past two for Villa
Ridge. Friends of the family are invited
to attend
On Thursday evening at Capital Hill,
KY, Miss Florence Beulab Pierce and Mr..
W. B. Brakeman are TO be married, by Rev.
R. G. Goodman. The prospective bride is
niece to Mr.. R. J. Flowers, of this city, and
a very charming young lady. She has
many friends in this city who will wish her
much happiness.
A little skrimmage occurred last night
on Commercial avenue near Thirteenth
street, between two gentleman of color.
Constable Jno Sides was near at hand and
added to the interest of the occasion and
the excitement attending it, BY dischsrging
his pistol at the fleeing pugllists who made
good their escape.
A telegram was received Sunday by
Mr.. W. z. Gholson in this city, from his
brother, Mr.. F. F. Gholson, in Louisville,
KY, announcing the death of the latter's
wife, at Louisville Sunday forenoon. The
remains of deceased will be inferred at
Louisville. Mrs. Gholsnn was afflicted
with consumption and her death from this
disease was assured some time before she
left here here, though it was hoped that by
removal from here her life would be pro.
longed longer than it was
Capt. Jno r. Thomas has our thanks
for acopy ofvolume Of the Tenth census Of
the United States, received yesterday. The
book is valuable one, treating Of THE popu-
lation Of the country in its relations to var
ious other matters, such as temperature,
rain fall, etc. Evidently Capt. Thomas can
sometimes overlook the crime Of Democracy, |
in the distribution of his favors, and this is,
in our opinion at least, another point in his
favor, although sucn violent psrtisans as
Hull Of the Jackson County Era, and Bar
ton, OF the Free Press, will very pphstical.
ly deny this,
Some time ago Chief Myers notified |
the keepers Of several houses of doubtful
reputation, on Commercial avenue, that
they must vacate the premises. The notice
vas Ignored by them and yesterday, at the
instance Of Judge Bross, they were brought
before Magistrate CDmings to answer the
charge of keeping bad houses. They were
all found guilty upon testimony given by
the officers, and while two of them were
granted contnuances on condition that they
leave within three and five days respectively
the third WAS fined $40 and costs and
warned to vacate her premises by Thursday.
This will clear an otherwise very respecta.
BILE neighborhood of an evil that was spread
ing there and exerting a blighting effect
upon property interests in the neighbor.
hood. The respectable people of the neigh.
borhood will feel much relieved after this
week.
Sunday night the officers shipped a
little old negro, familiarly known as LUCKY
Bill" on the Belle of Memphis, down the
rlver, in the firm belief that they were rid.
ding tho city, for a while at least, of very