The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-22

three applications Tor IL lroni S''' '''''
lies.
The Freeport Democrat is new paper
the first issue appering last Saturday II Is
published at Freeport, Ills, and is one OIL
the neatest looking little weeklies we get
One OF the cradles of the Illinois Cen
trail incline at East Cairo was drawn up
Yesterday for repairs. But the transfer
business of the road was not interrupted
| thereby,
Mr.. Jno. Stuart has returned from
Rockford, Ills, and has taken a position IN
the store of his brother, C. r, Stuart lie
will remain here several months and then
return to Rockford to go into business for
himself.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, $500 per thousand,!at The BULLE-
TIN office. Perforating % to Soc, number
ing $lOO per thousand extra. Linen or reg
ular folio paper. Call and see samples OF
paper or checks,
Col. Theo. Hyatt, president ofthe Penn
sylvana Military Academy, will be at The
Halliday Hotel in Cairo, on Wednesday,
August 22nd, from 10 a. m. to II m'' ana
will be happy to see patrons otthe Academy
and others on official business,
Reserved seats for Storer's benefit Fri
day night of this week, can be secured at
Buder's jewelry store on Commercial ave-
nue. without extra charge. There is great
demand tor seats for Storer's benefit and
crowded house is promised
Everybody should turn out tonight
and attend the meeting at the Opera House
One of Southern Illinois ablest orators aud
profoundest thinkers will discourse upon a
subject Of the most vital importance to
every permanent citizen of Cairo.
The St. Louis Chronicle says: James
Delay well-known printer, died sudden
" Sunday at the corner Of 9th and Olive
street This is probably the james De
Lay who was we'll known IN Cairo few
years ago, as he was printer and has lived
for several years in ST. Louis.
The Cairo City Cornet band now prac'
tees in q room in the mort end OF the Mo-
bile and Ohio depot, which has been kindly
placed at their disposal by those in author
ity. They prsctced there for the first time
Friday night and the people living in the
vicinity considered it quite treat
The Mobile and Ohio round-house At
Eas, Caro- shows up splendidly across here.
The Mobile and Ohio road takes pride in It's
buildings of every description everywhere
1t has the reputation Of putting up no scrub
structures for any purpose, in which respect
it is different from some other railroad com.
paniea.
Work has for some time been il prog
rsss on the new freight transfer appa'stu;
for the Cairo City elevator. II is being
built a, the north end Of the elevator prop
er, and consists of tram-wsy reaching
down to the river over which an endIes:
chain runs. Packages Of any description
placed upon the tram-way at the lower end
will be carried up and landed on plat
form above The building for the machln'
cry is already erected.
A farmer in this county who says he
has no time 70 hand pick the potato bug:
that infest his vines and don't like % ust
Paris.gree concluded that he might util
ize some of the more pugnscious species o
ants 70 do the business To do this he car
red into bis potato field pieces Of wood II
which snts had made their homes and b,
says the ants in two old fence posts sufice'
TO clean all the bugs from quarter acr
patch, although there seemed to be million
Of them.
The approaches to Ohio leyce on tn
county road are said to be SO narrow tina
two vehicles can barely pass each other
Last Sunday horse attached to bugg
: containing two young people, having StoF
ped close to the edge Of the road near tn
top of the levee in order to permit anothe
, buggy to pass, was run into and showed clea
a down the embsnkment, but fortunately wa
not injured. 1t seems that when the Hi
nois Central company raised its tracks tn
county road WAS raised 70 conform with tn
new grade, but the same relative slope wa
now re.estabishcd and the top was mad
several feet narrower.
Mr., Coughlan spent the greater part Z
?. yesterday again In getting such inform
,e ton as be deemed necessary TO enable hi
give to his audience tonight an accura
r and reliable statement Of the cost Of q
improvement contemplated under the Lin