The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-16
Cooking Oil at G. d. Willllamson's

Mrs. s. s. Foster returned to Cairo yes
terday, after an absence of several weeks in
Alton.
Jacob Klee has an interesting notice
in special locals. He has ice, wood and
kindling to sell cheap.
White Leghorn Eggs 10 for $l.oo'
E. A. BURNETT.
The Mississippi river commission had
not arrived at late hour last night. tits
coming down from St. Louis by river and
inspecting as it comes.
Yesterday evenings weather bulletin
showed general rise in the barometer,
an equally general and heavy fall in the
thermometer, generally strong wind, and
rain at Nashville, Shreveport and Pitts
burg.
School children will find THE BULLE-
TIN scratch books Nos. Q and 3 tor sale at
rnll caups Canuy stOTe u
The officers and members of the order
of Knights and Ladies of Honor are re-
quested by notice in special locals to meet
this afternoon at o'clock for the purpose
of paying "the last tribute Of respect to
their deceased sister, Katie g. Hinkle."
DIR. G. G. Parker says he didn't-he
says be shot snipe, not quail, at Mounds
Junction Wednesday. The DR.. is law
abiding citizen-a stickler for the game
laws of the state, which prohibit the shoot
ing of quail this time of year, hence this de-
NAL.
For sale cheap, two slx-foot counters
and shelving; one six-foot and two three.
foot show cases at G. G. Wichert's Billiard
Parlor, 1t
Wednesday night Mr.. 7. ]. Walker,
an officer of Dexter, Mo-. and prisoner
named Harry Hammons, alias Campton,
arrived in the city enroute for the Plain
field, Ind, Reform school, from which the
prisoner had escaped. They left yesterday
morning.
The following clipping from Saturday
Night" literary paper published in Phila.
delphia, of date March II, will interest
Cairo readers; "Sixty lines of correspon-
dence between two Cairo, H., lawyers be-
trsyed thirty-one blunders in photography,
and thirty eight in grammar" Now let
the legal fraternity step forward and ex.
plain.
Andrew Lohr's Genuine Aromatic Bel
fast Ginger Ale, a pure pleasant and
wholesome temperance beverage, is now
on sale at the leading saloons. If
The annual report of the Illinois Cen
trail for 1882 is published. Compared with
1881 it makes the following showing; In
crease ofgross traffic receipts, $3lS,9l4; in
crease passenger traffic receipts, $27l, 99l;
increase OF net earnings, $433,5S7; net re-
ceipts for year as follows: From traffic,
1850, 100; land sales, 1927, 500; interest,
$20O,04S; total, $3,9Ss,326 after paying in
terest and dividends and for betterments of
balance of income, sl55,452 remains.
Two fishermen came over the river yes
terday morning, in skiff laden with three
or four hundred pounds of fish. When
they came within about fifty yards Of the
shore near the Illinois Central wharfboat,
the skif was caught in the wind and waves,
and was rapidly filling with water. Both
men dropped their oars and went vigorous
ly to work with buckets, baiing the skiff
out; in this way they managed to keep afoat
and the strong wind drove them safely
ashore
A large fue on the residence OF Mr..
Charles Glhofer burned out yesterday
morning abou, ten o'clock and caused con-
siderable excitement, as II made big
blaze. The alarm was given and several Of
the fire companies were On hand few
minutes after, but there was no need Of
setting any Of the engines in motion
small force pump used 10 the garden Of
Nj Charles Pink, next door, threw stream
Of water onto the roof and The fire was soon
put out without any damage to the house
The following figures taken from the
sworn returns to the Illinois Insurance de.
partment OF the life insurance business
transacted in Illinois for 1882 will be found
OF interest to the many policy holders Of
the Equitable in Cairo Equitable, $4,16O,-
954; New York Life, $2,7o4,l9O; North
western, s2,25s,99l; Etna, 81, 1926, 95s
Mutual, Life, 81 ,438, 1876; Connecticut MI.
tai, $l,435, 1903; New England Mutual
$l,254, 00O Mutual Benefit, $3.50, $3.50. Elk.
cess of the Equitable over any other com
pany in Illinois, $l,396,564.
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