The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-29

"A negro named Geo. Williams died
yesterday afternoon at the house of Pleas
Goodman, on lower Commercial avenue.
He came here in July on the steamer Aleck
Swift, and has been sick several weeks
Efforts were being made yesterday after
noon to have him conveyed to the marine
hospital; wagon was on its way to take
him to the hospital, but when it got there
he was dead.
Mr.. c, o. Patier is making extraordin-
AIRY efforts now to settle up the business OF
the old firm Of c. O. Patier & Co. He de.
slres to start anew at the expiration OF
about twenty days by which time the set
Element must be made, He has large
stock of goods yet to dispose of and, as
may be seen from his advertisement else.
where in these columns, is offering to close
out the stock at the lowest possible figures.
Consumers will find it greatly to their in.
terest to lay in a supply OF everything they
need while these reduced prices prevail
Two little boys aged apparently about
eight and ten years respectively, acCompan-
led by a huge dog, came to this city on
foot from Edwardsville, Ills. They are
youthful tramps; they claim to be twins
and orphans and say they ran away from
an uncle at Edwardsvile because he NAL
treated them. They are bound for some
part of Missouri where they claim to have
an aunt residing. They are sharp little
fellows; make friends of the boys they
meet in the street wherever they 60 and
beg for something to eat for themselves and
their dog.
Sunday Sheriff Hodges took drive
over the county line into Pulaski county,
and just as he got TO Cache he espied
huge snake, making tracks toward the
creek. 1t was the biggest animal of the
kind he had'ever seen running around loose
and he determined to kill it, The snake
made straight for the water, swan through
it and was climbing up the steep bank on
the other side when the sheriff caught up
with him, and slew him with pole-a very
long pole, says the sheriff The snake was
about four feet long; about six inches in
diameter at the biggest part of the body,
and carried ten well,developed rattles on
his tail.
1t Is now about time for another crow
from the Argus, over the death of "the
street filling scheme" 1t is fully three
weeks now since it strutted about, tapped
it's wings and sang in clarions tones the
song Of it's third or fourth victory over the
dead body of this thrice-killed monster,
and again the troublesome thing came to
life with every evidence of having gained
in strength and spirit during the time it
passed in what the local OF the Argus
would probably call "Catamouaen state.
Just kill the horrid animal once again,
Brother Potter; experience has proven that
it doesn't hurt the animal in the least, but
it does give you 50 much satisfaction.
According to the Argus own statement
the population of New Orleaus, its ideal
levee town, has been steadily decreasing
rather than increasing within the last ten
years. 1t says that the population of that
city numbered twenty five thousand more
in 1880 than it did in 1870. This may b.
true, but the natural increase in the city
from a population of two hundred and
twenty-five thousand people (Which was
about the population of New Orleans IN
1870 would be much more than twenty
five thousand in ten years. New Orleans is
doubtless what the Argus says it is, city
where the beauties OF low grade and all its
accomplishments, both good and evil, are
very faithfully exemplifed; but it seems to
us that the beauties and advantages, such
as they are, are almost completely buried
out of sight by the many evils and disad-
vantages it presents.
The following from the Carbonate
Free Press OF late date would apply 10
some people here, who perslstently com.
plain Of violations of ordinances applicable
to other otfenses;
There is considerable bowling because
the upper stratum Of society has not been
disturbed during the recent raids on gam.
spers. The following coIloquy shows where
the screw is loose:
Citizen (who wants fair pIay) Squire,
why don't you officers arrest some of these
hlgh-toned, broadcoth chaps for gambling2
You are afraid to-thats what's the mat.
to-
Squire. "Who are these big guns you
speak Of"
G. "Why, Doctor A., and Lawyer B.,
and Merchant c., and dozens Of others.n
5, Are the mayor, or the aldermen,
or the justices; or the marshal aware Of
thlsN
G. "Well, 20 not that know Of"