The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-06


The latest sensation is French felts to
be found at Mrs. Willamson's, 18th street
The usual voting places in this city
will be open to-day. The matters to be
voted upon are of sufficient Importance to
demand a strong expression from the
people.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union sets a supper at Temperance hall to-
night.
"A new plank walk is being laid on
Ohio levee, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. 1t is the extentOn downward of the
new walk begun at Fourteenth street some
time ago and much needed improvement
The work needs to be extended down to
Eighth street in order to make 1t complete,
and it probably will be.
-LATEsT-For Sc. you can pass bliss
full hour dispel your sorrows, and quiet
your nerves. The "Bad Boy" cigar was
built for that purpose. 1t 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
Constable Haz. Martin was still at
work with the Jail gang yesterday, closing
up the gap made at the Tenth street sewer
outlet. In removing some of the timbers
which held the walls of earth up, one of
the heaviest pieces fell upon the officers
right leg, near the knee and, glancing off,
tore the skin and flesh for five or six IN
ches downward. The wound was very
painful and Dr. Parker was enlisted to
dress it. 1t was the Dr's opinion that the
officer narrowly escaped having broken
leg
The Illinois Central has recently made
another reach for additional miles of track.
The new line is dubbed the "Winona, Alma
and Northern Railroad" and is to run
along the east shore of the Mississippi
river to Alma, opposite Winona, and thence
to the commercial and manufacturing heart
of Wis. The entire line will then be,
in a certain sense, the Mississippi on
wheels, grand trunk road between the
north and the south, and IA medium Of
transportation Is bond of union and
constant destroyer of sectional prejudice"
as Barton of the Free Press puts it,
-Bartons Free Press "Caro is now
without Republican newspaper. For
years it has not had an article of that char
actcr that amounted to much, and now
even that little has gone. Bro. Scott, editor
of the Gazette, has cut the traces that held
him to the Republican chariot, and is
Laundering about somewhere in the mys-
FERROUS road that divides the two great par
ties. The Gazette is now neither fish nor
flesh, but is, SO to speak, a crowd to itself.
There ought to be good, live Republican
paper in Cairo, and Pavey, Murphy and
Fisher ought to see that one is promptly
started,
"A copy of N. W. Aver & Sons Ameri-
can Newspaper annual for 1888 is received
at this office. 1t is volume of 90 pages,
nicely printed and substantially bound. Its
contents are of importance not only to
newspaper men but to advertisers in gener.
al, 1t gives the name, location and cirCua-
ton of every paper in the country; the pop
ulaton of the city and county IN which it
is published and the principal products of
the county; also the population of each
county and state and the political complex
ion thereof according to the last presiden
tisl vote. Other interesting data are
given which render it a valuable addi-
ton to any library. Newspaper men and
advertisers particularly should not be with
out it.
Two negroes attacked and attempted
to rob white man named Michael Con.
ners, on Ohio levee above Twelfth street,
during Sunday night; but Officers Taylor
and Tyler were close at hand aud came
upon the would be garroters before they
had time to do their work. The scOundrels,
however, perceived the officers before these
came upon them and they ran. Officer
Taylor captured his man on the fly aud
took him triumphantly to jail The other
fellow was too swiit-tooted for Officer Ty.
Ter and got away; but he was also arrested
yesterday by Officer Taylor and jailed. One
Of the fellows, named Bill Shannon, was
examined by Magistrate Comings yester-
day and held to bail in the sum of $500.
The other will probably be examined to-
day. Conner is carpenter in the employ
of Mr. W. F. Russell.
Mt. Vernon News, October gath "To
illustrate the way the soldiers reunions
are carried on this year, we will briefly state
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