The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-18
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

again yesterday.
The family of Mr.. Samuel Meyers, are
home again after visit to Cincinnati.
Pure white Leghorn eggs, 10 for one
dollar. E.A. BURNETT.
Members Of Cairo Chapter No. II, R.
\. NJ. are called to meet tonight. See
special locals.
Mrs. A. D. Bohannon and son, of
Anna, are In the city, visiting at the resi-
dence of Alderman b. F. Blake.
Ice, wood and kindling, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
The scrip allowed at last meeting of
the City Council has been signed by the
Mayor and is now ready for delivery to its
owners.
Our country cousins" were in the
city by the dozen yesterday, laying in sup
plies in anticipation of the speedy stoppage
oftrains on the narrow.guage.
We are still ready to sell our entire
stock of clothing. Goldstine & Rosenwater
If
Col. Town, of Mississippi, adjutant
general to General Grant during the war,
was in the city yesterday. He is prosper
Gus democratic farmer of Mississippi.
Mrs. S. Williamson has returned from
her business trip to st. Louis and Chicago,
having made large purchases from leading
millinery establishments in both places.
Bankrupt stock of furniture for sale
cheap at No. 10l Commercial avenue, near
9th street, upstairs. If
The water is again just kissing the St.
Louis and Cairo railroad tracks between
this city and Hodges Park. 1t is Just prob
able that operations will again be inter-
rupted on that road before long.
A telegram received Saturday by Mr..
G. FL. Warner, manager of the telephone
exchange, announces the death of his moth
er, late Mrs. L. ]. Warner, which occurred
at her home in Mortified, Vermont.
The Ohio has again left its banks
from here up to Louisville, flooding the
bottoms to the depth of several feet and
causing much inconvenience to farmers. II
is going down at Louisville, but rising
again at Cincinnati.
Mayor Mertz, of Mound City, is very
dangerously sick with abcess of the
stomach. DR.. Dunning Of this city and DR..
Casey of Mound City, yesterday performed
surgical operation upon the sick man;
but there is said to be little hope of saving
him.
The fine crayon sketch displayed at
Clark g. Lovetts, of child's head, is the
work of Mrs. N. B. Thistlewood. The
subject is Captain John Kings baby, the
one, five are not mistaken, that took the
premium at the st. Louis baby show. 1t
is beautiful and fe-like picture.
The Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific
Railway Company has limited the half
fare permits, issued to clergymen located
On its line to the State in which said min
sters reside. Heretofore half-fare tickets
could be purchased to any point on the
main line and branches Of the Mississippi
river.
Last week there was a decided increase
Of travel through this city, as will appear
from the following statement showing tie
number Of transient arrivals at The Halli-
day each day of the week: Sunday, 81;
Monday, 81; Tuesday, SO; Wednesday So;
so; Friday, A; Saturday, 90;
total arrivals, 1872; average daily, So.
The residence of Alderman Blake was
Sunday night. Entrance was
gained by means Of pair of nippers, with
which the key in the lock of the front door
was turned from the outside and the door
unlocked. The thief got silver watch
with gold chain and masonic locket, pair
Of pants and $23 taken from the vest in
Mr.. Blake's sleeping apartment. The
thief got out the same way he got in and
left no traces that might furnish clue.
The net earnings during February Of
1884 and 1888, of several of the roads
centreing here, with the decrease or in
crease, as given in "The Financial Chroni-
cle," were as follows: Illinois Central,
Southern division, 1884, $sOO,1O0;
1888, $S47,439; decrease, s47,339. Illinois
central, Iowa lines, 1884, $127 900; 1888,
s126,s24; increase, $1,076.-Mobile and
Ohio, 1884, SlG5,146 1883, s16s, 245; de-
crease, $3,O99.-St. Louis and Cairo, 1884,
$ls,5G3; 1888, 81 ,653; decrease, 500.
Friday afternoon some one entered the
residence of Mr., Phil. II. Sam m Walnut |