The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-23
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS

clothing house of DR.. +. w. Whitlock.
Full in line and get your campaign
badges at MiIlcr's jewclry store. 1w
The Tenth Street pump remains a
wreck, much to the displeasure and incon-
venience OF teamsters.
Mr.. VIM. Harrel has opened q provis-
ion store in Mr.. A. Frohmas house, Of
Fourteenth and Washington.
WANTED 10 pounds of clean, white,
cotton rags at THE BULLETIN Office. If
The new flag will be hoisted to the top
of the Democratic pole at o'clock this af-
ternoon. Everybody should be present to
get glimpse of it.
The transfer steamer Osborn wore set
of fine new colors yesterday, and attracted
general attention as she moved proudly
back and forth in the harbor.
NOTICE Past due accounts will be
thankfully received by VIM. NJ. Davidson.
If
Saturday night some one gained ell.
trance forcibly to the saloon of Mr.. Louis
Herbert, corner Twelfth and Washington,
by pryng open back window with an
iron bar. Nothing has been missed, how
ever.
The plastering of the library building
is very appropriate for a public building,
being of dark shade and in keeping with
the general style Of the building, Mr.
John MCEwen was the principal of this
branch of work.
Constable Jno. Sheehan returned yes.
terday from Creal Springs where he had
been for a week. He brings very favorable
reports with him. Several invaids have
recently been greatly benefited by the
waters and the place is booming. Mrs.
Sheehans boarding house is crowded.
A new streamer is to be hoisted on the
Democratic pole in to-day. 1t will
be of flag shape, twenty-five feet long aud
twelve feet wide. 1t will be composed of
white bunting and the names OF the Demo
cratic standard bearers will appear in large
red letters. 1t is in course Of preparation
by Messers &. f. Blake, w. w. Wright and
Charles D. Young.
Mrs. Z. c. Ford who, il was reported,
was dangerously i'll, is doing as well as
could be expected. She was seized with a
chill in church Sunday night, then with
cramps and vomiting, Prompt medical
assistance was obtained, and she was soon
relieved. Her physicians say she was over
heated, having been called upon Saturday
afternoon to attend to, on visit, several
poor people who were sick; then attended
the library opening Saturday night, and
took no rest On Sunday. Drs Gordon and
Strong both agreed that was all owing to
oyertsXing her health.
One Of our young men who seems, for
some reason, to have given not little atten-
ton to the latest mandates Of Fashion
with reference to bridal costumes, said yes
terday, with an air Of lily tcigned
nonchalsnce, that brides now
wear hawthorn mixed with
the orange blossoms Of their wedding
wreaths and ornaments. The guests also
wear hawthorn, the gentleman in the but
tonholes Of their coats and the ladies' in
their bonnets. The church, too, is decora-
ted with hawthorn, and sprays Of It are
thrown on the path from the carriage to the
church door
The cotton season will soon open again
and then we may expect more lively times
in railroad and other business hereabouts,
When, few days ago, Co.. Poramore. of
the Texas and st. Louis road, passed
through here, he had been down his road
on a trip of inspection and he reported tina,
the cotton crop all along his Great Cotton
Belt Route" was finer than for many wear:
and much larger yield would be realized
if the weather remained favorable. Iftbest
anhcipations are realized land there has a.
yet been no reason to doubt that they will
be, fully then the people along several O
the railroads centring here will have q
most prosperous future Immediately bcfor,
them and our own merchants may reasons
bly, repcct to share largely in this prosper
ity, for all the cotton country along thes,
railroads is tributary to Cairo first and
through her to St, Louis and other place:
Here's ponderous one for YOU -
Scene, Clear Lake, Ky Time, Sunday
! July Goth, 1884. Fishing party from Cair
T. swapping experiences. Said r. X. W
/, WAS out on lake in Ozark Mountains an,
. caught Lightweight bass in two hours
). smallest weighing eight pounds.