The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-12

large decrease in the Texas yield, cause
by the prolonged drouth.
Louisville, Ky. "a big fire. The Lor
isville and Naahville freight depot burne
on the 9th inst; loss, $4,000.
j, p. Reeds new frame building, con
ner of Twelfth street and Railroad avenue
is about ready for occupation,
The British franchise bill passed tn
house of commons in committee of tn
whole and the result was greeted viii
cheers.
--Tammany met and it was charged
that the county democracy traded of
Cleveland for votes for their local candi-
dates
The charming little actress, Lizzie
May U!mer, in her delightful character,
Dads Girl at the opera house tomorrow
night
--WANTED-Immediatcly at this office =
man to solicit advertisements for book on
commission. Lots Of money can be made
by the right man.
-Atty..Gen. O'Brien Of New York, ia
speech at Waterloo, SAID that no party or
set of men could steal the electoral vote Of
the Empire state.
Business with the stores is improving,
The merchants now have in their fall and
winter stock and are ready to wait on ev.
erybody in want.
The Mobile & OHIO railroad Office is
draped in mourning. Col. Gabriel Jordan,
vicc'president and general manager Of the
road died on Monday,
Senator Elmunds' lukewarmncss caus.
ed Blaine to lose grest many votes ia YER
mont. The tattoed mans plurality is 49lO
votes behind that of Garfield.
Just received at New York store two
cars New York State Apples and Potatoes,
finest in the'market, at lowest prices. Tel
ephone us for price, New York Store. 10
The carpenters, plasterers and laborers
are all pushing the completion Of Peter
Netf's new hotel, on the evee. It Is well
located for business, and will make an i'm.
posing appearance from the river front.
There will be horse.race at the park
next Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m.-the best
three in five between BELL of the West"
of Cairo, aud "Sleepy jim" Of Shawnee
town. II
The democracy Of Albany had grand
celebration Monday evening. Gov. Cleve-
land witnessed the parade from the execu-
tive chamber windows. The president
elect received many more congranlatory
kilograms.
AS far as heard from the Illinois legis.
latuTs stands tie on joint ballot, with two
or three doubtful districts to be heard from
SAID to be i'll favor Of the democrats. The
next Legislature will elect successor to
Senator Logan.
Mr.. Z. A. Burnett and wife left on the
steamer Gus Fowler on Monday. They are
of on a short VISIT to :he country ana will
return in few days, refreshed after the "a
tigue and rush of business which an elect
leu always brings to editors and news
dealers.
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer at the opera
house tomorrow evening, we are promised
something in the way of acting, not al
ways obtainsblc in towns the size of Cairo.
She has made hit in her new play Dads
Girl" which is rapidly winning her fame
and gold
The old pump cellar at the in,ersect-
ion of Tenth street and Ohio levee is being
rapidly filled up to grade. 1t was once
something of an institution, and would
throw out the water at the rate OF a thous-
and gallons or moro per minute. 1t pump
ed the revenue out Of the treasury about rs
fast as the water.
Hon. Roscoe Conkling has offered his
professional services to the national demo.
cratic committee and to the state commit.
tee of New York in the event of any legal
complications that may grow out of the
count OF the votes. He was in consula-
ton with eminent democratic lawyers Mon.
day last at the Hoffman house.
Hon. Oscar Turner of Ballard county,
hyp Independent candidate for reelection
from the Gibraltar district, was beaten by
ms opponent Capt. Stone, the REGULAR dem.
ocranc nominee, by about 5000 votes, and
with the termination of the present congress