The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-04
The Daily Bulletin.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
'hhNsMIssIoN THROUGH THE MAILS AT
SECOND CLASS RATES.
LOCAL BREVITIESS

AININ' = - ID DIVE i i 10.
A train load Of gravel was brought in
by the Illinois Central road yesterday morn.
ing and unoaded along the OHIO levee
tracks below Twelfth Street preparatory to
the commencement Of the work Of raising
the tracks to the new grade Of tilty-four
feet
"A ncgre,s named Cynthia Parker fell
into the pond of water near her ranch on
Fifth Street yesterday morning and, but
for the accidental presence of a negro man
who saw her fail, she would have drowned.
She was under the influence of liquor and
fell from the back steps of her house.
Whisky and water nearly proved fatal to
her. Hereafter she will probably take her
whisky "s,ralghr," " shake the two up
well together before taking,
Two young fellows tried to play "the
change game" on Mr.. James Ross last even
Ing; but Mr. X. had "been there before
and was not to be taken in" again. He
described the fellows afterwards to the
officers, and last night Chief Myers and
Officers Mahsnny and Boughner bagged
the fellows after long hunt and a little
chase. They will probably be examined
to-day. They gave their names as Z. P.
Howe and T. ?. Ambrose.
So far the precincts Of Thebes, Elc),
Beech h dge Santa Fe, Goose Island and
Hodges PARK, 10 the country, have been
heard tlom regarding the results there
Of the late Republican primaries; and all
but tue last named have instructed their
delegates TO the County Convention to be
held in the Court House here Tomorrow
for Capt Jno. K. Thomas for congressman
In Hodges Park Bill Scots "ham" divided
the delegation equally for AMI sgains
Capt. Thomas. Eas, Cape Gr4rie, u arc
Clear Creek precincts have not yet beer
heard from aud it is not known that any
delegates were selected 10 either of them
The convention will be almost unlnjuousll
a Thomas convention.
i the County Convention next Sa,ur
d ~ decides TO nominate delegates TO th'
| Cpngrt ssDual ami Senatorial Convention
a, well as TO the State Convention, the dele
CATION from A exander o the first named
vii b. instructed to vote FIR c p. Thorn ::
as long as there may be any chance for hi:
nomination. Tie fact that the Central
Committee has determined, in grl ssly ir.
regular way, that this convention shall
nominate delegates only to the State Con.
ton, AID called a second County COnven.
ton to nominate delegates to the Con-
grcssional AMI Senatorial Conventions, will
be urged by few as an obstacle n the
way If next Saturdays Cav nti)n, should
it attempt II send delegates to the Con-
e'9' i ANU 0e""''''a' w" ''"'''u' Du'
u re Is 40 te' 'hNo's s'ound l"f '"''
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'on "'A o'.u'nay VIII "A'e ''S y ~ NC
'etll'Ie 'n's question 'o' ''s~"' '"e Nen'
''"' O''l'n''ee mas "n'9 N'''' '''u 'u''''' !,
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together Is as'e'lo'e'' Us au'"''''S i"N'
lsncs y ""es U'e ''e"' VI '"' '"'"N''ns
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question VI 'He C'"''n''oH ''7"' ~ i-""'e
Or overdue Vac ac'Ion u VIC C''l Ai'"ee
"ouIu only arise Il Tue co'hul'''.e9 ac'' III
were legitimate" ''l' ca'' ''' U'e scc'u'
primaries ana 'he second Noun'y Ooh''n'
ton hau been regularly issued As II IS
the convention oI next SATURDAY mas c'ta'
heIdi there Is NOTHING % prevent Is Sc
lectng de'ega'es 70 Tue congressman ana
Senatorial CenSe"''ohs' unoer 'ne cause
IN the call "hich c'n'eneu ny 10 40 any
other business 'hst may properly come up