The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-08

a inches, or twice - large ss The CAIRO
BULLETIN. The press will arrive about
ls of February.
The street committee has closed con-
tract with Mt. Ushey, brothsr.in-lsw to
Mr.. Cherries Nellis, for what gravel may be
xsnted for street Improvements In Spring
We have at TEE BULLETIN Office q
good newly lined stove that will warm On
ordinsry store room-cost e25-is IN good
order and will b sold for u cash. A good
secondhand stove ought to cell this kind OF
weather and this 10 good bargain.
Mr.. NJ. F. Culley, some time ago an
attache Of The BULLETIN Office, 10 now
editor and proprietor of the Rankin Weekly
News, of Rankin, vermillion county, Ills.
The eighth number Of his paper is before US
and it does Mr.. Culley much credit in every
way.
Rev. A. P. Keider, husband Of form.
or popular teacher in our public school,
who will DO remembered by our people as
Miss Jennie Patterson, died last Saturday
at his home in Oregon, ILL.,, where he was
pastor of the church.
"A poor woman named Kennedy, living
with several small children on Fifth street,
was rendered substantial aid by the author
tiles last night. A wheel-barrow load of
coal was sent her from police headquarters
and . small purse made up tor her by the
conservstors Of the city's peace.
MAJOR E. W. Halliday has procured
railroad TRICYCLE. with which he makes reg
ular trips from Cairo to Mound City to
look after the ways there. Tho machine is
of simple construction, not heavy and easy
running. 1t will carry but one person and
can be made to go at high rate Of speed.
-lIext November tho state will elect .
full delegation Of members to congress, .
state Legislature which will electa U. 8.
senator and oil other state officers, from
governor down, expecting superintendent
of public instruction. Each county will
also elect q circuit clerk and . states
attorney.
There IL much loud complaint about
gas these days. Many merchants and
others are compelled to nt in almost total
darkness at night or burn lamps or candles,
because, for some reason, the gas burners
refuse to emit the requisite quantity Of gas.
Water in the pipes seems to be the trouble;
but the matter will bear thorough invest.
CATION.
ice Is thick over the Mississippi river
and intsrferss much With the landing Of the
transfer steamers at Birds Point. Sunday
morning the passengers coming in on
the Texas & St. Louis road, to the number
Of thirty or forty, had to walk over to Cairo
on the ice because the steamer could not
land ut the incline. Skating and sleigh
riding 10 6ns on the river.
-Carbondsle Criterion Democrat: "Mr.
Dick Slack, Of Anna, Ills, passed through
the city on Thursday on bis wsv to Evans.
vile, Ind, where he has been engaged a.
professional diver to save the cargo Of the
Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet "Car.
risr," which ran onto an island during a
recent fog. The boat 10 10 about thirty feet
Of water, nearly opposite Owsnsboro, Ky,
the cargo was mostly lard and highwines.
Tho failures in the United States dur.
ing the year just closed, according to Brad.
streets commercial reports. numbered TO-.
lss-sn increase Of asia over the year
1889, or over "a per cent. In Canada there
were 1850 failures reported, a. against e42
in 1852. 1t is believed the number of fail.
ures of the past year 10 the largest ever re.
corded in the United States.
On the 10th inst. City Clerk D. ].
Foley is to be united in marriage to Miss
Mary Iven 1t St. Pstrick's church by
Father Murphy. Probably few weddings
have attracted more attention than this one
will. Mr.. Foley has been . public char
acter for many years and has constantly so
conducted himself and the aff,rs over
which he hal control As to command the fav-
or of every one. His intended bride is also
held in the highest esteem by those who
know her. The BULLETIN wishes them
b'th In advance long and happy life.
Circuit court convened yesterday morn
my by Judge D. J. Baker. The forenoon
WAS taken up in the argument Of motions in
several cases, and 10 the afternoon the case
of Williamson 70. Williamson was taken
up. The jury was obtained and the attor-
nsys on both sides presented the case. The
taking Of testimony will begin to-day.
There arc . dozen or more witnesses on