The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-14
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

wild fire.
Ice, wood and kinding, at City Brew,
cry, Jacob Klee. If
The St. Louis and Cairo road is run,
ming into the city again-both freight and
passenger trains.
Pure white Icghorn eggs, 10 for one
dollar. E.A. BURNETT
Mr.. W. L. Moreland, OF the cotton
compress here, has returned to Memphis
for assessor. The compress will take a rest
until October.
We are still ready to sell our entire
stock of clothing. Goldstiue & Rosenwater
If
Jim" Orange was arrested by Officer
McTigue yesterday, and fined IS and cost
by Magistrate Cemings, for filing up on
whiskey obtained in trade for rations.
For SALE.-Canary birds. Fine sing
ers, just received from the East, at G. G.
Wichert's billiard psrlors.
1t is difficult to imagine any actor of
the times surprising Mr.. O'Neil in chsrac-
ter of Edmund Dantes. He is an earnest
worker, with talleRt much above the COM
mon run.
Any one wanting a frst-class Sewing
Machine cheap, for cash, can be put in the
way of getting one at half price, by calling
at the BULLETIN Office.
The two cent letter postage has caused
quite falling off in the demand for postal
cards, and as consequence the estimates
tor manufacturing cards for the ensuing
fiscal year may be reduced $4,000.
DR. Strong returned home yesterday
morning, and will be found at his office as
usual, He left his father very low, with
B-ight's disease; his attending physician be-
lieves he cab not last through the month,
Everybody has read Daumas' romance,
has sometimes made Edmund Dantes he
70. The impersonation of that hero be.
comes then matter OF popular interest and
played as James 0'Neil plays it, is a matter
of public delight.
Mound Citys representative men were
down here yesterday to the number of five
OF six. There were also several prominent
Republicans from various parts of this dis
trict in the city, whe met other party lights
here in conference.
A white peddler tried 10 invade a little
negro sbanty on Fourteenth street and Ohio
levee yesterday afternoon, against the will
Of the inmates, and from the struggle that
ensued lie came forth with cut over bis
starbOnrd eyebrow, made with stick in
the hands of one of the Amazons. He got
only what be deserved.
Opinions differ IS to the effect Of the
winter upon the coming wheat crop. Some
say it has greatly injured the grain, whilst
others assert that 1t has been highly bene-
fetal, and splendid crop may be an,ici-
pated A few weeks will determine what
the crop is to be. A bounti(ul wheat har-
vest means good times.
Mr.. Spiers, superintendent Of schools
at Golconda, and Mr.. Robinson promi-
nent business man Of that place, were in
the city yesterday and favored the BULLE-
TIN with call. They came down on the
steamer Throop, chartered by the Red
Cross Relief society and were members Of
the committee in charge Of the supplies.
Mr.. VIM. Elliott wasworse hurt than
was at first supposed. DR.. Parker was
called to dress his wounds and found the
right leg broken below the knee, the right
arm broken twice below the elbow, the nose
broken and bruises about the body. While
the injuries are noVfatal, the patient is not in
a physical condition to bear much suffering
and he will probably be laid up consid-
| cradle while.
An interesting exhibition is to be given
| at the Opera House this afternoon at 4 80
| o'clock. 1t will be chiefly for school chill
dren and will consist of fine views OF Paris,
France, and comic views Of other parts Of
Europe, accompanied by interesting dig
scirptions by Prof, Smith. The whole en-
tertainmen is under the management Of
the Boston Juvenile Amusement company.
"A committee of some Of the leading
ladies of the city visited the steamer Throop
yesterday afternoon and paid their compi-
ments to the President of the Red Cross
Society. AT night reception was tender
ed her and those who were In charge of the
boat with her. 1t was given in the parlsrs
of The Halliday, was attended by large
number of our leading society people, and
was altogether very nice affair, as pleasant