The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-10
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS

years of age, at Chicago Clothing House II
MIR. Sam Burger is back from Vim
cennes to stay here during the fall and VIM
ter trade.
A party of Wabash officials passed
through the city yesterday on trip of in
spection over this division of the road.
Fresh Oysters at Joe Steagala's saloon
and restaurant, corner Sixth and CONNER
cial. If.
Memphis will be the next field IN
which the Cairo boys will contend for glo-
ry. The Reds or Eckfords of that city will
be made to surrender their laurels.
For SALE.-Tent and fixtures locatsd
east side Commercial avenue uext door to
VIM Ludwig's; cost $500, will be sold
cheap. Apply st the tent. 1t
Mr.. VIM. Weber is having material
for his new brick business house on Com
mercial Avenue hauled to the ground. The
building will now soon show itself above
the adjoining property.
The voters of the county will doubt.
less understand that Mr.. IRWIN is Pm indie.
pendent candidate for the office of circuit
clerk-he does not run as the nominee or
representative of any political party.
Mr.. A. Marx has returned from the
east. He was gone several weeks in
specting the stocks of the leading clothing
and furniture houses of the large cities and
making selections for his Cairo trade.
MIR. G. R. Stuart returned yesterday
from the north and east He saw much
that was attractive in the dry goods and
notion line, and will soon have grand OPP
ening at his Eighth street place of bust
ness.
The challenge still stands that the
Csiro base ball club, composed exclusively
Of young men who are not professional
players, can hold its own or beat any club
composed of amateurs in this section Of the
country.
Us, 1T is understood that there will be no
joint discussion between Messrs. Thomas
and Albright. AS stated before, there is O
strong sentiment in Capt. Thomas party
against joint discussions, and the plan is
said to be to smother the scheme in the
committee.
The public will regret to learn Of the
suspension of the Palace clothing house of
Mr.. Samuel Burger. The suspension is
probably but temporary. Sheriff Hodges
levied on the stock last evening under an
execution issued under judgment of
$4,000, in favor Of New York firm
"A yonng man named John McGregor,
who came down from Paducah Sunday
with the Eckfords to witness match game
OF baseball and remained here on a spree,
fell from wharfboat No. yesterday after
noon and was drowned. Someone who saw
him fall in stripped himself and dove down
after him three or four times without find
ing him. He was about thirty years Of
age; was a cigar-maker by trade, employed
in the factory of Mr.. Hyman at Paducsh.
He had for some time been employed in
Mr.. F. Korsmeyer's factory here some years
. ago.
The st. Louis & Cairo road is now re-
ceiving bids for the filling to be done on
the line of the road outside of the city, and
it is thought that work will be begun in a
few weeks from now. There Is also some
talk of building an incline and car-hoist
In connection with the Iron Mountain road
but this matter has not yet been determined
COL Hamilton is in New York and will be
away some days yet. When he returns the
various plans Of the company with refer
ence to needed Improvements here will be
speedily perfected.
Officers Taylor and Tyler brought cu
Plummer Martin yesterday, whom they hat
with much difficulty taken to the city jan
some weeks before to satisfy an old execu
ton. Plummer had sworn repeatedly
while in Jail that he would "get even" with
oil the officers when he got out, and yester-
day he thought his term of Imprisonment
mad expired and he would have chance Il
carry out his threat, But he was mistaken
The officers took him before Mag,strett
Comings who fined him $50 and costs fol
resisting the officers, and he went to ,aiI
tor another twenty days. Plummer a
large Is constant menace to the public
peace He sagOod enough niger wher
in Jail.
The Charleston Blues had a row with
their hired professionals at the union demo
before leaving for home Monday night
The understanding was that the profes
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