The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-11

Mr.. Ed. lnce has moved his gun shop
to the Vincent block on Eighth Street, next
to Magistrate Comlngs' Office.
WANTED "A boy to learn type-setting;
must be over 10 years old Apply at The
BULLETIN Office
Chief Rearden has been unwell for a
day or two, caused primarily by over-ex-
ertion during the several very hot days.
Magistrate Comngs was unusually
busy yesterday, administering the law in
cases OF disorderly conduct, the culpnts
being men, women and boys, of all shades.
The Singer Company has not made
any further preparations for the commence
ment of its proposed great brick addition
to its factory here 1t seems as though
the project has been postponed till fall or
spring.
"A negro named VIM. Gilbert was ar
rested by Officer Mahanny yesterday,
charged with having stolen revolver
worth IS from Mr.. A. ]. Garlic. He was
held to bail in the sum of 500 by Mag
istrate Comngs.
Alderman McHale's daughter, Miss
Jennie, returned Wednesday from Notre
Dame, Ind, where she had been attending
college. A party was given to her honor
Wednesday night, in which score or
more of happy young people took part.
The Democrative Convention had not
yet got to ballotting when the telegraph
Office here closed at II o'clock last night
The night session was taken up in argu-
ment about the platform, mostly, and there
was an indication that balotting would not
be begun till to-day.
Mr. A. T. DeBaun expects to occupy
his new property on OHIO Levee about the
LIST Of September The second coat of
plastering is now being put on. Work on
Mr.. P, Neffs buildings next door is also
progressing rapidly. 1t is not determined
for what purpose these will be occupied.
Comptroller MI. Howley is moving
his real estate and insurance Office down
stairs. in the Winter Block, in a room that
is being especially constructed for him,
just back of Mr. l. Farnbaker's store. The
change is one that will be appreciated by
the many who have business with Mr..
Howley.
Miss Hattie Hopkins, of Fulton, KY
returned home yesterday afternoon, having
spent week in our city visiting Miss Daisy
Ellis, on Eleventh Street. She was accom-
panied home by Miss Ellis, who expects to
remain week or so enjoying the health
full air of our sister state, Kentucky, as
we'll as participating in the gayety of which
Fulton can so reasonably boast
-Messrs Smith Brothers are having the
low lots on Thirteenth Street, back of the
Hibernian Engine-house, filled up to the |
Washington Avenue grade, preparatory to
putting up fine residence upon them,
Not a few other ctizens-owners of low
lots-are also considering seriously the
question of filling their property, which
justifes the expectation that ere long we
will have dirt rolling into the city at the
rate of several lots full per day.
Voc+o,1o, bo ~
of men who are making the track changes
and improvements here, took up that por-
ton of the sidetrack on the westerly side
of Commercial Avenue, which extended
above Second Street. They are also build
ing an embankment below Second Street
in order to extend this track further down,
and they will connect it with the main
track below Second Street. This action
gives much satisfaction to the people down
there, particularly those whose property
Immediately abutted the track above Sec
ond Street.
The filling of Thirteenth Street back of
Washington, progresses very rapidly, in
spite Of unfavorable weather of last week,
Fourteenth Street will be next taken in
hand, after which anyone going to the
Postofice aud back will not be struck with
the abrupt difference of the grades of street.
The walk on the north side of the street,
along the Hibernian engine house, is being
taken up and the cavity filled up. A brick
sidewalk will probably ere long be laid all
long this side'of the street, from Washing
on Avenue to Walnut Street, connecting
with the public schools there.
Fire broke out yesterday forenoon in
the garnet of Mr.. f. Korsmeyer's store, cor
ner of Sixth and Ohio Leyee. 1t was dis.
covered before it had gained much head
way and put out with buckets Of water
Most Of the damage was done in chonping
up the roof in order to get to the fire. The