The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-09


cry, Jacob Klce. If
Mr.. r. Jones who had been down sick
for several weeks is able to be out again.
The Methodist ladies fed large COM
pany sump,uously at Temperance Hall
last night.
Closing out bankrupt stock of furn-
ture at and below cost, at 101 Commercial
Avenue-up stairs. Act
"A son was born unto Mr. and Mrs.
Blooms, corner Seventh Street and Washing
ton Avenue, yesterday morning.
The fire alarm of yesterday afternoon
was caused by the burning out of a flue on
the house of Officer McTigue, on Twenty
first street. The alarm was uncalled.for,
as no damage was likely to result aud none
vas done
Judge j. II. Robinson yesterday re-
ceived news of the death of his sister, Mrs.
E. II. Osborn, at Springfield, Mo-, yester
day morning He left last night for Kansas
City, where the remains are to be buried, to
attend the funeral.
Mr. W. T. bearing, theatrical mana
ger of Prof. Seaman, was in the city yester-
day arranging for the professors appear.
ance at the Opera House here in about
two weeks. Prof. Seaman gave an exhibi-
ton here some time ago, that will be re-
membered by those who fortunately SAW
it as a novel and very entertaining one, and
they will hall his temperance with pleas
ure.
Capt. Thomas was at his post in Wash
ington on Tuesday, to cast his vote in favor
of decapitating the bill that sought, in
measure, to prevent the collection of sur.
plus revenue of forty millions this year and
sixty millions next year. The tax-ridden
people of this district therefore owe him
debt of gratitude which they will doubtless
try hard to discharge next November.
The State Sunday School Convention
which is to meet at Springfield on the 18th,
14th and 18th instan.s, will be an impos-
ing body of churchmen if all the counties
are fully represented. Each county is en-
titled to ten delegates who will be appoint
ed by the Executive Committee. The
delegates will get reduced rates on the
railroads and be entertained while ia
Springfield. The delegation for this county
has not yet been selected.
Williamson County Democrats have
held their County Convention and left there
congressional delegates un instructed,
though 1t is claimed that they are all, or
mostly, for Albright 1t is apparent, how
ever, from reports coming from other coun.
ties, that Mr.. Albright is not to have
walkover in the convention. The Demo
cratic nomination for Congress does not 90
begging by a considerable sight, our Re-
publican friends to the contrary notwith-
standing.
p. j. Thistlewooi yesterday received
by river 20 barrel tank for use at lis new
residence. The tank was made in New
Orleans by A. Riggs & Bro. whose card
and scale of prices will be found in another
column OF The BULLETIN. A large num-
Der Of their tanks are in use in the city,
at the residence Of Col. Taylor; at the Office
of the Trust Property and in other places,
where they are set in the ground and have
given much better satisfaction than cement
cisterns. The water is pure and free from
speage. These tanks are made from heart
cypress, guaranteed water tight, will last
in the ground twenty five years and cost
but little more than half as much as a poo!
cistern and nothing for repairs.
Officer McTigue yesterday arrested
several of the demi monde who had made
themselves conspicuous too frequently dur.
ing the last several weeks. The ordinance
prohibiting these characters from paraiing
in attractive attire should be always strictly
enforced. We.are satisfied that it is the de-
sire OF the administration that it sh II be,
and there ought to be no axity anywhere
among the city's conseryators 10 respect to
this matter. Experience has proven that
the best policy with reference to this evil
is to subject it to certain rules and rrpula.
tons, and to hold it down to a strict OBJ
servanc, of them. Thus managed il he
comes comparatively inoffensve, for ONLY
those who seek it need then become con.
taminated with it, or be at all aware of ito
existence. But stringent enforcement of
the policy adopted with reference to it is
always necessary and must be insisted upon,
lest there be- general eruption Of tn, ulcer
and O protest from the patient nuhlic