The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-09
Local on third page.

always paid Tor.
LOCAL on third page.
Alderman Harry Walker went to Mem
phis Sunday to look after his new theatre
He will probably return to-day.
DO not forget the Delta dance. ct
The capital stock of the Lancaster 4
Rice Lumber and Manufacturing compan!
is $4,000. The election of officers vii
occur in day or two.
Ice, wood and kindling, ut City Brew
cry, Jacob Kles. tt
The highest stage reached by TIT
thermometer here yesterday was 81 above
zero. 1t stood at from fifteen to eighteen
most Of the time.
Several hundred old papers, exchanges
for sale at The BULLETIN Office. If
The annual business meeting of the
Presbyterian congrse alton is to be held in
the church to morrow night ct Z 80 o'clock
See notice in special locals.
"A nice time at the Delta dance Thurs
day evening, January 10th, 1884. ct
Chief Myers yesterday sent Mrs. Duffy
on Twenty first street, some wood, blank
Of or two and other necessaries to prevent
her from suffering.
Full stock and complete sample book
Of wedding invitations, etc., just received at
TIE BULLETIN job office, No. 70 Ohio
Levec. II
Services are held every evening this
week IN the Methodist church. Those of
Monday and Tuesday we're moderately we'll
attended, though the weather was unfav-
orable.
Tho case of Williamson 70. Williamson
was continued in the circuit court yesterday.
All day was taken up In the examination OF
witnesses and to-day will probably DO con-
sumed In like manner.
Tho river bank ct East Cairo 10 almost
one continuous feet Of boats, barges, etc.,
nearly mile long and in some places three
deep-al removed from this side to avoid
floating ice which 10 Is yet not very heavy.
The steamer Springer managed to pull
through the ice above and arrived In this
port yesterday. She departed In the even.
ing for New Orleans and Alderman Blake
and his lady visitors, also Mrs. Phillis went
down on her.
We have at TIE BULLETIN office a
good newly lined stove that will warm an
ordinary store room-cost e25-is in good
order and will b sold for u cash. A good
secondhand stove ought to sell this kind of
weather and this Is good bargain.
During last month the collections in
this Internal revenue district, IS shown by
the books in the Office OF General Pavey
here, were % follows: Distilled spirits,
$ls,so8.72; tobacco, snuff, ETC., $6,5ss.4l -;
fermsnted liquors, Ss,lo7. SO; sundry, t5.4s;
total 81 ,Oes.4l.
The ice In the Mississippi still holds Is
firm a. ever Notwithstanding . wsggish re.
port that it had broken Monday night. 1t is
over = foot thick and extends clear down
to the point on this side and ~ far above
the city - can be seen. II would afford q
Arm footing for heavy wagons and 10 tested
daily BY pedestrians at various points along
the city.
Wabash engineers and switchmen are
again attracting the attention Of people by
switching more than usual; and yesterday
afternoon au engine with several cars dash
ed up the avenue At the rate Of abort 30
miles per hour. These things are known to
be contrary to orders from headquarters and
not absolutely necessary, while they need
lessly annoy and endsuger people.
Warm weather seems to be tho next
thing in order. According to last even.
inys weather bulletin, the thermometer
rose all aloag the line and considerably at
those points that usually govern the wealth
Or here. At North Platte the rise was 20
degrees; At Dodge City, 40; At Bismarck,
10. Wind was west and northwest; sky
generally clear. Nine inches of snow was
reported from Pittsburg.
"A dispatch wM received by Chief
Myers yesterday from the Cook Locomotive
aud Machine company, Patterson, N. j.,
asking him to Aud ]. Keishler, engineer Of
the Grant Locomotive works, and send him
home by express, drawing upon the under.
signed for the costs end trouble. It state,
that Keishler will probably DO withou,
money, but will have . transferable pass
No further particulars ore given.
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