The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-18

time. Paste this in your hat and do not
forget the date.
John Madden recently purchased of
Q. X. Woodward the house and lot on the
corner of Twenty second street and Hol-
brook avenue, adjoining Mr.. Madden's resi-
dence lots. The price paid was 5000.
L. d. Bayley returned yesterday from
his western trip. During his absence he
took in the ST. Louis fair and paid visit
to Kansas City. He considers the latter
place the liveliest town in the United States
The walls are beautifully pictured
with the bills of the Little Duchess Co.
who are to open here tonight with Matte
Williams with the role. Don't fail to 20
and see her, A good company with a
splendid piece.
"A Louisville man has turned out some
sort of an electrical invention by which a
man can lie in bed and fish. There is no
demand for such contraption, for any
body knows that man who will fish can
lie anywhere.
Our citizens pay thousands of dollars
annually for fences to keep. stock out of
their fields. 1t would be much cheaper to
fence up the stock IN pastures, aud would
also keep the stock in better condition, be-
sides doing away with the loss of stock by
THEFT or otherwise.
The political demonstration in this
city brought large numbers of visitors to
Cairo on Thursday, and all of our mer-
chants enjoyed splendid trade. Many
country merchants took advantage of the
occasion to run in aud see the busy metrop-
oils whose recent strides Of progress are
exciting the admiration of all who have be-
come aware of them.
The Republicans of this city seem to
be disturbed somewhat at the immense
Democratic jubilee held in the city on
Thursday. They are trying to tell how
small crowd there was in the procession,
and how little enthusiasm was manifested.
It is uphill work. The fact remains that
for magnitude and enthusiasm the political
gathering on Thursday, the 10th, has never
been approached in Southern Illinois.
The Louisville Times is talking truth
when it says: "The Democrat who falters
now is Sunday soldier; dress parade
warrior This is no time for being afraid.
II is the time when brave men are brsvest.
The battle is before us; not behind US. |
The columns of the Democracy are headed |
owards the front, not the rear. Only era
Vens seek the wagon camps In the midst
Of an engagement. Ohio is but one State.
The great union of states has yet to vote"
The largest and most enthusiastic
Democratic meeting in this portion of the |
state was held in Cairo on Thursday last. |
Carter Il. Harrison spoke to 5000 people;
here were 1000 torches in line. Gen.
Anderson, Hon. r. w. Townshend, Hon.
:. i. Albright, Hon. F. NJ. Youngblood,
delivered rousing speeches. The I. c. and
It. l.. u G. r. ran special trains, and five
hundred people from Uaion county we're
present at this grand rally Jonesboro
iazette.
IA boy was shot few days ago in
Cairo, while he and another boy were
shooting green frogs. Mind you, green
rogs right in the city of Cairo. That re-
minds US of az incident Col. Len Faxon
elise Cairo in ante bellum. " Paducah
Standard. Now, where do you expect to
lie when you 60 tor The boy was not shot
n the city, but in the woods north of the
'ity. Probably if THE BULLETIN were to
chronicle the sinking of the biggest steam
n that floats, some where near the CITY.
'ou would smile wide as you announced
hat it went down "mind you, right in the
'ity of Cairo" You don't remind us of
Faxon. You recall the good ones Nose
Harrell used to get off on Paducah.
The New York Herald says; "Bettng
IN the result of the presidential election
'mong members of the stock exchange is
Increasing at an extraordinary rate. A great
many bets of $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000
ZACH, have already been made. In most
Instances the wagors have been even Cleve.
and against Blame, but lately the hackers
VI Blaine have demanded odds. Two or
hree bets of $1,000 to $3.50 that Cleveland
Will carry New York state have been made.
A bet of $1,000 was made yesterday that
Cleveland would carry the state by $4,000
plurality. Addison Cammack, the veteran
broker, has been freely backing with his
money his opinion that Cleveland would
be elected"