The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

-Nead the CnlcagO Clotnlng House al
ertisement
"A young man named Joe Mike, en-
ployed in the meat shop of Messrs. Jesse
linkle & Son, while cutting meat yeser-
day accidentally made slash across his
hand, which nearly severed several of his
Fingers. DR.. Parker repaired the damage
hs much as possible, and the hand will
probably be saved.
Misses shoes, soled, worth $500, for
rs cts, at the great closing SALE
3t HAWTHORN & SLoo.
There will be the usual services at the
Baptist Church, corner Tenth and Poplar
Streets this morning and evening conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. Jno. F. Eden, and
on Wednesday evening. The church will
begin series of special meetings to con-
tinue some time, during which the assis-
lance of an able minister from abroad is
expected.
The Chess C,rley Co.'s oil delivery
wagon was made to spin around lively for
a little while yesterday morning. The
horse attached to it ran away from point
On railroad street, below Eighth, and
brought up against the brick house on the
north side of Sixth street, leaving the wag
on a. the curb-stone not much hurt.
Bill SCOTS delegation to yesterdays
County Convention, from the First ward,
proved to have been sill-born affair; for
it did not materislize in the convention at
all, not even presenting its credentials. 1t
was Just as well for them that they kept
shady, for there was no show for Scott
delegation in that convention.
-C,pt. w. P. Halliday left yesterday
evening for til. East II will go direct to
F Poughkeepsie after his daughter, Miss
Daisy, who is at Vassar College, and to.
ge,her they will go to New York City.
There they will meet President W. Butler
Duncan, of the Mobile & Ohio road and
members of his family, and the whole party
will take the good steamship Silvia on
Wednesday for Europe. The little party
will make a stay in Europe of about Elk
weeks, visiting the principal points OF in.
terest, and then return to this country.
MIR. Louis johnson has withdrawn frsm
the firm of johnson & Flowers, tresshoop
manufacturers, and will accompany Messrs.
Hawthorn & Sloo TO their new Place of tus-
iuess, and will be member of the firm.
The report tat he would first cucumber
himself mAtrimonially before departing
from here is entirely without foundation in
truth; he may, however just for the sake
of "aud lang sine" take along pocket
full of real estate from certain lot on
Ninth street, which lot is said to have
formed the subject of his dreams by night
and hopes by day for lo these several
years,
A negro named Scott Fletcher, living
in Du Ouoin, was arrested in that city
Wednesday, charged with larceny and bur
plsry. A fine rug that had been stolen
from the buggy of Mr.. Marion Wright was
found hidden in bed in Fetcher's house,
and be is also believed TO be the party who
attempted to burglarzs the store Of Mr..
Brooks in that city, and, being discovered
by the Waterman, shot him In the groin
Fletcher is what they call Enlightened"
negro, who has been exerting some infiu-
ence among his race in Du Quoin and Per-
~ county politics. His conviction is be-
lieved to be certain.
There will be an adjourned meeting Of
the Cairo Society of the Red Cross, at Tenn
perance Hall on 9Th street, Monday next
at 7:3O o'clock p. m. The benevolent and
humane of both sexes, and all classes are
kindly and cordially invited to attend.
The association is wholly unsectarlan, non
political and unselfsh in its principles, ma
tional in, its designs and international in its
scope. All attending this meeting and
subscribing to the constitution will be con-
sidered organizing members. A general
and large attendance Is requested.
j. A. ScARRITT, Pres't
BETTE KosMEYER, Secy.
The following is report of the money
expended by the local Ladies' Charitable
Society during the month of March just
passed: First ward, one case, rs cents;
Second ward, two cases. $40; Third ward,
twenty cases, $7s6O; Fourth ward, ten
cases, $3.50; Fifth ward, four cases, $6.lO.
Total number of cases, As; total expendi-
ture, $104.S5. Besides this, there WAS
doubtless considerable aid given in ways
that did not involve the expenditure OF
money. The work of the society may be
regarded as proof of the necessity of its e1'