The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-04
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS

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Nothing absolutely startling has &C.
CURED in our city for several day.
The earth is passing through the me-
teoric zone. Look out for shooting stars.
--Jno. A. Miller has at his jewelry store
fine stock of goods suitable for holiday
presents.
Buy your coal of J. W. Moorhead,
good as big muddy and delivered, at 1885
per ton. Ct
Several new single roofs are being
placed upon buildings In the upper end OF
town.
1t is estimated that there are at least
100000 more democrats now than before
the election.
Mr.. VIM. Smith and Miss Thompson,
both of this place, were made one by Esq.
o. A. Osborne Tuesday.
One case yesterday before Judge Com.
ings. A boy was fined for striking another
with piece of iron.
Anyone desiring one or two hand
somely furnished rooms on Commercial av-
enue apply at this Office. If
Mr.. NJ. F. Gilbert returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he has been attending
q case in the superior court.
Let US hear no more about "puraites"
aud "msjorities" aud things of that sort.
Let US change the subject.
"A new theory has been advan ced on
the cause of the red sunsets. NJ. Halsted
lays 1t on the solid south.
"A row snd cutting scrape was reported
from "P nch" yesterd " morning. A wo
, m,n by name Of K ,tle Price is in Jail.
An elegant line o. holiday goods is
displayed by Jno. A. Miller, jeweer.
Prices are very low Ior the class of goods.
WANTED. 80 pounds large clean cot
ton ragsat The BULLETIN office; 5 cents
per pound will be paid for selected stock.
Louis G. Davis, formerly Of the Cairo
Sun, is manager of photographic estab-
ishment, in Chicago, is married and doing
well.
Mr.. Blaine will dictate the second vol.
nme of his book to the stenographer. Mr..
Blaine has learned the danger in writing
anything himself
The wrecking boat T. F. Eckert will
arrive in this city 10 few days and remain
all winter. Major E. W. Halliday viii
have chsrge OF her.
While out hunting near Sparta, III.
Tuesday, Ira Perkins, catcher for the Cairo
'bsst ball nine, accidentally shot a man
The wound is fatal.
We made mistake about the photo
graphs OF the public library. 1t was Mr.. c
F, Phelps, Of the Star gallery, instead of o
A. Phelps, as we stated.
The Bankers Daughter at the opera
house 90 Saturday evening by the Crosse n
combination promises to be rare treat and
cannot help pleasing every one.
The election is over; the presidents
NEE age has been publishes, and congress
has convene !, ani now the papers will con-
tain more news of general interest.
Now has come the time when the in.
surnnce man. wholesale houses and rail.
roads are beginning to food the town with
new calenders, almanacs, etc, for the new
year.
This is the funniest winter weather we
ever did see We must have gotten the
wrong kind Of almanac, and instead of this
being winter, it must be "the early month
of May"
Might before last burglars attempted
to break in Hochnede's shoe shop near
Sixth street and Ohio levee. The door was
tpo strong for them, aud they had to give
up the job.
The philosopher who said, "Home is
the rainbow of life" must have got the
idea from looking out of the back window
on wash day at a clothes line full of stylisb
stockings.
--Messrs. Horace Tucker, general freight
agent of the Illinois Central railroad, and
II. A. Montgomery, the great cotton con-.
press king, of Memphis, were 10 our city
yesterday.
Mrs. s. NJ. Weaver, nee Miss Eff
Coleman, from Helena, Ark, is expected ia
Cairo every day to spend several weeks a,
her home and with her host of admirers
and friends.
MIR, A. s. Wiloughby leaves Monday
for New York city, where he will take
unto himself Miss Ella Middle As wife
Mr.. Willoughby is the superintendent Of