The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-12
The Daily Bulletin.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
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now open for inspection. ]. Burger.
John Gladney is now q candidate for
coroner. A few short weeks and he will
be subject for coroner-politically
speaking.
"A large delegation went up to Mound
City yesterday to hear the &. o. p. eulogiz-
ed, the coored brother occupying most of
the car seats.
We show the largest and most com
plete line of three-ply ingrains and body
Brussels in the city. ]. Burger. It
Yesterday was resurrection day for
we Ancients" The club held its first
meeting this season last night at the resi-
dence of NJ. F. Gilbert.
Among new advertisements will be
found notice Of cottage for rent on Tenth
street II is on high ground and very de-
slrable for family residence.
An old established and successful
business firm of New York says 1--WE
have tried almost every sort of medium in
advertising, and long ago became convinced
that the results were largely in favor of the
fresh and varied columns of the news
paper"
Hon. F.. E. Albright dropped into our
coop last night, and expressed himself in
sangune language on the prospects IN the
goth district. He will Sunday here, and
60 to Belknap, Johnson county, in the
morning, being booked for speech there
tomorrow night.
The teachers Of the public schools
held meeting yesterday and organized
County Institute, with Mrs. L. c. Gibbs,
president; Miss Eva Shepard, vice. resl-
dent, and Miss Ella Armstrong, secretary.
They will hold meetings on the first Satur-
| day in each month.
Henry Ward Beecher, who bluutly
said of Mrs. Tilton that she was physically
incapable of telling the truth, more elegant
ly alludes to Mr.. Blaine as "dim.eyed in
perceiving the distinction between truth
and unruth." The old man eloquent be-
comes more eloquent as he grows older.
This year they say the hornets have
built their nests on the ground instead OF
suspending them from the limbs of thu
trees-a very warm sign of very cold win
ter. No reports have been received We,
from the veracious goosebone, the reliable
corn shuck and the authoritative muskrst.
-Belva Lockwood having asked if wo-
men could sue or be sued, the Baltimore
American informs her that they can
"They are sued by the suitors for their
hearts, and frequently they turn round and
sue the suitors for breaches of promise."-
It's another kind of breeches some of them
are suing for.
AT the council meeting Friday night
the ordinance committee submitted an or
dinance relating to the grade of sidewalks,
establishing the level of the corner of Sixth
street and Commercial avenue as the basis
for all walks built in future. An ordinance
providing tor stone walk from Fourth
to Eighth streets, on the levee, twas also
submitted.
Miss Rider, who has been attending
the Alexander county Sunday school con-
vention here for several days, will give a
Bible reading at the Baptist church at
II this morning, and at night she will
deliver an address at the Presbyterian
church. Miss Rider is a very interesting
speaker and 1t is hoped that many will en-
brace this opportunity of hearing her.
Jim, colored man, aud John, another
colored man, were in Smith Bros. wagon
yard. Jim was full of benzlne and loud
talk, and the result was that Jim chased
John out of the yard and around the corner
like the dog chased the wolf; Jim was
little ahead with John close behind flaming
his pistol pocket with board. The chase
ended on 18th street and jim went off
walking lame.
AT sewing circle all the women were
talking, and some of the subjects got hope.
lessly confused. For instance, the subject
OF crickets and church choirs. ~ never
heard such horrid noise as they made
last Sunday" said one woman, referring to
the choir. "Nor I, either" said another,
thinking she referred to the fall crickcts,
"they soy they make that noise with their
hind legs"
"A gentleman in our city received a
message from Mouad City last night stat
ing that the Republican torch-light process
sion consisted of 204 men, 1858 being no.
groes. Sixteen plumed knights rode
horses 10 OF the IS being negroes. The
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