The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-27
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

'J Ply NollO u Nlsit tO-ub
or tomorrow.
Mr.. Fred HoHhelnze came up fror
Memphis Tuesday to take charge of MI
Harry Walkers bar here.
Bankrupt stock of furniture for sal
cheap at No. 1Ol Commercial avenue nea
9th street, up stairs. If
Capt G.. d. Williamson has lust re
turned from visit to the home of Mr.
W. W. Wright, in Florida. He report
the family we'll
Among the guests at The Hallida,
yesterday we're Hon. r. W. Mccartney, o.
Metropolis, who came down in the expecta
ton OF meeting Capt. Thomas.
Mr.. W. W, Steele, of Waveland, Ind.
passed through here last night having in
charge man named Wright who IS accused
OF stealing horse from parties in Indiana,
Wight was captured in Illinois.
| hS0n' LoouIS continues 10 receive
freight of certain classes for the Texas and
81. Louis road at this point. He hopes
soon to have the embargo imposed upon
his road by old Mississippi removed.
--Jno. B. Doris twelve shows will be
here on the 18Th. His fancy advertising
car was here yesterday and the bill boards
IN the city were arrayed in flashing gar
ments advertising the event.
Mr. B. +. Felix, Of the firm of Felix.
harston d Blair, wooden and willow ware
manufacturers of Chicago was at The
Halliday yesterday, accompanied by his
wife, euroute for New Orleans on a pleas.
ure trip.
Yet little while, and the Mobile and
OHIO road will again be compelled to
transfer from and to Wickliffe instead of
East Cairo. The track between Wicklife
and East Cairo is again partially submerg
ed.
The Council Committee on police, Jail
and fire department has ordered necessary
repairs to be made on The City Jail. A new
City Jai! and Work House or yard are
much needed in the city and will probably
be established SIS soon as circumstances
will permit.
John Allen, formerly a clerk in the
dry goods house Of Mr.. 0. Haythorn in this
city, but for some time resident of Grand
Chan, WAS to have been married in that
place last evening to Miss Mag gie Bartle
sou, one of the attractive and popular
young ladies there.
Mrs. s, Z. Williamson has secured the
service OF Mrs. Hattie Z. Herbert, of Terre
Haute, Ind. Mrs. Herbert will have CHARGE
ming department, in which she is lufly
competent, for she has recommends
ton from the best house IN Chicago. II
Chief Myers returned Tuesday night
about ten o'clock, having delivered his
prisoner, Smith, to the authorities al
Columbus and received the hundred
".lups.n He went down in skiff and re-
turned via the Mobile and Ohio road.
Smith is now in Jail and will doubtless be
duly punished for his heinous crime. Pub
lie teelingls said to be very strongly against
HIM and when he got out of jail, upon one
thousand dollars bail furnished by man
with whom Smiths wife had previously de-
posited the amount in cash, he had TO
sneak out of the town to avoid violence
from the people. When discovered by the
chief, he was disguised as tramp and
walking eisurely along the railroad track
near Du Quoin. The chief recognized him
At once, by his nose, had the train stopped
and invited him to take ride. Smith al
first hessitated, but sight OF PAIR OF
"darbies" brought him to "taw' and he
came along very meekly, promising not to
give sny trouble. The Columbus people
are much elated at the prospect of having
Justice meted out to the fellows who sought
to burn their town.
Capt. Jno. A. Poor, OF the levee watch,
and Mr.. Ferdinand Ferter, had narrow
escape from serious, if not fatal, injury
Sunday night. The night was "a perfectly
lovely" one and the two gentleman hamec
concluded to take horseback ride arounc
the levee. When they reached pom
about fifty yards this side of the junction
of Cross and New Levees, freight trail
came down the Illinois Central road ant
they had to get out of the way. But tn
horses become frightened and jumped abou
franticslly. Mr.. Ferter's horse first wer
down the bank inside in a rather ungrac'
full manner, throwing his rider who mar
aged to get out of the animals wa
and sustained but slight injuries. Cap
Poore was less fortunate. He caught Dl
Ferter's horse by the bride and tried