The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-05

was tnreateneu WITH unCOmtoTthOie oUcslly
while there, and came back several weeks
sooner than he at first intended to, for fear
his own family wouldn't recognize him on
his return, If he remained much longer.
Corporation Counsellor Gilbert is of
TIE opinion that druggists have right to
sell liquors "for mechanical, medicinal,
and chemical purposes" without taking
out license as provided by the Harper
law.
The Chinese government has informed
the state department that it will exhibit ut
the Worlds Fair in New Orleans next win
ter silk loom in practical operation.
Cinnamon will be kept at work weaving
silk in order that the outside barbnrians
may see how the thing is done.
MIR. Ed White has retired from the as
sistant.secretaryship of the Abe Lincoln
Mutual Aid Society, and Miss Matte Al
den has succeeded him. Miss Alden is
quite skillful with the pen and has had
considerable experience in office work.
The Prohibitionists of the iiity-frst
senatorial district, which is composed OF
Pulaski, Johnson, Williamson and Frank
lin counties, will hold convention to.
morrow to nominate a candidate for the
legislature,
The internal revenue collections for
this district during last month, were as
follows tobacco, S2,S4O.S2; cigars, $2,-
32l.25; liquors, Sl649s.S0 beer, 50 AGO 90;
special tax, $997.3S; fines, etc, $5l,56;
total, s39, l7077.
MIR. Wood kittenhOuse has made some
improvements about his residence property
recently, to conform with the changed
grade OF the street. He will have brick
walk laid along the Seventh street froa, of
the premises.
Among the prisoners in the county
Jail is Jno Dunn, sent here for safe keep
ing from Massac county, charged with ar.
son. There are about twenty prisoners in
the county Jail here in all, among whom
L are four or five from other counties.
The best base ball match eyer played
in this section will take place at the open
ing of the Cairo Base Ball Park next Sun
u day afternoon, between the "Cairos' anC
the Ecktords of Paducsh. The Eckford
have chartered the Gus Fowler for the ex
k cursion, and will bring "a large crowd from
8 Paducah to witness the game
Aside from paintings, the value Of
y some of the exhibits to be brought to the
Worlds Exposition must astonsh, not lit
tie, persons who have never seen fair pro.
!, jectcd on gigantic scale Mr. John Graf.
t ton, Commissioner of Dakota, reports thai
he means to carry to the Exposition some
= gold bricks of the value collectively, O
IA half million of dollars.
Every German Republican who sane.
: tions high protective tariff sanctions the
n principle of prohibition. If the govern
Q ment has the right to keep its citizens from
buying foreign goods for the benefit of
, home manufacture, it certainly has the
right to keep them from drinking intoxi.
, cants for the benefit of their morals.
Mother Constantia, of the convent, has
0 been assigned to Usage Mission, Kansas.
a Her successor here IS Mother Simpicia,
Mother Constantia, during her stay here,
made firm friends of all with whom she
Q came in contact, and her growing love for
o Cairo was warmly reciprocsted by all of
b Cairos people. Her successor, Mother
Simplicia, was in Cairo some years ago.
2 The second annual celebration of the
r order of Cinclnntus takes place at Cincin.
=. nah, September 18th, aad the grand ball
: takes place on the night of the 18th. The
invitations and the tickets of admission are
o the handsomest that has ever been present.
n to US. The publisher of THE BULLETIN is
It indebted to the Times-Star, of Cincinnati
"a for BOTH
We learn from the Springfield Regis.
u ter that Hon. John II. Oberly has sold the
10 Bloomington Bulletin to Mr.. II. f. Scott
s. of the Effingnam Democrat. The Reg,ste,
r. regretfully bids Brother Oberly farewell
from Illinois journalism, which it trusts
:, will be only temporary, and at the same
II time we welcome Mr. Scott to his new fiec
Is aud trust he may find it both pleasant ant
3 profitable"
The Rev. Robert ColIyer, whose dclic
7" Gus anecdotes and "reminiscences have late
" ly been welcome feature of The Current
v pages, continues them in the issue of Sen
a' TENDER @. He makes, in his latest contri
button, the point that the profession O,