The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-13
The Daily Bulletin.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Additional locals on third page.

AuutlOudl IOSdIS VI NhIh phhC'
His friends already call him Cover
nor" Bross.
Ice, wood and kinding at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klce. If
Born Sunday, unto Mr.. and Mrs
James Kinnear, twelve pound boy.
Mr.. W. W. Wright is in the city again
for few days. He and his family will de-
part Wednesday for Memphis,
-FoR SALE A 70 barrel water tank
made Of 2 inch pne-cost $50 year ago,
will sell for $40, Enquire at THE BULLE-
TIN office. st
W. B. Morgan, ftmilarly known here
as Buck Morgan is now agent for the
Southern Express Co. at Jonesboro, Ark.
He was formerly one Of the messengers.
The Rough aud Ready Fire Company
installed a new set of officers last night
with very interesting ceremony, q no in
considerable party of which was supper
A large commodious boarding house
to rent in good Location on corner Send
street and Commercial Avenue. Inquire of
r. Walsh, Commercial Avenue, between
1911 and Goth streets 1w
One Of the most important acts Of the
Council at its meeting tonight will proba-
bly, be the opening at bids for filing Com.
mercial Avenue from Twentieth to Thirty
fourth Streets, easterly side.
Heavy hail fell at Maiden, Mo-, Sunday
night, The wind was also very strong and
blew half a dozen trees across the Texas
and St. Louis track between here aud Nal
den, which caused delay of trains.
LAST cALL-Parties desiring bargains
in furniture must call this week at 101
Commercial Avenue, up stairs All goods
remaining on hand will be sold out at
auction, May Goth. II Ct
The Ohio fell seven inches during the
twenty-four hours ending yesterday after
noon, standing at even thirty-scven feet
when reported 1t is thought that the
sewers can be opened tomorrow if not
sooner.
The fair to be given by the ladies' Of
St. Josephs Church is now set for the 10Th
and Goth and 21st instants at old Reform
Hall, on Tenth Street. 1t
There we're about half doz prom.
inent gentleman among the guests of The
Halliday Sunday. Among them were Hon.
F. E. Albright, Hon. Q, E. Browning, of
Benton, candidate for the State Senate in
5lst district and Mr.. SahbOru, of the Anna
Farmer and Fruit Grower
Scientists have discovered that most of
the strawberries this year contain plump
red grub in the center, covered with short
hairs This furnishes another reason why
scientists should be suppressed. Presuma-
bly, salt should be added to the cream and
sugar dressing Of this seasons crop Of "the
king OF berries.
While Mr.. Wood Rittenhouse saw sew.
eral cities in his recent trip West that I'm
pressed him very fayorably as places of
residence, none Of them exerted an infu-
ence strong enough to induce him at
once to chauge-at least he has not yet de.
cided to leave Cairo for some other port, tC
fee from the known to the unknown
Judge Baker convened Circuit Cour
yesterday morning. He made orders for
Grand Jury TO convene this morning,
Petit Jury to meet next Monday and con
tnued all cases in which the defendsn,
are out on bail. This week will be cor
sumed in the trials OF criminals 10 III
County Jail, most important among whol
is the negress Kate Cotton charged wit
murder by poisoning.
Hon. Oscar Turner, the Representative
in Congress from the Paducah, KY, dstric
is again at loggerheads with the Centr
Committee Of the district, about the pr
mares. He refuses to enter the field i
the primaries ordered by the committ
and unless things are changed to suit hi
he will doubtless again enter the campail
entirely independent Of and 10 opposite
to the party machinery.
The Grand Jury will convene I'll
morning. Itls very probable that, Wit
its labors shall be finished, if it shall ha
been faithful to the important duties il
posed upon it and answering in Its dett
mination to bring the guilty to just retl
button, that then this community will nev