The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Local on third page.

Major Hubbard, of the Texas " St.
Louis Road, was at The Halliday yesterday.
Ice, wood and kinding, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. tt
Its thought that the river here will
rise very slowly for several days yet, ow-
ing to the swell in the Mississippi River at
St. Louis. The Ohio and branches are fall
ing at all points heard from.
Bankrupt stock of furniture for sale
cheap at No. 101 Commercial avenue, near
9th street, up stairs. tt
The chandelier decorator is abroad,
warning people of the approach of fly-time
and identifying while protecting every
thing liable to suffer from this pest, Mr..
Ben Shelby is doing the work and is quite
an artist at it.
New lettuce, radishes, pie-plant,
onions, etc. the first of the season, will be
on sale at the Chicago Cash Store, of Mr..
E. B. Petit, this morning. 1t
MIR. r. W. Mccartney, of Metropolis,
came down the steamer Gus Fowler yester-
| day and attended the secret caucus of the
anti homasites in Chairman Hughes
office yesterday afternoon. He is an
aspirant for the Congressional nomination
against Capt. Thomas.
Mrs. L. E. Williamson has secured the
service Of Mrs. Hattie E. Herbert, of Terre
Hsute, Ind. Mrs. Herbert will have charge
of Mrs. Williamson's 18th street store trim
ming department, in which she is fully
competent, for she has recommends
ton from the best house IN Chicago. tt
| Another assessment notice has been
received by the members of the Odd Eel
lows Insurance Society here, and among
the names of the deceased whose policies
are to be paid out of the proceeds of the as
sessment, is that of Mr.. Leo Kleb, who was
insured for $4,000.
1t is not yet positively settled that
Messrs. Haythorn s. Sloo will move from
this city, with their families and business.
Mr.. Hayth orn is now in the East, buying
a large stock of spring goods which will be
here soon and placed on sale as usual. 1t
may be, however, that they will decide to
60 to some point in Kansas, which would
be much regretted here.
Capt. T. W. Shields has engaged Mr..
Charles Brush, the U. s. Marine Hospital
architect, to draw the plans for the resi-
dence the Capt. expects to erect on his
vacant lots at the corner of Tenth and
Walnut Streets. The house will be of
frame, two stories high and a perfect
beauty in design. Work on it will prob
ably be begun in few weeks.
Open air caucusses as well as secret
caucusses, were the order of the day yes.
terday. There was marked distinction
between them however. Any one who
knew the participants and their preferences
could have told at glance that there was
q dividing line which may be called the
"Thomas line" and which separated the
party into two factions, each meeting by
itself and planning to defeat the other II
the primaries to-day, in which warm
time may again be expected.
The Republican primaries will be helc
tonight in the following places: In tn,
LIST ward at G. N. Hughes Office; in tn,
y End ward at the Rough and Ready ~
house; 3rd ward at the Hibernian (y1h
mouse ;4th at the Court House, and 5t
ward at the Anchor engine house. TIL
/. ooJect Will be to select delegates to tn
county convention, of whom there shout
be Blk in the LIST ward, eight in the On
10 ward, eleven in the Ord ward, eight in tn
" 4th ward and eight in the 9Th ward. Til
county convention is to b. held at Ill
, Court House on the 9th of April.