The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-26

Society to meet for permanent organiza-
ton.
Pure white Leghorn eggs, 13 for one
dollar. E. BURNETT.
Miss. Nellie Robinson, daughter of
Judge Robinson, is en- her way to Kansas
City, Mo-, on visit to relatives.
Judge D. W. Browning, Miss Alice
Browning and Miss Alice Kinscale, were
guests at The Halliday yesterday.
Ice, wood and kindling, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
Assistant Superintendent d. G. Moore
of this division of the Wabash road and his
assistant, Mr. Shearer, were in the city yes
terday inspecting the road here.
The funeral of the little child of Mr.
shaiter occurred yesterday afternoon. A
special train conveyed the remains from the
foot of Eighth street to Villa Ridge.
Bankrupt stock of furniture for sale
cheap at No. 1Ol Commercial avenue, near
9th street, up stairs. If
States Attorney Leek is attending the
Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon, in an impor
tant case in which his client has sued for
damages on account of false imprisonment
in Pulaski County.
The steamer Ella Kimbrough leaves
early this morning for St. Louis. The river
is too high between here and Memphis to
make business profitable, and the boat has
good trip in sight for up the Mississippi.
"A pile-driver was at work yesterday
nearly all day. putting down piles along
outside of the Illinois Central warehouse
on lower Ohio Levee and in the front Of
The Halliday, to protect the warehouse and
the bank against boats landing there to load
Mrs S. E. Williamson has secured the
service of Mrs. Hattie E. Herbert, of TeTre
Haute, Ind. Mrs. Herbert will have charge
of Mrs. Williamson's 18th street store trim
ming department. in which she is fully
comparative, for she has recommends
ton from the best house IN Chicago. tt
The colored Republicans of Ohio will
soon meet in mass convention, the purpose
being to make numerous demands of the
white Republicans of the State. Among
other things, they will demand promise
for the repeal of the state law against the
marriage of a colored man to white
woman, and vice versa.
Bill boards have been multiplied in the
city within the last few days, to the i'm
provement in appearance of several corners
where no houses stood. While the theatri-
| cal season has closed, there will be a stray
company at the Opera House every now
and then during the summer, and these
will have the boards gorgeously decorated
in due time.
ALL rates above 40 cents heretofore
paid the Western Union Telegraph Co., for
10 words between ILL., offices, are reduced
to 40 cents, the rate between Springfield,
H., and all offices in Illinois is csc, the
rate between all Ills offices and Chicago,
and the union stock yards is not to be high.
er than 35 cents, in no case is the present
rate to be increased. Rates to other points
are much less than former rates.
"A Congressional Committee is investi-
eating rumors of crookedness in the man
agement of the Hot Springs of Arkansas
and is discovering more than was looked
for at the beginning of the investigation.
One witness has testified that in 1879 the
rental on each bath tub was increased from
one dollar and quarter per month to five
dollars, on the order of the then United
States Senator Dorsey, and that no trace OF
the extra fees collected could be found.
Mr.. Birds house, at Birds Point, Is
again in danger of going down in the flood
when the water gets down to q certain stage
1t now stands within six feet of the waters
edge, but so long as the river il
up to top of the bank nc
washing occurs. AT present barges are
placed along the shore in front of the prem
Uses, to protect the bank from the waves
When the water begins to fall in earnest
Mr.. Bird will probably again have to mov'
the house back
There is sort of tacit understanding
that all the aldermen whose terms expire
In April will stand for reelection. The,
have all done some very good work for tn
city during their incumbency, for yer.
small pay, leaving glory out of the ques
ton. Their experience may be wort
much to the city during the next two years
There is plenty Of good material, however
in each ward and the magnificent salaries
attached to the positions, if nothing els'