The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-10
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Alderman C. o. Patier is ON his way
to Chicago where he will consult physi.
clan about his health.
Nearly one hundred dollars we're net.
ted by the Methodist ladies' from their
supper Thursday night.
Closing out bankrupt stock of furni.
ture at and below cost, at 10l Commercial
Avenue-up stairs. ACT
The Rev. Eben Muse, of Mt. Vernon,
Ills, will preach at the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning and evening.
Mr.. VIM, Elliott was down town again
yesterday, the first time since his adventure
with the mad bull. He was on cruches
and had to move carefully. He is RAPIDLY
improving now.
"A large commodious boarding house
to rent in "A good location on corner Send
street and Commercial Avenue. Inquire of
r. Walsh, Commercial Avenue, between
10Th and 20;h streets 1w
The commencement of work on the
Marine Hospital will spoil the city's fine
circus ground. Foreplugh who wants to
come here in few months will have to
"Spread himself over less space than he
| did before
The boat store building, ETC., belong
ing to the estate of 5. Wilson, ST., with
good will is advertised in another column
for sale. This isa good opportunity for the
investment of money III an established and
paying business.
Several young men went fishing at
First Lake, Ky, yesterday and the day
before, and met with flattering success.
Fish are as thick in the lake as lees are in
Florida, and almost as large, some of them
weighing four pounds.
Tile Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will soon publish an appeal TO the
Christian people of the country to set
aside May 81 as day of prayer for the
success of the prohibition movement in the
coming national campaign.
Two young fellows who, few months
ago, swindled the Alexander County Bank
out OF fifty or seventy-fve dollars by the |
change game have been captured at NJ
con, Georgia, whore they beat bank out
of $4,000 in the same manner, and are now
on trial there.
Mr.. NJ. Z. Hough has rented rooms
over Mr.. F. Kormeyer's store on Ohio
Levee, where he is finishing several attrsc-
tive scenes previous to his return to Chica-
go. He has completed his labors with the |
class he came here to teach and has given
up his rooms over tue Alexander County
Bank.
Up to last night the following saloon
keepers had paid into the city treasury the
$500 for license to sell liquors during the
present fiscal year: r. Fitzgerald P. Fitz-
gerald, S. Barth, Smith Bros, L. P. Parker,
Louis Ztnone, N. Prouty, J, johnson, two
saloons; H. Hasenj Jaeger, A. Steagala, Jno.
Clancy, C. F. Bower, two saloons; P. Saup,
D. Fitzgerald, H. Steagala, H. Callahan,
Geo. Robinson, Pat Clancy, A. Botto, Geo.
L. Shelton, two saloons; James Carroll,
Louis c. Herbert, L, P. Scott, A, Raggio,
Frank GazzOla, A. Swoboda, Geo. Lattner,
P. Conner, The total number of licenses
paid is thirty-one, representing $l5,5OO.
The Lancaster and Rice Lumber and
Manufacturing Company have the contract
Of rebuilding the old Wilcox block, on
Washington Avenue, above Tenth Street.
Three plans as to its internal arrangement
have been submitted, one of which will
probably be determined upon within the
next week. The side walls ale TO be taken
down entirely and rebuilt in substantial
manner and with more imposing openinos.
The first floor will probably be converted
into store rooms and the upper floor divided
up into offices. The building could be made |
convenient for a city hall and Offices for
city officials generally, also for CITY Jail
which is very much needed.
--Jonesboro Gazette There u y GOOD
fighting chance for the Democrats of the |
Goth District to elect Congressman next
fall. 1t is true that there is a large major.
ity to overcome, but it is not go large that
the case may be considered at all homeless
The farmers of the Goth District do not
want high tariff representative at the
national capital; neither do the lsborino
men. Their interests are identical, and
they recognize the fact that protection does
not protect those interests. The Democrat.
ic candidate should be man who will ut
once enter upon an active, aggressive cam.
paigni who will take the stump, going into
the enemy's camp, and preaching the doc