The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-15
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS
Local on third page.

The City Council is to meet tonight.
Another circus is anticipated.
Fresh Oysters at Joe Steagalas saloon
and restaurant, corner Sixth and CONNER
ca. If
The circus will be the attraction to-
night. Understand US, please We do
not mean to refer in the most distant man
ner to the City Council
-FoR SALE-The law library of the
late II. H. Black. Enquire Of A.
Black. 81
AT the meeting Of the Republican Club
at the Tenth street hall Tuesday night,
twenty-si1 new names were added to the
list Of members.
A jolly crowd of young men are en-
listed for Dixon Springs next week ;,among
those who will make the raid are Thos.
Halliday, Jr., Shirley Jackson, Guy Morse,
Fred Bross, George Cook and Phil Saup.
To-day is holy day of obligation in
the Catholic Church, the feast of the as
sumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and
services appropriate to the occasion will be
held in ST. Patrick's Church Mass will be
said at $50 and o'clock this morning.
The Springfield Monitor paid the Hal
liday Guards the following compliment, in
an issue Of last week "The Cairo cOmpa
ny, commanded by Capt. English, attracts
considerable attention, because of the sold
iery department Of the men. CAPT. Eng
fish is good officer and is quite popular.
His company is acredit TO Southern Hi
nos.
The Democratic Club met at the Ar
moty on Tenth street Wednesday night,
pursuant to call from the officers. Pres-
dent Leek presided. The proper com
mittee was instructed to procure another
hall, and also to procure speakers for the
next meeting, which occurs next Wcdnes
day. Several new names were added to the
roll.
Yesterday mornings rain was grea
blessing to those IN this city who had fore
gone the benefits conferred 10y Louis Her
berts sprinkler. According to Tice tn,
rain was little premature, but then in biz
calculations he did not anticipate the pray
ers Of a righteous community, such as Cairo
is. The modern spirit of prophecy mus
give way before an earnest petition from
band OF the chosen Of the Lord every time
Mr.. VIM. Minaid has leased one of In
low lots back of the Library building, from
Magistrate Comings, and will move
house upon il, which be will occupy as
home. Mr.. Sebastian Barth, of the Post
Office saloon, has also leased a lot on tn
high ground hear Winter Row, and he ha
also bought house, one Of those standin!
further back in the bottoms, which he vii
have moved onto his lot and extensively re
paired for bis future home.
The cholera has ceased TO be an at
sorbing topic in Europe. The epidemic
dying out rapidly in the south of France
and has Lot spread to an extent worthy q
notice, The representations of the emin
ent DR.. Koch, who predicted that nothing
could prevent Its spread all over Europ
with the usual fatality attending the Asia'
ic cholera, aud probably to America, La
proved incorrect, and the panicky apprc
hehsion OF the people unnecessary.
Little Bessie Stewart eleven years oil
daughter OF Mrs James Stewart. living n
Tenth street met with painful as well A
serious accident about o'clock Wedoc,
day evening. She Sss playing On ton ,
the iron fence around the residence of Mr.
DR.. AFTER. when she fell, striking her ar,
on one OF the pointed psiings Of the renc
which pierced it at the elbow. No bon,
were broken, but an ugly flesh wound ",
made. Dr. Gorion rendered the little pi
needed surgical attention.
The residence of DR.. G. W. Dunnin
corner of Ninth and Walnut streets, VI
the scene of a brilliant gathering Of your
people last night The occasion WAS pa