The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-08-26

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A son of Mr.. Calvin living on twenty
seventh street, died Sunday evening, aged
about fifteen years, He had been sick for
but a day or tive, with cholera morbus.
He will be buried to-day
Rev. J. A. Scarri,t went to Ann, yes
teriay, to officiate at the funeral of Rev, G..
W. Farmer, for many years avery popular
minister of this end of the State, who died
at the hospital there last Sunday.
The negro steer theft captured 10y officers
Mahanny aud McTigue last week, will be
examined Thursday when the owner Of
the steer will be on hand to prove his
ownership His confederate. has not yet
| been heard of.
Last evenings rainfall, according to
measurement at the signal service office,
was ninety one.hundredths of an inch. 1t
was one of the heaviest rain falls We have
had for considerable time, lasting for
only about ten minutes.
Vienna and johnson county were wild
with Joyous excitement last evening over
the news Of the capture of Avery, the man
who murdered the young school teacher
near tue city last week, Avery was said to
have been captured at or near Shawnee
town.
Mr.. Horace Tucker, of the Illinois
Central railroad, was examined before the
board of county commissioners yesterday,
in the case Of the people vs.. the company
in the matter of taxing the elevator. The
board took the matter under advisement
1t is undoubtedly news to everybody
that there is one state in the Union which
prohibits Romsn Catholic from holding
office, It's New Hampshire, the home Of
Chandler, and always republican What a
blessing it would be for the democrats to get
into power once in that state, if only for the
purpose Of repeating that infsmou. prohi-
bitior.
In the parlor of the Halliday last
night somewhat romantic wedding Oc-
Cured. The parties were Mr.. Stephen L.
Wiley and Miss Mary D. Msrshall. of
Paragould, on the Texas and St. Louis road.
Rev. Eden Of the Baptist church performed
the ceremony. A very interesting compa-
ny of Cairoites were present 1t was a
runaway match.
Hon. F. E. Albright will begin his can.
vass OF Pulaski county on Monday, Sept.
lst, at Mound City. Speaking to begin at
: p, N. We are Informed that Jefferson
Club, No. s, and probably all the Demo
cratic clubs of Cairo will accompany Mr..
Albright from Cairo to Mound City. The
county canvass will close at Ullin on Satur-
day, September 9th, with grand Demo
cratic free barbecue.
Charley Frank, Jr, returned from
Dixon Springs Sunday night. He met
with an accident at the Springs Which dis
abled his right hand for q time. He, with
severa. Others of the boys, were amusing
themselves by turning the water weeel, and |
in some way one of the large spokes of the |
wheel struck Charley'S wrist with such
force as to dislocate it, He started for
home at once and is now carrying his arm
in sling, but will be all right again in
few days
Tie Cairo club returned from Colum-
bus about 10 80 o'clock last night IN the
tug Ariadne. They were all much elated
over their success, having gained another
signal victory. The defeat of the
Columbus boys was very nearly as disss-
trous as that Of the PaduCah club the
score standing &c to in favor of Cairo.
The Cairo club is pretty shot stuff now.
They will 90 to Charleston, Mo-, to-day,
leaving at 0 go this morning, and will do
the boys there up in like manner.
1t having gone forth from here and
elsewhere in this district, that the Murphys-
| boro Independent, which has recently been
sold by Mr.. j. W. Grear to W. L. n. Acker-
man, would depart from its former political
course and support Capt Thomas for con
gress, the following extract from Mr..
Ackerman's Introductory In last weeks
issue of the Independent, is pertinent:
The paper will continue Democratic TO
the back bone, as it has always been, and
we ask and expect the support of the Dem
ocrats ofthe county and shall do our best
for their interest and the people in gen.
eraln
About twenty citizens went Sunday
morning by special train on fine 81 Touis G.