The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-27
'ENERAL LOCAL ITEMS

-Clevelsnd's plurality in West Virginia
is 1921.
John Hodges family have gone to his
Unity farm and will probably remain there
tor the winter.
All heart sawed and shaved cypress
shingles at Lancaster & Rice Manutactur.
ing Co. for $3.50 per thousand. #
The liz It Of Asia has gone " of ex
istence. Forepau sh's white elephant "the
light of Asia is deaf"
The bald-headed men in St. Louis re-
ioiced when they heard that the opera
house flames had reached the flies.
WANTED. 80 pounds large clean cot
ton ragsat The BULLETIN office; cents
per pound will be paid for selected stock. 2
The Wabash beat the city on a techD-
cality in the street crossing flag prosecu-
ton. No trial was had on the merits of
the case.
"Yer couldn't lick second hand postage
stamp" was the defiant taunt of ragged
bootblack on Sixth street yesterday morn
ing.
AT last accounts from the hunters
camp at Big Lake, Mo, Will Black had
used up two hundred shells and sent home
two msllard ducks.
William Ludwig was busy yesterday
getting up the shelving, preparatory 10
opening bis new shop in the Alexander
county bank building.
-Presdent Arthur has invited lis sue
cessor to make the white house his home
while preparing for the ceremonies of in
auguration.
i. K. Moran, cashier Of Halliday &
Phillips whrrfboat company. is absent from
bis post for few days Looking after bis
orange plantation in florida.
1t was A. * who defej the lightning;
bu' only the man who essays to straighten
q stove-pipe elbow with Ratchet, manages
successfully to knock thunder out Of the
joint.
Whatever may BE- Your politics or your
opinion of the result of the outcome OF the
upshot Of the wnd-up Of The election. do
not fsi to provide yourself with turkey
and enjoy Thanksgiving Day.
Jackson s. co. had displayed IN front
Of their commission house yesterday half
dozen heads of cabbage, each one a, large
as u bu-hel basket. Tney cam out Of a car
load just re eivrd from the north.
Fred Warde will be greeted with full
houses tonight ani tomorrow night. The
four front rows OF both prqucrtr and dress
circle were taken before noon yesterday, as
WAS also tue best seats in the pa que'te.
After the 4th Of March NIX, the senate
will be republican by from four to six ma
j,rity. The republicans gain senator
from California and one from Oregon, prob.
ably losing one from illinois.
John Marklev, E q, senior member Of
the firm of Mrkl"y, ANN & Co., whole
sale hardware, Chicago, spent sever, days
in the city, the gue'' of Capt w. P. IlaIIi.
day. He returned home on Tuesday.
The novel spectacle of large flock of
turkeys driven through the streets vas NJ
Of The sights on Eighth street yesterday.
They came in from the country to spend
Thanksgiving.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "The doors
Of the democratic party stand open to all
candidates for membership. Bsshful
corners may gain entrance by climbing over
the hack fence. There is no spikes on it."
The subject of Rev. A. II. Tricks
Thanksgiving discourse at the Baptist
church at II o'clock this morning will be
1.-THE Bearing of Religion on Home and
Patriotism The music will be by un-
ion choir.
George G. Gorham reminds Blaine that
q ship cannot be scutled AMI sunk for the
purpose of drowning portion of the crew
without wetting the others. This is post
mortem information but seems to be cheer
fully furnished.
Will the New York sun kindly tell us
what has become of one b Il. But,crl The
theory that he has locked himself IN to
wr t. letters OF thanks to all those who
voted for him at the late election will not
do. He could have finished that job be.
fore breakfast.
--Busincse was quiet yesterday in the
police courts. John Ray was drunk and
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