The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-23

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used in finishing the music hall, and max
ing other Improvements. The expenses o
the exposition amounted to 5000 day.
The Missouri Republican of last Sun
day says: "a state senator from southern
Illinois passed last night in the four courts
calsboose. He had been painting the town
red"
Mr.. Starr Morrisey, Of the "Romany
Rye" combination, remained here until last
night, when he departed for New Orleans
with large amount of the companys
scenery.
--Hancock's majority in West Virginia
over the Republican and Greenback vote
combined was only 2,069. The Democratic
majority in that state last week was consid-
erably above that.
Capt. John Kaiser, president of the
Anchor line, has resigned his position, and
Capt. John A. Scudder has been elected to
succeed him. Capt. Kaiser now holds the
position of general superintendent.
Did you ever watch man blowing in
the streetl If so, did you ever understand
just what he was trying to dol 1t is one
Of the mysteries, and yet it always seems to
do the street some good after while.
The Paducah Standard says "the Me-
tropolls Journal man should turn bis atten-
ton to poetry and eschew politics." What
horrible thing have the readers of the
Journal ever done to the Standard MANI
Chicago has determined to sit down on
the Mother Hubbard dress. Our dispatch
es of yesterday morning announced that
the police of that city had orders to ar
rest any woman found wearing one on the
street.
Joe and Harry Bozeman have paying
positions IN Cairo. Miss Cordie and moth
er prefer living in Metropolis. Mr. Boze-
man, the patriarch Of the flock, seems to be
satisfied with his present location Me-
tropolis Journal.
"A Fourth ward darkey was hunting
the gypsy camp yesterday morning. He
said some had united the string on his
door, entered his house and "stoen him
blind" and he was going to see if the
gypsies could tell him who did it,
According to the report of the state
board of agriculture, Alexander Co.'S last
crop Of winter wheat amounted to 1909
bus, worth $ll1,764, while the cost of its
production was $l44,434. Not very
profitable crop, if the figures are correct.
The Cairo base ball club goes to
Charleston this morning to down the club
at that place once more. The Charleston
club has just opened park, and this is to
be the dedicatory game. The Cairos are
also billed to once more "put it on" the
Reds at Memphis next Saturday, and pos
sibly rub it in on Sunday.
On Tuesday Of this week the large
tobacco rehandlog house Of w. Holland,
Of Birmingham, Ky, was burned, together
with three crops of tobacco, which had
been stored there. A residence belonging
to Mr.. Chaudet, Of the same place, was
recently burned, and the people think they
have iire-bug in Their midst.
"A coored man went into Mrs. Sites
boarding house yesterday forenoon and
stole lot Of clothing. He was seen in the
act and the police were pu, on the track,
but we failed to learn whether he was
caught or not. When last heard Of he had
been trying to get across the river. If he
is not captured John Stuart is out good
suit Of clothes, which were among the ar
ticcs taken.
Alex. II. Irwin has been elected by the
people several times to serve them, and has
never failed to do his whole duty. They
will again elect him next month, having
faith in their own judgment rather thar
putting their trust in the dictum of few
local political managers, whose only desr'
seems to be psl,ry partisan victory In
stead of the election Of competent, reliable
county officers.
The young man Ballowe who Stable,
Twomey Monday night, was in state o
= intoxication, though ye, a minor. It /
" barely possible that some one bought hin
" bottle of whisky, but it Is more probabl
that some saloon violated the law by sell
70 ing liquors to minors. II should be look
% cd into, for the law is emphatic against /
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