The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-14
LOCAL nREyITIES.

LOCAL BRfNITlES.
Cairo is sadly in want Of local disturbance
The alternatives now are torpidity, or case
of frst-class excitement.
Negro boys, aged from two to sixteen years
gather on the vacant lots on the corner of 9th
and Poplar for regular indulgence in Sunday
prize lighting. Last Sunday they had a
"real good timc'--four fights.
The city market although literally enough
supplied, is poorly pa -onized Stall renters
complain that the council permits dealers in
sll parts Of the city to come in competition
with thcm. The competition has not brought
down the prices Of provisions, however.
The packing Of pork has not rs yet, become
an extensive branch of Cairo business. The
completion of contemplated roads into Mis-
souri, and Kentucky will render "a large stock
growing region accessible to us in another
year, when porkers may be brought in by the
thousand.
The honorable n. II. Casey has our thanks
for Springfield papers containing legislative
proceedings. The doctor is keeping close
watch upon the business of his district, and Is
making in truth, u most worthy and credta-
bic representative.
The case of larceny against the young
New Yorker, to which We referred Yesterday.
was disposed Of in the evening, mr.. Van
Nelsor prosecuting him only for petty larceny.
He is now in Jail TO await the action of the
grand jury.
The little son Of mr.. Thorndykc, sent down
town by his mother several days ago, has not
yet been heard from. 1t is believed that the
little fellow was taken away by the father,
who, about that time left the city
Potter tells of little Monud City boy who
fell last week TO the bottom of fifty foot we'll
walled with boulders, and who, after being
taken out, skipped of home as If nothing
whatever had occurred To him. Even the
boulders were not hurt.
A fitting tribute TO the memory of the 5000
brave dead who sleep near Mound City,
would be $4,000 monument. Hon. n. Il.
Casey, will not our patriotic Legislature build
il, il thercunto moved by your powers of
pcrsuasionl
Bross, Winston and other gentlemen are
interesting themselves in the effort TO secure
TO Alexander county the state taxes paid by
It's citizens, to lessen our burdensome pauper
expense The annual expense of our paupers
and criminals will exceed $4,000. Thirty
thousand dollars could be expended every
year, and not one cent Of il expended upon
undeserving persons. Everybody signs the
petition to the legislature in this behalf which
the gentlemen named are circulating. The
names Of more than 300 ctizens had been OBJ
tanned yesterday evening.
Now and then negro broken out with the
small pox-little more than pcrambulating
scab-may be seen on the streets hunting the
hospital. Some provision should DO made
Immediately to prevent such customers from
coming in such close contact with unsuspoct-
ing persons on the streets
The darkies kicked up terrible hullnbaloo
at freeman's hall, last night A regular
mug-churging was INDUCED in, during which
woman received a considerable cut from
razor.
4. j, Kerth, our obliging deputy city col.
hector returned home, with his new wife, last
night, and received "rattling old reception
from his friends, whose name is legion. He
was complimented by serenade from the
Egyptian brass band, and kept awake by an
other band that played, only, Haydn's intro
duction to creation.
ii. a. Harmon and w. b. Rockwell a. ca.
newsdealers, continue TO supply the public
with papers IN advance OF the mails Their
attentions 20 the Bulletin Office have been
constant and obliging.