The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-07
The 3ulletin.
NEW. OF THE CITY,
orR RotypABour pOcKEr.

ever worn, at ,Ino An,rm's. W.
Good wholesome Vinegar Any one
can make IT, See advertisement OF w. H.
Bishopin this paper. my2Odaw5m
Good Cotton Socks, only IS cents per
pair or 81 IS cents per doz., ut p. Nef's
No. 70 Ohio Lcvee. e.
Good Caf Boots for two dollars and
seventy-fvc cents only at J.. Ncf's, No.
~ Ohio Levec.
Fresh Eggs and Yellow Butter can AL
ways be had. Read the advertisement
Greatest Work of the Age, in this pa
per. maylsd3m
The vote on the new constitution in
Mound City was very light The vote
stood, for the constitution "a against it
35. The articles submitted separately
were voted down by large majority.
Tho returns Of the election held Sa,ur-
day, will be canvassed this afternoon. We
shall furnish an abstract in ,o-morrows
paper. No polls were opened in Clear
Creek precinct.
Tho town Of Jonesboro cast I26 votes
against the new constitution, and IL for il.
Villa Ridge precinct, in Pulaski county,
gave Gs affirmative and 8 negative votes
Only about one-third Of the voting
strength Of the precinc, came out TO the
polls.
The run Of the Lee from Memphis to
Cairo vas Is hours and - minutes. Three
years ago she made the run in lG hours and
80 minutes, ? hours and II minutes less
time. The river was then at good stage.
Tho {. l.. Ilillman also made this distance
Ia less than Il hours.
MIR. ii. +. Potter, editor of the Mound
City journal, was in attendance on the
Circuit Court, yesterday, us witness in
the case Of the People vs.. Mathew Burns,
FOR an assault upon J. p. Stockton, with
an intent TO Kill.
Now is the time TO secure the mos,
desirable rooms at the st. Charles ut low
figure. Daring july Angus, and Sep
TENDER, large deduction from regular
IAN't VIII w tANhNH ~ l'N ulNTt iuN
boarders can be accommodated AT the Old
rate. The coolest and most spacious
dining room in the city. jy5dlm
The citizens Of Villa Ridge held
Fourth Of July picnic in the grove near
the station, and were addressed by Jno.
VI Lan,dcn, E.q- Of Cairo. Tho Declare
ton Of Independence was read by Judge
a. VI. Brown. Music was introduced on
the ground, and aboa; forty couple lead
OF in the dance. In the evening u large
number % young f5lh. gathered in Frost.
hall and resumed dancing. The demon
straiion throughout wa, exceedingly
pleasant
The sale Of Capt. Hindes mammoth
new wAarfboat To Capt. Phillips has al
ready been announced in these columns.
II !, the purpose Of Capt. llinlc, who,
during the past three year, has been recog-
nized as the most extensive forwarding
merchant on either tho Ohio or Mis,s-
sippi TO engage IN some pursuit not so dc'-
tructiyc Of health aud better suited to his
physical ability. lie !. now settling up
his business with that view. We regret
TO add that the Captain will probably feel
himself called upon TO leave Cairo. BE
this a ], may, however, the good wishes
of our citizens and his thousand, Of river
friends will always attend him.
The special committee appointed to
overhaul the books Of the city and TO rs
certain the amount of outstanding indebt-
odns's, etc, are pursuing the work
charged 10 them with great deal Of dill
gencc, A large number Of orders that
have been paid, stand upon the book, as
uncanccled making the city indebtedness
appear much larger than il actually l..
The investigation Of the committee will
correct all such blunders and oyersights,
and no doubt give The city much better
financial standing. The committee also
has In contemplation some very judiciou,
reforms that viii he INTRODUCED in due
season.
The Henderson lottery IN which A
number Of our citizens hold tickets, did not
hold is drawing on the 9TH, a. announced.
The commissioners were not ready. Tho
drawing il fixed for clock this evening
but We should no, be surprised ifsome cx-
cuso IS found for postponing II again-say
until the first Of next January. But,
what's the difference A careful calcula-
ton reveals the fact tina, each one Of the
5000 ticket holders stands seven chance.
70 die where he has one TO draw available
prize. In other words, the holder of seven
tickets has just the same chance 10 FIJI II
ooriin as he has TO fob the capital prize.
The 81. Louis Times thus refer, 10 a
late fist hghtm Cairo:
The combattants were two stalwart
fellows, named Pat Kelly and Jim Meehan.
Both meI weighed in the noiphborhood of
two hundred pounds, and were especially
gifted in bone sinew and and muscle. They
fought about twenty minutes, ana Kelly
was shOckingly beaten, one Of his cars hay-
ing been bitten of by Meehan.