The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-29
THE BULLETIN.
Published every morning, Monday On
ceptetl.
CITY NEWS.
MERE MENTION.

The st. Charles advertises for dining
room girls.
City taxes have commenced coming
in slowly.
The sale of Davidson's goods was con-
cluded yesterday.
The Arabs will hold special meet
ing on Monday night.
-Rexford, of the st. Charles, has re-
turned from visit to Chicago.
There are eight persons in the city
Jail, seven men and one woman.
Hales chain gang are engaged at
the work of cleaning out the cutters in
Eighth street.
. just received by Stratton Il Bird,
and for sale to the trade low, forty bbls.
Baltimore a sugar.
Forty bbls. Baltimore A sugar just re-
ceived by Stratton IL Bird, and for sale to
the trade at the lowest price
The Casino and the Silver Cornet
Bahd may unite their lucre and put up
building for their joint use.
Mrs. McCuue fell through the side
walk, on Fifteenth street, between Cedar
and Walnut streets, on Thursday evening
md was severely injured.
The aggregate receipts of the late
G ,rman peace celebration wee between
four and five hundred liars, and the ne
receipts about one hunt ed.
Officers Homes and Sheehan ARRESTED
/. two men, last night, for attempting to rol
the money drawer at Spllers saloon, OF
Ohio levee. They will be tried to-day.
Mr. Paul G.. Schulz has rented the
store room formerly occupied by Mr.. Ben.
Whitaker, and proposes to make it the
hsndsonest drug store in all the country
round about. He will begin the work Of
fitting it up on Monday next.
The S,1, is an initiative animal. Fol-
lowing the example of THE BULLETIN it
has declared for Hon. d. w. Mum as the
republican candidate for congressman-at-
| large. Oglesby being off the tract moth
! ing now stands between Mr.. Mum and
| the nomination. When THE BULLETIN
| supports man he is sure of success.
"A years. interest is due on the over
due bonds Of the city, and no provision
has been made to pay IL. Some of the
holders of these lond propose to take new
bonds running fl. cen years in exchange
for the old ones, which is n liberal propo-
sition that should be accepted by the city
council without hesitation.
There are nine saloon keepers in tho
city operating without license. This is n
matter the city attorney should no longer
neglect. No business man should be al
lowed to follow his calling without obtain
ing the licorse prescribed by ordinance
and it is the duty Of tho city attorney and
| police force TO see that no one does.
| MIR. Linegar spoke all day for the plain
| tiff in the case OF Arrick Us. the Illinois
Central railroad case, and made power
full speech. Judge Baker, being quite UNI
we'll and unable to read the instructions
70 the jury, adjourned the case until thi.
morning. When the court convenes tho
jury will receive it, instructions and &C
out
If the council does not accept tn,
proposition of the gas company, to furnish
y gas fer three dollars and fifty cents pc
foot, before the first of next mouth, tn,
city viii be required to pay for the comm,
month at the old rates, which will be
loss OF si&ty-tve dollars. This amount i
not very great but the city might as wei
have 1t as the gas company.
Under the ordinances of the city III
L, mayor may suspend an elective officer @
the city, but cannot suspend an appoin,e
officer which is peculiar but might No
ms honor, now and then, intimate to ur
=, ~o'sny officers that they are nuisance
- aN must be abated, and that the casci
.,;. 'o' Ihe trouble would DO voluntar
retirement from public llfeg
~ nn,iH Association will bnvo
s. meeting on Tuesday night 70 -
engagements Tor the coming win,er soasa
Ihey propose to give to TO the G.,o,.
les Cairo series Of dramatic entert,m''
that cannot be excellcd in any rcspec,
any amateur association Of any Of the la,
ercites, The Thalias have hstrionic tai,
per- OF high order among them, and will ,
wa Wa upon the stage plays by the most dist
nv gulshed dramatic authors