The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-27
THE BULLETIN.
Published every morning, Monday e,
ccpted.
CITY NEWS.
BREVITIES.

"A baby fair at the baptist festival
would be happy hit.
Butter is looking up Choice is
scarce and in good demand.
Every citizen in Cairo ought to man.
age to get railroad on the brain this week
Don't forget that the railroad COM
mittee will meet tonight at the council
chamber.
The tobacco fair tomorrow will be
a big thing. Everybody should turn out
and make 1t lively.
The baptist festival on Thursday
evening. A train of cars will run to and
from the Hub factory.
The baptist festival, 20 be given at
the Eames Hub factory on Thursday even
ing next must not be forgotten.
There is good demand for fresh eggs
in this market. Stale eggs are promptly
| thrown into the river on arrival.
Mayor Lansden is ut home again. lie
has his eye on certain weak places in our
police affairs and proposes to--patch them.
Tape worms now aillict Paducah.
The editor of the Kent'ckian caught one
the other day that measured one thousand
feet in length.
The late Mr.. Ncnninger of Mound
City, was buried with masonic honors on
last Sunday, The Cairo masons supcrin-
tended the ceremonies.
Sheriff Irwin yesterday, accomplished
feat unparalleled in the annals of tax
sales in Alexander county. Every tract
of land offered for sale found a purchaser.
The religious services of last Sunday
were well attended, and the sermons ms
good as usual. Hot weather has no appar-
ont effect upon either the zeal or cloqucnce
of our divincs.
Corn sold for Cjlc per bushcl in sacks
delivered, on Friday and Saturday last
the highest price it has brought for months.
Yesterday there was slight decline, buy
crs hcsitating at the prices ask j.
night ut the council chamber. Life is
short and time e neeting, and the commit
tee must get up and shake itself If it wishes
to carry tho railroad 81 ction next Mon
day.
| Among other improvements in town
| we note the gradual elevation of two
houses one on the corner of Thirteenth
and Poplar streets, and the other on the
corner of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue
We were to-day surprised to see per.
feet Likeness of the late Mr. English, in a
frame sylO enlarged from small card
photograph. 1t is on exhibition at Mr.. }.
Schlessinger's gallery, corner Eighth street
and Ohio lcvec.
MAN hcing reasonable must get
drunk-.the best of life is but intoxica-
ton, says Byron and gentleman who
| has certain public functions in tins city is
acting upon this Byronical suggestion, to
| the neglect OF his duties, the regret of his
friends and the disgust of the public.
-Thebcs is going to enjoy the Fourth
in high patriotic style, The proud
American eagle is TO be fed on patriotic
oratory, and the sovcreigns, in the face of
all temperance expo'tulations, are going
TO take their n Straight or with sugar in it
just rs they plecse.
Sunday was rendered very noisy by
drunken men who pcrambulat the streets
singing, swearing and lighting. A party
| of river men from down the river made
themselves particularly conspicuous, and
fell into the gentle clutches Of Chief My
ers, who lodged them in jail,
The San Of last evening stated that
the moonlight excursion on Wednesday
next will be for the benefit of the silver
| cornct band, The excursion is for the
benefit Of nobody but for tho pleasure of
AL The band asks no benefit from any
BODY or thing. 1t stands on its own bot
toih' and Is pefectly Independent
The Daptists of this city propose to
name their church the South star Bap,is
Church, We have heard of the north s,sr
but the south star has escaped our obser-
walton thus far. We, however, arc no,
} automatically learned, and are denselv
Ignorant of many of the secrets Of the
starry skies.
Pope don't feel bad at what we said
about ordinance ia. The S.n has rushed
'n'o The defense Of gentleman who La,