The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-02
The Bulletin
NEWS OF THE CITY.
BRIEF LOCALS

The Keno saloons have been notified 10
close up. II Is no longer correct to
continue the game, and its devotees here.
abou,s must prepare to peg tho last card
Who is 1t that does not like smoking
hot biscuits for breakfast The Fame
Cook stove will bake them in five minutes
time by the watch.
Tim Moran for drunk, Invested OF any
variety or lively features, was fined two
dollars and costs by Squire shsnnessy yes.
terday. lie paid it.
The impression prevails upon the
streets that the saloons we're ordered u
close their doors to-day, and TO not
fail to repea, the closing process. every
Sunday hereafter.
There is in this city, gentleman who
answers to exactly the description Of For
roster, the alleged Nathan murderer, scat
least says one fthe guardians Of the peace.
Procure = copy Of the description, and to
your mirrors. forward, gentlemen
The County Court convenes in special
session Tomorrow. Among other mat
ter. to D" considered is the proportion Of
the Cairo * Vinccnncs railroad and the
petition of,he people Of Alexander Coun-
tyreIat.ng thereto.
The funeral OF Thomas OCpllshan wa,
well attended yesterday. An awkward
typographical blunder made Us LAY in our
La, issue tina, the body would be con-
veysi from the church to the train ut
o'clock, instead Of ,, y. /, should have
been.
The Young Men Christian Association
i. reported in M excellent condition. lts
ranks have recently had quite II number
oiacce.sion., and /, regarded as decidedly
",hc thing, to indulge in fashionable par
lance, TO attend it, monthly mceting., H..
says, readings, discussions and eonr'rsa-
-,sres, make up the monthly feat.
Who's Brown, aud who. Sumner,
the recently appointed Policemen, were
questions very frequently asked on the
street. yesterday. The only Information
we can give au anxious public Is that We
are in the same interesting ,i,ustion--we
don't know.
of all the popular packets making Cairo
o ne of the iermin! y. their trips, the Ar
ksnSa. Belle 10 the favor,c. How could
i, BE- otherwise, when among her crew are
such companionablc, genial fellows as
Grammar, Pennington, LAlshlin, steele
and Gallagher
Mr.. John Clancy is in III luck. A few
days since some person to him unknown
entered hi. store while be was across the
stree, discussing tho point with Billy
Iiamlin, and robbed his ill Of IL contents,
some thirteen dollars. Tho chain-sang
WAS, II, the time, working close by, snd
John snys he woull no, put the "trick pa,i
them
"Fi,2gera,ds sample room" sthc pleas
az, name which THE Alderman from
the Third has chri'tcnel his new place,
a, n corner of Fnurteenth street and
Con ncrcal Avenue. To say sugh, in
praise Of his fine stock Of wines, liquors
Al cigars would DO altogether superhu-
ou., for his saloons never contained any
other sort. His friends are cordially in
sited 10 drop in on him vail" "on the
wing in tina, par, Of the city,
A deck passenger on the City Of Ches-
ter, was night before last robbed Of sixty
dollars and q silver mounted Derringer
pistol while that boat Was lying at our
landing. His pockets were ca, and the
money and pistol taken while he was
asleep. Two of the "hoys' who left tho
city yesterday morning for walk TO
Mound Junction, were suspected and
overtaken by Chiei-of-Poliee Myers a
search was instituted but none of ia" s.o!-
en- property was found in their possession.
One Of our officers administered u dose Of
comfort TO the victim of the robbery by
telling him "thst any man who had sixty
dollars in his poke, and would take the
deck for it ought to be plundercd.'
Mr.. Hafy i,a gentleman who knows II
thing or two. He can spot that rarity
under the sun" An ignorant nigyer--by
one glance AT his back, While standing
on the levee yesterday, waiting, like Mi
cswber, for something to turn up he
viewed him from afar and seized him.
The negro, who was from Ballard county,
had for sale, among other articles, IA bottle
of pure rye" Mr.. Hahy wished it, and
as it was recommended as the 'jnuine stuff
itself, offered dollar for 1t. The offer
was accepted and MI. III. gave in payment
u greenback advertisement of a qnack med
icinc, profusely illustrated with "ss.' He
receive two dollars in change, and was
sfterward arrested on charge Of passing
counterfeit money, although just where
the counterfeit money was in the transact
ton Is not stated. lie is in Jail.
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