The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-25
The 8ultetin.
NEWS OF THE CITY,
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The weathor was clear yesterda,


and is three feet below the halfway mari
Mems Fine Seal Skin Caters, and ais
"Prince Alberts,' at Elliott & Haythorn'
Quite q number Of our citizens ar
engaged at the work of improving an
identifying their homosteads.
james Gelding got into the "weavin
way" yesterday, and will atone by eigh
days service on the streets.
Gents Oxford Ties, Prince Albert
and Opera Slippers, at the City sho
Store" corner Of Commercial avenue anc
Eighth street. {
The editor Of the New Orleans Stand
ard, jet black African, was In the cit,
yesterday, the guest, we understand, Of th,
Evening Sun man.
The steamer T. r. Eekert will max
two trips to Mound City on Decoration
day, leaving Cairo at Q and II o'clock, am
Fare for the round trip so cents m25td
Particular attention /. called to the Ia
dies, misses and childrens co,ored shoes
of which avery choice and stylish stock
may be found at the City Shoe Store.
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Several hogsheads Of spewater
appeared and disappeared, during the
past week. without exciting our Paducah
cotemporaiies to the preparation of sim
gle witticism.
The alarm Of FIRE that was rung out
about ! o'clock yesterday morning was on
account OF the burning of the dry leaves
and twigs Of an arbor erected BY the COL
ored people near Shores church.
WE have been requested to say that
Elliott * Haythorn have now on exhibit
ton, and for sale, everything in the boot
and shoe line for ladies, and gentlemen's
wear; and that all their goods are new
ana stylish. aprl5tf
Miss Ida Harrell will receive q few
more pupils for instruction in the theory
and practice Of piano music. Use of in.
strument furnished IL desired. For TERMS
etc. apply a. 3o2 Washington avenue. 2.
"A negro man who came up from Nor
folk yesterday morning, says that about two
miles below Birds Point he saw the dead
body Of man in the river floating near
the shore. The clio indicated that he
was deck hand.
The Cairo Paper is the only paper
published in this city on Monday morn
ing. 1t is, therefore, AT especially desirs-
BILE medium for parties wishing to an
nounce sales, shows, auctions, concerts, etc,
that are TO take place any time during
Monday.
Mrs. Monsarrat, we'll known..as a vo-
calist Of rare accomplishments, yielding
10 the solicitations Of numerous friends
has consented 10 give a concert in the
Athensum sometime during the coming
week. She will be assisted BY our best
home talent and operate arrests from Ev.
snsville, Indiana. Details will be made
public in due season.
The Sun is informed of an attempt on
the part of q well-.o.do merchant, near
Cairo, TO stsrve his wife to death that no
might marry his servant girl. The mer-
chant was arrested; the affair created
great excitement in the neighborhood, We,
the Sun tenderly suppresses the monsters
name. Out with it, that the public may
visit upon him the indignation he deserves.
We shall publish tomorrow a lengthy
article from the st. Louis Journal of Com
n'erse, entitled "Cairo--Its Early his
tory, Manufacturing Facilities, ETC." The
article is we'll written, and deals justly
with the subjects upon which it treats.
Orders for extra numbers Of the paper
should be left at the counting room Of our
Office during the forepsrt of the day.
The contract for filing and grading
the grounds Of the rev Custom House, was
let, yesterday,..to Mr.. OBrien, of Paducah,
at so cents per cubic yard, measured in
the fill. We perferreG that Cairo man
should get this job but since o Brien is
the lucky man, it is about the same thing.
He will take such fancy to Cairo, before
he gets through, that he will be sure to
locate here permanently.
The T. +. Eckert returned from the
river yesterday. Sho went
up to raise tho Lumsden, but met that
steamer at GAINESVILLE, coming out. The
rapid fall Of tho river, and the use of her
pumps and a lighter enabled her to raise
herself before the EclArt's arrival. An
but sixty hogsheads of the tobacco on
board the Lumsden were sold at Clarks-
vile, at an average of s23 per hogshead
"A number of youngsters engaged in
q game of base ball, on the east side of
the city yesterday, that broke up in row.
A dispute arose about a matter upon
which baseball writers have not been
very explicit, and the boys being unable
TO settle the difference otherwise, COM
menced pulling one another's hair, tearing
clothes and finging clods, in manner
quite frigthful to contemplate. Hostilities
were suspended at. the suggestion Of
so the difference remains to
provoke fight another day.