The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-21
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maniac, whose valor was not tempered
with reason, and whose proper place would
have been within the walls of an asylum,
instead of waging murderous warfare on
the sons of Priam.
The Commercial avenue druggist
who, upon being told that metals OF all
kinds attracted lightning, wanted to know
If the mettle of horseHcsh was included, Is
sinking rapidly. Few hopes are, we are
pleased to state, entertained of his recov-
cry The effort was altogether too great
for his mind and the weather combined.
The Doltas and Mound Cityitcs will
test their respective qualities of batting
AMI balling on the grounds adjoining the
| BULLETIN building, this evening. Of
course it is only II matter CT taste; but for
outdoor exercise these June afternoons
we prefer saving wood-ignoring, too
any practical aspect the matter might pos
| scss.
The Lcvce plank road, from Eighth
to Fourth streets has been put in thorough
| repair by McHale and those unfortunate
individuals who do penance for their
public sins by lahoring for the city for
their board and lodging merely-tcrms
which would soon drive "Chinee cheap
| labor back to its own "Flowery King
DOM"
"A copy of the speech delivered by
Capt Halliday, at the Rough and Ready
celebration, has been handed to US for pub
LEGATION by some of his friends. While we
agree cordially with the sentiments ex-
pressed by the speaker, we are compelled
to exclude it frsm these columns on ac-
count of its glarlng literary defects. The
Captain may well exclaim with his ancient
Roman prototype, "Save me from my
| friends
The health of the signal station at this
point is improving. If the parent station
at Washington will send here assistance
to watch the varying winds, the local
station will soon be convalesccnt. 1t is
really too much TO expect that one station,
possessed of but ordinary vision, can plant
that vison on the four points of the COM
| pass and keep it there, and at the same
time gauge, with accuracy,the coquetry Of
the elements with those four points. II is
too much; Of course it is.
Mr.. Cal. Davidson has just returned
from an extensive business trip through
Ballard county. He found the planters
and farmers in that section all alive 10
the growing Importance of Cairo as a
tobacco market, and the assurances he re-
ceivcd impe him to the belief that the
forthcoming fair, on Wednesday, the 2Sth
inst, will, in every respect, tea grand sue
cess The bright and fancy tobaccos al
ready entered for the fair-day will eclipse
any ever displayed in Cairo or any other
market.
In the race run over the grounds OF
the Cairo jockey clubjust before the setting
in of rain, last evening, Mr.. John Petrie
entered ;. q. j. dam Dexter by Lexingtoni
Mr.. Bocpplo entered K. g. t. dam George
Patchen by Lantern. Time, Sc j. G, o,
I, o; time X. 6. t.: II, o, II, o. Mr.. Pc
tries horse was beaten. We are not quite
certain that the above pcdigrccs are con-
! spicuously accurate, but they are given as
the result of nineteen years perusal Of
race advertisements in race seasons.
There is hole in the Commercial av-
enue sidewalk just above Bross' building,
which if not speedily repaired, will be
taken advantage Of by mpecunious pedes-
TRAN, to lose II limb and find the legal
damages usually assessed against corpora
tions for their negligence in such matters.
! Already more persons than one have sus-
tanned Slight injuries from this "break,
; ard We suggest the old saw of IAN ounce of
prevention etc, to these whose duty it il
to protect the limb of the citzen-so far
at least as sidewalks are concerned.
| The "Owls' will give grand per-
Torrance at the Athcnmum tonight pre-
vious to their departure for Nashville.
They will be assisted by tho members of
the Young Mems Dramatic Association,
who have volunteered their services for
the occasion. The programme embraces,
among other things the latest in the negro
minstresly line songs, dances, walk
arounds-thc laughable Ethiopian sketch
of the "Troubles of landlord concud-
ing with the popular farce OF the "Hop
Of the Period Quite II number Of seats
have already been engaged, and the turn
out promises to be both large and respcc-
table. The performance viii repay the
expenditure OF the time and money neces-
sary to witness it,
"A Chicago gentleman furnished the
81, Louis Dispatch with the various titles
Of the beverages INDUCED in by the fast
men of that city. They commence at I
AIN. with an "eyc opener o'clock, zap
petizeri' . "digester;' TO- beautiher;
II, big reposcr;' II, "stimulator;
PIN, "unte,lunch;' 2p.m., settler" and
SO on till the might cap" at am. Here
in Cairo, Alderman Fitzgerald, has i'm
a proved upon this schedule, and advertises
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