The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-16


ranting shout" ending the oxerc.- by
falling over q .ench and breaking two or
three Of her ribs
The Southern Hotel Is now in charge
OF White and Linde. Watch is kept day
and night for boat and train, and baggage
is conveyed 10 the Hotel free of charge,
The proprietors arc experienced and ac-
commodating botol-kcepers and keep a
well ordered and popular establishment.
"A young man, of rather intelligent APP
pearance, named J. Martin, was taken be-
fore Bross this morning charged with an
attempt TO steal pair Of shoes from Dan
Hartman's auction room. Dan detected
the fellow in the act, and, very properly
gave him . good humping. Martin was
committed TO jail for further hearing
"A suit for breach Of promise OF mar.
rage was tried at Metropolis last week
The plaintiff was a German girl named
Katharine Nahanlier and the defendan,
Geo. Mitchell, son Of wealthy farmer
The jury gave verdict for the plaintiff Of
$4,000. Judge Green appeared for plaintiff
and Judge Allen for defendant
The government has purchased the
steamer Try Us for the use of the engineer
corps now making a survey of the rigging
Wabash. The survey is preliminary to
the removal Of snags and sand bars from
the channel Of that stream, and to other
much-needed and long-neglected improve
mems.
-Messrs. Fish Il Co. are placing ma
chnery in the old Southwestern Furni-
tue factory with view of commencing
Immediately the manufacture Of slaves,
headings, barrels and kegs on an extensive
scale. 1t is said that when fully IN oper-
alton the firm will give employment to
forty or fifty hands.
We have heard two or three individu-
ais who attended Madame Ferris seances,
pronounce her an unconscionable humbug.
There is no denying the fact, however,
that for ways that are dark and tricks that
are queer, the madame is not to be sur
passed easily, notwithstanding her coarse
and pslpable ignorance.
Special attention is called to the new
time table of the Illinois Central railroad.
The arrival and departure of the transit
steamer and the trains of the Mobile Il
Ohio railroad have been changed to cor
respond. Under the new arrangement
two trains leave every day for st. Louis
ria the Short Line.
The Young Ladies Sodality will give
astrswberry festival on Friday evening
next, in that portion of Smyth & Cos
block recently vacated by Alderman Fitz-
gerald. The young ladies have in view
the purchase Of a library, for the use of
their society, and should be literally en-
couraged in this, their FIRST movement in
that direction.
The Nincennes Sun, Of the 18th inst
speaks of the departure from that city Of
Mr.. James c. La Hue, ex-sheriff Of Knox
county to take up a permanent residence
in Cairo, Illinois. The Sun speaks Of
Mr.. La Hue as an honest, amiable and
excellent gentleman, and warmly com.
mends him TO the friendship of the people
of Cairo.
The Kansas City Tribune presents us
one Of the attractions of Cairo that the
dead body Of the citizen always gets a
free ride to the grave yard. Certainly.
Such rides are so rare here that we can
afford to make them free. In Kansas City,
however, they load daily trains with such
passengers, compelling railroad companies
to charge, or burst.
The caterpillars are making fearful
inroads on the vegetation in Massac
county. Many fruit and forest trees have
been stripped Of their foliage and stand as
bare as in mid-winter. No defective, prac.
tical method for destroying these pests has
yet been hit upon, and their vast number
prec udes all idea Of their destruction save
by heat, fumigation or smoke.
There seems to be no danger that some
boys will not defy TO enjoy the fun of
SWIMMING. The swift, muddy and chilly
waters OF the Ohio, the treacherous banks,
and the penalties Of the ordinances 'in
ssuch cases made and provided have no
terrors for them. We anticipate as re-
suit of this "devil-ma -carelessness' local
item, now and then, under the head of
"Boy Drowned
"A negro woman named Ella Harris
was on the rampage, on Poplar street this
morning. Armed with that formidable
weapon in the hands Of an Infatuated ne
gro, tho razor, she expressed n desire to
separate the bronchial appa ratus Of an
other wench, who, nothing 10th for set
to, barred her black bosom and invited FL
la to proceed 10 her work Of blood-letting.
Pacifcators appeared on the ground at
this juncture, and the affair ended as il h ad
commenced, in horrid oaths and threaten
ing gestures.
The combined strength of four men
was employed this morning, in the work
Of conveying Georgiana Williams to the
calaboose The job was finally accom-
plished by one man seizing hold of each
corner Of the obstreperous female, and