The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-06
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BANK STATEMENTS.
The statements of the city National
and First National banks appear in an
other column OF this morning. BULLETIN.
BISHOP wHirEuoUsE
will administer the Rite of Conformation
nj the Church of the Redeemer, this
"wednesday evening, March 9th, at sew
en- and half clock. The public are in.
vited to attend.
THE LAST MEETING
of tue old city council was held on Nm
day evening. The members elected ut the
late charter election will take their seats
ut the meeting to be held next Mon
day evening.
A painter. wcll-known to many Cairo
people, left the city toward the latter part
of last week, Ic,ween two day. Where
he Ia. gone no one knows, but there are
many in the city who would like to know.
L. DISTRICT COURT,
did not convene on Monday morning, as
stated in The BULLETIN Of yesterday, ow-
ing to the fact that Judge Treate did re,
arrive until late in the day. The court
was opened in Philharmonic hall yester-
day morning, about ten o'clock.
IKE CLEMENTS,
of Carbonate, is candidate for the radi-
cal nomination for congress from this dis
,rict He is now in the city, ostensibly
attending the L. S. district court, but a,
the same time to look after his chances for
the nomination for congressional honors.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. John w. Trover was in the city
yesterday.
Hon. d. w. Mum is absent from Cairo
on official business.
Louis Houck, ESQ, a few years since a
prominent lawyer Ct this city, now a
resident of Cape Girardeau Mo, is in the
city on Business.
CHAs. THRrPP.
"Next week, says the Mound City
journal. 1--WE intend giving the details
Of Mr.. :Chas. Thrupp's proposed engineer
ing operations on the G. & V. railroad.
He meditaties making some changes of
importance TO the country between Am
erica and Cairo.
The Mound City Journal makes the
following complimentary mention of our
German theatre:
The German theatre in Cairo entertain:
the public every Sunday night and the
performances are excellent for an amateur
company. The Thala society give the
entertainments. The theatre is in the
upper portion of Louis Herbert's build
ing, on Ohio levee.
HANDSOME BARRELS.
The barrels to be used in packing thu
best brands of folr manufactured at tn,
Egyptian mills in this city, Halliday Bros
, proprietors, are the Il ,est we have cvei
seen. The barrels are made Of oak, o. diff
ferent colors, after the style of II fooi
made OF ash and walnut. They present q
beautiful appearance. The workmanship
on them is very fine, the hoops are seat and
well put together, and the slaves smooth
and free from splinters and cracks.
BEFORE sHASSEssY.
James Mccormick wa. up yesterday be.
fore his honor, Squire Shannessy, for being
drunk. a fine of one dollar was assessed
against him. Sent to the calaboose for
five days-"just long enough to so
Der off," Kate Robinson, q colored lady
was arrested BY Robertson for abusive
language. The old squire was Of the opin.
ion that Hates tongue was hung in tn.
middle and a." clattered At both ends.
He charged her five dollar. and thu
perks, which she paid.
new SIDEWALK.
/ The city council, at its meeting on Non
| day night ordered the construction Of
! new Sidewalk On the south side Of Tenth
! between Wslnut and Cedar streets.
resolution was offered providing for
sidewalk extending from Walnut street {
the Mississippi lsvee, but the council con
cluded that there was no urgent neces.it
for such walk at this time. Thus afte
persistent efforts in behalf Of the claims o
our colored citizens, we have been sue
cessful in inducing the council to order tn
Construction Of this much needed walk.
THAT ROAD.
Potter, of the Mound City Journ J.
calls attention to the fact that there is nov
no passablc wagon road between that cit,
and Cairo, it having been found nccesssr
to prevent travel on it, to cut the c. IL V
r. II. levee in several places. "Such
road, continues tho Journal ais an alb
soute necessity to the two cities, us wei
as the country above, and the sooner it il
built the better for all concerned Tn,
county courts of Alexander and Pulaski