The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-05
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Presbyterian church is now the
handsomest church -internally--in the
city.
The Ohio river is rising at the rate of
one foot per day. The Mississippi is also
rising.
County Court adjourned wednesday
evening. See proceedings IN another
column.
Business on tho landing was inactiv,
yesterday. Frcights are plenty and ton
mage scarce.
MIR. G. II. Woodward is absent from
the city, on II business visit to Metropolis
and Paducsh.
There will be n joint meeting of the
two boards of the city council at the coun-
| Gil chamber tonight.
What has become of the little levee
luminary? Has our neighbor gone back
us? His little Sun failed to come to
hand last night.
Young Sullivan, who was on trial
IN the circuit court Wednesday on a
charge of robbery, was let off by the pay
ment Of small fine.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cummings, whose sad death was reported
in THE BULLETIN yesterday morning, was
Inferred ut Villa Ridge yesterday.
The small pox excitement is abating.
We hear Of no new cases, and take it for
granted that the loathsome disease is on its
last legs in this vicinity. We hope SO.
MIR. L. G. Harris, of the Woolworth
handle factory, Mound City,, WAS in
town yesterday. OF course he could not
leave the city without first visiting THE
BULLETIN office.
The third quarterly meeting for this
charge, will begin at the NJ. L. Church
Tomorrow evening at o'clock. Sacra-
ment Of the Lords Supper will be ad-
ministered Sabbath morning. Rev. w
j. Grant will be present and conduct the
services.
AT the meeting of the stockholders, o
the Cairo city gas company, held at tn,
office Of the company on Wednesday, Sd
instr the following gentlemen were cleo.
ted directors for the ensuing year; p. G.
Schulz, A. b. Stafford, II. +. Gerould, r.
II. Cunningham, s. S. Taylor, J. r. Far
4 mum ~ Hail;I.,
Rev. Fred l.. Thomson, pastor Of the
NJ. +. church of this city, left last night,
or will leave to-day, on the Mary E. For.
syth, Capt. Hambleton's boat, for New
! Orleans. Rev. Thomson has been in i'll.
| health for some time, and it il to be hoped
a trip to the sea board may restore tc
him his health and strength.
The concert by the PRESBYTERIAN
church choir, AT the Athencum last night,
was grand success. The house was filed
to Overlooking by an intelligent ana APP
preciaiive audience. The music, both in
strumental and vocal was Of the high
est order. On the whole, the concert WAS
one OF the best we ever listened to.
Stuart 4 Gholson have removed from
their old stand irto the room lately occu.
pied by VIM. Alba, and have opened out
fine stock Of dry goods, notions, etc.
McssrS. ). Il G.. arc determined to sue
coed in building up II trade equal to that
of any dry goods house in Cairo, and
have now the ability to sell goods Of quail
prices below tho lowest. st
The bar room ut the Planters bouse
was entered by thieves yesterday morning
and between SIG and $40 in meney, and a
silver watch worth S45 stolen. Officers |
bhingsly and Martin worked the case up |
Yesterday and succeeded in arrestinc the |
'"'e'e., They are now in the county Jail
""u VIII III all probability have bearing
Nv 'ne present term OF the circui. court
Tue information of those nersons
VINO hnd fault with the police oeicor. -
the Guy because, they do not probu,;, uor
sons from jumping of and on train.
the railroad while passing along the loyoo
we will state that there is no law in fore.
giving the officers the right to interfere
with persons who may do So Section Sc
OF ordinance 4, relating to the above mat.
ter, was, at the late revision Of the ordi-
nances, stricken out
REV. 4. j. Shores and an Eighth
street butcher had u slight unpleasantness
yesterday morning. Mr.. Shores dog wen,
Tor the butchers hog, and the butcher, in
turn went for Mr.. Shores dog with
good sized brick bat. Mr.. Shores polite.
ly Informed the butcher that the wisdom
OF the city fathers had impelled them to
adopt a hog ordinance, and if he did no,
want his hogs doged he must keep them of
the streets In which the Rev ~ 1;