The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-21
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Rev. Fred L. Thomson Ia OF HON" J
again. n
Work on the custom house 10 progsss- e
ing rapidly. c
Mr.. John P. Heley 10 in the city on .
visit to his family.
There will be regular meeting OF i
the Odd-Fsllows at their hall tonight.
The city prisoners are still employed 4
in making repairs on the levee sidewalk
Delta Lodge, sos, F. and A. mssons,
meets tonight at Masonic hall. Work in
NJ. n. degree.
| - Eichhof Bros, the furniture men, are
doing good bushes, and their trade 10
daily increasing.
The police officers complain that ''po-
lice business is as "dead as door nail"
Arrests are few aad far between.
Go to No. 81. Eighth street, and get
some Of the novel and excellent Java
Imperial Tea, and tryit. 3-4tf.
The circus will be here tomorrow.
Prepare your half dollars, and 60 see one
of the best shows that ever exhibited in
Cairo.
Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock
another large quantity Of fine tobacco
will be placed upon the breakes At the Bal
lard tobacco warehouse.
Rev. II. Is. Thayer, pastor Of tbs
Presbyterian church, is confined to his
room by sickness. He WILL it is to be
hoped, be we'll again in a day or two.
Perry Powers proposes to erect
frame building for the purpose Of carry
ing on the livery business, near the corner
Of Tenth street and Commercial avenue.
The proposed ball and festival of the
| ST. Patrick's benevolent society is destined
to be q splendid affair. The entertain
!. ment will b, hell al Schscls Washington
hall garden.
There was an immense row on Fifth
street few evenings since. One entire
family and portions of several other fam.
lilies were engaged in it. Nobody was Sc
q riousiy ihJureu, ho"eNor.
Engineer Bowman is preparing the
plans and specifications for the new Cairo
and Mound City dirt road. Bids for the
!. work will be received AS soon as the plans
and specifications are completed.
There are not less than halfa dozen
=" aspirants for positions on the police force
A. there is only one more appointment &c
be made, at least Ave Of the candidate
BY must suffer disappointment in not bcinI
10 the lucky man.
~ Judge Bross went over the proposed
Of line ofths Cairo and Mound City dirt roa'
h, on Tuesday. He reports the route Of th'
road ~ good Is can be had without max
- ing the road much longer than 10 desira
bic.
The committee Of arrangements 70
the ball that is to come of at the St
Charles on Friday evening, April 9Th, arr
- working esrnstly, and say the ball will
surpass any other dance given at the san,
place during the past winter.
Cairo Commsndery No. 10, Knights
Templsr, propose visiting Metropolis to
= morrow, where they will assist in the
organisation of q now commandery. TIL,
steam tug Cache has been chartered 70,
the occasion. The members will, we ar
% told, appear in full dress, equipage, etc.
sro Thirteenth, between Poplar street an
b Commercial avenue, was the scene OF
general row on Tuesday night. A lot
= tho negro prostitutes who inhxbit that r,
.. gion were on = tear, and becoming il
his volved in quarrel, went for one snoth,
in regular prize ring fashion.
= The lecture Of DR.. Willetts, delivered {
h. the atheneum on Tuesday evening, is pre-
nounced by those who heard it as q trei
the like Of which is seldom enjoyed in thi
81 "neck of timber We have not yet hear
AZ. . single person who was present speak c
o., it other than in terms Of praise.
\. Its singular fact that the trees i
this section Of country are, compared wit
former seasons, extremely backward
@ blossoming. Last spring they wei
- in blossom on the Goth of February, b,
I'm. this season the goth Of March 10 past an
we have yet to sec tho arst tree in bios
som.
. at is reported that there is a cas-
hill. Of smallpox some where in the Fourt
,,ensI; ward. Although we have made vigorou
inquiries concerning the case, We hav
= been unable to ascertain its exact locait
However, We are assured that the case
ain the fourth ward we do not belsv
- there is q genuine case of smallpox in tn
~, city.
There were q number of cases
= Bross police court yesterday. Fou
men wore arrested for dischsrging fir
arms within the city limits. They wer
nnsd three dollars and costs each, which
they paid. There we're several victim,
;. charged with minor offences before hi
'ss honor who were sent to the calaboose 70
terms ranging from seven to ten days
Mr.. John Sheehan is an applicant 70
the vacant position on the police force