The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-24
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

morning.
The passenger train on the Ill. Gen.
trail was delayed yesterday at Du Quoin,
waiting for the st. Louis train, and engin-
Ger Van Patten in trying to make up lost
time, had the misfortune 10 break spring.
hanger, by which the train was delayed
two or three hours. No personal injury,
we are glad to learn was sustained.
The famous Mrs. Heno, the heroine
of thousand whisky squabbles, existing
on Commercial avenue, between nth and
18th streets, was the center Of attraction
last evening from about $50 TO 1880. A
large crowd of men women and children
were assembled to witness the whisky
festi-cuff exhibition, which ended in the
ignominious retreat of thejheroine, with tat
tered colors, demoralized and shuk up"
No doubt the occasion will furnish police
item to-day.
Example is contagious, Leap year
sends Cupid on the rampage. Cairo
boasts Of an elopement of a toploftical
character. On Sabbath day last an indis-
Greet son of his father,..R. j. Cundiff, Esq,
by name--fathers, we mean-we may as
well let it out-was overcome with love
and the thermometorical altitude Of the
mounting mercury, together; and, in the
parental absence, persuaded by artful
lodging, the eloquence of his wooing, and
by his fascinating sighs and turned up
eyes, the damsel of his hearts delight, the
blushing maiden of his matrimonial de-
sres, the pretty, piquant young lady
named Alice Stanley, to fly with amarous
speed to the adjacent shores of Missouri
even to Charleston--and there make him
unspeakably happy by uniting her for.
tunes with "hisn." Consent was granted
and they fitted--the deed was done, the
knot was tied, and when the angry 'pari-
ents' come to time, it is supposed that in
stead of"Bless you my children there will
he a "Aare up" up of the hottest pattern.
Neither of the youthful parties are of age.
Rest.
We regret to have it to record a de-
faulter 10 the person of Mr.. Charles Vail,
book-keeper and cashier in the well
known New York store, on Commercial
avenue, corner of Nineteenth street. The
fraud was discovered on Monday, and sad
TO say, on search being made, 500 was
found in his trunk the rest having been
spent. The defalcation amounted to over
$4,000. Messrs.. Greeley & Co., have dealt
considerably, so far with the, young man,
who is well connected, and is an excellent
bookkeeper, in whom unlimited confidence
was refused. He was arrested, and placed
in charge Of the chief of police, to await
the arrival Of his brother from Chicago.
We sincerely trust that true repentance
and restitution will ensue and although
we are by no means in favor of shielding
crminality on the score Of respectable
ity, yet, in case Of this kind, in one so
young, the ends of justice and of mercy
might, perhaps, be made to meet, without
enforcing the extreme penalty of the law,
and thereby confirming in all likelihood,
the lad in vicious habits and blasting his
prospects for life. We advise him to
make full restitution, and to turn over .
new leaf.
WE induced our perpendiculars yes
terday morning to follow our nose up Di-
vision street, for the purpose of using our
eyes. As result we will mention Mr..
VIM. Martins fine largo new frame DWELL
ing house approaching completion, resting
on brick foundation, and atfording
comfortable prospect for himself and fam
lily as comfortable home.
Nearly opposite we noticed DR.. Ward
ner's new double frame house receiving
inside hnish,a substantial roomy building,
with verandah, and which he expects
to let for $50 al month, each division;
$40 for the whole.
Proceeding along to the corner Of Cedar
street we came to new dwelling house
nearly finished for Mr.. Stercer, 20 feet by
80 feet. He has four lots fenced in upon
the north west corner of which the house
ia built
Coming along Walnut street we came
to three new snug houses on Fifteenth
street,-two finished and occupied, and
one building, owned by colored men,
and just here we would note that every
decent, respectable colored man in Cairo,
who owns the house he lives in is Gree
ley man. Before putting the question to
them, We felt this to be the case with
them; we felt it in our bones and
"things we triumphed in the knowledge,
and, on inquiry We were certified OF the
fact, they were enthusiastic Greeley men,
they keep clear Of Raschid ali, ID. NJ.
lest "evil communications corrupt good
manders.' To make assurance doubly
sure and to guide them into way OF po-
litical truth, they subscribed for The
BULLETIN. Their names are Warren
Webb, Cyrus Stephens and James Steph-
ems,
On Walnut, near the cornes of Thir-
teenth street, we passed the residence of
Mr.. Phillis, merchant, which looks very
nice, beng newly painted and fitted. In
the front yard, is to be see magnificent
palladium, a tropical plant, measuring
the leaves we found thom to DO four feet