The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-24


Scott White establishment, as fast as
possible. The stock is pretty will cleared
out.
ITALIA.
Tomorrow night thc.Tkala will give an
other oftheir excellent performances. This
time will be played the laughable farces
of the Educated Groom and "Something
for Everybody" Mr.. lie, Schultz will also
during the evening sing two beautiful
songs, which will be sure to please those
VINO attend. These, together with
tableaux, etc, will comprise the evenings
entertainment. This will be one the best
performances the society have ever given.
PERSONAL.
Jesse Ware, Esq, of Jonesboro, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. q. DeBaun, of the Ullin Lime
and Rock company, was in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. Harwood, a resident of Blooming
ton. is in the city, stopping at the Delmon.
loo.
Rev. Fred. l.. Thomson is spending a
few days with his friends in Massac
county.
Mr.. Tom. Parker, an old time Cairo
lite, but of late years resident OF Carlin-
willie, is in the city.
MANUFACTURERS.
The box and basket factory is in full
blast, preparing for the coming fruit sea-
son.
The hub factory has not yet commenced
operation. However, ramor says that
work will soon begin in earnest.
The Gamble wagon mandatory is
turning out good work, and great deal of
it, Gamble wagons are to be seen on
every street of the city, while shipments
are being made south.
THE CoLoRED MEETING LAST NIGHT.
The meeting Of colored citizens held a.
Washington hall last night was 'rich, rare
and racy." Milton jenkins was called to
the chair, and colored man whose name
we did not learn was appointed secretary
The first speaker was Jesse or Conway or
Conway or Jesse or Jesse Conway, who
sailed into Bross with JUNCTION. He was
followed By Gladney who advocated the
claims of Bros' and protested
that Winston was not a proper man
for the office of police magistrate. He
was interrupted frequently by the friends
OF Col. Winston who seemed to under
stand their business ard to be in earnest
in the support of their candidate. Then
came Scott for Winston, and Bird for
Bros, followed by the younger and the
| elder Shores for Winston. During the
! speeches the parti.ans of the two candi-
dates manifested their approval Of the
| sentiments of their favorite speakers Dy
loud applause OF the orators Bird was.
of course, the most eloquent, Gladncy the
most earnest, Scott the most
/ polite the younger Shores the sharpest.
and the elder Shores the most energetic.
] hh' WINS ibE w III y
| ston, but Bros had many warm friends
who fought his battle nnnfully. Taken
! all in all, tho meeting was success, and,
| it must be said to the credit IF thu colored
men, was courteously conducted, aud if
no. harmonious was peaceable and COM
paratively orderly.
JOE. BASPELL
/ The individual whose name appears at
! the head Of this tem was at one time
steamboat clerk, and was generally cpnsd.
cred one of the best clerks on the river.
OF late years, however, he has taken 10
drinking, and having become dissipated
and reckless, is unable longer to procure
employment Last fall be was arrested in
this city for larceny, and lodged in the
county Jail. His trial came of at the re.
cent term the Of circuit court, and he was
sentenced TO u short term in the county
Jail. Several days since, his term
having expired he was released.
A woll-known doctor Of the city, believing
that Banfell was not entirely beyond re-
demption, sought him, and after giving
him good lec,uring, proposed, upon con-
! dition that Banfell should return 10 bi.
family acknowledge all to his wife, and
henceforth lead better lifo aud make n
man Of himself, to buy him suit Of clothes
spi furnish him with small amount of
money. Banfell was only too well pleased
with the arrangement, and promised upon
all the honor he had to deal in good faith
with the doctor The clothes were pur-
chased and sum OF money turned over
| TO him and he left, rs the doctor supposed,
for home. But "for ways that arc dark
and tricks that are mean, that Joe Ban
fell, can beat the hind
slght' of the heather Chinee. Instead
OF going home to his family as IL was I'M
der'tood he shoulc, he started on foot up
the Illinois Central raiisoad track, and
the next we hear of him is at Pulaski
station. At Pulaski he souyb, an, nm.
other doctor, to whom pc stated ,h., nr
~---, Of Cairo, had kindly loaned him h;s
horse and buggy to take ride, that ,hs
horse had ran away from him, aud that MS
, the horse had been purchased from far
0 mer near Pulaski, believed he had re-
, turned to his form0s owner. The doctor