The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-20
II II + Blu LLETI N.
CAIRO LOCAL NEWS.
LOCAL BREyITlES.

Municipal affairs working smoothly
Circuit court FIRE, Monday in Janu-
AIRY.
Wood and wood-sswyers are in de-
rnand.
The county jail contains twenty male
prisoners.
Associate Marchildon was in town
yesterday evening.
MIR. Davis, editor Of the Sun, has
Returned from Chicago.
"A new stove was put up in the county
court room at tho court house yesterday.
These arc good times for wood and
coal SELLER, but tough on those poor peo.
pie who have 10 buy wood and coal.
| Steamboat runners do not like the ro.
quirements Of the ordinance presented to
and adopted by the city council at its last
meeting.
There will be special term Of the
Alexander county court held on the 9Th
inst. Business Of importance will DO
transacted.
Rain or shine, no. or cold, there is no
"lei up 10 work on the inclined plain,
pile driving etc, on the Illinois Central
premises. They are rushing ,hins..
The officer. of the city yesterday re-.
ceiyed dispatches regarding the Lucas
Bend murder, and requesting them to
keep sharp look. outfor the murderer
Sirother.
A new brick house is being built a. tho
corner Of Twentieth and Poplar streets
The property is owned by X. j. White.
who keep, a saloon on Ohio levee near the
corner Of Eighth street.
Associate Justice McCrlte wa. in the
city yesterday. lie was elected justice Of
the peace in Hazlewood precinc. a. the
late election, and yesterday filed his bond
and took the required oath of office.
HALEY keeps the celebrated "Fa,h-
ion,' the Monitor" the Lady Cay" the
"Alsski, and numerous other good cook
stoves and all styles Of heating stoves,
which he offers low for cash.
Judge Mulkey ia in Chicago attend
ing an important law suit in which Judge
John Olney, formerly o. Cairo, is tho de-
PENDANT Tho amount Of property in
volved i, said TO be between nine and ten
thousand dollars.
We regre. to learn tina. one Of the
lady teachers Of the high school depart
ment has been confined TO her room by
| sickness for yearly week. Prof. Alvord,
after an illness of several days, is also
barely able to resume his duties as princi-
pal.
Smith and Mller,thc new proprietors
Of tho Commercial hotel, say they are de-
termiucd to keep quie. house, where the
better class Of colored people can put up
and feel comfortable and at home, without.
fear of being in,ruded upon by drunken
and boislerous characters.
The last Masssc Journal says: &C.
K. Woodward, the famous iron man Of
Cairo, spent last Sabbath, with his family
Al Capt, Cuttings, and under BIZ. cscor.
on Monday, took i look through the town.
visiting the fsmou. resorts and inspecting
our improvement
p. Fitzgerald at his rooms, corner
\
nue., offers for sale Guinness Porter &
Bass ales and pure Hennessy brandy,
and the genuine ASgosture bitters, all
frs.-class cholera cures. Try them
I'll If
And still they come" is the cry with
Judge Bro,s. Paupcr after pauper
crowded IN upon him yesterday, until he
was almost tempted 10 adjourn court and
hide himself. 1t is wonder whero all
the paupors come from. But they get
here, and generally get way again, no
one knows how.
"A number Of gentlemen Of the city
having the good Of the Delta City Fire
Company al heart, have made arrange
men,s with the steamer Great Republio
for grand ball to take place soon on
board that boat. The proceeds Of the ball
will be used in liquldating the indebted
ness of the company. Lookout for cards
Yesterday in Police Magistrate Birds
court, John Wilson for being drunk, was
fined one dollar and trimmings. Having
no money wherewith to pay the fine he
was sent to tho calaboose for three days.
Thomas Gibson for assaulting and strik-
ing John Hunt, was charged ten dollars
and the "usual fare Like Wilson he
had not sufficient currency to pay tho
charges, aud was provided with eight
days board at the hotel de Mccarthy.
We want no better evidence Of the
fact that hard times are abroad in the
land than to hear of the large number of
men who have arrived in this city within
the past week or ton days hunting employ
ment. Competent judges, those who have
the best opportunities for ascertaining as
sert that there arc not less than three hun
dred mon now in this city, unable to pro-
cure employment of any kind, Some of
these men left their situations because
their wages VIC cut down." others lost
their situations because of dull business,