The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-23
GEN ERAL I.OCALISMS.

distress. For the benefit of the treasury |
of this society barbecue has lcen AN
nouncet Tor to-day, on Eighteenth street,
between Cedar and Locust, near the new
colored Methodist church. The commit |
tee of arrangements of which Warren .
Wins Is chairman, have made prepare
tions for the greatest barbecue of the year .
Five hundred pounds of meat have been .
purchased, and will be cooked in tho finest .
style About four dozen chickens, lots If /
hams, seasonsblo vegetables, bread, etc, .
have also been procured, and the inten- /
iion 10 10 have al aNsir perfectly sati.fac. !
tory to all. A table will be especially re
served for white friends who desire to lie |
lookcrs-on at Vienna and We advise all
who enjoy the good, old Southern barbc-
cue, land whore is the heather who docs
not to partake Of this one. twill be
spread in a pleasant, shady place; there
will be an abundance Of ice-cold cistern
water, and everything will be conducted
with propriety and in order.
BY request Of Campbell the murderer,
Rev. Fred. Il. Thomson yesterday morn.
ing called to sec him, but owing to some
changes which were be ng made in his cell
was prevented from gaining admittance
to his cell Campbell is very quiet and
submissive, and apparently has very lit
tie faith in the colored people of Cairo
He says that before his trial, when they
could have helped him, when their money
would have been benefit to him, none Of
them ever came near him. but now, when
1t is too late and his doom is sealed, they
express great sympathy for him. lie says
he has made up his mind to die that it is
only question of time anyhow and If be
was to get out of this difficulty no would
SEQ nothing but trouble the balance of his
days. He says he is willing the law should
take its course and the sooner it is over
the better
Yesterday just before twelve clock,
while Mr.. Chris. Orth of the firm of Beer
warth, Orth u Co., and boy named Frank
Petite, were on scafiold putting up tin
spouting on Mr.. VIM. Ehler'. house on
Twentieth street, the scaiIold gave way,
percepi,sting Mr. Orth and the boy to
the ground below, distance of about
sixteen feet, At first it was thought both
Mr. Orth and the boy received serious in
juries, but on later investigation It " AS as
certained that thier injuries were very
slight, and have no other effect than to !
conine them to their homes for a few days. |
Day before yesterday word was re-
ceived in this city, that Jim Haynes, one |
of the negroes who pcrpetrated the assault
on Bud. Anderson, engineer of the tug |
Cache two weeks ago had been cap |
tured at Union City, and would be held /
IN custody until the arrival of an officer
from Cairo. Deputy Sheriff Cain took
the first boat, and landed in nion City |
the next morning. But when he went to |
got his prisoner he found tho. ,ho uulnor- !
tiles at Union City had arrested the wrong
man. Deputy Cain returned homo yes
terday terribly Disguised with the way
they DO business at Union City.
AT about 70 o'clock on Thursday
night little Jennie McHale, daughter Of
Chief of Police McIIsle, while asleep, BY
some unsccoun,able means, managed to
throw herself out Of second story
window, striking the sidewalk below and
making so much noise that some of the
nearest neighbors were awakened. An
aunt OF the little girl hurried to the child.
and to her sstonishment found that she
was to all appearances sound asleep
Nearly an hour after the child woke up
and yesterday morning was spry as ever,
with but one small hruse as n remi nder
Of the fall
Free lunch at The Mint tonight
Burglars entered the residence of Mr..
Jas. Cash on Twentioth street, between
Washington avenue and Walnut street on
Thursday in day light, and carried away
u quantity of silverware, a fine gold
watch, and quantity Of iino wearing APP
pare'. Mr.. Gashs family is absent from
the city, and the robbers had everything
their own way in entering the house. We
are informed that the Whereabouts of some
of the silverware is known to the police
and will be recovered.
Remember the colored lsborers bar.
becue to-day on Eighteenth street, between
Locust and Cedar, near the new Metho-
dist church. 1t will be q grand affair
The committee of arrangements are War
rem Wins, Cyrus Hays, Merit Wright,
Benjamin Courtney and Charles Peoples.
Dinner will be ready at half-psst IL
O'Clock ? m, and the table continue spread
until evening,
The regular weekly sale OF tobacco
at the Planters warehouse yesterday, was
attended by large board OF buyers. The
number OF hogsheads OF tobacco sold con-
sidering the lateness of the season, was
probably tho largest that ever occurred in
this city. The prices obtained were salts
factory to both purchaser and seller
Prof Apple and Miss NJ, c. Yocum
propose opening an English-Germsn
school in this city about the first of Sep
TENDER Prof. Apple will conduct the
German branches to be taught in the
school and Miss Iocum the English. We
shall have mora IN saV in regorl 10 ,l;. ]