The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-16
GENERAL LOCALISMS

prisoners.
Read Vim. Kcndslls notice in an
other column, and govern yourselves &C.
cordingly.
John Hiilhou.e who makes his home
with Mr.. Bill Lee, was yesterday sent TO
jail for three days for being drunk.
"A communication received en- Thurs
day, from "Aghslative,' in reply to an
article on suicide will sppesr in sundays
issue.
And now CONES Dr. Smith, who has
been TO 81, Louis and purchased as fine a
"turn.out a. ever trsv eled the streets of
Cairo.
The excursion on the steamer I +.
Eckert yesterday was, in point Of mum.
bers, by all odd. the most successful Of
the season
MIR. John Q. Harmon has been the re-
cipient Of . present--lot one IN block one
in the town OF Unity. &C course the lot
is a valuable one.
--paymaster Comstock Of the Illinois
| Contra, arrived hero with his each car yea
tsrdsy, and the hearts ef the employees Of
the road in this city were made glad.
The boat Painter No. 2, from
shotwelrs coal mines passed Cairo for
Memphis yesterday with tow Of coal
for Brown and Jones Of the latter city.
The members Of the society known rs the
"Free Benevolent Sons Of America, - went
to Mound City in force to attend some
sort Of = convention held there LAST night.
One OF the negroes who made the as
sanlt on Bud Anderson on last Saturday
night, was captured day before yesterday
at Shawneetown. He WAS returned to this
city yesterday morning, and confined in
the county jail.
One week from next Monday horse
race for $3.50 aside will take place in this
city. The horses TO run are Lady and
Mora, owned by two gray-haired bu.i-
ness men, well.known to every body in
Cairo. A forfei, of fifty dollars has been
put up.
-SeverAl::M Metropolis gentlemen were in
the city yesterday comforting with the
Cairo City Ferry Company for the pur-
chase of their ferry boat "Cairo." They
we're satisfied with the boat and price, and
the sale will probably be contaminated
within few days.
"A pigeon shooting match will come OF
at 2.oclock, on the race track, in the vicin.
ity Of Thirty-fourth street. All those who
profess to be more or less "on the wing
are respectfully invited to attend. There
may be shootists in town and many, but
we'll 60 our last dollar on Garland and
"Lutz."
The ncgo women, Patsey Robinson
and Charlotte W.ley,and negro man inn
plicated in the stabbing of the colored man
Bill Brown, night before last, had hear
lag before Esquire Jorgenson yesterday
morning, and were held to bail in the sum
Of $500 each, to await the action of the
grand jury. Being unable to give the ne
csssary bonds for their appearance they
| were seht to the county iaii.
| ee~"uisiVn vi tno IShcTt yebteT-
day WAS the most successful and salts
factory affair Of the kind that has occurred
undei 81. .-~---s-----. - r~.-- -.-... ~.
many years. Tho crowd was large, but
not uncomfortsbly So The Cairo Silver
Cornet band furnished the music, and
played better than it ever did before, and
more frequently. Kaunmans string
band supplied the dancing
music, and the young and old dancers of
the party were kept industriously At the
from morning until night .
and until ten o'clock. At Balls bluf the ,
party remained about an hour, and started
back At four clbck. At Psducah ladies |
md gentlemen OF the excursion had an op- |
'ortuni,y to walk about the city, and |
vailed themselves of il with pleasure.
The manager of the excursion, and par
icularly Mr., Henry Winter, who is az
az on such matters, snd knows better
low to run them than any man in Cairo,
IeServe great credit for the completeness !
u their Arrangements and the manner in |
which the programme was carried out. |
capt. Dugan was attentiveand courteous ne
susl, and did all in his power to render |
be trip not only pleasant but safe. Not !
ne unpleasant Incident msrred the pleas
ares Of the day. i