The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-20

Gen. Raum is in the city.
The city jail contains seven prison
ers.
Both Lee and Wood of the CIV are
a. V.
Police Magistrate Birds police court
was no, very interesting yesterday. Only
a few cases Of the ordinary kind were |
tried.
III Mr.. Jcwett Wilcox does not sue
coed in selling his interest in the ST
Charles hotel, he will probably return TO
Cairo and become its landlord.
Conductors of freight trains on the
c. and V. Il. r. have been prohibited from
allowing any person TO travel on their
train without freight train ORDER
Mr. j. Burger has gone to New York
to purchase his fall stock Of dry goods.
lie will return in few days and then
| look out for what he may have TO say.
In the county court yesterday Henry
llandcamp was held in bonds of one hun
bred dollars to keep tho peace towards his
wife, Caroline Handcamp, in particular,
and towards the people of the state Of lii
nois in general.
The mule team of Mr. kendall the
gardener, hitched to wagon, ran away
yesterday evening. Mr.. Kendall, who
was driving the tam, was thrown from
the wagon, and the Wheels ran over his
breast iniuring him severely.
Maj. Lee, superintendent of the c.
and V. II. r., has ordered that the name of
locomotive engine No. g, called "Vixen,"
shall be changed to "Sol. &, Guess,r in
memory of locomotive engineer Sol. C.
Guess, who lately died of cholera at Carmi
Mr. Geo. ID, Gordon, father Of Mrs.
James Summerwell of this city, and for
many years n resident of this city, died a,
Memphis on Saturday afternoon of old
age and general debility. His remains
were inferred at Elm cemetery near that
place
The attention of our reader. is d.
rected to the advertisement Of the Cairo
wood and coal yard, to be found in another
column. Mr.. Wheeler, the proprietor,
has been engaged in the business for sew.
eral years, and brings largo experience
into the new enterprise.
A meeting was held last night at the
Hibcrnian engine-house for the purpose
Of organizing military company. The
meeting was very well attended, and quite
! number beca me members Owing to the |
act that many who desire to join the organ
zation could not be present on last even
ne, another meeting will be held on next
friday evening, when all who desire the
ormation of tho company should be in
abundance.
MIR. Chss Thrupp has completed
lis contract made with the !, &.
abroad for the construction of the in
lined plain, from the top of the levee at
he foot Of Twenty-sixth street, to low
vater.ma,k, to be used in making the
ransier between the Illinois Central and
Mississippi Central railroads. The NJ. c.
abroad is pushing the same work for
'ard on their side of the river at tho ferry
.nding. 1t is expected that the whole
'ork will be completed and ready for the
III business,
Yesterday evening Chief McHale
bot and killed Mr.. A. Swoboda's dog
ne dog which attacked and SO painfully
chawed' up Mr.. J. r. Thomas. Mr..
woboda asserts in his card published in
mother column in this mornings BULLE-
~ that Chief McHale will have to
,swer for shooting the dog, People who
,rsist in keeping dogs, and especially
cious dogs, should keep them of the
rect, and if found on the street they
Ight to be shot. 1t is our impression
lat Chief MciIale did Just what he ought :
have done, and that he will be backed
, so doing by nIne-tentbs Of the citizens
Cairo.
The c, and V. Railroad company is
ringing gravel as rapidly as its rolling
.ock facilities will allow, and is putting
avenue into lrst-rate condi-
on. The road bed has been ballasted
nd the approaches to it on each side
lade between Sixth and Eighth streets.
itizens who have observed this improve
lent will appreciate the wisdom
f the suggestion that the city
hould, ~ soon as II IS able
procure tho q. aud '. company TO
ring in sufficient gravel TO pave the
venue along its entire length. The ex-
,ense will be immhterial the company
will do the work at actual cost; and the
will be worth thousands Of
dollars to the city. A street paved with
ibis gravel will DO permanent institu-
lion. The gravel is better than bould-
ers or Nicholson pavement. II is as ex'
cellcnt 10 quality as the Paducah gravel.
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