The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-18
GENERAL ITEMS.

| trisd yestefday.
There 10 to DO . race between two
well-known horses Of this county on Sat.
urday week somo whore near this city.
The official proceedings Of tbs fret
term Of the board Of county commission.
ers, will DO published in The BuLLETIS
| tomorrow morning.
MIR and Mrs. Stafford, and Capt. w.
r. Halliday left Monday evening for .
short visit TO Mobile and New Orleans.
They expect to DO absent about ten days.
Rev. w. J. Grant, OF the Methodist
Church, arrived in this city yesterday, and
will assist Rev. Mr.. Waller 10 conduct
the revival ct the Methodist church in
this city.
--Lasehas, the man who murdered An
other on the outskirts Of the city on last
Saturday evening, will have . prelinin-
AIRY hearing before Judge Bross in the
county court room this morning at ten
O'Clock.
-Attsniion, Dir Knights A special
conclave Of Cairo Commandery will be
held at the asylum, this "wednesday
evening, At Z O'Clock, for drill aud re-
hsarsal. BY order Of the 4. q.
JBwETT WILCOX, Recorder
That storm that WAS to play such
havoc with this part Of the country les,
night fAiled 70 pnt in an appearance a'
the appointed time. II probably switched
of before reaching Cairo and took some
other route.
| Tom Brown, several yesrs ago 9
clerk in one Of the banks of this city, i,
in town. Mr.. tBrown 10, We under
stand, connected with one OF the largss,
pork.packing establishmsnts in Cincin.
natl.
An insane man, . resident OF Madi'
son, Indiana, WAS put oil Of the steamer
Chas. Bodman at this point yesterday
and in company with friend who came
of the boat with him. left by the after
nosn train for Madison.
In compliance with . resolution
adopted a. the meeting of colorsd citizenI
on Monday evening to express their SEN
timsnts on the death Of Senator Sumner
we notice that many colored families have
draped their residence in mourning. \
Yesterday being St. Patrick's day
the s.. Patrick's Benevolent Society and
. juvenile temperance Organization wsr'
out in force in full uniform, and paradst
the streets. The Benevolent Society 4
composed almost entirely Of lrishmen
and when on parade presents . hns ap
pearanco. The temperance society, com
posed entirely Of small boys, also pre-
ssntsd q very pretty appearance.
| Within tho last four or five days q
many robberies have been committed in
the vicinity Of Fourth and Fifth streets
and Commercial avenue. On Satur
day night between ten and eleven o'clocl
. stranger, for the time stopping At th'
Mooklsr house, was, while walking alonl
Commercial avenue near Fourth street. &C
costed by Q couple Of colored men who -
saultsd him and relieved him Of his watch
Last Monday evening two colored mel
went into Mr.. Burk's grocery store Of
Fourth street, and appropriated to the m
selves fine silver watch that was hang
ing on nail behind the counter. An
so 1t goss-ths above beinl
only two Of the many robbsriss and thief
that have OF late occurred in that vicinity
Officers Martin and Sheehan who hsv
charge Of that beat, are good officers, bu
have too much territory too travel owe
and too many rough places to guard, an
cannot give tho locality in question th
protection it should have. The supprsI
sion of fsw Of the dance houses In tbs
quarter would do more to put . stop
such outrsgss than all the policemen th'
! could bs stationed there.
On Sunday evening last Mr.. and M
Carl Wittig Of this city, celebrated th
Aftieth anniversary OF their married life.
81 For some time past . number Of Il
!, personal friends Of this old couple ha,
i been busy preparing for this event, an
!. considerable time and money was sxpsn'
cd In sonsumating the arrangements for Il
e so-callsd Golden Wsdding." The Ger
mony was performed in Schssls Was
: ington hall In the presence
very large company Of the frisn
and acquaintancss Of the old coup
, the company being in great part con
y posed Of our best and moss respectful
German speaking people. According
arrangements previously made. the eel
. mony was commenced with song en-,
tied "This 10 the Day Of the Lore
BY the Concordia singing soeist
~ Al the conclusion Of the sor
CARL Wittig and Frsdsricka,