The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-04
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LOCALTsMs.

dull.
Tho Ohio and Mississippi rivers ar,
falling
The 81. Charles hotel is doing coco
business.
Regular meeting Of tho city counei
on Tuesday evening.
Tho Fanny Prico Combination con
,inue to draw good houses.
Religious services at nearly all The
churches in tho city today
The lovee gravel ROAD IS in II fair con.
dillon. 1t might DO much worse.
Tho streets OF the city present sum.
mer-like nppsaranoe--or did last night.
Services a. the NJ. =. church at the
usual hours to-day. Rev. Waller will &C.
eupy The pulpit.
Circuit Court will convene Tomorrow
morning. The criminal locke. will to
the FIRST thing in order.
We are pleased to learn that Judge
Mulkey is improving rapidly, and ex-
poets soen 10 be- out again.
HOWE X Co, pork packers, Of this
city, have cut up upward. Of 1000 hogs,
so far, during the season.
--"Lucre,is Borgia' will he tho play
a. tho Athsneum Tomorrow Monday
night. There will be q full house.
The German Lutheran School, on
Thirtce,h street, will reopen tomorrow.
There arc now two teachers engaged.
The Cairo and Vincsnnes railroad
took out thirsy-two loaded freight cars on
Ftidsy Good enough for one days work.
County jailor Fitzgerald has recently
given the cOurt house yard . thorough
securing, and il is now rs clean as new
pin.
Tho county jail Is crowded with Grim.
inals awaiting trial. 1t will consume sev.
erel weeks time to clear the criminal
docket
The business Transaction. Of this city
for the season, 30 far, have been larger In
comparison than most any other city in
the South west
"A meeting OF the directors OF the Cairo
aud 81. Louis railroad company will be
held a. the station house on She cornpany's
grounds In East 81. Louis. on Tuesday
next.
during the month OF December the
e,rnings ofthe Mobile and Ohio railroad
was over 100000. an excess Of $4,000
over the earnings for the same month las,
year.
Services at the Church OF The Re-
deerner al hslf-p,st ten am. and half-past
seven pm. tomorrow. Tao snhj... VI .lV
sermon In the evening will be promise
Breaking"
Merchants, grocors, saloon keepers,
etc, are renewing their Licenses for the
year 1874. Over ,hirty saloon licenses
we're approved st the meeting Of the Coun-
Gil held on Friday afternoon.
Tomorrow, Monday, January 9th,
the City National Bank pays its stock
holders 5 per cont. dividend out Of its
earnings for the past six months. This is
business in every sense OF the word.
Some person having a comfortable cot
tage containing five or six rooms, con W nj
emily located for business, If desirous of
selling may find q cash purchaser by ad-
dressing post Office drawer SOC, Cairo, His.
l6- l-4.3t
The track OF tho Cairo and VIM
cennes read, above Twentieth street, ia being
raised and lovelei and bslasled with stone.
Every day new improvements are being
made on this road, and it will soon be one
OF the best in Southern Illinois.
Sam johnson, burly African, slap
Jane Williams, an ebony female-on the
nose, on Fourth street, last night, and
caused bloodshed from the nasal organ.
Jane went in search OF the police, but
further this deponont kuoweth not.
Mr.. John Gocic', has sold out the
Planters House to Mr.. Hsifnsr OF st.
Louis. Mr., II. 10 said to boa frst.clsss
''hotel man" and will keep good house.
AS to Mr.. Gockels future movements we
are unabls at this time to say anything.
1t is to DO hoped that no does not intend
10 leave the city.
"A stated couclave of Cairo Com
mandy No. l3 X. 4. will be held at the
Asylum, on Monday evening, January 8,
A. D., lS14-A. o., 700. Sir Knish hts will
appear in fatigue dress. Visiting Sir
knights courteously invited to attend
JEwETr WILCOX, Recorder.
10 l-4-lt
After q brief sermon in the Presbyte-
rian Church this morning, on "Tne Proof
Of Gods Love-" the sacramsn,s of Bap-
tlsm and the Lords Supper will be sd-
ministered. In the evening, Mr.. Thsyer
will deliver the opening sermon for the
.'Woek OF Prayer" Subject-"Ihe Great
Question, Us God Asks It."
Prominent amcng the arrivals at the
81. Charles hotel yesterday were the fol-
lowing; Col. j. IL. Gilmore aud son, Fort |
worth; h. q. McNeill and wife,
Chicago; j. u. Caldwell and family, |