The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-25
II H + BULLETIN.
CAIRO LOCAL NEWS.
I.OCALISMS

low rates. 2-lO.tf
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers ar,
both on the Rampage. The Ohio 10 risin,
at the rate Of two feet psr day.
Mr.. Geo. 8. Winslow, assistant super
intendsnt Of the ~. Loui. and Southeast.
ern railroad wa, in tho city yesterday.
Eight, and only eight, day borders car
be accommodated Q, the 81 Charles At tn,
reduced price. ,.lo.tf
Might before last the little steam Of
jim Fisk, BY the "skin OF her teeth es-
capped . watory grave. see river news.
AT the organization Of the Board ot
County Com tnissioners on Monday, on
motion ~ Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Saunders wa,
chosen chairman Of the board.
"A correspondent Of the Sun in last
nights issue givss Peggy" On overgoing
for some Sigh. prevsrics.ion as TO the
whereabouts OF Cap. Hamb!c,on. I, {,
Peggy's" turn now.
nv PO''o 'oirp hTS tthis Ultttu'
tisns these days. The police complain Of
dull ,imcs." and say ,hsrs i. no. ordi.
nance vio!ators enough ia the city TO
make things BIT lively"
"A couple of hotel runners got into q
quarrel day before Yesterday, and in or.
der 70 settle tho matter appealed to Judge
Bros.,iwho, no. 10 be partial, Hoed them
$40 and cots each. Cool enough for
them.
The stock Of groceries, etc, belonging
TO the firm OF r. W. Carfico & Co, now
being sold by Sheriff Irwin to satisfy the
debts of the firm, will wind up in d.y
or two. The sale will continue from day
TO day until everything /. sold.
"A. Mitchell, general suporintsnde n (,
OF the Illinois Central, aud lady were ut
the 81. CbArles yesterday. mir. and Mrs.
Mitchell wsro on their way home from
New Orleans, and stopped OF here tor a
rest.
Mr.. Mitchell, advance agent for Tom
Thumb aud wife, Commodore Mutt, and
Minnie Warren troupe, Was in the city
yesterday, making arrangement, for the
appearance Of the little people atihe Ath-
snsum 10 This city on next Tuesday even
ing.
Each Wednesday evening during the
Lenten season, there will be services ct
the German Lutheran CHURCH, Thirteenth
street, between Washington avenue and
Walnut streets. Tho subject Of the SER
mons will be the "Su.rsrings and Death OF
Christ" Tho public are invited 20 a.
tend.
-ES Ro.snthsl, Columbus, Ky; II G
Wells, villa Hidgo; L s Russell, 81. Car.
mel, Ill; J w McElhany, J Edmondson
and w Eimondson, Mo; r " Richardson,
Y; ID Deans, j w Copeland, Il IL
Oaks, and DR. j y Young, Bslknsr, III; A
I Zsnone, w Lewis and II Sanders. were
tho arrival. at the ST. Nicholas hotel yes
tsrday.
Prominent among tho arrivals ut the
st. Charles yesterday were: Rev James
J Page, Kentucky Rev A Barr, Louisi-
ana; 7 II Blake, Texas; o Z Gordell,
Michigan; II Field, New York; q X
Rockiuller, Chicago; G 7 I'ownau, CHI
c,nnsti J Garfield and wife, Michigan !;
q Mn,r,ano =, on;. al NJ. "a. ~
Gould, Chicago.
Late yesterday afternoon DR.. Smith
went to his Office on Eighth street, and in
. short time after WAS taken suddenly snd
seriously sick. Several prominent physi.
clans were called - his side, and were
.iilI with him at late hour last night.
Al ten clock the doctor had not bocn
removed to bis residences. We were uo-
able to ascertain the nature oil his illness,
but sincerely hope it lie no! Of n dangerous
character, and that he may soon be able
to resume his professional duties.
Tho squsbble Of the different factions
over the appointment of a receiver for the
Cairo and V,ncennes railroad, has no. yet
besn trough, to al cod. 1, MAS thought
tho question &c TO whether a receiver
would bs appointed would be settled yes
terdsy, but il II dscision was rendered in
tho matter, up TO la.s hour last nigh. no
one in this city was made aware Of it
The gentlemen interested are anxious tina,
the question shall be settled one way or
another.
Mrs. OByrne "Pips," who has ,nsds
sn ehviable reputation rs n reader, having
appeared before the public in many Of
tho lsrges, cltios of the country, viii give
readings and recitstions in Cairo, at the
Atheneum, on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this weak, notice of which
will srpear. Mrs. o'Byrns makes her
selections from the bes. writers Of prose-
and poetry, and has never fsilod to please
the most critical and cultivated audiences.
We hope that our people will I'll the
Athsncum on the occasion of Mri.
O'Dyrne's appearance, and thus pay her
the compliment her merits and reputation
deserves.
The people Of Cairo, whom they go
cured the extension OF the Mississippi
Central railroad thought that their hap
piness would be complete, but they find
that businsas whlch formally etoDped at