The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-14

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NEWS OF THE NEIBHBORHooD
Mt Carmel. not to DO behind the
Egyptian metropolis, has had its meteor.
1t Disclosed itself Monday evening, throw
ing food Of light on town and country,
valley and hill top.
Joe Roberts, Of the jackson county
New Era, threw newspaper mud at one
Major Ward, resident Of Csrbondale,
The Major sued, laying his damages at
$4,000 Tho result of the trial, last
week, was n verdict of 800 for the com
plairnnt. When ,ciU Joe Roberts initiate
the editor of The BULLETIN, and prae-
tice the "proprietios.'
III. b Hardy was posted for speech
In Vicuna, Monday evening. 1t is said
that he is mo slouchn on tho stump. and
Is making very fair Roadway in his race
against Fcrrill and Glsssford, for the
senate.
--vhe farmers of tho Finy-1rs,
Senatorial district, in convention nj
New Columbia, last aturday, nominated
8. M. Glassford for the State Senate, nr
j. K Stcagall for the House. Tho nomi
nation of the former gentleman, who i,
said to be respectable alike in brains and
dollars, gives our Radical friends of tbs
Fif,y.lrs, cause for great uuea.ness
j IL. Jones q son have just LANDED
their stanch wharf-boat at Elizabeth,own
and are now preparing to do genera
forwarding and commission business for
the people of Hardin and adjoining coun
try Hardin Gazs,te.
Matthew Joyner, many years ago q
resident of Cairo, but now II farmer living
near Stone Fort, has been sorely afflicted
recently. Three of his children died
within period Of ten days. He was &c
devoted to his children that this blow
well nigh brushes him.
The assessed value of taxable prop.
crty In Saline county, as equalized by the
State Equalization Board amounts to
81 sos 607, Her personal and lands we're
increased six per cent, and her town lots
reduced twelve per cent.
The little town of Chester is ambi-
tious. Look ut this, from tho Nashville
(Ill) Democrat; Tho city of Chester
ohers premium of $500 for the fastest
PAGER al the fair the last week in this
month. We understand that our fellow
townsman Jacob Stoker will have his
horse there TO competo for tho pre- mum
"A horrible murder was committed
last Thursday, near Lswrencoville, in
this State, evidently for the purpose OF
robbery. Tho murdered man was named
Thomas Collins. The Vincennes Sun
says; "Mr Collins was murdered in his
bed. He was struck on the head with o
club, and his skull crushed. His wife,
sleeping in the same room but not in the
same bed, was aroused about one o'clock
by the loud breathing or her husband,
and discovered him covered with blood
and in an unconscious condition. He
AioA AiA u 10" hilbuttSs tDcNtTdl
dollars which NJ. Collins carried about
his person were found TO DO missing or
course the community WAS greatly shock
cd, and every effort was at once made to
discover the murderer. Suspicion was
directed against n con Of Mr.. Collins, and
the verdict OF the coroner's Jury WAS such
M. tn 1 a lu MAJ at
arrested, aud is now in prison at Law
renceyille,"
"A certain young drummer, who trav-
els for house in this city, has lost conf.
dence in his fellow men and twenty dol
lars. II was by three card monte on the
Cairo and Vincennes road. Tho young
drummer says it was worth almost twenty
dollars TO see how "sliok" thcy "threw
m."--l Vincennes Sun.