The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-16
II H Z BULLETIN N.
CAIRO LOCAL NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS LOCALS.

There WAS no business Of Importance
10 the police courts yesterday.
The Fanny Price theatrical cotabias.
ton 81 the A,heDeum tonight
Chief Of Police McIlale and Deputy
Sheriff John Gain have returned from
Joliet.
"A. Mitchell, general super .n.endent
Of the Illinois Central railroad, IL at tho
St. Charles.
The German Catholics oi the c,ty
will hold . fair aud festival during three
evenings Of mex. week.
There WAS = meeting Of the City
Council las. evening. Proceedings will
| be published tomorrow.
Mr.. X. II. Cunning ham's entire stock
Of dry goods, notions, etc, are to be sold
at auction. Soc notice 10 another column
--Notics All member. Of the Bismstk
Bund who are In arrears are hereby noti.
asd " come up and settle a, once. 9th.
erwiss their policies will be forfeited.
The members Of the committee on
Man ufactures are requested W NEE. u. the
Novelty Iron Store tomorrow, Friday, at
three ~ o'cloek. A full attendance ia de.
sired. &. K. WOODWARD, Prs'dea'.
When " casion requires, the Fourth
Ward or High School building can be
lighted with ges, the pipes and metre hav-
ing been pu, into the building on Monday
| last.
In the eircait coIrt the ps.i' ary was
yesterday discharged. The remainder Of
the week will DO devoted ~ hearing
| plssdings An motions. Ga Monday III .
civil docket will BE- taken up.
Tho Sir knights OF ,hi, city will in.
dulgs 10 . soires ., TIER asylum this
evening, whom they anticipate having a
| grand time. There will be feas,ing, sing.
ing and dancing, etc. They have invited
few frisnds-n many ~ will fill the
hall comfortably. The members Of the
order will appear in fatigue d'em.
On Walnut street, near tho Methodist
church, there stands almost In the middle
Of the sidewalk, an immense cotton wood
tree, which has, Of late, been the cause OF
more than one man getting the "bsrk'
taken of hi. nose. This tree il declared
. nuisance which the proper authorities
Of the city ought TO abolish at once.
MIR. F. d. Rsxford and family, of
Joliet, G. l.. Roote and daughter, II. S.
BEDFORD Of Chicago, and II. s. Rexford,
Jr. Of this city, who we're on = pleasure
trip 10 New Orleans. returned by rail TO
this city..yesterday, the steamer Jas. How.
ard, on which they took passage, having
laid up at New Orleans. The party are
a the st. Charles hotel.
The Carmi Courier OF the 10Th slant,
says: 1--WE understand that . party OF
English stockholders viii! Be over the T..
q V. 4. X. the latter end Of this month
With the intention Of looking over the
road and furnishing oil the -oney neces-
sary to liquidats al outstanding debu."
Tho January term Of the Alexander
county court will convene on Monday
next.
Mrs. E.R. Workman offers her serv-
ices to the ladies Of Cairo and vicinity as
. teacher in the art Of making Wax
Flowers. For terms and specimens, she
refers to Barclays prescription drug store,
corner Eighth street and Washington Az
snus, where orders for Flowers may also
b left. Ladies wishing lessons will pleas
leave their address at tie store or give
notice through post office drawer No.
213, Cairo, Ills. A-l.s-lm
Among the guests .. the st. Charles
hotsl yesterday we're tue following: 4
II Thomas and daughter, Lyons, Iowa. .
+ Yates and wife. Chicago; Jas g Cain,
J T West and F w ricksrill, st. Louis
b Davis, indianapolis; z Seymour, Clinton,
Ohio; j w Bsusman, Pi,tsburg; l. w
noorse, New'York; d Nj Stewart, Gin.
oinnati; L A Carlyle aud lady, and A J
Bisssl and lady, Anna, Illinois; A II Over
man, Chicago. y
The Mississippi river is frozen over, .
fact that will bring joy to the hearts of
our commission merchants and business
men generally. Large quantities Of
freight that have heretofore sought .
southern market by way Of st. Louis will
no = come this way and southern dealers
In search Of hay, grain, etc, will come to
Cairo instead Of going to st. Louis. Our
merchants will not object to this freezing
up business.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather was biting cold very fair audi
ence assembled 1t the Athenum last nigh ut
10 witness the play entitled the "Octoroon
or Life in Louisiana The play from
the frst to the last WAS excellent, each OF
the actors performing their parts with
credit to themselves and the satisfaction
Of the audience. Wi,h Miss Prices YER
sion Of Zoe, tAs octoroon, little or no
fault can DO found. Mr.. Murray acted
tho character of Jacob McClosky to per-
lection, and won tho praiae Of every
member Of the audience. Messrs Neldrum
Barry, and Bosworth Miss HAnchstt, Mrs.