The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-28
CITY NEWS.
THURSDAY 6c4oBER ss, 1877,
General Items


will b. disbanded to-day.
The circus company OF A. Il. Roth
child stopped at the St. Charles.
Miss Ella Armstrong, who has been
III for several weeks, is still indisposed.
"A large number OF people came TO
town yesterday to see the circu. and me-
nagerie.
"A colony of cmigrants from Albion.
will go through this city for Texas, to-
night.
MIR. A. j. Winthrop, an old resident
Of ST. Louis, is registered at the ST.
Charles.
Henry Cuhl will be absent from the
city for q couple Of weeks, hunting for .
gold mine.
Mrs. Wardner's lecture, "A Fashion
able Folly was the chiei topic of dis
cussion yesterday.
MIR. Oberly will deliver his address
on Odd-Fellowship, at the Presbyterian
church tonight.
Wilson Cramer, city attorney Of Cape
Girardeau, was in the city on legal bust
ness yesterday.
Another party OF emigrants, num-
berng about twenty, passed through thi.
city for Texas. yesterday.
The Illinois Central railroad company
Is putting up new fencing along their
road between Cairo and Dongola.
Miss Aunie Pitchers singing at the
lecture on Tuesday night elected general
praise from all who heard her.
Mrs. Cochran and daughter, Mrs.
! Moore and the noted Tom Collins, left
for their home in New Orleans on Tues
day evening.
Major r. O.. Ridwell, prominent
member OF the Kentucky legislature, wal
in the city yesterday. He is en- route for
Little Rock.
| The sociablc at Liberal Religious hall
last evening was not very largely at.
tended, owing to other amusements
that were offered.
The A. b. Rothchild circus and me.
nagerie was visited by large crowd OF
people yesterday afternoon and evening
1t is very good show.
The next lecture under the auspices
Of the Library Association will be deliy
cred by Professor Alvord in the Metho
dist church next Tuesday night.
"A party of Gypsies were lettering
about town yesterday. They tried Il
make horse trade with the circus com
pany, but failed, and left in disgust.
Up to the present time, Mr.. q. w
Summons has no opponent for count.
commissioner. The office i not fiat
enough to induce many to strive for it.
1t is said by parties who have travele,
the county over during the canvass 10
the coming election, that Reeve will SUI
prise his opponents OH the day of III
election.
Mr.. Edward kelley, somewhat
noted coal miner. is prospecting in tn
neighborbood of Tunnel Hill, johnson
county, but with what success we hav
not been able to ascertain.
Seventeen of the thieves and black
legs who were in town on Monday too
their departure tor the South on Tuesda
evening. Several still remain, however
and it will be well to look out tor them
Married, on Wednesday, October 9th
1875 lat the residence of w. II Remington
Pomeroy, Ohio, by C.. +. Naples, rector
Of Grace Church, Capt. Dyas 4. Parke
to Mrs. Lizzie X. Halliday. No cards.
"A. j. Jones, of Graves county, ker
| lucky, passed through this city yestel
, day for San Antonio, Texas, where h
| goes in hope of benefiting his failing
I health. Mr.. Jones stands six feet te
, inches In his stockings, and weighs bu
8 one hundred and forty pounds.
; We understand that Cincinnati con
I mission men are making things lively !
4 a number of the small towns on the Cair
4 Vincennes railroad. They are buyin
all the apples they can get hold Of. Price
range from thirty to fifty cents per bushe
\ according to quality.
Mayor Winter made known his III
termination to cage every mothers SO
of the party OF blacklegs who were
J., town on Monday and Tuesday, hut Il
: sharpers, learning OF the trap which W,
to be set tor them, thought discretion Il