The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-30

day.
Circuit Court commences at Mound
City two weeks from next Monday.
The hotel keepers of the city are
stirring things up lively for each other.
1t is said that the peach buds at Villa
Ridge have not been injured by the eX-
trcme cold weather.
Joseph Tucker is now the general SUI
perintendent of the Illinois Central rail-
road. lie was formerly the general
freight agent.
AFTER February lst, $1,000 reward will
be given for fifty good paying day bosrders
at the Delmonico Hotel-$i = week.
Mayor Wood left this city yesterday
afternoon for short business trip down
the Mississippi Central railroad. lie cx-
poets 10 return on Monday.
The Jonesboro independent says that
\ slight shock of an earthquake was
felt at that place last Monday morning.
The track of the Cairo 81 st. Louis
narrow gauge railroad has been cOmplet-
ed to within three miles OF Joncsboro.
A LIMITED number OF prompt paying d'y
boarders will be taken at the st. Charles at
81! per month,
1t is said that all the peach buds in
the latitude of Alton aud n low down a.
Belleyile in this State were entirely de-
stroyed by the late intense cold weather.
The calaboose is not filled TO over
flowing with prisoners just at present,
but the keeper of that institution is liy-
ing in hopes of good time to come.
The Illinois Central railroad paid into
the State treasury, on the last Thursday
of 1874, per cent. of is gross earnings
for the six months ending October 1t,
amounting to s2lG,9l5.2l, as requires by
law.
81 per month for prompt paying day
boarders at the st. Charles, from February
first.
Next Monday night the Rev. Mr..
Wallar will deliver a lecture on the Nat
ural and Supernatural that promises to
DE of great interest.
The Illinois Central agents are now
authorized 10 sell round trip ticket,
which are good for thirty days instead
OF five. ~ formerly. These tickets will
be sold at fifteen per cent. oil regular
rates.
The coal dump now being built on
the fiat below lialliday's warehouse, is
being pushed forward at lively rate,
AMI will, it is expected. be completed
aud ready for service III four or five
weeks.
The citizens of Charleston, Missouri,
will celebrate the ninth of February with
| a Grand Masked Ball and supper. \
| number OF the young folks OF this city.
ii is said, will 60 over 10 that place and
participate in the festivities.
The next demonstration that will at
| tract the attention of the young people Of
/ this place, who are lovers of dancing. Is
the grand masquerade ball, to be given
hy the Rough and Ready fire company,
on the ninth of February.
AFTER February LIST, 81 900 reward will
be given Tor fifty good paying day boarders
nj the Dclmon!co Hotel-s4 per week.
-Sproat and Son, the oyster packers OF
this city, have seven men, who are daily
employed in fishing for them in the Ohio
river. They receive one thousand pounds
of fresh fish per day, which they have no
difficulty in disposing of in this market.
1t was predicted by the weather
prophets of this city, and there are a
great many of them hereabouts, that this
, part Of the State would be visited by u
terrific wind and rain storm Thursday,
but it turned out that they were wrong.
There has not been burglary COM
mitted in this city for four days, which
fact is something out of the usual line,
considering that up TO last Monday there
had scarcely night passed for two
months on which some theivery was not
| perpetrated.
q. per month fora limited number OF
prompt paying day boarders at the ct.
Charles, from February fret.
The people OF Mound City have con-
cluded to build sidewalk from the Hi
nois Central railroad to Beech Grove
Cemetry. This is commcndable, and will
be the source through which the people I
this city can avoid the mud which has to be
encountered in going from the train to
the cemetery.
The bell of the Delta City fire COM
panie's engine house was tolled from
eight until twelve O'Clock yesterday
morning, in memory of Treasurer Mar
tin, who was a leading member of that
organization, and the engine and meeting
room OF the house were draped In
mourning.
Astronomy" is the subject of DR..
Il. 5. Brigham's lecture, which he will
deliver in Liberal Religious hall to-mor-
row night. DR.. Brigham has employed
great deal of time in preparing this adj
dress, and will no doubt offer to his au-
dience much important information OH
the subject.
AFTER February LIST, 81 900 reward viii
be giyen for fifty good paying day boarders
at the Dclmonico Ho,el-&i u week.
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During the present term of the cir
cult court, two preachers have been tried
for stealing. The names of the gentle
man ara the Rev Jacob BRADLEY who