The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-02

| trying to tumble him of, which they did.
the board striking him on the temple as
he fell, and knocking the wits out OF
| him.
The election fever Is becoming more
| contagious every day, and the sports are
scraping their dollars together with a
view to pick up greeners when the
proper opportunities are offered.
1t is rumored about the city that q
Louisville kentucky firm has pur-
chased the hub factory in the upper por-
ton of this city. and intend converting it
into a Touring mill.
The pupils under the care Of Miss
Thompson, In the Thirteenth street
school, were examined yesterday in the
presence of large audience of ladies
and gentlemen, and acquitted themselves
In fine style.
MIR. W. i. Halliday and +. Kors-
meyer, we are told, have had strong
pressure brought to bear upon them to
induce them to again run for school di-
rectors at the coming election, TO De held
on the 81 inst, at the Eleventh street
school house, in this city.
The little politicians, the 'matterer,
in politics, may be seen standing on the
corners, loaing about saloons and other
places, tryin. to "gct in their work" as
they say. but it don't seem to be their
forte. a. the encouragement Offered to
them is in very limited quantities.
As the warm days arrive. the Young
gentlemen Of this city become more and
more impressed with the idea that base
ball club is essential TO their happiness,
and they are accordingly making an effort
to organize nine that will DC able to win
game or two during the season.
Invitation, for the birthday party of
Messrs. Paul IT, Schulz, Charles W.
Scharre and Charles G. Buder, three es-
Unable young men Of this city, have
been issued. The party will take
place at Kluge's hall on Thursday even
ing, the eighth day of this month.
A little girl. who had been all "fixcd
up in white dress, white shoes, blue rib
bons ETC.. by her kind mamma, that she
might look pretty at the examination
yesterday afternoon, while crossing
Washington avenue slipped and fell into
the mud. Her poor little heart was al.
most broken.
We are told that one of the candi-
dates, who is now in the field for posi-
ton To be given by the people at the next
municipal election, has box of cigars
in some store on every street in town. If
this is true, we wouldn't give much for
the profit of the office after he has paid
the cigar bill.
The "Panicer," will hold meeting
on next Saturday evening, for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or no they will
give a select party. The season for this
kind of amusement is just drawing to a
close, and tits our opinion that it will be
q grand success, should they decide TO
favor the young people with party.
The next sensation in Cairo, it is our
private opinion, will be Il duel between
Lafayette Demosthencs Davis, editor Of
the san. and Charles Alexander Saup.
river reporter of the BULLETIN. This
will be high toned affair, and the
seconds, whoever they may be, will he
heroe. for the remainder of their lives.
A pressure i being brought TO bear
upon Edward Knott, young and lntelli-
gent colorcd man of this city, now in the
employ of Louis Myers, to enter the
field for the Office OF city clerk at the
ensuing municipal election. but Mr..
Knott informs us that he has not yet de-
cidcd whether he will comply with the
request of his friends or not.
While every city, north, south, east
and west of Cairo Is being inundated by
the heavy rains OF the past few weeks,
Cairo remains high and dry, with the ex.
ception of little puddles here and there
caused by the rain, and we would advise
any of the afflicted inhabitants of the
flooded cities around us, who wish to rest
their feet upon solid earth, to come to us
and we will receive them with open
arms,