The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-21

who has been absent for nearly two
weeks, is expected to return to-day. lie
will bring with him his better-hali and
the larger portion of his numerous chill.
dren.
New hams and reakfast-bacon at the
New York Store.
"A. Comings, during Judge Bross'
labors with the probate court, is attend
ing to the police business Of the latter in
his police court. COmings has u very
stately look when perched upon his chair
in the tribunal of justice.
Tho Midnight Marauders," a sere-
mailing party composed of young men re-
siding in the upper part Of the city, were
out on Tuesday night, paying their re-
spects to their young lady friends and ac-
quaintances.
Neither fight, runaway nor any
thing else has taken place that would
make an interesting item, for a number
OF days. we are, however, looking for
"something to turn up" very soon that
will prove of interest to everybody IN
town.
Those people who came all the way
from Paducah and other places along the
river to see the big steamer Mary Bell on
Tuesday, were awfully disappointed.
Had they remained over. however, as /,
was proposed they should, their disap.
pointment and chagrin would only have
been the greater, for the Bell has not yet
arrived.
Colonel &. W. kidder is making ar
rangements to 20 into winter quarters
In Cairo with the great circu. and mcnag-
cry that he represents. They will show
on the 27th-their last exhibition--and
then lay by until spring opens. This is
the first great menagerie that ever VIM
tered in Cairo and they should have a
rousing benefit on the 9th.
For cork-soled boots or shoes, 90 to
X. Jones, the Commercial avenue boot
and shoe maker. lie is iirst-class work
man and never fails to please.
AT the meeting Of the city council
held on Tuesday evening, Alderman
Wright offered resolution to appoint a
committee whose duty it should be to
confer with Col. Stats Taylor, and the
officers of the Cairo d st. Louis railroad,
and ascertain Of them what they proposed
doing if anything, in regard to the Mis-
sissippi levee. The Mayor appointed as
such committee, Aldermen Wright, Ian
caster. Ncllis. Rittenhouse and Yocum.
John Clancy Is still much interested
in the matter OF Cairo's getting up fair.
He says if the Taylor Literary Club and
Boating Association will volunteer 70
give series Of entertainments during
the winter. and donate the proceedings
towards getting up q fair, there is but lit
Tie doubt that an association would be
organized in the early Spring. Clancy is
enthusiastic over the idea OF fair, and
says he is willing to subscribe money and
time towards bringing the matter to a
focus.
j. Burger & Co. have now on hand
the most elegant stock OF and button
Kid Gloves ever brought to this city, and
are determined to sell them ut remark
ably low figures.
Some one has been going for Cold
stein & Rosenwater's yalises, fine dres,
goods. &c. They made a good haul from
that establishment on Monday night. and
succeeded in carrying on about two hun
bred dollars worth of stuff. Sheriff irwin
was informed Of the matter OH Tuesday
and lost no time in notifying the officers
OF the surrounding towns to look out fol
the guilty ones. One Of the parties has
been Gagged, and the other one viii be, be
fore long.
In q recent issue Of the BULLETIN il
was stated that trains on the Cairo Il st
Louis railroad had stopped running tC
the station Of the company in conse
quence Of the danger incurred by passing
over that portion of the road near the wasl
in the Mississippi levee. We made tn
statement on what we supposed good Az
thority, but since the publication of tn
item We learn there 10 no truth in the re
port, and that all trains make their stop
pages at the station in the lower part 0
town, as usual.
An exchange says: "The Academy
OF Music was again packed last nigh
with an audience composed OF our very
best citizens. The success achieved b.
Mr.. MOBILES and his model combination
has been instantaneous and complete
Our record of smusements for years pas
presents no parallel to their cast. Tn
specially entertainment is model of ele
giant humor, and MIR. Ernest Byne
truly entitled to the appellation. won
derful. All previous performances O
female characters by one Of the sterne
sex, sink into insigniiicance in compar
son to this great artist"
| Yesterday morning A. j. Carl. ate
thinking over what might happen SHOULD
= nre break out in the neighbOrhOod O
his livery stable, got uneasy, and taking
a crow-bar, went in search Of reservoi
that he knew was somewhere in til
neighborhood Of the public well, nea
the city scales. After digging about TO
some time, he finally struck plank i'm
msdiately opposite the store OF Ullmar
| which he tore IN and To his surDriSe an