The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-10
General Items.


rostrum on the woman question?
The first meeting Of the Taylor Lit
erary Society will take place Tonight
The young lady who wro.e that let
ter to the New York Ledger must be In
an lawful" way.
The police courts still remain very
quiet. There is nothing doing in either
of them.
The funeral of Mrs. Margretha Klein
took place from her late residence yester-
day morning at II o'clock
The city guardians convened at the
council chamber last evening. 1t was
their regular monthly meeting.
Remember that tonight Robinson's
Ministries make their last appearance in
this city for the season.
Harry Robinson's band is one of the
best that has ever visited this city with
| any similar organization.
"A number of the rising generation OF
this city propose giving select party
some evening next week, at Phillis' nall.
1T is said there were four births in
this city yesterday. At that rate it would
not take long to double our population.
Harry Robinson's splendid band SER
enaded the BULLETIN yesterday morn
ing, much to the delight of the employees.
For a smooth shave or fashionable
hair cut, 90 to Gus Helm, who holds
forth between Commercial avenue and
Ohiolevec, on Sixth street.
Miss Anna Berger, with the Berger
family, Swiss bell ringers, is said to be
one of the finest artists in her line in the
profession.
The San says that Mr.. +. A. Bur-
! riss, who was crushed on the Cairo and
Vincenncs railroad last Tuesday, is at the
/ st. Charles, and i. improving rapidly.
The Delta City Cornet Band. now
being ~ playing order again. the people
of tina city may look for good music
when the time for open air concerts come.
The smaller scholars who attend the
public schools Of this city, make enough
noise on their way to and from school TO
cause ones hair to stand on end.
The negroes who stole HOWE Broth
ers's hams, seem to know how to go
about such things. They lett no trace
that will in the least aid in their detec-
ton.
The Ballard Ne,0s says: 1T is be-
lieved that the Mississippi will be out of
its banks by Saturday, and our folks will
have to go by the way of Fl Jefferson, to
| Caro-"
Two men got into a squabble near
the court house yesterday, but neither of
| them seemed to want to hurt the other,
30 there was no serious damage done on
either side.
The Bergers will be here tomorrow
night, and those who wish 10 witness 4
iirst-class entertainment should not fail to
see them. Secure your seats early, rs
there will be big rush for them.
We are told that two negro men had
bad fight at the corner of Fourth stree
and Washington avenue yesterday after
noon, and that one of the parties cut TIA,
other severely.
-"Genevra" seems to be having con.
siderable fun at the expense of the "Wo.
mans Club and Library Association
She don't go much on the woman's rights
side of the society.
We hear that an uptown man has
matched his chicken to fight one
owned by a downtown man, fol
fifty dollars side, the fight to take place
three weeks from last saturday. Mic,
sport that.
The report which was in circulation
on Monday, to the effect that Capt
Robert Riley had bee n drowned during
the sinking of his boat, the City Of Nicks
burg. about one hundred miles above thi
port, is false.
The Knights Templar propose Civ
ing a sociablc every first aud third Friday
evenings during the months of MarchanC
April. The first one OF the season, whicl
took place last Friday evening, is said Il
have been complete success.
That man who told woman OF
Washington avenue yesterday afternoon
if she didn't button up her lips" HI
would put head on her, no doub
meant what he said, for he looked
mean enough to be capable of doing any
thing.
A party of good looking ladies anC
gentlemen from Lou svile passed through
this city for New Orleans on the steame
Charles Morgan last Monday. While th'
boat was lying in port, the said part,
took a stroll through town, and saw TIT
sights.
A correspondent Of the St. Loui
! Globe, who accompanied the officers o
, the Cairo and st. Louis narrow gaug'
railroad on their trip over that road
speaks in a very complimentary manner
! of Cairo in communication to that pa
per.
, Everybody who heard Mrs. Martin
: lecture on "Woman, Mans Companion
1 and Equal" are loud in their praise of
as an excellent effort. The manner II
', which it was read, say many, by Mis-
Thompson, had great deal to do wit
!. the effect IL had upon the audience,
y Really, "Genevra" writes with