The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-02-13
General Items.

The communication on dogs will APP
pear tomorrow.
Repairs, which will cost three thou
sand dollars, are to be put upon the Ma
tional Cemetery at Mound City.
--Gillet's Baking Powder-the best in
use-always reliable.
Tomorrow night DIR. Parker will
lecture in Liberal Religious hall. Every
body is invited to 20 and hear him.
Con O'Callahan, formerly Of this city,
and gentleman well known to our bus
mess men, is in the city visiting friends
and relatives.
The musical concert. given at Mound
City in honor Of Mr.. +. u. IIewett. who
proposes TO leave that city shortly to seek
his fortune elsewhere, was grand affair,
The police courts have been 80 dull
during the past few days, that the mon
otonous quiet,ide which surrounds them
reminds one of wake.
-Gillet's Baking Powder--for sale
everywhere.
A gentleman BY the name Of Canda,
general manager Of the Cairo and st.
Louis railroad, wa. in the city on Thurs
day. so it Is said.
The draymen We're happy yesterday.
They We're kept busy hauling for the
merchants the entire day, which is fact
well calculated TO make them feel happy.
The merchants who hold forth on
the leyee were in good spirits yesterday,
for business was more active than it has
been for many days past.
The Atheneum will be crowded to-
night to see Shakespeare great tragedy
of "Othello. or the Moor of Venice" pro-
duced. with Mr.. Hanchelta as Othcllo, Miss
Julia Hanchett as Desdemona and Mr..
Pope as lago.
Call for the best-tiillct's Baking
Powder-for it never disappoints the
cook.
The Presbyterians, at meeting held
in the church last Wednesday night, for
the purpose of deciding whether or not
the resignation OF the Rev. Or. Thayer
should be- accepted, declined to accept it,
by unanimous vote.
ON and after next Monday. train No.
|, Texas Express, on the Cairo, Arkansas
| q Texas railroad. instead of leaving this
| city at ll:30 p. M. Us it does ut present,
will leave at IL o'clock a. III. Train No.
! = will arrive The same as usual.
The mail train on the Illinois Central
railroad that should have arrived in this
city at fifteen minutes past 1 O'Clock,
Thursday afternoon, did not get here I'M
till nearly IL o'clock that night, owing to
a wreck which occurred near Ulln, the
same morning.
A little child, -four years of age, be-
longing to Mr.. James Anderson, OF
Mound City barely escaped being burned
to death few days ago by its clothes
caching fire from the stove. The father
and mother OF the child, in their endeav-
ors to save It from death, had their hands
badly burned.
The sociable under the management
that took place at the residence OF Mr..
John Lansden. last Thursday night, is
said to have heen one Of the most pleas
ant affairs Of the Kind that has taken
place in Cairo this winter. The audience
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lansden, to the delight Of all; some OF
the ladies and gentlemen favored those
present with music. The refreshments arc
spoken of as having been delicious.
The people of Alexander county
should not forget that next Tuesday the
election for States Attorney, which office
was lately left without an occupant by
the removal OF Mr.. Pope to Chicago, will
take place, and turn ont en- masse and
vote tor Mr., william Mulkey, of this city
who is a candidate, Mr.. Mul!cy is pos
sessed Of great deal OF legal ability,
deserving young man, and will elect
. ed, I'LL the Office 90 the satisfaction o
everybody.
Mr.. Bouton, of the Jonesboro Gasett,
was in the city yesterday. lie inform
us that that grand Odd Fellows celebra
, ton, which was proposed by the BuLLE
TIN some time ago, has been taken int
hand by the members Of the order @
that city, who propose to have demon
9 stration on the fair grounds Mt Jonesbor
that will astonish the natives. 1t wi
come of on the Goth Of April, and Cd
Fellows from every town In Souther
# Illinois will be there.
J, Yesterday morning about 10 o'clocl
i colored lady entered County Cler
Lynch's office and inquired OF Deput