The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-20

---"Bill Jones'" correspondent of the
Golconda Herald, says Bear Rough,
like Cairo, Is famous, and filled with
Spirituallsts. and Free Thinkers and
Drinkers.
The Charleston MOI Courier says ::
"Miss Cora Stratton. of Cairo, il In the
city visiting large circle OF friends"
The same paper also says "Jamcs Hill
ton, the popular young conductor.
on the Cairo division of the st. L., I. N.
q $. Ry., has gone to New York to see
his friends"
City Treasurer Blake. Salamanca,
New York, sends us the following, I'M
der date of July 10th: care you still
hunting Tor items? If so, ask Howe.
Pecker, Gerould & Co., about their sail
Wednesday evening" We don't know
what Mr.. Blake means, and therefore per-
nit him to ask the question himself.
Speaking of the strawberry-mark re-
Cancellation between wc'uns and His
Honor, the Mayor, the Jonesboro Ga
;stts says: "Wish We had been there.
We would have given 10 In a game of Pc
dro to have seen the meeting Of the long
lost friends. John will not say wolf to
Jack, and peace will reign in Cairo
Helena, Arkansas, has ordered
steam fire engine. The Arabs OF this city
have one they ought TO sell cheap Tor
cash. II has ceased to be even ornamen-
tai. But probably Mayor Winter would
not like to have his naniesakc 20 into the
lawless State of Arkansas. lie /. a peace
loving man, and the engine named after
him is the quictc.t machine in the world.
William stern has sued Mound City
for 10000, for allowing his cellar to be
Hooded by water several times. Then we
ought to sue Cairo for $4,000. Not sat
isiicd with the water that poured into our
cellar from the slope of the street, the
city authorities made gutter along
half square and opened a hole 80 that
the Hood could get under our house with
ncatness and dispatch.
--"Ohc Of the Party" writing to the
Joncsboro ia=ctte about the wedding en-
cursion OF his estimable friend. the
County Clerk, Mr.. W. ;. Hammers, re-
turns thank. to the BULLETIN, and says
Every one wa, pleased with the hospi-
tally received at the hands of friends in
Cairo" Young George Doughcrty ought
to get this card writer TO spell ''Oramgc
Blossoms" Tor him.
The Durant Miss Adccrtis,' says:
1--WE are gratiled at finding in the Cairo
daily Bulletin the subjoined notice of a
poem which appeared in the .Adre,4iser of
last week from the pen of the son OF the
editor Of th, paper. We have refrained
from saying great deal about his
writings heretofore because of the rcla-
tionship existing between us, but we feel
pardouable pride in what he writes and
the favorable things said of him by other
Journals"
In reference to the defeat of the base
ball players of Murphsboro by the Cairo
club. on the 9TH inst, the jackson county
Era says: ut might have been different
mad not four Of the Big Muddies' nine
oeei' "pse"t during the game. Our bows
are not satisfied with the resn,t and =, no
us,"nt day vii, visit Cairo. ,lctormi,oJ
70 orlng back what your boys borrowed.
only borrowed, from US" Bring down
your Macdufls Of the bat, anil id he
the club that first cries ..UolJ
enough - We understand this to be a
quotation from Shakcspcar; and, if il
sounds harsh in any persons ear, the
playwright and not we ought to be
blamed. But, bring on your batters.