The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-11

how Madame Blanche and her troupe
will be well patronIzed in Cairo.
Wanted, two young ladies for the
stage. No previous knowledge OF the
business required. Apply to-day, be-
tween 10 and IL O'Clock, at the Athe-
neum.
We have just received full line of
chidren's cloaks and bonne,s also
ladies' cloaks and skirts at lower prices
than ever. HEiLBRoS d We'll.
The mayor Is just two dollars and
fifty cents out of pocket through his
great desire to have the Hon. William
Hartzell see what would become of the
people of Cairo if he didn't succeed in
getting congress to appropriate money
enough to build US new lcvee. He
hired a buggy of Perry Powers for halt
day to take the congressman to the levee
wash. and had the bill presented to the
council. It was referred to the commit
tee on claims, and that body refused to
allow it, which "little trick" In the
opinion Of His Honor, Twas mean"
Samuel SIatt, the man arrested by
sheriff Irwin several days ago, for steal
ing the pocket book OF Mrs. W. +. Halli-
day, was up for trial yesterday morning.
Slatt is a German, and knows nothing
whatever about the English language.
The evidence Of the witnesses against
Ia hus IL ts.t ra tnI S,r i'm, ,t istx
| Williams, and also his evidence trans
lated into English for the benefit Of JUS
tice Fitzgerald, before whom Slatt was
tried. lie was held to bail in the sum of
charge of larceny at the next term of the
circuit court.
Men are heartless. On Tuesday night
Mayor Winter, lamb-like, offered the sug-
gestion that bernie Of ten feet. instead
OF enc Of fifty feet be built from the base
Of the levee. lie said by SO doing citizens
Of Cairo would stand an equal chance to
do the work with scrapers, against own
ers Of excavators. The suggestion was
evidently made in good faith by the
mayor, In the hope of being Of benefit to
both the laboring men of our city and
the heavy taxpayers. But now, out Of
pure cussedness, some one has circulated
the report that "this Is another little cleo.
tioneering dodge OF Jacks which is, to
say the least. very unkind.
AT the council meeting on Tuesday
night, the mayor read communication
to the council. in which he stated that the
Hon, William Hartzell. while in this city.
had requested hiih TO meet him in st
Louis to-day, and together they would
call upon Gen. Simpson, for the purpose
of ascertaining how much of an appro-
priatIOn Congress would have to make
to build the new levee. The mayor sug
gested that committee be appointed TO
accompany him to st. Louis. After the
matter had been considered by the coun
Gil, Mayor Winter appointed as such
committee Aldermen Halliday. Wright
and Nells, who. provided General Sinp-
son was in the city. were to have started
for st. Lo1is yesterday.
The latest news in regard 10 the
whisky ring. which will interest the
Cairo people particularly. is contained in
the following item, from the st. Louis
| Times of Yesterday: The latest report
IRON the grand jury is to the effect that
an indictm' nj has been found against
Col. u. D. Mum, late supervisor of in
ternal revenue for the Illinois district,
but removed soon after the raids last
| spring. Mum had been connected with
| the internal revenue service in various
friendly terms with the st. Louis officials.
! On one occasion during his official career
he was ordered over here from Washing.
ton to look for irregularities. and made
an examination OF the Busby distillery
which was then running out crooked
whisky. Mum remained about the city
for some time and then returned. but re-
ported no frauds to the headquarters.
Upon this it is said is based the indict-
nent against him."
One great feature OF the Madame
Blanche troupe is the performance o
Professor Beniord, who detes living mer
10 fasten him with ropes so tina
he cannot eXtricate himself from theil
folds. He performed this feat long be-
fore the Davenport Brothers commenced
it, and made speciality of it in Europe
appearing before some OF the most prom.
inent people. During the Crimean war
previous 10 the battle of Balaklava, in
which the gallant six hundred rode to
fame and death. he first eXerted himself
in this feat In making his
escape from the Russian Cossacks,
who had captured him and Lord Henry
and who had determined to put the pro
lessor to death. The Cossacks bount
him tightly with ropes. His escape
proving miraculous. and H. showing how
difficult it was, he discovered that nc
man in his command. the Scotch Greys,
could securely bind him. From this b,
became famous in the old country, ant
will now exhibit the wonderful feat to +;
Cairo audience on Friday and Saturday
NIGHTS. The professor claims that n,