The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-04

when completed.
The Hon. william llartzell and
Mayor Winter took a trip TO Vienna,
johnson county, yesterday. They re-
turned last night.
Another party of einigrants haling
from the North, took passage on the st.
Louis. Iron Mountain Il Southern rail-
road from this city yesterday afternoon
for Bedford, Arkansas.
AT a meeting of the Odd Fellows,
held on Tuesday night, committee was
appointed to make preparations for So
ciable to be held In their hall some time
| during the next two weeks.
No more pulling and blowing of en-
gines on Commercial avenue, between
the hours of seven O'Clock in the morn
ing and six IN the evening. The Coun-
ell won't have it any more.
Judge Bross will bring number OF
the keepers of houses Of ill-iame to grief
in the county court next week. He has
q large number of these eases 10 look
after. which were certified down from
the circuit court.
The music ut the parlor concert to be
given by the ladies Of the Presbyterian
church, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. +. Wheeler this evening, will De very
choice. \ number of the best singers in
the city will take part in the concert.
A party Of hunters, from the vicinity
of Chicago, headed by Col. j. Iuling.
passed through this city yesterday for
the hunting regions about Dexter, Mis-
souri,, where they will take their annual
fall hunt.
The Boating Club have been making
an effort for the last week to get out for
a row, but owing to the indisposition Of
their captain, who i down with chills
and fever. they have been unable to do
so.
The city clerk has been Instructed to
advertise for bids for building the new
levee. Bids will be received until the
9Th of this month, when the contract
will be awarded to the man who will do
the work for the least money.
Yesterday about o'clock, a coiored
man named John Harris and white
man got into an alteration at the corner
| of Sixth street and Commercial avenue.
| The white man. whose name we could
not learn, struck Harris in the leg with
pen-knifc. but before any further injury
was done the men were separated.
Patrick Niece was arrested on Tues.
day night by Officer Sargent Tor being
drunk, and lodged in the calaboose until
yesterday afternoon. He was then taken
out and given trial by Judge Bird and
fined two dollars and costs. He was
returned to the Jail, where he will re-
main for three days.
Mr.. Charles \. Damon. travelling
agent and correspondent OF the ST. Louis
Giobe-DemocTat is in the city. He will
call upon our business men. If he asks
them to subscribe. we hope they will
crafty him but if he solicits job print
ing. we are sure they ought to say to
him NAY" and send their orders to
the BULLETIN office.
From present indications, the party
to be given by the young men at the St.
Charles hotel on Friday evening, prom
ises to be big aud very pleasant affair.
Quite number Of invitations have been
sent to the friends and acquaintance of
the managers outside of Cairo, which
will, it Is said. bring several couple of
the popular young ladies and gentlemen
from Jonesboro and Mound City.
Reeve, the celebrated end man, made
a strong rum in the city for treasurer on
Tuesday. He lett the city with a major
ity of twenty-eight over llely and twen-
| ty-two over Redman, while Harrell was
completely out of the race. 1t is the
opinion OF many that Reeve will be de-
feated by both Redman and Hely,
through the county, while Others think
that IIely will come out of the contes,
ahead of the party.
AT the meeting of the council held OF
Tuesday evening. that body passed AZ
ordinance prohibiting the Cairo 4 Vim
cennes railroad company from running
an engine over that portion OF their
track between Twentieth and Second
streets, between the hours OF a. IN. and
6 p. m. the penalty for each and every
violation of the ordinance being not les:
than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars.
On election day, while Constable
John Gladney was engaged in pointing
ont to the colorcd citizens why the.
should cast their ballots for Reeve, some
one slipped piece of red cloth into hi
coat pocket, in which was wrapped tire
small gold shirt studs and a collar but
ton. The studs have the letter &C. OF
each of them, and are thought by MI
Gladney to be stolen property. IN
owner can get them by calling upon til
officer.
The fourth lecture of the Ladies' l.
brary Association course was delivered
at the Methodist church on Tuesda,
evening by Prof Alvord. The subiec
of the lecture was Photography" Tn
, Professor gave brief history Of the va
rious methods of telegraphing used b
, different peoples of the world down
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