The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-29

work near the Smallenburg place, remov-
ing the ties and rails back from the riv-
err. edge distance of fifty feet.
We are informed that arrangements
are being made to bring Col. william
Hacker, Of Unity to the city on the Occa-
sion Of the raising Of the top mast Of the
big pole. Col. Hacker Is ninety years of
age, and is said to be the oldest Demo.
crat in Alexander county. and 1t Is the
wish that he raise the first flag that waves
from the pole.
The moonlight excursion tonight vii,
| be grand success. Aalready the agent OF
the Idlewild here has sold large NUN
Der of tickets, and a merry party will be
i'm attendance. The Silver Cornet Band
and string band, from Evansville. will
cnliven the occasion with music. The
boat leaves at seven o'clock. prompt.
The fare for the round trip is one dollar,
| refreshments included.
On Wednesday night the residence of
| Mrs. Martin, on Twenty. first street, was
entered by burglars. The thieves made
their way to the sleeping apartment of
Mrs. Martin, and extracted from the
pocket OF her dress twelve dollars, and
then sought out the room Of her son
and stole four dollars from the pockets
Of that young man. They then took their
| departure, and have not been seen or
| heard Of since.
Several Of the large hotels with an
abundant and regular patronage. have
found that their potts will not be d.
miDished by a reduction In prices. The
| American in Boston, one Of the oldest
and most popular hotels Of the East, has
reduced its rates to $500, $3.50 and $500
per day. This excellent house is the
only one IN Boston Of so standard repu-
tatiOn. where guests can get the best ac-
commodations so reasonably. 40
At the st. Charles yesterday were W..
ID. Brady, st. Louis Maurice Brin, Chi
cago; F.. Howard AMI wife, Humboldt,
Tenn; John II. Edwards, w. f. Og-
burn, and ii. G. Shields, Cincinnati !;
Miss Eliza Foster, Port Gibson, Miss;
Capt. p. &. Kelsey, Shotwell's mines !;
$. Vanderight, New Orleans; o. T..
Bennett, A. l.. Kelsey and +. II. Wong
land. st. Louis John G.. Mann, Jack
son. Tenn; George II. Lee, New Or
leans Philip Martin, Iucatan, Mexico !;
Mrs. Lanier. Paducah.
a man named William Stewart, a
school teacher who has had charge of a
school near Caledonia, on last Sunday
night robbed Daniel Britt, county as
dollars ut the Central House in Mound
City. Stewart has been In the employ of
Britt and the two were in this city Oh
Friday, when Britt paid him sum of
money he owed him. On Sunday night
Britt asked Stewart to sleep with him at
the Central House, and In the middle OF
the night woke up and found he was
alone. He looked for his money, but 1t
was gone. Britt telegraphed to the Of
ficers here, Offering reward of fifty dol
lars for the arrest Of Stewart, who was
seen here at about Z o'clock Monday
morning, but who since that lime has
been minus.
Thursday evening, George Baker,
ayoung man who proprietors saloon
just aboye the Illinois Central passenger
depot, OH Ohio levee, while sitting in the
back part of his establishment, heard a
noise in the front room. He arose and
went to the door, and saw a negro stand
ing at the end of the counter, and suspi-
cious that he had went through the till,
drove him into the rear room, where he
told him TO remain while he examined
the money drawer. No sooner had Baker
turned his back than the negro made a
dash for the window and jumped to the
ground below. Baker thrust a revolver
through the window and shot at the thief
but missed him, and he made good his
escape. He took all the change there
was in the ill, which amounted to about
fifty cents.