The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-20

Mr.. Peter Cnhl returned from Phila-
delphla yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Mich ,antrell, baggage master
4 al the Illinois Central depot. IL danger
ously III with the pneumonia.
| Deputy sheriff John Cain Yesterday
afternoon captured a crazy man named
Thomas Cornelius who he locked mp in
the calaboosc.
THAT hall up there say Capt. Je-sc
! McUailie, 'is as hot as h--ll, and we've
! about concluded that company \ of the
TIldrn and Hendricks Sweepers. will do
their drilling in the open air
! The crew Of the Cairo Boating associa-
| ton has made match to row a race on
the Ohio river sometime during the
month OF September. Who their OPP
! ponenis viii be we have not learned.
Mayor Winter, being sick, was not at
the council meeting on Tuesday night
! Alderman Halliday presided. and did it
we'll. lie is rusher. Jack will have
to beat Tom if Jack Is mayor next year
Mr.. {. y. Hughes, who miss his
watch on Monday, on Tuesday evening
found the sluable article among a par
eel of old Tnpers and sweepings, where
it had fallen from a table and got covered
up.
| Mrs. Galagan has boat she wishes to
sell. 1t is fitted up with all the modern
| improvements 81 floating residence.
| See advertisement. and enquire Of Mr..
Metcalf. at hi grocery. opposite the
court house.
Hudson Dawson, 'larkey well-hnown
in Cairo. dica on Tuesday night. lie
| has been afflicted for a long time with
cancer, and was recently attacked with
! pneumonia. which caused his death. lie
was buried yesterday afternoon.
Captain jesse McfIaille wishes to state
| that the members of company A oil the
Tilden and Hendricks Swecpers, are re-
questod to met Oh Ohio Ievee, where the
Democratic pole l. to be raised, at :
O'Clock, prompt, Saturday night.
John W. Carter, telegraphs Us from
Mound CITY, "a follows "Application
Of sheriff for judgment against dclin-
qnent property was resisted by local at
torneys in the county court to-day.
Judge Fombellc decided that both the
mandamus tax ordered tried by commits
sioners, and railroad bond interest tax
levied by the State auditor was excessive
and Illegal"
Deputy sheriff John Cain and .Iailer
Jim Carroll yesterday afternoon dropped
on an old German musician who has been
in the city for several days. He was
very drunk, ana when aroused by the
officers was asked 'What are YOU doing
here Use shust drunk like black
smith shop" replied the man with the
rot-gut lie was locked up in the Gala
boO7c.
Richard Young aud Thomas Fallen
had nothing else to do Oh Tuesday, and
they got drunk. They went about max
ing a heap Of noise, and were switched of
toward the lookup by policeman. Yes
terday morning, after having rested their
limbs in jail during the night, they were
marched up before Judge Bird, who
fined them five dollars and costs each.
and returned Thomas to the Jail tor eight
day. while Richard was left off with six
days.
Bill Scott and his friends, We under
stand, are not pleased at the termination
OF the civil rights case brought by Scott
against The Cairo and Vincennes railroad,
and they do not propose To let ii rest
until they have brought the road To grief,
il there is any in store for it. The
suit has created considerable talk among
the people here. the majority OF whom
have but little sympathy for the plaintiff,
and express their approval of the decis-
ion of the United States commissioner.
4 gentleman who resides in Overs
burg, Tennessee, arrived in this city
on Tuesday afternoon. He had consid-
cradle money on his person. and in the
evening began 10 spend it rather freely.
lie went into saloon in the lower part
of the city, where lie sat down and went
20 sleep. When he awOke he became
aware that some one had relieved him OF
one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
lie informed the police yesterday morn
ing, who will no doubt do all they can to
bring the perpetrator OF the robbery to
grief.
On Monday evening tramp named
Eugene Wilson found his way tC Ellis
old foundry, where he crawled to the up
per story and went to sleep. In die mid
die of the night he got up and legan to
wander around the room, when ne sud
denly tramped on hole and fel to the
floor below. lie was badly bruised
! about the head, shoulders and limbs, and
was taken In charge by DIR. Wood, who
gave him couch in the hospital and