The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-30
yoTTINGs AROUND TOWN.
As IncOnstderRtely Dishcd up by
the Bulletin Reporter.


above Twenty-Eighth street has been
greatly improved lately.
That was big rain VIC had ycster-
day morning. and the muddy streets the
remainder of the day. were anything but
pioasant to pedestrians.
The gloi ious Fourth draws nigh and
anticipations OF grand celebration run
high with our people. The day will be
one long to be remembered.
-Horsemen are again agita ting the
subject OF horse fair in Cairo, but they
have heretofore teea 50 Unsuccessful in
their efforts to get up meeting here,
that little hopes are entertained that they
will accomplish it this time.
Don't forget it. The Hibernian Fire
eompany's grand picnic on the Fourth.
Scheel's garden and hall is to be made
the very center of attraction on that
day, and the fIibernian's promise a day
Of enjoyment such as has never before
been afforded the people of Cairo.
The city fathers will meet once more
in solemn conclave on the night of the
Fourth ofJuly. No more, however, are
anticipations OF "big row" entertained.
The days Of tumult and dlscorl between
our honorable mayor and his subjects,
the aldermen, have passed, and ali is
love, pe,ce and harmony.
( The owners OF hogs ....a.4 Oear in
mind that this is the last day that hogs
viii be allowed to run at large about the
streets Of Cairo. Tomorrow, the first of
July. Chief Gossman will start out, with
| blood in his eye, to run all swine, with
| out regard to trace. color or previous
condition." INTO the pound.
The PadGcah excursion party, that
will come to Cairo on the Fourth, will be
| accompanied by ihe lIlewild base ball
| club, we understand. They want a game
with Cairo bali tossers OH that day, but
will not get it, a. they have put off an
swering the challenge of our boys so
long that they have abandoned the idea
OF organizing a club.
1t is probable that the Hon. William
j. Allen OF Carbondale, will speak at the
grand Democratic ratification meeting
| tomorrow night. The chairman of the
| Democratic Central Committee. Il. W.
Halliday, having tele graphed him al ST.
! Louis, to honor Us with his presence on
that occasion, and give our people his
views on the questions OF national I'M
| portance at issue.
The principal event of yesterday
was the marriage m EX-City Treasurer
| Blake 10 Miss Annie Phlls. There
/ were large number OF the intimate
friends and acquaintance of the bride
! and bridegroom in attendance at the
| ceremony, which took place at the Pres
| byterian church. a full account of the
| wedding will be found in another col
umn.
The managers of the Cairo a Evans
Vile packet company announce grand
| excursion to Evansville, on the
steamer Arkansas Belle. commanded by
that venteran steamboatman, Capt. Ben.
Howard, on the Fourth Of July. The
rates for the round trip are exceedingly
| low, and parties wishing to spend the
| Fourth abroad cannot find better op-
portunity for pleasant journey than
this.
In the police courts there was very
little of importance done. The only vic
tim was colored gentleman named
Glenn Young, not an entire stranger to
the peoplein the habit of perusing police
news published in the BULLETIN. Mr..
Glenn had some difficulty with colorcd
lady, and INDUCED in language in eX-
pressing his opinion of her that grated
harshly upon her highly cultivated ear,
and sine forthwith had him arrested. lie
stood trial before his honor, Judge Bird,
| who imposed a fine of five dollars and
costs against him, and turned him over to
the tender care of j ailor Jim Carroll, for
safe keeping.
| flt Ht"s VI Va cO''
Iilden, OF New York, by the St. Louis
convention. impaired to the people
through the BULLETIN yesterday morn
ing, was received with the greatest en-
thuslasm. But when the tidngs came that
Mr.. Hendricks, of Indiana, had been
chosen vice-president, then indeed, were
the hearts of the Democrats made glad.
| This. says everybody, is the strongest
! ticket put before the people of the United
States since the great race of the noted
/ hcrpos stephen A. Dong.Gs ana Abraham
..a,oln, and with Tiideu @.,d iir'ariI"o
as their standard-bearcrs the grand old
| Democracy OF the ua! u zorro, will orOe
| more come to the front and rescue the
country from the dark pit INTO which she
| has fallen under the administration OF the
Republican leaders. 81
THAT CABLE.