The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-24

To attend.
Col. Taylor lett FOR Springfield YES
tcrday. The Injunction suit between the
Property company and the Cairo and st,
Louis railroad company Is set for trial In
the United States district court on the
2i,h-tOday.
The Weekly BULLETIN Is The largest
and best, and contains more reading mat.
ter than any other paper published
in Southern Illinois. Price Sl.25 per
year.
--ShcriGl Irwin will commence to gather
In taxes on March 7tl, as will he seen by
reference to notice elsewhere in this pa
per. So, get your grcenbacks ready.
The spc water seems to be about on
a stand, and as the rivers are fallingtlerc
Is a probability that we may get rid ofthc
sipc water after awhile.
The masquerade sociable Is 'al the
talk" among the young folks. It is some
thing new and novel. and will be sure to
bring out large attendance.
| NV bWtilcT nb'eu"cfNic On IH'
night of the 29th, is looked forward to
with great expectations by those who
contemplate attending. a good time
ahead.
Said one darkcy TO another ycstcr-
day: "Comc, let's have some whisky 10
warm up on" no" replied the other,
81 am going to preach tonight, and must
not drink"
The evidence In the johnson county
contested election case, Harker VS.. Kuy-
kendall, has been placed in Judge Ba-
ker's hands, the parties 10 the suit hav-
ing agreed to wave arguing the case, and
abide by Judge Bakers decision.
The work OF tearing away the
porchcs, etc, around Winters block,
preparatory to lowering the building,
was commenced yesterday. II Is pro-
posed TO remove the basement, and leave
the building three stories high without
basement. Mr.. Rufus T.. Holmes. owner
Of the property, is in the city.
Hunting dog for sale.--A fine English
Setter, trained for all kinds of game. and
guaranteed to be lirst-class bird dog.
For further information apply to John
Pruess, Washington. avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, over Parker &
Alleys store. 1t
BY reference to General Simpsons
report, which We printed in yesterdays
BULLETIN. 1t will be seen that we were
right as to the amounts proposed to be
expended in the improvement of the
Mississippi river from Dickey's Island TO
the mouth OF the Ohio.
--"Prof. Tice hit the nail on the head"
remarked gentleman yesterday morn
ing. "les," responded another, .'and |
wish somebody would hit Prof. Tice on
the head II he is responsible for this
weather."
A runaway team created consider
able excitement on Washington avenue
near Fourteenth street about noon yes
terday. Besides breaking one wheel Of
the wagon, and bruising one of the
horses little, no damage was done.
Frank J. Chapman. Carbonate: II.
Cobb, Paducah; V. J. Sinclair and 5. T..
Warner, Cincinnati; l.. T.. Dennis, Bal
timore. and II. n. Sherman. BelOit, Wis
consin. were among the guests at the
st. Charles hotel yesterday.
On sunday evening next Rev. Chas.
4 fHtth.rt Gt fhn Inie.nnal
church, will preach sermon on "Sun-
day life in Cairo" The reverend gem
tleman has been taking notes for some
time. and his sermon is sure to be in
tcresting.
-DcGrath, the man of many wives,
desires TO be taken from the county Jail
to some place down town, where he
can attend to his business. DeGrath is n
slippery customer, und the officers are
not inclined to trust him too far. The
county Jail is probably the safest place
for DeGrath.
Several days ago in giving the bust.
ness Of the police courts, we mentioned a
couple of young fellows named Ross and
arrested for disordcrly conduct,
rs peanut vendors on the Mississippi
Central. In this we were mistaken.
Ross Is train boy on the Cairo and Vim
cennes road; Roberts business we do not |
know.
One of the features OF the dance at
Scheel's hall tomorrow evening will be
a fancy parlor clog and gig dance by Mr..
J. II. Dalton, the master of ceremonies,
who is a professional clog dancer, and
who is noted very high in the art by the |
critics Of Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Columbus, and other cities in which |
he has appeared on the stage.
1t should not be forgotten that Ed
win Adams, the celebrated actor, COM
mences an engagement at the Athenenm
in this city on Monday night. March
18th. Mr.. Adams will be supported by |
Mr.. e. w. Couldock, the famous charac-
ter actor, and selected company, under |
the management of Mr.. Henry L, Abbey,
a gentleman Of large experience with
iirst-class combinations.
Administrators in making reports |
Of settlement OF estates to Judge Bross
IN probate court, are frequently brought
up with round turn. There is right
way and a wrong way to make report,
and Judge Bross insists on having them
made the right way. Nine out Of every