The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-30
J0TTINGs ARoUHD TOWN.
As IncOnsidcrately btshed up by
the Bulletin Reporter.

THAT portion of Washington avenue
above Twenty-Eighth street has been
greatly improved lately.
That was big rain we had yester-
day morning. and the muddy streets the
remainder of the dav. were any thing but
pleasant TO pedestrians.
The glorious Fourth draws nigh and
anticipations OF a grand celebration run
high with our people. The day will be
| one long to be remembered.
--IIorsemen are again agitating the
subject of horse fair in Cairo, but they
have heretofore been so unsuccessful in
! their efforts to get up meeting here,
that little hopes are entertained that they
! will accomplish it this tine.
| Don't forget 1t. The Hibernian Fire
compsny's grand picnic on the Fourth.
Scheels garden and hall Is to be made
the very center of attraction OH that
day, and the l1ibernian'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 dlscord between
our honorable mayor and his subjects,
the aldermen, have passed, and all is
love, peace and harmony.
The owners OF hogs should bear in
| mind that this is the last CAY that hogs
will be allowed to run at large about the
| streets of Cairo. Tomorrow, the first OF
C..icf Gyssman viii Start OF, with
blood il! ais eye, to run ali ....c, with.
! out regard 10 trace, color or previous
condition." INTO the pound.
The paducah excursion party, tia,
will come TO Cairo on he Fourth, will be
accompanied b. the I..lewild base ball
| club. We understand. They want game
with Cairo ball tosSers on that day, but
will not get it, az they have put of an
swering the challenge OF our boys SC
long thatthey have abandoned the idea
of organizing club.
1T is probable that the Hon. william
j. Allen OF Carbonate, will speak at the
grand Democratic ratification meeting
tomorrow night. The chairman of tn,
Democratic Central Committee, II. W
Halliday, having legraphed him ar 81
Lonis, to honor Us with his presence Oh
that occasion, and give orr people hi
views on the questions Of national i'm
pOrtancc at issue.
The principal event of yesterday
was the marriage ct kx-City Treasurer
Blake 10 Miss Annie Philis. There
were large number OF the intimat,
friends and acquaintances of the brid,
and bridegroom In attendance at tho
ceremony, which took place at the Pres
byterlan church. a fnll account of the
wedding will be founl in another col
umn.
The managers of the Cairo q Evans.
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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 a colored gentleman named
| Glenn Young, not an entire stranger to
the people in the habit of perusing police
news published in the BULLETIN. Mr.
Glenn had some difficulty with colored
lady, and INDUCED in language in eX'
pressing his opinion Of her that grated
harshly upon her highly cultivated ear
and she forthwith had him arrested. lie
stood trial before his honor, Judge Bird
who imposed Il fine of five dollars ant
costs against him, and turned him over Il
the tender care OF J ailer Jim Carroll, fol
safe keeping.
The news of the nomination Of Gov
Tilden, of New York, by the St. Louis
convention, impaired TO the peopl,
through the BULLETIN yesterday morn
ing, was received with the greatest Ell
thusiasm. But when the things came thai
Mr.. Hendricks, of Indiana, had been
chosen vice-president, then indeed, wer,
the hearts of the Democrats made glad
This, says everybody, is the stronges
ticket put before the people of the United
States since the great race of the notct
heroes Stephen a. Douglas and Abraham
Lincoln, and with Tilden and Hendricks
as their standard-bearers, the grand ole
Democracy of the days of yore, will one,
more come to The front and rescue tho
iro1ntty from the dark nit llto which sh,
aas fallen under the adminsi .li. uf th'
| Republican, leaders.