The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-13
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n DtcN Ddit tthD 10 p'''S ViEtutItu
to give the Paducahitcs, those tormen-
tors OF Cairo ball tossers, what they need,
good thrcshing. The club will be. it is
said, very strong one.
The National Republican Conven.
ton, which meets at Cincinnati to-day,
was the principal topic of conversation
on the streets yesterday. We could not
learn Of anyone from Cairo who will
attend.
We arc printing the invitations for
the basket picnic to be given by
the Boating Association. The affair
will take place one week from to-mor-
row, and will be held at Parker's grove
on the narrow gauge railroad.
From the number OF hogs that per-
ambulate our streets now, We are led to
believe that the owners of pork are max
ing good Use of the time between this
and the first of July, when they will be
obliged to cage all property OF the hog
species.
The large frame house owned by Mr..
w. W. Thornton. OH Commercial avenue
between Eighteenth and Ninteenth
streets, is being thoroughly repaired and
! repainted. a brick wall, to answer for a
| fence is being built around the premises,
| and when the whole has been completed
il will be one of the handsomest places in
Cairo.
The New York Herald says: "Mu-
sicians get bald-headed long before other
people do This explains it. We have
for long time wondered why City
Marshal Cossman has head without
much hair on it. Now, we never even
whistled tune, aud therefore cur fine
covering OF thick hair. The Herald is
right.
We respectfully petition the council,
and SO does Alderman Parker and Grocer
keane, to make water tight gate at the
inside opening of the sewer that opens
out just south Of the BULLETIN office. If
this is done before the next high water,
Lake Shannessy will not trouble the city
much or else we are mistaken.
On Saturday night the skies made
| an Industrious attempt TO manufacture a
storm. After struggling along until the
after part of the night they let down a
cloud or two-not in drops but in a Hood
that fell in a few seconds. Then they
/ gave us one solitary lightning stroke so
loud in its report that it woke every per
son in the city. Then the storm was
DISCONTINUED.
| Thieves broke in and stole at the res
idence of Chas. Gallagher the other night
stole chickens, about two dozen and a
half. The rascally thieves were dainty, for
the chickens he stole were spring chick
ems. nice and tender--just the thing beau
tifully Drowned and done to turn. For
the fowls and foul thief MIR. Gallagher
offers a reward of twenty-five dollars.
This is what happened yesterday be-
tween the Mayor and the health officer !:
Said Jack TO Brown: See here, Brown.
can't pick up paper in this town with.
out seeing your ID name in.it. can't
stand it." He then turned his indignant
back upon Bro I'm. went to his Office, and
in formal communication turned Brown
out Of the employment of the city. The
Alderman are high in indignation.
During the high water of few week:
ago, the bridge across Happy Hallow
just at the edge of Mound City, was
washed away, and up to the present time
nothing towards repairing the damage
has been done. We learn that the com
missioners of Pulaski county have re
fused to expend any money in replacing
the bridge. Were new bridge to b,
built, much of the trade that is now
transacted by farmers in Mount
City, would come to Cairo. and
the commissioners propose TO maintain
their hold upon the countrymen by al
lowing Happy Hollow to remain in an
impossible condition. The road, we ar,
informed by Mr.. John Hogan, between
here and Mound City is in good condition
in all other places, and Happy Hollow i:
the only part of it that farmers cannot
traverse.
In this fine weather, when there is little
rain and the rivers are low, it would be
well ii our citizens We're 70 consider the
following: The new levee Is, i'll some
places, two feet below the high water
line, and consequently about three feet
ought to be added TO the height of the
newleye before next high water We
know that there will be no attention paid
TO this suggestion by our citizens until
danger is at hand, and then panic will
be raised. Our people don't trouble
themselves much. They don't prepare
for trouble, but wait till 1T comes, and
then make a few remarks aboutihe trus-
tees. But the old trustees have gone
away are no more - and it
will do no good TO expect that Col. Tay
Tor will attend TO the affairs of the city
or that he can be compelled TO. He vii
do his share; but the truth is, our PEG
pie must look to themselves. They
must move when anything is to be done
tor the city, or else il will not be done
Well, now, we say TO our people: If til,
new lcyee is not raised more than two
feet in some places and several inche
along its entire length Cairo will b'
flooded the next time the river rises t
high water mark. Did We hear the
Mayor make suggestiony Beg pardon