The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-11

are doing good business.
The grand jury completed its labors
aud adjourned sine die yesterday MORN
ing.
Mr.. Brown, foreman OF work on the
new levee, Is putting In oil the time the
weather will permit.
b. F. Livingston has bought out 8
S. Matson's boot and shoe store. Mr..
Matson goes to California.
Mr.. Stockneth is improving rapidly,
but will not be able to leave home for .
week to come.
City Jailer Mahoney was out again
yesterday with the Jail gang, and did
good work ia cleaning of the street cross.
ings.
&C. A. Beck, of Centralia, and J. z.
Tucker, Chicago, both prominent officers
of the Illinois Central railroad, were in
the city yesterday.
Ice in the Ohio river is running
heavy, but under the influence OF
warm south wind yesterday, become
rotten and was easily broken.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Dean, of Lambertville,
New Jersey, who were visiting at the res
idencc Of Capt. G. ID. Williamson in this
city, left Tor their home on Tuesday.
arrangements for the party 10 take
place al the st. Charles hotel tomorrow
night are being completed. There will
be large attendance.
Small blank books kept in stock
the City Bindery. Sold as cheap as any
book store in the city. Books Of every
size from two to ten quires, or more. tt
The grand jury returned indictments
against number Of persons for illegal
voting at the November election. Some
Of the parties will doubtless be arrested
to-day.
Owing 10 the heavy ice ia the river
the ferryboat Three States did not make
her regular morning trip. The transfer
steamers McComb and Morgan were also
tied up for few hours.
The curious public, when they read
of B. L. Rabbits Best Soap, may rest
assured that no toilet soap in the world
can compare with this tor all the advan-
tages of purity and pleasantness in use.
1t only needs to be tried.
The city council at the meeting
Tuesday evening authorized warrant to
be Issued in favor OF the city treasurer
Tor between five and six hundred dollars
to pay for labor on the new levee IN the
month of December.
Will Murphy and j. c. Willis lave
returned from Springfield, and report po-
liiical matters lively at the state capital.
Logan and his friends are working with
untiring enegy to secure the reelection of
the senator.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is u purely
Vegetable Compound, innocent In nature
and wonderful in effect. For children II
is invaluable, curing Group, whooping
cough, etc., in a few hours. Price %
cents per bottle, or five bottles for 81 90
Alderman Lancaster believes the
wharf between Sixth and Fourth streets
ought to be repaired. At the meeting of
the city council on Tuesday evening he
called attention to the matter, but the
council adjourned without taking any
action in the premises.
The news from New Orleans created
considerable excitement among the peo-
pie OF this city. The prevailing senti-
ment among business men. lawyers and
all others, is that the administration
should keep hands off, and allow the peo-
pie OF Louisiana 10 work out their own
salvation.
Liquor dealers, draymen, merchants,
and all others required to pay license,
will 10 we'll to call upon the city treas.
urer and secure their licenses for the
year 1877. The city council, by resolu.
ton, has ordered the arrest OF all parties
doing business after the 18th, who have
not taken out their license.
Mrs. 5. Williamson, mil!iner, CONNER.
cial avenue, opposite Schuh's drug store,
has just received new stock of feathers
and flowers, which she has marked down
TO the very lowest figures. This is the
best and cheapest lot of millinery goods
ever offered to the ladies of Cairo. She
invites an examination of her goods.
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The case OF Jun Orange, who has
been confined in the county jail for
several months on charge of assault to
murder, was called in the circuit court
yesterday. The jury in the case returned
a verdict Of not guilty, and Orange was
discharged. Ii is 10 be hoped that Jim's
experience In this instance will be a
warning to him in the future.
Charlie Scott, who was indicted, TO-
gether with Goodall and Whitehead, at
the October term of the circuit court for
playing a confidence game on a Ken
tuckian named Grace, aud who was after
wards released or bail, was taken in
charge again by the sheriff yesterday, the
county attorney feeling that Scott's
bondsmen were not good. Scott will en-
deavor to give new bonds.
Alderman Yocum believes whole
sale and retail grocer., lumber
dealers and commission men who
own drays and deliver goods in the
CITY ,houl1 ha comuellel IN nav lic.nsa