The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-28
Local Brevtties.
Maj. Alden Is In st. Louis.

AnoLher excursion on the 4. "
Anderson is being talked of.
The police courts are dull. No case
were tried yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oberly will return {
Cairo Monday or Tuesday next.
Hon. A. II. Irwin, after spending
two or three days with his family, lei
on his return to Springfield by the iii
nois Central on Thursday night.
MIR. A. Marx has returned from In
east, where he went to purchase new
goods. His stock of spring and summe
goods will arrive in few days. -.
| Every man has his hobby. The Sun
hobby is gas In the street lamps. Blu,
lantern, brother, and then you car
supply your own light wherever anc
whenever you want it.
The war news has caused another adj
vance in the price of flour. Grades that
could be bought three months ago TO,
80. 30 are now selling at $3.50 to $40
The best grades are now worth SIl to sl2
e. e. Halter, advance agent fol-
Prot. Cooke, the "Exposer OF Spiritual
ISM" Is at the st. Charles. Prot. Cooke
will appear at the Atheneum next Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
"A. Marx, the popular clothier has
gone East to purchase a complete new
stock of goods. The goods damaged by
lire at his old stand are being closed out
rapidly at very low figures. 4-2i.lw.
Horse thieves visited Beck Ridge on
Wednesday night, and stole Rev. Simon
Marshall's "yaller nag" Simon wants
his horse back and is willing to pay a
reward for his return. See notice else.
where.
The change in the management OF
the Cairo and Vincennes railroad will.take
place on next Tuesday, May lst, Mai.
Morrill, retiring and MIR. Roswell Miller
assuming the duties OF superintendent
OF the road.
There was an immense crowd of peo-
pie assembled in Du Quoin on Thursday
to hear ex-Vice-Presidcnt Coiax lecture
on Odd Fellowship. Members Of the
order were present from st. Louis, and
nearly all the leading towns and cities
for hundred miles around.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are making preparations for their socl-
able, which is to take place. at the resi-.
dence of DR.. G. W. Dunning, corner Of
Ninth and Walnut streets, on next
Thursday evening, May 81.
Within the lest ten days Chief of Po-
lice Gossman has compelled no less than
twenty OF the suspicious characters that
have been in the city for the last two or
three months, to leave town, and yet
there are as many more in the city that
/ seems impossible to get rid of by any
means.
There will be services at the Metho-
list and Episcopal churches at the regu-
ar.hours tomorrow, morning and even
ing. Owing to the absence OF the Rev.
Mr.. George there will be no preaching
In the Presbyterian church. Sunday
school will be held as usual at three
o'clock in the afternoon,
--Confdence men and prostitutes are
he curse Of Cairo. Yesterday afternoon
1 couple Of Poplar street women, under
he influence of too much tangle foot,
.ook up position on the sidewalk, and
'or the space of an hourmade the vicinity
vocal with vulgar talk and indecent con-
luct.
The ladies of the church of the Re
deemer intend to give grand strawberry
festival on Thursday evening, May 10th,
1871. The place OF entertainment will
be announced in due time. A splendid
supper, delicious strawberries and ice
cream, and all the usual good things will
De provided.
Carl Peters, the blacksmith, whose
shop was destroyed in the great fire on
has erected on the sight of
the old building one OF the finest brick
blacksmith shops in Southern Illinois,
where he is prepared to do anything in
his line at the very lowest price MIR.
Peters is one OF the best workmen in his
line, and horse-shoeing is one of his
speclalties 4-2I-tf.
The public library will be open to-
day. The following new books have
been received: :Boys of TO-" by c. C
Coffin "kismet," by Miss Dudu Fetch
.r "Silver Pitchers" by Miss Alcott;
show Your; Passport" by Z. E. Hale
'Plne Needless" by Mrs. Warner;
Seven Oaks" by Holland; "Country
Quarters" by Lady Blessington "Hy-
periOn,' by LOngielIow.
On next Friday and Saturday even
ngs, Prof. Cooke, theigreat exposcr of
will exhibit in the Athen-
eum in this city. Prof. Cooke has won
considerable renown for his successful
exposition of spiritualism, and bears
testimonials from some of the best knowf
scientists in this country. HIS entertain.
nents will be interesting, and will no
ioubt be attended by many OF our most
prominent citizens.
The Harrisburg Chronicle says: We
understand that Mr.. Roswell Miller will
become. superintendent of the Cairo and
Nincennes railroad on the first of May.