The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-30
--Rsprsssuta,ive Irwin reached home

Joliet and Chicago on business.
"A picnic excursion to Bleeden's hol.
low on tho Cairo and Vincennes railroad
Is among the things TO take place within
tn, next three or tour weeks. The party
will be select one, and only those hold.
ng invitations will be expected to 20.
The Cairo and VincennS railroads.
now running q Sunday Trough train
each way. This train leaves Cairo at
four o'clock In the afternoon, aud arriv.
ing at vincennes makes coso connec-
ton with trains for Eyansgille, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, Terra Haue, Indianap.
oils, and all the Eastern cities.
There was another meeting OF the rail-
road committee yesterday morning, and
the substance Of their report to the ccun.
oil was decided upon. Just what that
report will be the members of the com.
mittce decline to make public until it has
been presented to the council. 1t is be-
lieved by the members Of The committee
that the company will accept the propo.
sitiOn.
--Lycurgus, the great law.givor Of
Greece, in order to produce healthy,
vigorous race, had all the imperfectly de-
veloped children put to death at birth.
Such violent measures could have
been avoided had the mothers of those
children known how conclusive 1t Is to
the health of the offspring to wear good
shoes. Such as those kept at Llvings-
toms shoe store, Eli hth street. 81
The following were among the
guests at the Planters House yesterday {:
I Bearden, W. Bearden, Illinois +. G..
Rodgers, st. Louis W. A. Butler, Clin-
ton, KY; r. D. Holt, Hickman, KY;
Charles Barton, Carbonate. H.;
JEFF Cox, Marion. H.; 8. c. Hopkins,
F. Swaines, Dunklin, Mo-; Adam Ruck,
Golden, Ill.,; Thos. Havels, Illinois; K.
r. Stinson, Anna, ILL.,; V. V. Wander
meet, st. Louis;P P. Kirkpatrick, Anua.
While the city has its hand Ia at
"hxlng up" the streets, 1t would be q
good idea to put few loads of dirt or
the streets IN the vicinity OF Rix's church
at the corner Of Fifteenth and Walnut
streets. There is no street In the city
that stands in greater need OF 1t. We
haye no doubt the council will order
this work Gone and our only object In
referring to 1t so often Is to make sure
that the members DO not forgetit.
MIR. Ed. Braxton. that chief Of ton.
sorial artists. has taken charge of the
shop on Eighth street, owned by the late
D MEL Lampert. Ed. Braxton Is one Of
the best BARRIERS the state, as well az a
gentleman in his intercourse with his
patrons. He was one OF the sufferers in
the late fire at the corner Of Eighth street
and Commercial avenue, and lost heavi-
ly. He is now trying 10 build up again,
and we bespeak tor him fair share OF
patronage. He deserves it. II
--Refrigerators. the very best, at A.
Halley's, ll5 Commercial avenue. Also,
stoves and tinware, toilet ware, table snd
pocket cutlery, garden and farmers i'm.
plements, plows, corn planters and she'll
ers, sulkey rakes, and general stock OF
stoves, tin and hardware, flower stands,
both wire and wood, flower trailers, diff.
ferent styles, hanging baskets OF all
kinds /; the largest variety OF bird cages
in the city and will be sold very low at
A. Halley's, lis Commercial avenue.
3-2i.3m
To-day, Wednesday, May Nth
is decoration day, and the Cairo and
Vincennes railroad will run special trains
between Cairo and Mound City as fol-
lows: Trains will leave Fourth street
depot at 8, 1910 and ll:2O am, and at
l, 2;l0, $40 and 4:3O pm, stopping for
passengers at Tenth, Fourteenth and
Twentieth streets returning, will leave
Mound City at 0:35, l0:45 and ll:55 am,
and at 1870, 2:45, 3:55 and 5 pm. Tick
cts for the round trip will be sold at 40
cents, and cen be had at the depot, Par.
ker's book store, and at McGauley's drug
store. Children under seven years OF
age, accompanied by their parents, will
be taken free.
lily Fry and Mary Humphreys were
before Judge Bird on Monday evening
on charge of larceny and were held to
bail in one hundred dollars each. Mary
Humphreys was cook at Mrs. Harris
boarding house on Eighteenth street,
and few nights ago appropriated to
her own use quantity OF sugar, coffee,
a pair OF shoes, etc. She gave the truck
to lily Fry, and shortly after both lily
and May were arrested by officers
O'Malley and Axley. 1t is said that Fry
Is an honest, Woodworking man, and 1t
is believed he is innocent of completely
In the theft for which be was sent to jail.
We understand efforts are being made to
get him out Of Jail.
The following will be interesting to
dog owners. The chiet means business
and has tho "law at his back to back"
him. He has issued the following IN
poster form: "All persons who own
have or keep In their possession any dog
within the limits Of the city, who have
failed or shall neglect to pay the taxel
upon such dog, will b promptly arrested
and fined under the ordinance. All dogs