The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-16

Der Of the friends Of the two young
ladies present, and the affair was jolly
one. Harry ObrIen's string band was
present aud di:coursed excellent music
tor the dance.
On Friday night at eight O'Clock,
Herbert lIarrcll, son of Mr.. Nose i.
Harrell, and Miss Emma Parker,
daughter OF Mr.. Miles Parker, were
married at the home Of the bride, by
Squire Comings. The wedding was a
very quiet one, there being none but the
relatives OF the principals present. Her
bert and his bride are two OF Cairo's best
known young people, and their many
friends will wish them pleasant journey
through this life OF trials and tribula-
tons.
Mayor Winter yesterday received a
dispatch from Mr.. Canda, Of the Cairo
and st, Louis road, stating that he, Mr..
Canda, had learned that the government
would probably 20 to work on the river
bank back OF Cairo about the first OF
October. WehOpe this information may
prove correct. for it is necessary to do
something, and that pretty soon, in or
der to protect the work already done.
Mayor Winter has been using every
effort to have the work resumed Mt as
carly day as possible.
America johnson is a cOlOred lady
who lives On Thirteenth street. between
Washington avenue and Walnut street.
On Friday night she left her house and
ran into the house OF one Of her neighbors
tor q few moments. When she re-
turned she found that someone had been
there while she was gone, The screen
had been cut out OF the window and the
house ransacked from top to bottom,
but the intruder failed to get anything
Of value, Tor America had nothing for
him to get.
John Davis, darkey hailing from
Rushes' Ridge, Mo-, came to Cairo on
Friday. lie was here just long enough
to get beat out OF ten dollars by a couple
OfnegrO confidence men, and went home.
One OF the rascals approached Davis and
asked him to change ten dollar note for
him. Davis pulled his wallet from his
pocket aud handed him two five dollar
notes, the darkey then walked off, for
getting to give Davis the ten dollar bill
Davis told the police Of his misfortune,
but the perpetrator OF the game could
not be found, and Davis went home yes
terday chuck full of grief.
In an item published in the BULIE-
TIN Oh Sunday morning last il was
stated that the county commissioners in
their settlement with Sheriff Saup failed
TO make a record OF the numbers of the
orders received by them from the sheriff.
We made the statement on what We con-
sidered to be good authority, and with
no purpose Of Misrepresentation; and
as we have since learned that the com-
missioners did make a record OF the nuns
hers Of the orders together with the
names Of the parties to whom they were
issued, we take pleasure in making the
correction.
Mr.. George O'lIara, who tor the
last two or three years was aclerk in
McCiaulry's drug store, and who after
the death OF Mr.. McGauley, had charge
Of the establishment up to the time it
was destroyed by fire, will 90 to St.
Louis to>morrOw for the purpose OF pur>
chasinga complete stock OF drugs and
outfit Tor new store. He has leased
the Nassaua building at the corner A
Commercial Avenue AMI Eighteenth
street, and expects to be able TO open Up
his store in two or three weeks. Mr.
O'IIara is an energetic and thorough
going business man, and we wish him
success in his enterprise.
jack Winter IL an irIepressible fraud.
lie has been iOoling our people so long
about mythical picnic excursion that
they have lost all confidence him. The
grand excursion which was advertised
to come here to-day, did not even make a
start from Cairo, and even the san. of
that city, yesterday asked, "What has
become of Mayor Winters picnic -
Padacah Nc,os.
Jack has gone out OF the excursion
business, and is now engaged, it is said,
in fishing. It's big bite that he is after
the Cairo post oitice-and we are told
he is around with bait in the shape of let.
tiers, etc, from prominent men in this
section that the president will not wink
at. Jack expects to leave for Washing
ton soon.
Brady, late an attachc Of the signal
service in this city, but more recently
stationed at Squan, New jersey, was
married on last Sunday afternoon to a
well-known young lady of that place.
From the Monmouth Democrat, PUBLISHED
at Freehold, n. j., we take tie following
item:
A very Interesting wedding ceremony
took place at the residence of Captain
James Longstreet, near oquan, Sunday
afternoon last. Sergeant Edmund Brady.
OF the United States signal service corps.
Washington, ID. c., led to the hymenial
altar Mis- Agnes Longstreet, an accom-.
plished, highly esteemed and handsome
young lady. After the ceremony, which
was celebrated by the Rev. Mr.. Garrison
of the NJ. f. church, the company were
invited to partake from the tea table
richly laden with the choicest viands
The best wishes of the entire community
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