The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-25
local Brevtties.
hotels are prospecting.

The pubic schools are hourishing.
The next show--Dan Hartman's
baby show.
Times are hard, but Cairo IL doing
her full share of businesa.
A grand Fourth OF July celebration
Is already being talked of.
MIR. Chandler Robbins denies the re-
port that he is about to leave Cairo.
Circuit court will convene on the
third Monday In May.
-Huse. LOOMS & Co., are now stor-
ing several barge loads Of ice here.
The new city council will meet for
the first time on next Tuesday even
ing.
sheriff Saup can be found in his office
at any time OF day between the hours of
$50 a. m. and O'Clock p, IN. He will
receive taxes cheerfully.
Judge Bross adjourned probate court
last evening, after ten days session.
There was an unusually large amount of
business transacted during the term.
The ladies society of the Presby ter
ian church will meet in the vestry room
| at the church at 4 o'clock on Friday af-
ternoon. A full attendance is requested.
There is a rough-a penitentary
LtrI ;,r ,rt Ia 1;
self rather too fresh to be tolerated: long.
He ought to be and will be suppressed in
due time.
A. Marx, the popular clothier has
gone East 10 purchase complete new
stock OF goods. The goods damaged by
fire at his old stand are being closed ont
rapidly at very low figures. 4-24-lw.
The regular weekly sales Of tobacco
at the Farmers warehouse, Messrs.
Thistlcwood & Ilinkle proprictors, will
take place tomorrow, Thursday, at ten
o'clock. All persons interested In the
tobacco trade are requested TO attend.
City Jailer MahUney was out yester-
day with the chain gang, aud did good
work In the way Of cleaning up the
streets. The greater portion of the day
was devoted to Ohio levee between
Eighth and Tenth streets.
--"Burkenheim, not Baulkan, was the
name of the man who was so unfortunate
as to fall into the river on Saturday
night and drown San. Not so, neigh
Dor. The mans maine was Chai Borken-
ham.
"A number OF Cairo Odd Fellows will
90 to Duquoin to morrow to hear eX-
| Vice.President Colfax lecture on Odd
Fellowship. The great body Of the order
here, however, will join the excursion to
Paducah.
Mr.. Lancaster asserts that there was
fraud in TIE election for alderman I'm the
Fifth ward. He will probably be called
upon to make this assertion good. The
man who makes specific charge ought
to know what he is talking about.
The crossing over the Cairo and VIM
| cennes railroad on Commercial avenue
and Twelfth street is in a bad condition.
Several planks are entirely gone, and
| those that remain are loose and broken
1t is difficult to cross with a wagon or
buggy.
| MIR. Louis Davis has Just received
letter from Col. lngersoll which states
that his present lecture engagements will
occupy his time from now until June.
In this case the next best thing to do will
be to engage him to come to Cairo some
time in July.
The proposition to light the streets
by gas during the summer months does
not seem to meet with the approval OF
the city authorities. 1t is claimed that as
we got along all winter without gass, we
ought to be able to stand it through the
summer months.
The members and friends OF the NJ. T..
church are reminded that the socia-
bic to be held this week will take place
at the residence OF Mr.. Walker OIL
Twentieth street between Poplar street
and Commercial avenue, tomorrow
Thursday evening. The invitation to
attend is general.
When will Improvements in the ST
Charles hotel caase: Not day roll;
round but what is added something new
for thepleasure and comfort ofits guests
, Never was the house in finer shape thar
, now, and no hotel in the Southwest bet
. ter kept. Cairo may we'll feel proud o
such an institution as the st. Charlie
now is.
The sidewalk on Ohio levec betwee
Mr.. Reeds foundry and the corner
Twelfth street is in bad and dangerou
n condition. 1t is full Of broken and wor
+ out planks, and in the night time danger
= OH. 10 walk over. This walk is used
? great deal, and should be repaire'
!. without unnecessary delay. By attend
= inc to it now the city may save itse
!, considerable trouble and expense.
j. The uptown bruisers were at
= again Sunday, one of them being nearl
4 chawed up, and all in the presence OF
= prompt and efficient y city officer.
: The above item, which appeared in ye
=, terday mornings BULLETIN. does Ollie
" G. d. AFTER great injustice. Mr.. Art
81 did not hear OF the difficulty until
70 hour after ii occurred, and when he a
rived where i. had taken place was II
a. able 10 learn who the parties to it were.