The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-21
General Items,

Another baby. Mr.. Kit Rudd is
the jubilant father. 1t Is boy and put
in an appearance on Sunday.
The Rev. Dillon.Lee will return to
Cairo next week. lie has fully re-
covered his health and strength.
The blind minister, Rev. c. w. Bon
ner, preached to a good congregation at
the Methodist church on Sunday morn
ing.
-Wanted-By ayoung man, furnish
ed room, without board, In private
family. Address stating price, 5. this
office.
-lIttle boys should not play about
the streets with guns. It's dangerous
amusement, and is liable TO get them
into trouble.
The Misses Flora and Ada Van
Cleye, daughters OF DR.. w. 8. VanCleve,
of Belleyille, are in the city, visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Stites.
On the second page OF this morn
ing's BULLETIN we publish the mayors
veto message, together with his commu.
nlcation on the circus business
Little Willie Cunningham, son OF
| Mr.. Charles Cunningham, while playing
on the door stoop Of his home on sun gay,
tell and broke his lett arm Just above the
| wrist.
Dennis Foley will be candidate for
alderman at the election TO be held ~ the
Fourth ward to-day, to NIL Mr.. Nc
Gauley's seat in the city council. Mr..
Foley Is competent young man, and
will no doubt make good councilman.
Canine & Whltlock are recognized as
standing az the head Of the dental pro-
iession OF Southern Illinois. Their
rooms are over Blacks store, on Com
merclal avenue. Give them call when
you have anything in their line you want
done. Aug u 2w
Mr.. B. McSifi, an old and expert.
enced barber, has taken charge of the
shop on Eighth street, formerly occupied
by Mr.. Lampert. MIR. McNifi is white
man and an excellent barber, and will
endeavor to give his customers as good
work as can be had at any other shop in
| CAIRO. He solicits share OF the patron.
age of our citizens. 3-3-2w
One of the most dangerous pieces of
sidewalk in Cairo is TO be found at the
corner OF Eighteenth street and Com-
mercial avenue and the city authorities
should see that it is repaired. On Sun
day night, couple OF young ladies wer'
out walking, and one of them CHANGING
TO step on the end of one of the broken
| planks the other end flew up and
knocked her dow n, cutting and bruising
her face very badly.
MIR. Henry Planhrt OF Thebes pre-
cinct is announced in this mornings
| BULLETIN as a candidate TOR the Office
OF county clerk Mr. Panert is an old
citizen of this county, and ia well-known
to the people, especially OF the country
precincts Of the county. Hell thorough
| ly competent to ill the Office and if
elected will try to discharge the duties Of
the Office to the satisfaction Of the people.
-EX-Deputy Sheriff John Cain, on
Sunday afternoon, arrested negro call
ed George who is charged with having
broken into Judge Trimble's house in
Paducah some two weeks ago, and max
ing way with a considerable amount OF
money and several articles of value.
George had Just arrived in the city, and
was sauntering about the leyee carelessly,
when Cain nabbed him and started to-
ward the county Jail. The prisoner walk
ed along quietly enough until the corner
OF Ninth street and Washington avenue
was reached, where he struck Cain
and knocked him headlong of Of the
sidewalk. George then took TO his
heels and before Cam had regained his
feet, was nearly to Walnut street. Cain
gave chase, but his bird had got the
start OF him and being good runner,
succeeded in getting away. George is
about fYe feet seven inches high. and
has large scar over one of his eyes
which was put there BY the butt of a
rifle in the hands of Paducah officer. If
you see him take him In ont OF the
wet.
On Saturday night at twelve O'Clock
q gentleman named H. p. Phillips, from
Jefferson City, Louisiana, took the llli-
nois Central passenger train for Chicago.
Nothing unusual was noticed in his con-
duct, when he first boarded the train.
but before Villa Ridge was reached, he
arose.: from his seat and went into the
mail car hurriedly, and asked the agent
to protect him; that they were after him,
and not to let them in, and asked that he
be allowed to remain In The mail car.
He was told by the agent that
he could stay if he wished,
He sat down in chair and after few
moments seemed to be sleeping. MIR.
Phillips was still sleeping when the train
lett villa Ridge, but 1t had proceeded
but few hundred yards IRON the station
when he sprang from his seat, and rush.
ing to the door OF the car Jumped out
H. H..