The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-04

'ne Court muse VIII De completed and
ready for occupation in few days.
"A number of gamblers have congre.
gated IN the city, but we have heard of
no recent fleecings.
The X. NJ. X. G. hop will take place
next Tuesday evening instead of Friday.
as stated in Yesterdays issue.
/ tended, ana # t"bsseo at the Farmers
good prices. ""'l at
DR.. Smith has at his office in Win.
ter's block several specimens of ancient
pottery excavated from a mound near
Sikestown, Mo.
Our colored people are manifestly on
their good behavior. Between the
whites and blacks there is about "stand
OFF, in the city cooler.
The Athencum will be crowded to.
night with spiritualists, skeptics and
anti-spiritualists TO witness the expo.
sures.
Taxes are now due and must be paid
III few days, otherwise costs will be
added when the collector commences the
preparation Of the delinquent list.
bill SCOTS 'fast boss, came TO a
sudden halt yesterday at noon in front OF
the BULLETIN office, breaking the front
axle OF the wagon near the wheel.
-lhe ordinances says there shall be
four police constables and a chief.
Mayor Winter says there shall be two.
What does the council say:
Now and then we hear mention of
preparation for the next county election.
We understand that there are several
parties willing to serve the people as
county clerk.
The high school commences now at
halt past seven in the morning and closes
at one In the afternoon. This is done to
save an extra trip at noon during the
heated term.
-Jho latest sensation is the elopement
oil gardeners daughter in the Fifth
ward. Our reporter has been diligently
al work TO secure the particulars, but
without success.
Mike sullivan, the uptown buffer and
The leader OF the row Sunday a week
ago, in the Fourth ward, to avoid the of.
hcers who have several warrants for his
bis arrest, lett for Chicago.
Squirrels are said to be abundant in
the country surrounding Cairo. Several
hunting parties who were out 10 see,
during the past week, met with success.
The unsophistlcated stranger must
look out,or some OF the splendid chances
offered by the sharpers that are now
in the city will fleece them OF the last
dollar.
MIR. Reisser has not yet decided
whether he will repair the frame build
ing that was damaged by the fire the
the other night or build new building
in its place. Heis Wellington the insur.
ance company.
-Sanfor and Duyol, the gamblers who
month or six weeks ago made Cairo
their headquarters, have taken Greeley's
advice and gone west. They are now at
Deadwood. Nike Coyne has gone TO
join them.
There seems 10 be some doubt about
the truth OF the story told by the col
ored women, who claims that she was
SO grossly insulted by a down town
shoemaker at his shop on Wednesday
afternoon. Her story does hang to-
geiher well, and it is just possible that
she has cOlored 1t little.
Elsie Fanlosky who has a finer name
than character had Frank Bonnie arrested
yesterday Oh a charge OF using abusive
language. Frank had change of venue
from Squire Comings to Bird. The evl.
dence being weak and Elsie's former bad
character convinced the Judge that she
ought to pay the cost, and thereupon he
discharged Frank.
The complaints on account OF the
dilapidated condition OF the sidewalks
are frequent and serious. We know OF
one person that lies at the point OF death
caused from fall OIL the sidewalk on
Ohio leyee where there was no railing.
Peoples necks have been imperilled
long enough on account OF dark streets
and miserable sidewalks. Something
should be done-and that i'm mediately
Boys, and now and then grown in
dividuals, having provided themselves
with skiifs and RATS, NAV be seen at al
hours on the surface of the sipe water
No kind of work is more laborious than
| pulling or rowing these heavy floats, yet
| they believe it fun. 1t not untrequently
happens that boats capsize or RATS 90 tt
pieces and send their living freight to til,
bottom, but SO far no serious results have
ensued.
considering the bad weather, Their
was very fair attendance at the soclabl
at Mrs. Dunning's last evening. TN
entertainment was very pleasant one
as are all the entertainments given b,
the ladies OF the Church of the Re
deemer. The music was excellent, tn
reading fine, and last, though by m
means least, the coffee, sandwiches. ic
cream and cake were par excellence, AL
] in all, the sociable was great success.