The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-31
Local Brcvtlles.

in the course OF a day or two.
II. +. Potter. engrossing and enroll
ing clerk Of the senate, 10 In the city.
j. Buchanan, travelling agent for
Moerlein's celebrated Cincinnati lager
beer, Is In the city.
There was but one case in Judge
Birds police court yesterday, and that
was of no special interest.
&C. Moerlein's Cincinnati lager beer,
made from the best barley and hops.
Try it. l-3l-lm.
w. S. Hammers, county clerk of
Union county, was in the city yesterday,
and lett tor home by the Narrow Gauge.
Hon. ID. II. Linegar. attorney for
Mr.. Thoms. left for Springfield yesterday
morning by the Cairo and St. Louis
railroad.
John Sheehan, John Cain, Charles
Delay, and a number of Others have gone
to Springfield as witnesses in the Thoms'
case.
The Ohio river is falling rapidly.
The mayor should see to it that the sew
ers are properly closed before another
rise takes place.
Cotton, in large quantities. is finding
its way to the east over the Illinois Cen
trail and Cairo and Nincennes railroads
from this city.
The Turner society are'making ex-
tensive preparations for their annual
masquerade ball, which takes place on
the evening of February 18th.
We understand change in the run
ming time Of passenger trains on the
Cairo and st. Louis narrow gauge rail.
road will take place shortly.
The National Cornet band will give
a grand masquerade ball at Turner hall
on Monday evening, February 5th.
Tickets are now ready tor sale.
-Rsviyals are now in progress in the
Free Will tcolored) Baptist, and the Afri.
can NJ. Z. churches of the city, and num-
erous conversions have taken place.
Small blank books kept in stock at
the City Bindery. Sold as cheap as any
book store in the city. Books of every
size from two to ten quires, or more. If
Col. Thos. G.. Allen, of st. Louis,
attorney for Jackson county in Its cele-
brated bond case with the Cairo and st.
Louis railroad, was in the city yester-
day.
The Attorneys in the Harman-Reeve
contested election case are preparing for
the case, which will come up before Judge
Bross at the next term of the probate
court.
Mr.. Canda, president, and several
other prominent officers OF the Cairo and
st. Louis railroad, who were in the city
on Monday, lett for St. Louis Tuesday
morning.
Judge John II. Mulkey, who has
been compelled to keep within doors for
several days on account Of sickness, was
much better yesterday, and will be able
to be about again in day or two.
The streets, especially Washington
avenue, are in excellent condition, and
those of our citizens who are fortunate
enough to own horse and carriage are
taking advantage OF the pleasant weather
The Presby terrain sociable will take
place at the residence of Mr.. j. B. Reed,
on Twentieth street, between Washing
ton avenue and Walnut street, tomorrow,
Thursday, evening.
From a private letter from Vienna
we learn that farmers in that locality
will soon commence the shipment OF to-
bacco, and that the Cairo tobacco ware.
house will receive the greater portion
OF il.
The jury in the ease OF Joseph l.
Abel VS.. the Cairo and st. Louis railroad
company, after an all-night's Lout, re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, award.
ing him judgment for the amount sued
ior-seventy-fve dollars per month.
Mrs. Manien, one of the parties
burned out by the late fire on CONNER
cial avenue below Sixth street, has COM
menced to rebuild. The new house is to
be two story brick, twenty-five feet
front by sixty feet deep.
MIR. A. b. Stafford, l.. II. Meyers, Chris.
Hanny, Charlie Geyer, and several other
citizens left by the eleven o'clock train
on the Illinois Central last night for
Springfield, where they have been sum-
moned to appear as witnesses in the
Thoms' case.
Arrivals at Herbert's yesterday were
j. Buchanan, Cincinnati; Chas. East
horn, Vincennes; &. II. Dolan, New
Orleans; NJ. Stone and lady. Milbourne.
Kentucky; II. F. Potter, Mound City !;
II. l.. Hughes, Caledonia 8. j. G. Hess,
Forman DR. 4. Ottofy and son, Crcin-
natl.
Frank kras' skie, whose bakery and
residence was destroyed by the late fire
on Commercial avenue, has commenced
the erection OF a new brick on the site
OF the old frame house destroyed. The
new building will be twenty-five feet
front by seventy feet dep, and two
stories high. Il
Reports from all parts OF Alexander,
as we'll as Union, Jackson, Pulaski. John
son, and other counties, agree that so far
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