The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-04

1
Miss Royce, Tom IIantc. Mrs Lloyd and
family, Anna; T. c DUdlcy, \ I.eaveit,
Chicago; G j. Wi'singcr, Ninccnnes' I
X Omesby, ny.
Mr.. II. s. ReX.oId, who i well-kuowr
in Cairo, haying at one time been clelh
in the office Of the st. Charles hotel while
that Institution was under the manage
mcut OF Mr.. T. ID. ReXiord, now of the
Planters House, was married at Blue Is
land Yesterday 10 Miss Fanny Hunting
ton. Heber and his bride viii visit the
| st. Louis fair, and after spending few
DAYS there will come down 10 Cairo tc
see their friends. We know that Hcber
| old time friends viii give him and his
bride hearty welcome.
| Ladies in want Of millinery goods
hats, bonnets, or trimmings Of any kind
or description should call on Mrs. ;.
Williamson, Commercial avenue, next
door to the atheneum. Il fact that
cannot be denied that her stock OF goods
in every department is the most complete,
fashionable, most beautiful and Withal
the cheapest brought TO Cairo since the
war. she has some Of the most cXQui-
sitelv beautiful bouuets we ever saw, and
which cannot but please those in search
OF goods in that line. By all means visit
Mrs. Williamson's before purchasing
elsewhere. She is also prepared to re-
modle and make new old hats, shlpe
them oyer in the latest style, and all for
the moderate sum OF from 81 to 50 cents.
Hats dyed either black or brown, Give
Mrs. W. a call and she will be sure 70
pleascyou. II
Having taken charge Of the grocery
establishment ut the corner of Fourteenth
street and Washington avenue. and put
in one Of the largest and best assorted
stocks offamily groceries ever exhibited
in Cairo, Messrs Pettis & Bird are now
ready tor business, and invite tie atten-
ton of the public to their house. They
have given special attention to the sclec-
ton OF Their goods, and having purchased
for cash are prepared to compete
with any other house in the
city on sugar, coffee, syrups,
teas, hams, bacon, canned goods, and in
facte verythins in the grocery and
provision line. They will always keep
on hand choice fresh butter. eggs, and
all kinds of country produce. They will
deliver goods in any part OF the city
free of charge and on short notice
Messrs. Pettis & Bird solicit share Of
the patronage OF our citizens, believing
that they can give them better bargains
than can be obtained elsewhere, I'm
A Springfield telegram to the st
Louis Republican OF yesterday says tn
state board OF equalization has practical
IL concluded Its labors, and viii in al
probability adjourn sine liz some tim
this week. The committee on genera
equalization made their report 81
Wednesday and 1t was adopted By Tia
board. The report gives the per cent (
be added to or deducted from the assesset
value Of each class Of property in eac
county of the state. Alexander count
seems 10 have Jared better than most {
the other counties, as there IRE 5J. thr-
which receive a greater reduction o.
town and city lots, and but tour tina
receive greater reduction on land:
The reduction on the sever
classes Of property in Alexan
der county are ~ follow
On personal, 90 per cent, on lands 30 Pc
cent and on town and city lots 30 pC
cent. This We consider liberal reduC
ton, and when the fact that the asses
ment tor 1877 is $780, 900 less than for II
previous year IL taken into account, Il
taxes in this county ought not to be
very high. In Pulaski county "a n
cent is added on PERSONAL; and deduction
on lands and town and city lots % al
% per cent respectively.
s tuesday evening a mob Of abont OF
\ hundred boys copyrighted on Elgh
s street with horns, cow bells, and all q
usual accompanying instruments used
q cheyirari and began making mig
hideous in front Of the residence OF
newly married couple. After thcnoi
had been kept up about an hour and
Il halt the bridegroom appeared and pa
Z the leader of the mob literally to call I
his followers, which he proceeded to d
/. As the mob were moving toward Was
'e ington avenue they were met by a ga
5. Of young hoodlums ranging in ye'
o from eighteenth to twenty-five, who rus
r, cd upon them, seized the money and
e treating down Washington avenue to
possession 0. the Rough and Ready {
yo CINE house, barring the door after The
no and securing themselves against init
y, sion. Then begun scene which bcggt
II, description; the beaten boys yelled, GU
cd, plead and sounded all the instrumc
va va III the crowd at once. This not hayi
the desired elect they rung an alarm
lire not once but half do;
times. The riot, Tor it was moth
less, was kept w until about cle'
er O'Clock when it was ascertain
ia, that the hOodum5 had made their
Inc cape out Of a back window of the en- 9