The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-05

and Commercial avenue, and lost heavi-
ly. lie is now trying to build up again,
and we beqeak tor him fair share OF
patronage. lie deserves it. If
One of our friends handed us small
slip of papcryesterday with the following
newsy item .crbbled upon it; "Should
be torn down. There is an old dilapida-
ted two story frame house ON Tenth
street, opposite the tobacco warehouse,
which is uatenanted, Is an eyesore to
the neighbors and lisa nuisance; it should
be abated.n The owner will undoubt-
edly remove the house Immediately.
MIR. w. II. Morris, who went to Pa
ducah on Thursday to take the part OF
"Boaz" in the cantata OF "Ruth," the
citizens of Paducah having requested its
second presentation, returned home on
Sunday by the steamer Arkasas Bell
ne says our Paducah sisters and brothers
cScpllcu even tiSH7Vl''o III NV ScVoHd
rendition of the performance, and that
the play in many Of its beautiful and ef-
tecting scenes was superior TO anything
he has ever witnessed.
When man writes: Parody on
the Raven" and the printer sets up :;
"Parody in a Room" the man swears
like trooper-curses till the air around
him becomes as blue as blue glass. We
are that unfortunate man. Tho printer
who turned "Un the raven" into sin
ROOM" was but is not. On his grave
the raven sits and mournfully pipes
"neyermore." He died with becoming
resignation.
--Reirigerators, the very best, at A.
Halley's, llj commercial avenue. Also,
stoves and tinware, toilet ware, table snd
pocket cutlery, garden and farmers i'm
plements, plows, corn planters and she'll
ers, sulkey rakes, and a general stock of
stoves, tin and hardware, flower stands,
both wire and wood, flower trailers, diff
ferent styles, hanging baskets OF all
kinds the largest variety OF bird cages
in the city and vii! be sold very low at
A. Halley's, rs Commercial avenue.
3.2I-3m
Cairo Is to have another first-class |
shooting club. 1t will be composed Of !
Mr.. Fred. ). Kent, who is the leading
spirit of the organization, Alderman
Tom Halliday, L. II. Egnew, of the st.
Charles hotel; Thomas Kerth, Of the AL |
eXander county bank DR.. d. Ii. Parker,
y. 5. Pennington, of the Cairo and Vim
cennes railroad Al. Lewis, and num-
Der OF other prominent gentlemen. The
first sport will come of some time next
week, when the members OF the club will
Themselves for halt day by
sho otlng at glass balls.
A circular from Mt. Carroll in this
state, announces an address at that place,
on the Dist inst, by OberIy, of Cairo,
whom it desgnates as the silver.
orator OF Illinois, which is |
considerably in the complimentary line,
and is not exactly the truth. Mr.. o. has
made great number OF Grafton. to the
employees Of this Office, and has earned
by them the reputation OF having
tongue that is neither of silver nor gold. |
Ii raises the devil with the boys, who |
call him "Old Clangor" when he gets up |
into one of his oratorical complaints at
the way the business Is conducted in his
patriotic absence from home.
Among the passengers landed in
Cairo by the James W. CAT, on her last
rip down, waa an old gentleman named
SlcMahon. who halls from Stubtnviiie,
)hio. Upon arriving in our city, Mr..
Mcmahon found himself short OF the
necessary amount of money to carry
lin to his journeys end, small town in
Missouri where he has a daughter living,
md started out yesterday morning IN
earch Of work, that he might continue
IN his route. After looking about for
eyeral hours, he became discouraged
nd concluded TO ask for assistance. Ac-
ordingly the first man he
net he accOsted and told his
tory. The party who Mr.. Me-
lahon described as being OF medium
lzc with fair complexion and hair, and
ltired in dark suit of clothes, said he
would give him quarter toward helping
i'm out OF his trouble, fhe could change
two dollar note. The old gentleman
lew from his pocket several silver
ieces, and handed them to his supposed
rlend, and received the two dollar note
nd withdrew. Yesterday afternoon he
ad, he thought, enough money to carry
i'm to his friends in Missouri. and ap.
lied at the office OF the Iron Mountain
abroad for passage, when upon handing
mt the bill given him, he was informed
hat it was nothing more than an adyer.
isement of a New York firm. This is
n old dodge in the larger cities, often
'racticed upon verdant youths and un.
Inspecting old people, but this is the
rst time we have heard OF its perpetra.
ion in Cairo.
4 CaId.
10 all who are suffering from the