The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-27
tceat Brevitics

terday.
Only few dayso Of grace left to tax
payers.
MIR. X. w. Miller Is in st. Louis.
He has been absent several days.
Henry Sayer, of st. Louis, formerly
a Cairoitc. was in the city yesterday.
The workmen on Peter Nef7s new
building, Ohio levee, are progressing rap
idly.
The ''cooler'' contains some hale and
hearty men-the very chaps tor street
labor.
The mosquitoes, the most pestifer-
Gus and annoying of insects, have made
their appearance.
Duke Smith, has returned from
the south where he has been recuperat-
ing for the last four or five weeks.
The prizes for the baby exposition
are enough to tempt every mother In
Cairo to enter her darling on the list.
Those wishing to see the new rcga-
liza OF the X. NJ. X. C.should call on John
ID. Holmes. the G.. g. NJ, or at the hall
next Monday night.
"A. Marx, the popular clothier has
gone East to purchase complete new
stock of goods. The goods damaged by
fire at his old stand are being closed out
rapidly at very low figures. 4-2I-1w.
Thomas Wilson, (colored) an old
sinner, was before Judge Bird yesterday
on charge of larceny, and held over in
the penal sum of 800.
--Thistlewood & Co., commission
merchants, have removed from their old
place Of business to the corner Of Tenth
and Levee streets, in the building formerly
occupied by John B. Phillis Il Co.
From present indications we Judge
that Hartman's baby show will be the
grandest entertainment OF the season. It's
novelty, and novelties, of course, draw
like dread and milk" poultice.
The youngsters Of st. Patrck's school
made the usual quiet street hideous by
their wild shrieks yesterday afternoon.
The cause of this uproar was two negro
boys whom they had impoundcd in the
Enclosure around the city scales.
"A very pleasant sociable was given
by Mr.. walker, at his residence, last
evening, in which abous sixty OF our
most respectable people participated.
The affair is spoken OF as one Of the most
enjoyable of the season.
Among the pests OF the season are
the sipe water frogs, who lie at rest dur
ing the day, recuperating for their mo-
notOnous shrieks at night. Countless
numbers OF them are secreted in the lake
near cur window.
Sheriff Saup will place the first sheets
OF the delinquent tax list in the hands of
the printer next week. AS after that
time no erasures or changes can be made,
parties named in the list will be subject to
the usual penalties.
The ladies of the church of the Re-
deemcr intend to give grand strawberry
festival on Thursday evening, May 10th,
1877. The place of entertainment will
be announced in due time. A splendid
supper, delicious strawberries and ice
cream, and all the usual good things will
be provided.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will begin their monthly sociables, which
have been discontinued during the win
ter, on Thursday evening, May Sd, 1877.
The first one of the season will be held
at the residence Of Mrs. c. w. Dunning,
corner Ninth and Walnut streets. A
| good time is promised by the committee
in charge, and the nature of the enter
tainment will be announced in due time.
There was row in the lower end of
| town last night that threatened for a
time to involve score or more persons.
1t had its origin in fight between two
negroes, and an attempt to separate
them excited resistance. Two or three
ofthe negroes present threatened to in
terfere, but restrained themselves, and
soon afterward the crowd dispersed.
As the affair turned out nobody was Sc
riously hurt. but at first it looked as
though blood would flow.
In all parts of the city yesterday
could be observed the preparations for
the excursion to Paducah under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. Families.
including the little ones, went IN groups
ladies and gentlemen in pairs..:a the
old bachelors, etc., were up bright and
early to be on time. The boat, the C.
w. Anderson, was advertised to leavet
at 1880 o'clock, but did not get away til
9o'clOck. There was, at least, two hun
dred people on board, and, doubtless,
they had pleasant time.
| Among the arrivals at the st. Charles
yesterday were Ii. q. Winslow, st. Louis
VIM. Means. New Orleans Perre Moore
st. Louis; l.. Bloomingdale. Philadel
phia; e.. G. Williams, st
Louis; Chas. P. Gregory, st. Louis
w. Chamberlain, Chicago: w. NJ. Wan
ger, Menomone, Wis; Miss l.. Ellis
Sand Hill, HIS; j. G. Nicholas, st
Louis; ii. Haight, st. Louis; NJ. Viii
hanson, Springfield; A. S. Stern, Gin