The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-19

III Du'9uoln, WISHING ner latner ana SIS
ter, DR.. J.. Dyer and Mrs. Laura Winters.
Sheriff Saup has shipped two car
loads of pears to st. Louis, all OF which
he raised on his farm, fifteen miles above
this city.
The Rev. Benz. Y. George Will con-
duct the usual sunday services at the
Presbyterian church this morning. All
are invited TO attend.
Miss Ella Morgan, who has been the
guest OF Miss Della Gordon for the past
week, returned to her home in Ccntralia
yesterday afternoon.
The police have the party suspected
OF burglarizlng Chris Orth's house on
Thursday night. He will be given a
hearing on Monday morning.
-Cairo's base hall club will 20 to
Jonesboro and play the Anna boys a
game during the Union county fair, to
be held at that place next month.
The Tenth street pump has been out
| OF repair for several DAYS, and teamsters,
draymen aud Others are put to great
inconvenience for the want OF water for
their stock
Charlie Hodges, formerly with Ike
Valdez, will leave Cairo about the first
Of September for Paducah, where he has
secured situation with Mr.. !. Blum.
formerly merchant in this city.
1t is said that well known gentle.
man OF this city, Mr.. Alex. Frazier, has
fallen heir to an estate worth forty thou
sand dollars by the death Of a relative
residing somewhere in one OF the eastern
states.
Street Superintendent German has
had force OF laborers at work rcparin.
the sewer on Washington avenue be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, tor
several days. The work is being com-
pleted in good shape.
The fourth quarterly meeting Of the
Methodist church will take place to day.
Rev. G. w. Bonner, the "blind preacher
will conduct the services in the morning.
The usual union services will take place
at the VI. F.. Church in the evening.
canine d Whtlock are recognized as
standing at the head Of the dental pro-
iession OF Southern Illinois. Their
rooms are over Blacks store, on Com.
mercial avenue. Give them n call when
you have anything in their line you want
done. Aug j. 2w
The election for the choice OF an
alderman to fill the seat OF the late VI. j.
McGauley in the city council takes place
on Tuesday, the 10Th instant. Mr..
Charles Nellis, it is said, will be canGi-
date, and there is some talk that COL
ored man will be pitted against him.
Judge Bird can not understand how
the story that he is candidate for either
county clerk or county judge originated.
Certainly he never said he was or would
be candidate for either of these Offices.
and asserts that he could not be induced
under any circumstances to enter the list
of aspirants. He says he has all the OF
fees he wants, and like JEFF Davis, all he
asks now is to be let alone.
We yesterday published an item
copied from the Mound City Patriot in
which it was stated that Rev. Mr.. George
had consented to preach at Villa Ridge
on every alternate Sunday. Mr.. George
informs us that this is a mistake; that be
was requested to preach at the Ridge
every other Sunday, but could not COM
ply with the request, and so informed
the people at the Ridge in his sermon on
last Sunday evening.
There was a good crowd at the park
yesterday morning to witness the races
The first event was between Frank Met
calls black gelding Morgan" and
roam mare in the hands OF Bill Elliott.
The race was dash OF half mile, for
twenty-five dollars aside, several we'll
known sports of this city backing "Mor-
gam" The race was won by the Elliott
mare easily. The next race was between
Morgan and little sotrel gc!ding,
owned by Mr.. James Kynastan. The
first named horse giving the latter a
start Of fifty feet in three hundred yards.
morgan" won handly by fifty feet.
We do hope that Mayor Winter will
conclude to have his message published,
and we hereby tender him the use Of our
columns for that purpose. We do not
make this offer. because we consider the
message of special Importance or because
we believe his honor is very anxious to
have it published; but because we believe
it absolutely necessary for the well-being
of the editor of the twilight luminary
that the message should appear in print.
If that message is not published, there is
no telling to what extreme the editor of
the luminary will be drive. Publish it,
Jack, for Davis sake.
A man named JIG. Bowen, formerly
cook In this city, and who has been liv.
ing at Vienna tor some months past,
came to town on Friday. lie drank very
heavily through the day, and about seven