The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-29
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
LOCAL REPORT.
ABOUT TOWN.
Council meeting tonight.

-Four bouquets Mere >ilU1erH't NG VI
Hudson last night lay eight f4ir hands. I'll.
earned them.
Efforts are lein- madr in Paari
Seminion's behalf IN rescue her t-m tiir
life she has been leading.
1t is said that the jury in rhe Craig
case stood one for hanging; ;wp tlr impri.
sonmcnt and nine for acquittal.
The condition Of Miss Agnes Edward,
yesterday morning was wors,. and she was.
later in the day, reported to be rapidly
sinking Her assassin Thompson, still re-
main, dumb rs mute.
The murlcrcrso of the pcddlcr in I.iyings.
tone county, KY, were arrested yesterday
by a deputy sheriff OF Pope county. They
Were members of the jury which sat upon
the inquest Of their victim.
The case of William Catogcs succeeded
the Craig case in the circuit court, and is
now being tried Catoges is charged with
robbing Capt. Fields OF 5000 some time
since. II promises to be an interesting
trial.
The prize medal awarded at the skat.
Ing rink, last night an excellent specimen
OF the workmanship of Tabcr Bros, is of
solid gold. a shoe and roller skates pendent
from a bar on which is Inscribed the word
Champion"
The coopers of Cairo held meeting at
Murdoch's cooper shop in the early part of
the week to take into consideration the
proposed reduction of their wages. Mr..
Everett Parks presided. The meeting adj
journed to Friday next.
On st. Johns day there will be a
Masonic excursion from Cairo to Ioncsboro
under the auspices OF the Masons of this
city. There will also be a public installation
Of officers of the order on the beautiful
grounds of the Fair Association at Jones.
boro Extensive preparations are being
Tile following is the score Of fine
Egyptian Club, at its meeting on grounds
outside the Mississippi lcvce, May ssth,
1873; ort of each twenty glass balls shot
Al ny members Of the club. Mr.. Newton NJ.
Kent scored 10; Mr.. Thomas Sproat. :: DR..
W. {. Jocclyn, s. Mr. f. $. Kent, rs; Mr..
d. ii. Parker, ~; Mr., A. Lewis. 10: Mr.. ].
;. Ais'horpc II; Mr. T. W. Halliday, 49,;
Mr.. Ed Dc2onia, u.
TIE BULLETIN is proycrbial for its gal.
ianlIy; but, since our delicate reference 70
the cottonwood tree, the general voice Of
The people have termed il the Chcvolicr
bayard OF newspapers These trees are
worthy of all consideration: and hereafter il
Will De srid, in the language ofTobin. tina, A
man who would lay his hand ON woman
cottonwood tree, save in the way of kind.
hrs'' Is ~oiSc than Saw.mill man and i,
would De vain hattcry to call him wood.
'hopptf.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Smith, speaker of III,
Illinois House of Representatives. and now
chairman of the Board of Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners, is in the city
the guest of Mr.. John II. Obcrly. It wa
the intention ofthc board to make Il thorouvl
examination beginning to-day, of the track
bridges, trestlc work, etc. of the Cairo AN,
Vincenncs railroad, but as tomorrow vii
be Decoration Day, and as it will be an cy
ccp6onally busy one will, the railroad, III
proposed examination has been POSTPONE,
toa future time. The board will. however
make 1t once q general examination Of III