The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-31
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
LOCAL REPORT.
ABOUT TOWN.

Mr. w $ Hammers, of .Ioncsboro, fay
orcd u, with cal yesterday,
w l. Clancy, Of GAINESVILLE. o. is the
bill artist Of the Anderson show.
Col. Il. r. Townes, of Jonrshoro, hon
ornd TIE BULLETIN With call last even.
ina.
Hon. +. +. Albright came down on tire
C.@ st. yesterday morning, and returned
home Iastnight
Hon. \, II. Irwin, arrived from Chester
Wednesday night and spent yesterday in
town, He returned last night.
A number Of strangers yesterday
yielded to the temptations of metropolitan
life and got drunk They were placed in
laiior Mahony'S keeping.
-Catoges, who was accused of stealing
min" hundred dollars from Capt Field, and
whose trial has been in progress toa the last
twodlys, was yesterday convicted and sen.
fenced 70 three years in the pcniteniny.
Mrs. W 2 Halliday and children. who
have been abScntin Europe for about wear
past, arrived home yesterday, accompanied
10y Capt Halliday Mrs. lis arrival created
quite = commotion among her many friends,
and he was the recipient of cordial and
general welcome.
cairo loomed up At the diocesan con.
Yen,on At Springfield, Rev. Dillon-Lce
was elected to the secretaryship Of the stand.
M committee, and was appointed secretary
ot th' committee on the extension of the
church; Mr. w. b. Gilbcr, was appointed A
member Of the committee on Legislation.
and Mr.. II. II, Candnp a member of the
finance committee.
We are informed that the mayor ha,
instructed the city attorney to bring suit
against Constable Sheehan for the fines of
Inc 'rWd characters released by the mayor
why no, have committee Of the council
overhaul this and other ,hiuus which
nigh, be brought to ia attentions. Such
m investigation would not he altogether
void Of interest and it might give clearer
insight into the workings of this admins.
'ra'ion than civil suit, hcdged in with the
,echnlcali'ics of law, could possibly afford
The promise of interesting reading matter
prompts us to make this suggestion.
IL his honor the mayor will lend Ms his
ear We will whisper into it these things,
winch may he news to him. but II not. they
cannot fail to enlist his attention N A
man. known in Union county, was robbed
AZ negro hagnio in Cairo, three or four
Gays since; (2) the amount was in the
neighborhood of *45 (3) the party charged
win perpe'ra'ing the robbery was arrested
and went @qut for wan, of prosecution
y the party charged with pcrpctrating the
robbery has not the money % il would
be matter OF Sigh, public in,cres, 10
know where tina, money went; %, may be
II ~as restored to the gentleman who lost
H. and ca may he 1t WAS not. Liuh, ia
whs' We wan, on this mattcr--,ha,'s All,
The Democratic central committee u,
the Eighteenth dis,ric, me, under a tree n,
Mound City yesterday, This has An omin.
oos "ok for the Radicals II was unde,
tree that Grant, while Democrat, M, ,hc
ssishing touches to the war, /, WAS unde,
= tree that Newton discovered the law. q,
grsvi,ation II was under tree tina, Ev,
first poured sof, words into poor Adam.
ear; It was under u tree, by the aid Of A IL
tie rope, that Radical maori,ics wer,
gradually but surely reduced; |,
w@ under tree that John Knox poured