The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-15
THE DAILY BULLETIN
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
ABOUT TOWN.

A lady's handkerchief was picked up
on Cedar street, near the corner Of Seventh,
yesterday The owner can have it ly APP
plying at this oiiic.
Rev, A. Morrison of this city, left yes
ter,lay for DuQuoin where he viii preach
tNr opening sermon to the Mount Vernon
District meeting OF the II. I. Church
Our thanks are due the managers of
the grand ball to be given at De Soto, Mo-,
on the occasion OF the opening OF the ma
chinc shops there, for an invitation to be
present. The affair is announced for
Thursday evening next
The following are the proceeds from
the late Temperance, picnic; May queen,
$,3; excursion SOB CO. reireshment stand,
81; total, $l9l 60; from which is deduct
ed ST. 50 for advertising and printing.
leaving net profit ofS114 1O--a handsome
showing, ind ed.
The Hon. l., f. Platter, of Hardin
county, one of the most prominent members
of the Twrnty-ninth General Assembly,
passed through the city Yesterday en- route
for Centra!ia to attend the Democratic con
yen1ion tomorrow. Mr.. Platter honored
TIE BULLETIN by a call.
AS soon as all imperfect marksmcn
are weeded out of the shooting clubs, and
those remaining can each score possible
81 ont of 90 TIE BULLETIN will be per
mittcd to make public the result of the
meetings outside the Mssissi )pi lcvee
The public should be patient We are.
We state, without authority, that in
all probability Mr., Connolly, of Charleston,
United States Attorney for the Southern
District Of Illinois, will be Decoration Day
Orator. Persons acquainted with the gen
tlcman speak highly OF his ability as pub
lie speaker and commend the selection.
The attention of our readers is called
10 The bankrupt sale notice to be found in
this mornings issue of TmE Bi1LETIN.
The sale is made by the assignee of the cs
tate of Claiborne Winston. and will take
place at the corner of Seventh street and
Commercial avenue, at 10 O'Clock next
Monday morning,
Last night Capt Dan Mccarthy was
nomna'cd by Mayor Winter and rejected
ly the council. There were four for; four
against, Mr.. George Wilson Was mt into his
place by unanimous vote, Messrs. Aylcv
and Cain were continued on the force by n
unanimous vote Mr.. George Oms,ea was
appointed in place OF Mr.. Sargent, resigned
VIM. Schultz. colorcd man, was tried
before Justice Robinson YESTERDAY for steal.
ing a lemon from KIugcs store and abu,iny
The person who discovered him in the ,hcf,
Nc succeeded in making himself so obnoyi
o's that the police had to be called in. an,
yesterday morning he was committed I,
jail IN default Of paymcn, OF S. and costs
About three o'clock yesterday mornin,
"a party riding AN unshod horse entered IN
tlaughter-housc Of Mr.. Ferdinand Kochle,
0u,side the Mississippi lcvee, and stole tw
head Of cattle. Although parties were sen
INT in various directions in pursuit Of III
thief and cattle shortly after the robbcr,
no tidings had been received from them j
n lAie hour last night
An item in yesterday mornings issu
%this paper conveyed the impression N,
Marsh Brown gave up the three dollars /
wns charged with stealing, TO the own,