The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-01
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
LOCAL REPORT.
ABOUT TOWN.

De RUGBY, Il Cairo gardener, shipped
seventy boxes of string beans on Thursday
10 Chicago
Robert GlchrSt, tried in the Circuit
Court for stealing letters containing two
ring, from the Arlington hotel, was yestcr-
day acquitted,
Ray. VI. VI, Dillon, of Cleveland, O..
is in the city, visiting his son, Rev Mr..
Diim.Lee He will remain few days,
and tomorrow morning preach at the
Church Of the Rcdccmcr.
The cases to be tried by jury of the
regular yenirc summoned for Monday. have
been postponed to June :. In the mean
tim" only such civil cases as can be tried
betor" The court without jury, will be
tried,
Circuit Clerk Reeves is busiy engaged
in preparing transcript for the supreme
court in the case OF the people Of the State
81 Illinois vs.. Cairo and NincenncS railroad
relating TO the obstruction of Commercial
avenue
Pearl Scminion has acted in very I'M
grateful manner toward The BULLETIN.
We had arranged all the prcliminarics of
rare social event, and now she has left the
town, her lover and ourselves to mourn her
absence.
We are glad to be able TO state that
Mrs. Dr. smiths injuries sustained by fall.
ING from the porch Of her residence last
evening are not Of dangerous character.
1t was Wmorcd for Il time that the lady
was seriously injured.
AT the closing exercises of the colorcd
schools, yesterday, prizes, the gift of Mrs
Annie T.. Stafford, were awarded to s. Tav.
lor, Katie Walker and Mollic Clark for
scholarships; prizes the gift of Prof Penn
10 Annie Parker and Annie Taylor for pen
manshp to Ellen Booker and Laura Smith
for puncmaIity,
On yesterday, in the county court
Judge GOcum, after full argument, sus
tanned the objections filed by Messrs. Green
and Gilbert, on behalf of all the tax PAYERS
of Alexander county, to the taxes known
As County and City Registered Railroad
Interest Taxes Judge Yocum holds that
these taxes were illegally levied and are
void
Col. Lowcry delivered TEMPERANCE
speech at the Scycn-Day Baptist church. two
miles east Of Villa Ridge, on Thursday night
last, 10 crowd of hearers. Twenty-Five
persons came forward and signed the mem.
b'rshp roll. After the speaking the ladies
circulated petition against the renewal of
liquor licenses for the Villa Ridge district,
winch WAS numcrousy signed.
Master Tod Hill called ON II, ycs,cr.
day and uttered some very dcprccatory re.
marks upon the enterprise Of TnE BrI.
lErlS The little gentleman said that II,
hd got the prize for writing. and tina, W,
had no. .ectcd to state the fact in our schoo
report a Friday. We now hasten 10 re-
pair ne damage and hope Tod will accop
ih%NS SD apology in full Tor the oversight
Ne got the pria" and is justly proud OF /,
/WhiIc on this subject We ought also to cy
'nd ourapooY 10 Master Candcc for ne
giving him his full dues in conncc,io
with the same report. He made a capita
little speech and should have receive
credit fori
We IRE informed tina, Mayor Winter r.
Scn,s al criticisms Of his ADMINISTRATION
personal aiiron,s, and intends 10 re,o,io,o |
personal abuse, We snhmi, that Tn