The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-27

Blake and II is a neat job.
There will be meeting OF the Cairo
baseball association this, Wednesday,
evening at X. NJ. *. G.. hall at 1880
o'clock. A iull attendance is request-
ell. q. NJ. FRASER, Sec'y,
AT a late hour last night a couple Of
drunken bawds created quite an uproar
In the vicinity Of Fourteenth and Poplar
streets. but they were finally taken
charge of by friends and induced to 20 to
their den.
The different school>rooms, In which
classes were examined yesterday, were
visited by not less than two hundred
fifty visitors. We are glad TO see this.
II shows that parents are taking proper
interest in the examination. r..
DR.. Arter's condition is not much
changed. lie stands bis terrible mistor-
tune with wonderful fortitude for one so
old as he is, and is doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
His sufierings, however, are great.
We understand a number Of gentle.
men are already taking steps toward .
big celebration on the 4th Of July. The
gentlemen who are taking the lead In
this matter are the kind of men to make
it success, provided..they receive proper
encouragement.
Alderman Tom Halliday will. in all
probability, be candidate for e-electiOn
in the Fifth ward. Mr.. Halliday has
made one OF the best representatives the
ward ever had, and even his bitterest
have come to regard him as
a sort of necessary evil" in the council.
For the Information Of those who
may feel concerned, we will state that
the boys and young men who are seen
on our streets with red ribbons on their
shoulders and along down the seams Of
their brooches are the High school
Guards They number thirty-six, and
beyond this we're In the dark. E.
Mayor Winter will receive to-day at
half past IL o'clock direc, from Mobile By
express 5000 choice bulk oysters, and
invites everybody to bring their buckets
and be supplied. He guarantees them to
be as fresh az those received any time
during the oyster season and Of the finest
guilty.
Yarnel,'s Baking Powder is the
best.
MIR. +. +. DAVIS Is announced in this
issue of the BULLETIN as q candidate for
alderman from the Second ward. Mr..
Davis is well known to the voters Of the
ward and the city at large, and should he
be elected lie would no doubt discharge
the duties OF tue position intelligently
and to the best interests of his constitu-
ents.
The county convention 10 select dele
gates 10 the state Democratic conven-
ton to be held at Spring tield on April
llth, and to til" Judicial convention 10
be held at Centralia on May 18th. viii be
held at the court house in thi, city on
Saturday next. 1t is the duty of Demo.
Gratis to attend this convention. ana il is
to be hoped that every well wisher OF
the party will be present. ....
Judge Bird anu number OF colorctl
citizens are making an effort to have
Gov. Piuchback lecture i'll this city.
Pinchback goes TO Chicago on the 18th
of April, where he has been engaged to
speak at the celebration OF tho snniver>
cary OF tho adoption OF tho fifteenth
amendment. II is the intention TO have
him lecture here when on his return to
New Orleans.
Five cents will buy an "lnfsnt' OF
superior quality at Henry Schlck's.
3.22-.w
II. u. Farris ct the johnson County
Woman was in the city on sunday and
Monday. Sir. Farris is n candidate for
the Democratic nomination tor rcprescn =
ative from tfc Fi'tirth district, and ".
understand his chances are excellent
Mr.. Farrls has every qualification Tor the
position, and would represent his dis
trict with ability.
1t is said that there is more freight
shipped from the little town of Hodges
Park in this county than from any other
station on the line OF the Cairo and 81
Louis railroa this side OF Murphysooro,
excepting Cairo. of course. There are
now to good saw>mills, corn mill,
three or four stores and Il good country
hotel at the Park.
An unusually large quantity OF corn
has been shipped from Goose lslat v
season, some of 1t to st. Louis, a good
deal to Cairo and considerable quantity
to Nashville. Us. Greenley, jim
Mulchay and Mr.. Il. DickersOn are tn,
principal SPECTATORS. and it is said the!
have each made Il mice thing" ont o
their transactions.
"A telegram received yesterday b.
Judge Bross from Congressman Iiartzel
Al. A. l.