The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-09

grudgc the serenaderS harDoreu against
Pat and John we didn't learn
"A colored boy dashed stone through
Taber Bros. fine French plate window
glass Wednesday evening. The young
whelp was finally found out and--lec-
tured.
The polls on the 9th instant closed at
7 o'clock, and not ate This being true Ky
naston was officially pronounced an Alder
man from the Fifth ward Within an honr
after the tickets were counted.
Mr.. Alba will proceed, with all due
dispatch, to the erection of new brick
business house on the lot between the Ham
iton store house and Mrs. Williamson's.
We are glad to note this evidence of Billy'S
prosperity.
Mr.. Joe Bross has sold and transferred
his family grocery to Mr.. Saunders. The
last named gentleman will, therefore, pre-
| side at the corner of Tenth and Washington,
hereafter, and serve the city as weigh mas
ter, and supply the public with choice gro
ceries.
The residence of DR.. Warren, between
Charleston and Birds Point caught fire
yesterday afternoon, and was burned to the
ground. The stable and outhouses were
also included in the conhagration and were
utterly destroyed. We received no partic-
ulars.
-Asprants for the Jail and places on the
police force are besei ging the aldermen, and
especially the newly elected ones, every day.
One and all OF these applicants seem to take
their nomination as a matter of course, the
one grand prerequisite with them, seems to
be to get the council right"
| Posters, Dodgers and Small Bills, etc,
from THE BULLETIN office are all printed
on No. 3 book paper, clear and white. We
use no cheap or low grade stock of any
kind. Even the Cairo Price Current is
printed on fine French Folio
Health Officer wooten wishes the
people to know that if they will ctan all
the old rubbish. hoop iron, tin caf, etc.,
from their premises and pile it in CON
vcnient place on the street, cart will call
: around to-day and tomorrow and haul it
away free OF charge.
The Delta City boys had Their engine
out testing her throwing capacity Wcdnes-
day night. The force on the bcaks was
not strong enough, however to demonstrate
the fullcapacity Of the machine. The engine
that takes the horns Acyt Monday. must
throw water 1870 feet.
Tomorrow the city garbage carts will
commence running, and we Suppose that
they will make it a point to visit all the
thickly settled portions of the dty. Parties
having refuse trash, otal or what not upon
their premises can enlist the all of the carts
in its removal, by placing it in a box or
barrel on the edge Of the street.
If the city hacks that carry citizens from
place to place for ten cents, would estab-
lish regular routes. and pass over them
two. three or half dozen tines day
they would soon gather in dollars for the
dimes that now come into tleir Golfers.
We hope, for the convenience o'the public,
this suggestion will be acted uIon.
Judge Baker left the cit! yesterday
morning, for trip up the {, V. r, r.
He is probably looking after thcdetails of
the canvas The judge is vel known
throughout the circuit, and is immensely
popular with Republicans and Democrats
alike. He will undoubtedly run ahead of
his ticket, and if a Republican candidate
, is elected, he will be the man.
} The great pile Of cinders that laid on
the court house yard until it formed an
eyesore, was carried into the court house
basement, spread upon the ground there
/, and packed down so as TO form the bedding
for cement floor. Such floor is an eff
fcctive bar TO dampncss, and a rat or mouse
couldn't be persuaded to take up quarters
, in it, ii offered board free, and entire cx-
4 emption from the visit of cats and terriers.
Henry Duncker, the newly appointed
!, night policeman, entered upon discharge
!. of his duties, last night, relieving police
man w. +, Axlcy, who had served contin-
uously for nearly four years. Mr. Dunckel
r is an honest, conscientious man, and will
e not be swervcd from what he conccives tt
A be his line of duty by either fear or favor
Mr.. Axley Off he is the party who rctircs,
goes out of service with clear record
, with reputation unsmirched by even q
r suspicion Of dishonesty
;. A colorcd man named Burnett, resi-
:, dent Of Mound City, was IN Cairo yestcr
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