The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-22

the city, morally rs well rs materially Ills
conduct would be shaped by good juds-
mcnt, and take HIM all in all, he would be
a useful man in the council
The Clara WiIdman comedy troupe
played to crowded houses in Paducah, dur
ing its three nights stay there, and gave
unbounded satisfaction. The company
played in Metropolis, last night, and will
probably hold forth there again this even
ing. Metropolis is, compared with Cairo.
a small place; but it is spoken of an sen
cclcnt show town.
The property owners on Washington
avenue between Nineteenth and Cross
streets declare that the sidewalk on that
stretch of street was needlcssly condemned,
that it is in very fair ordcr-bctter than
thousands of feet that remain uncondcmncd,
and good enough for two or three years
service yet, if repaired a little In view
Of these facts they feel inclined to rcmon-
strate against paying for new walks.
John Murphy was brought before
Squire Robinson, yesterday, to answer a
charge Of vagabondage During the trial
it came out that Murphy was not only a
chronic vagabond, but the chap who had
appropriated and tried to make away with
| r,n+a;n LV;ll;o,ooOp's bucLot 90 hutton IIn
4 was fined $50 and costs and will render
S the equivalent of twenty three days work
about the city, and confinement in the Gala
boose.
f Quite large crowd of coorcd voters
gathered at the barracks night before last.
The meeting was held in the interest of no
particular candidate, but for consultation
and advice. Mr.. Thistewood made a few re-
, marks, and two or three colored men spoke
but nothing was done to indicate purpose
8 to concentrate on any particular candidate
T. AS there is no purpose to introduce poll
tics into the contest, the colorcd people will
- vote "variously."
= There was collision on the c. & V
|. railroad in the upper part of the city, abou
q II o'clock Thursday night, which happen
:. in this wise. The engine that brought il
the 10 o'clock tram was backing up, ant
l. the switch engine with flat car ahead wa
;. backing down. At the heavy incline at 3itl
l. street the two engines came together with ;
W bump that sadly dcmoralized the fiat-ca
+ between them. Beyond the injury sus
tanned by the hat-car the damage was tri
:. fling.
=. There was a goodly crowd at Reform
Club Hail. last night, Notwithstanding TIT
=, threatening character of the night-the la
. dies, as usual, predominating. The Rev
: Mr.. Whitaker, Of the VI. f. church, wa
. INTRODUCED to the audience and made yer,
J entertaining and effective speech. He wa:
the only speaker of the occasion. At the
> close Of his remarks seven persons added
their names to the pledge-iivc ladies and
two gentlemen.
The funeral rites over the remains o.
Mrs. William O'Callahan will be held to
day The body will be removed from tho
(; house, at the corner of Fourth and Com
g merca at s 80 o'clock this morning, anC
, conveyed to st. Patricks church where ap
propriatc services will be held. At hall
past , o'clock p. m, the cortegc will leave
. the church for the special train, which
> will carry the remains to Villa Ridge
" where they will be inferred The friends o
y the family are respectfully invited to attend
II The great criminal lawyer, ,Justus Gun
H. bingham, is usually sought after in al
those cases that involve great questions o
:, law-those cases to which our imperftc
-. statute law cannot be adjusted. Cases of th
y kind cases that his clients are unwilm.
!, to conhde to other hands have kept him ;,
busy, of late, that he has had no time t,
!, devote to The contcstin which he proposes t.
~ engage for the City Attoncyship, of Cairo
But mark it, when he does let loose, he'll
make up for lost time.
= 1t is a fact that admits of ready vcri
l. ticauon that while it is possible far 4 cand
a idate for Office to be elected in Cairo with
Il, out announcing in THE BULLETIN, II is on
no of the hardest things in the world to beat
a candidate who docs announce. Men VIII,
,o properly estimate the value of an announce
mcnt in our columns never place it beov
:, one hundred votes. Think of it, now. zen
- tlcmcn, who long for Office and spoils; il
-. what other way could you secure one hun
,o dred votes so easily and chcaply2
y, "A tramp called at the door of quie
ry looking dwelling house, on the west side
tn yesterday, about dinner time, and knocked
$. Receiving no response, he knocked louder
Concluding, finally, that there was nobody