The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-01
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Seven persons were committed to the
county Jail, Sunday; but three OF them
were subsequently released,
II. W. Strong has returned to Cairo and
accepted position in the office OF HALL
day Bros. He can't stay away
The horse-pound has been established,
as directed the City Council, on the rail
road strip adjoining Thistcwood's livery
stable.
The builder who offers the lowest and
best bid, will secure the job Of building
Mrs. Roses and Pete Saups new business
houses. See notice.
The secretary Of the Jockey Club will
dispose Of the right to supply the multi
tude who may gather in the Park on the
Fourth, with refreshments and luxuries.
See notice. Time short.
Owens has arrived in the city with
Butcher Boy" The animal is housed in
Harry Walkers private stable, H. c. Long
is expected to arrive to-day with Thomp-
son Dean and Pomeroy.
On Saturday last the Illinois Central
railroad company paid into the State Treas
ury Sl49,G3542, that sum being per cent
of the roads gross earnings Of 81, 49,, GAS
ss, during the past six months.
Joe Lee, poor man, who is in the last
stages of consumption, realized from his
knocking bird, which was disposed Of by
rattle, the sum of 1864 sum that will
certainly be very acceptable to him in his
present Strengthened circumstances.
Tom Nealon, Pete Caraher, l.. j.
Myers and A. j. Carrie, finding their horses
impounded, swore on. writs Of replevin
and on the Sth OF July the matter of the
city's wrights, the validity at the law, ETC.,
will be tested in our local courts.
Alex. rockingham & Co., brokers, -
Wall Street, New York, make careful in
vestments for customers, in sums of $25 20
500, which frequently pay ten to twenty
times the amount invested. Their Weekly
Financial Report, sent free, gives full in
formation
-Jenkens has to deal with a very def
ant tenant She won't pay her rent, and is
going to leave town; but as she is merely
" removing TO another part of the State, an
: attachment will not lie against her plumber
So, for the nonce, Jenkins is powerless to
exact his own,
. If, in all Cairo, there is a man who
: conscientiously believes that the Southrons
still have rebellion running rampant
through mind and heart, he is urgently in
vited to attend the 4th of July celebration
in Memphis. The ex.confederates of the
city will pay all reasonable expenses, if
+ called upon to do so,
The Reform club committee expects
5000 men, children to join the club in cele-
brating the 4th The Eckert will convey
the crowd to Mayberry's landing, twenty
miles up the Ohio leaving Halliday &
Phillips wharf boat at 9 o'clock a. m, and
arriving at Cairo on the return trip at p
m. A glorious, good time of it is newt
able.
Saturday evening Mrs. George Win
tiers and family partook Of some ham, re-
Gently purchased, for supper, and during
the succeeding night all Of them were
taken violently ill., The children were
quite recovered yesterday; but Mrs. Win
ter was still sick, 1t is quite likely that
substances used in curing the meat caused
the trouble
"A coored man named McEwen ap-
, pealed to Squire Robinson to put the law
B, upon white man" who, chuckiug a brick
1 at chicken, struck Mrs McEwen. The
; Squire having no law to fit the the case the
sable Mac, left the office inyeighing
earnestly against the impotcncy Of law
that allowed men to fling dornicks at
chickens and hit women.
The Reform club will celebrate the
Fourth. An excursion on the Eckcrt, to
e Maybery's landing, and a day IN the
:, grand old woods Of the locality form par,
d Of the programme, Participants can take
:, their own baskets but refreshments and
It luXureS will be for sale on the boat. The
d round trip will cost only 30 cents for adults
Il and 20 cents for children,
l. "A great IS hour walking match will he
n commenced, in this city, at the hour of 5
o'clock Thursday morning, for the cham.
- pionship of Southern Illinois, and $500
/, The contestants are Herbert 7. Conner and
an individual who chooses to be known as
the "Unknown.' Conner il the young man
:, who walked from Mound City to Cairo ant
/. back in an hour and thrce.quarters
,, Mr. Clnsp nynnpinI ,n l,o,, 4. La. A.