The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-31

main in Cairo two or three days, having al
eye, the while, to the business interests Of
the News.
Miss Annie Alvord goes to Jackson.
vile on a visit to friends, and not to re-en-
ter the conservatory of music as stated yes
terday, she having graduated several
months ago.
w. Moreland, Esq, one OF the most in
dustrous and promising lawyers and GER
tainly one of the most ardent and intluen-
tial Democrats of Union county was among
the decorators from abroad, who visited
Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo & Vlncennes train that ran
to and fro between Ccairo and Mound city,
presented the attraction that most people
| find in good music. A fine brass band was
on board, and added not a little to the
pleasure of the trip by the music discussed.
1t Is claimed; land as it is matter
that we are not disposed to "haggle" about
it, we agree to it, that the man, John Fuller
WAS gully of the theft of the sardincs and
oysters, and that Londa Moore was NOT
that Fuller confessed the crime and settled
the costs, etc.
If other localities contributed as large
a per cent, of the colorod population to the
crowd that assembled at Mound city, yes
tcrday as Cairo did, the total number pres
ent could not have fallen short 1000. 1t
is estimated that more than two thirds of
the Cairo crowd were composed of colored
men, women and children.
A coal car on the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern railroad jumped the
track, at Birds Point, yesterday, and
plunged into ditch. Two men were on
the car at the time. One of them, named
James Avery, had his shoulder blade and
left arm broken. Andy Griffin, the other
man, was injured very slightly.
About midnight, Thursday, while Off
GERS Schuckers and Hogan were passing the
corner of Eighth and Commercial, they
heard a lively commotion in the Planters
saloon, and entering they discovered Harris
and Moore, brothers in.law, IN the act of
betting each other. The belligerents were
taken under arrest and held for trial.
We heard, yesterday, that DR.. Holden,
now a resident of Jonesboro. but at one
time the mayor Of Cairo, is suffering in
tensely and is in great danger from the con
tinued eatings of cancer II is said that
for the past six weeks he has been confined
almost constantly to his bed. We sincerely
hope the facts have been exaggerated.
Our physicians report considerable sick-
ness in the city; but little that is of neccs-
sarily deadly type. Remttent and inter
mttcnt fever, bilious complaints including
collie; cholera morbus, mcases. dysentary.
etc. But what is true of Cairo, in this re-
gard is true of every other locality South
ern Illinois, and the adjacent portions Cf
Missouri and Kentucky.
The wcll-appointcd and popular steamer
Champion will make a Sunday excursion
trip from Cairo to Paducah and return, leav. |
ing Cairo at s o'clock in the morning, and
returning at in the evening. The fare for
the round trip-10O miles travels only
fifty cents. The Champion is admirably
arranged for excursions, and can convcn-
accommodate from COO to 500 people.
Quite number of citizens have com
planned TO Health officer Wooten, that the
Mississippi lcvee slaughter houses give out
ungracious smells, and are therefore NUS.
ances. He will at once issue the required
orders to the butchers, and should they neg
lect or refuse to comply with them, legal
proceedings will be instituted, and com.
planning citizens will be subprnacd as wit.
nesses.
The ST. Charles Hotel was re-opcncd,
yesterday, under the management of Mr., A.
5. Robertson, formerly connected with the
Planters. The st. Charles, as our readers
know is the best appointed hotel in Cairo,
and Mr., Robertson being an excellent bust.
ness man, and having had considerable cx.
pcriencc in the inner management of hotels
the public will tiEd the st. Charles first |
class establishment, generally and in detail.
While two or three gentlemen were
standing at llartman's corner about nine
O'Clock last night, the flash OF pistol was
seen at point near Koch's shoe shop. In.
stantly the ball eblshed through lIarmans
show window directly over the heads Of the
gentlemen above referred TO. A moment
later negro was seen TO run from the spot
from whence the ball was fired, toward the
river Why thn sho, WAC nrnI IL n n,a,,o, |