The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-03
LOCAL REPORT.
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

ing new trussel across the Goose pond.
DIR. II. Wardner, Supt S, l. I. A. and
Pres't l. S. B. of H., was in the city yester-
day.
Wonder if the Argus did not yesterday
make one of its characteristic hlunders IN
Advertising that house and lot for sale.
The county commissioners were en-
| gagged, yesterday, preparing the grand ana
petit jury lists for the ensuing year-a
most tedious and eXhausting job.
Mrs P. A. Contant left the city yeSter-
day, to visit relatives in Smithland, KY
with whom her little daughters have been
spending the greater portion Of the sum
mer.
Mr.. James McNoren, advance agent Of
the Great Southern (colored) Ministries, was
in the city yesterday, making arrangements
for the coming OF the troupe on Tuesday
night noyt
There was an angry pass between two
competing business men, down town, yester-
day evening, that might have led to an ugly
issue, but for the interference Of a bystand-
er. One of the parties was arrested
The county road to Mound City is sus-
ceptibe of great improvement 1t will be
difficult of passage during continued wet
weather The bridge, however, is beauty,
and twenty years in advance Of all its CON
ncctions and surroundings.
-Nymphs who persist in pavement pro
menades invariably come to grief, Matte
Stinson is the last offender. The punish
ment inflicted by Squire Comings, was a
fine of SO and costs Matte being unable
to pay was calaboosed.
The usually placid Walter has been
greatly annoyed because Of the announce
| ment that he was to address the Reform
club next Friday night. He has the con-
ISOLATION of a great deal Of company. The
| Reform club was "annoyed' also.
We can say, with absolute certainty,
We think, that all the needs in and about
the custom house are duly reported to
headquarters as fast as they manifest them.
selves Herein, as we understand it, the
responsibility of the custodian" in that
regard, begins and ends.
A white man named James Hood was
found on Washington, near Fifteenth, at a
late hour Monday night, deeply intoxicated
Appearing before Squire Comings, yester-
day, he paid 81 and costs, for insulting the
majesty of our ordinances. He would pro-
baby have paid double the sum could he
have bought forgetfulncss of the dcbauch.
The Cairo and Vinccnncs company is
filing the track between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets with the yellow gravel
that time and use give the consistency Of
congomcratc. 1t is splendid gravel for
walks when once made compact, and it IS
somewhat surprising that it Is not cXtcn-
Siycly used about our private residences.
The small buildings facing west on
| Washington, between Seventh and Eighth,
| will he drawn up to the street line, and
stocked with green groceries. AS Eighth
street between Commercial and Washington
is the market Of the city, there is no appar-
cut reason why the market might not be
protitably extended lust around the corner
John "Nandrrhoofcn," white man,
and Ella BivcnS, a suu-maSked Scncgam-
bin, poured such provoking and wckcdly
meant verbal broadsidcs into each other,
that Wins and Tyler felt called upon to
escort the pair to the Office OF Squire Com.
ings Both Of them plead guilty to the
charge and were fined SO and costs, each.
Vandcrhootcn paid; Ella dldn}
Miss Luela Fraser has accepted the
| position of cashier and book keeper, in the
large and popular dry good, house OF
Messrs. Goistinc & Roscnwatcr, in this city
and entered upon discharge Of duty Mis-,
Luela is cminently well qualified for tn,
position; and in accepting 1t has set an cx
ample to young ladies generally, that de
serves to be commended
The report that Grenada, Mississippi
had sporadic case Of yellow fever, turn
out to be incorrect. Mr.. Jacobs received
dispatch about noon yesterday, which sta
ted that the case had been carefully dag
noscd by the physician there, and found Il
be nothing more alarming than al
ordinary case Of bilious fever The towr
has been extraordinarily healthy during tn
: entire season,
Should the weather prove propitiou
the Cairo attendance upon Wes,phal's Sum
y mcr Night Festival, this evening will b
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