The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-09

: free. Gentlemen, admission 10 cents, skate
2J cents. Dancing 90 cents.
The "Faultlessn is the favorite cigar
all the rage. Everybody smokes it; every
body wants IT. "try 1t once try it again Is
the rule. Sold by F. Korsmeyer, whole
sale and retail tobacconst, Sixth street near
Levee.
The city treasurer's report for the
month ending September 30th, shows a
balance of cash on hand of Se7,5l5 10
which is ample assurance that corporate
affairs will continue to be conducted on a
cash basis.
Cape Girardeau has constituted Capt.
John Cowdon, he of the outlet system, her
delegate to the Quincy river convention.
Cairo should, through the city council,
send credentials to Hon. John 0berly, to
act for this locality,
-Sundry citizens of the Fourth ward
want Poplar street filled from Twenty-frst
to Twenty-tifth streets, They have petit
toned the City Council to that effect, and
their petition is now in the hands of the
street committee.
The Misses Corliss left Cairo for Gin
cinnati, yesterday, it being their purpose to
remain in that city all winter, taking
music lessons the while from the widely
known musician and composer, Prof.
Theodore Thomas.
There was expended, on account of
the Board of health, during the month of
September, the sum of S?,21S,9S; on ac-
count of salaries, Sl,696,7l;on account of
streets, $500, sidewalks, S56i,5o, and on
account of the city Jail, the sum of Sl93,29.
A train of twenty car loads Of cattle
left the Illinois Central yard, yesterday
evening. Twenty-Five head of cattle are
crowded into each car, and it is but rarely
indeed that a car bursts from the pressure
outward.
That invincible, yet insuiferable nui-
sance, Sarah Williams, was before Squire
Robinson again, yesterday, for about the
thirtieth time, to answer fof drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. The Squire, not
knowing what else to do with the miserable
creature, sent her over for ., days.
Bear in mind that the skating rink
opens this evening" with grand dance, fer
which ample arrangements have been per-
fected. The rink is unde. the management
of Mr.. pettis, and it is his purpose to run ii,
as heretofore, for the entertainment and en-
joyment of the better classes.
The property owners along Fourth, west
of Washington, ask that 200 or 500 yards
of earth be thrown at designated points on
Fourth, so that the surface of the street
may be raised above the ascertained Level
of sipe-water The request will, or at least
ought to be, complied with.
There is more travel along Eighth
street from Washington to Commercial,
than upon any other section of street in the |
city; yetlt is one of the fflthiest, muddiest,
and worst "cluttered-up' streets in the
whole city. Three hundred yards of gravel
would make it dry, handsome street. Why
not apply the gravel!
The additions TO the local freight de-
pot of the Illinois Central, is larger than
the original building, the two forming a
continuous structure about three hundred
feet in length. The company has its own
force ofmechanics employed upon the work,
1t is mere shell, built of light pine materi
al-noticcably in keeping with Cairo
railroad buildings, generally.
During the month of September
ninety-scven persons were arrested for in
fractions of city ordinances The aggre-
gate of fines imposed, is S40l; amount col
lected S13G, leaving $9G2 unpaid. Thirty
seven prisoners were fed in the city Jail, at
different intervals during the month, aggre-
eating 23l days for one man. Thrty-two
days work were performed on the streets by
the prisoners.
"A colored man named Plummcr, who
is well known in the Fourth ward, and
another colored man named Kinney also
known in Cairo, left the city about a week
ago, for Osceola, Arkansas, where they cx-
pected to find work picking cotton. Yestcr-
day intelligence reached the city that
Plummer and Kinney engaged in fight,
on Monday last, which resulted in Kinney
death. We were unable to gain any
particulars.
The curious little wrccking craft,
Charlie Hill, with all the fixtures on board
for submarine operations, is hugging the
bank near the stone depot. Capt. Hiram
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