The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-01

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A colored girl named Georgia Hall
complained before esquire Comings, yes
tcrday, that one Harry Underwood cursed
her sayagcly because she, in u manner that
was perfectly angelic, wouldn't allow Dun
derwood and her brother to play cards in
her house, which is located on 28th street.
The trial of the case will come off to-day.
The mourning flag Of the Rough and
Ready fire company was floating yesterday
evening on account Of the death of Mr..
| William Beerwart, who, as we announce
elsewhere, died during the day in Evansville
Indiana, Mr.. Bcerwarl was, for many years,
president of the Rough and Readies, and
did more than any other man, perhaps, in
bringing the company up to its present state
Of efficiency. He was, also, ut the time of
his death, a member of the Cairo Casino:
but did not, rs many suppose he did, belong
to the Odd Fellows
Mrs, /. J. Tisdale, Of Chicago, who is
now giving lessons in elocution to n large
class in our city, is the state lecturer for
the Illinois Industrial school for girls, and
has been invited by the Rev. Mr.. Whitaker,
OF the Methodist church, to deliver lee
turc upon industrial Schools and their
| Necessity to Society," in the Methodist
church. next Sunday evening, when union
service will be held at that place, Of the
several churches. In about two weeks Mrs.
T. propose. to give grand carnival of read
| Ing and music, at the Athcncum, assisted
by her pupils, Tor the benefit Of the Cairo
Public Library and the Industrial School,
Ofall of which the public will please take
notice.
The impression that prevails among
our people that the corporation OF NincenneS
holds $4,000 of the c. Il V. railroad stock
for that amount of money paid over to the
construction fund, is not warranted by the
fact in the premises. With forecast that
was conspicuous lack with Cairo people
the VinccnncS folks imposed conditions to
their subscription that insured value re-
celved" before delivery Of the bonds. The
| conditions were that the principal machine
! shops Of the whole road the l4j miles in
| Illinois as well as the or 10 miles in lndi-
ana. should be established in Ninccnncs; and
the said shops should be established within
two years from the time the subscription
was made. The conditions were never com.
piled with, and as u consequence Vinccnnc5
saved her $4,000.
The well talk cd-up horse race between
Harlem and Butcher Boy comes off on the
Island course to-day. Harlem was victor
ious, in the former race. putting into the
pockets OF his owner and hackers several
hundred dollars. In that race Harlem was
given the advantage Of fifty feet. in the
start, although the outcome showed that
he did't need any, and showed that he would
have won the race had il been an even one
In the present race he is given no advan-
tagc that we have heard of, and to win the
money that is put Oh him, he must make
better time than Butcher Boy. There Is not,
pcrhal IS, as much money bet on this contest
rs on the other, but enough has been
staked to render it interesting, and to draw
out large crowd of spectators.
The coorcd man who was the victim
Of the strap oil joke, about week ago, is
again in the foreground. He is not salts
| fed with the disposition THE BURLINGTON
made Of the matter, and through the agency
Of an amcnucnsis addresses Us note, sub
stantally as follows "Thc facts Of the
case are these A shoe maker or fancy
boot-makcr living up town, thought he'd
play smart by playing joke on an innocent
man, by sending me to a down town shoe
maker for sohic strap OIL The down.
town man understood the joke, and abused
me like pick-pockct for being such an
ignorant nincompoop. Now, Mr.. Burlington
man, want you to let the blame Of this
matter rest where it belongs, not on the
shoulders Of innocent family groccrs, hut
upon q downtown shoemaker who i,
about to engage in matrimony, and who
is not therefore, responsible for his actions
And 50, after many days, and without re
sorting to the desperate cXpedicnt Of "tcc
graphing the jokcrs, the colorcd man il
question, is set. right by the BURLINGTON
A white woman who gave her name az
Virginia Seid, made application to the mis-
trcss Of an uptown home Thursday evening
and representing herself asa skilled worker
and as adeserving woman, she secured en-.
ploymcnt. She was Il southern woman, she
said, who had lost her husband and two Of
her children by yellow fever, and had been
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