The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-24

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frankie Brooks was brought up for
trial yesterday evening, Her guilt was es-
tablished, Upon her agreement that she
would turn of her girls, and leave her pres
ent neighborhood if thereunto requested,
the old Judge assessed her fine at $50.
$500 deposited with Alex. Frothing'
ham & Co., brokers, 10 Wall Street, New
York, as margin on 100 shares St. Paul H.
r stock realized $1,000 for the operator a
few weeks afterwards. Their Weekly FL
nancial Report is sent free.
-Gloster Burton, the negro who stole
sj,57 from couple of companions, was
pronounced guilty of petty larceny, ycster-
day, sentenced to confinement in the
county Jail for one month, and to pay fine
of SEQ.
The Cairo and St. Louis railroad
changes time tomorrow under the new
table. The passenger train Will leave Cairo
at s As a. H., and arrive in St. Louis at
SPIN. The accommodation will leave at
2:25 p. H., arriving at Murphysboro at
Gas p. N.
Lame and Devore, the oldest pair of
carpenters in Cairo, are tearing down and
building up as much sidewalk every twenty
four hours, as any other two men in the
business. They are engaged, just now, on
the Twelfth street sidewalk, between Com
mercal avenue and the Ohio Levee.
Carl Peters hennery is proving sue
cess from the start and determined to sup
ply everybody with his fat young chickens
and choice fresh eggs, he is fitting up
depot upon Eighth street. In due time he
will, of course, make his aims known
through the advertising columns of THE
BULLETIN.
Two men, named respectively Clayton
and Mason Kerr, working ip.a strawberry
field near Golden, on Thursday last, quar-
relied about some trivial matter, and Clay
ton becoming furious stabbed Kerr to the
= heart with his pocket knife. Kerr died in
an hour or two. Clayton fed the country,
but was so closely pursued that his capture
is confidently looked for.
: The Marion convocation of Repubh-
cans and Greenbackers numbered just
twenty-six persons. OF this number thir-
teen voted for Crawford, and eighteen vo-
ted for Harker. Hence it is seen that after
all the drumming of Republican intriguers
4 the meeting came very nearly beng cap
tured by men who were honestly inclined
: to choose the tittest men.
The Southern Illinois Medical associa-
ton, DR.. c. W. Dunning, OF Cairo, presi-
= dent, will hold its regular semi-annual meet
!. ing at Sparta, on the 18th Of June next.
: At 80 p. N. CIV. Hughes, NJ. d. will de-
liver an address on insanity. At 1880 p.
III. Thursday, June 10Th, DR.. Hodges, of
r. St. Louis, will deliver the address before
n the association, subject: "A uniform plan
II in Development DR.. Hodges lecture will
be rare treat as a scientific and literary
+ production.
The ball given by the Mystic Krew in
their new hall, last night, certainly came
. up to the expectations Of the most sanguine
Y Knight of the Krcw. The hall was taste
Vt fully prepared. The floor had been artist
ically painted, broccatelle style, each cor
ner Of the room was adorucd with the Gilt
tering emblcms OF the order, large star
and crescent suspended by triple chan,
i and the walls adorned with banners, pic
lures, etc About thirty couples particpa-
j. ted and Carriers fine cotillion band furn-
ished the music.
NJ Mr. w. II. Morris,now deceased kept NJ
three insurance policies on his lite, the three
aggregating $1,000. The average age OF
( the policies was seven years. He paid 1851
> premiums, and the company on settlement,
L. paid over to his beneficiary the sum OF
$5,02G.5C. In other words, upon the money
y, paid by Mr. Morris, his legal survivors re
e. allied over 800 per cent. If such results
r. could be absolutely assured, in all cases
d. life insurance would commence at once t
absorb greatly increased share Of married
n. mems surplus capital.
in 1T is to be regretted somewhat, tina
our people were not informed, at an Garlic
III date, of the proposed excursion partic
a. from Corinth, Mississippi and Jackson
cc Tennessc-both of which parties will b
here to-day. These people come from
e. Of country that is naturally tributar
~ to Cairo, and tLoro is no 200,
y reason why close commercial relation
;, should not be established and maintained
n with them. Whatever can be done to rem
:. der the stay of the eXcursionists pleasant