The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-18
OUR LOCAL VARIETY.

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night.
The Cairo & Vincennes r. r. will run
| an excursion train to Vincennes, on Sunday
the 91th inst
Miss Carrie Hill left yesterday with
friends for Nashville, Tenn. where she will
spend the summer.
Mr.. Pennebaker, at the archery prac-
tice, last night, did his best, making six
successive hits, two of them in the gold.
Among the passengers of the Cham
pion yesterday, were Mrs. A. p Oaks, of
Metropolis and Mrs. Tom Worthington, OF
Caledonia
The roof of the Comique building has
been elevated, so as to add another story to
it, the purpose being to provide a second
tier or gallery.
We heard yesterday, that grocer Che
ney has an animal that is to be developed
into something swift, being already in
training with that end in view.
The crowd at the Hibernian hall did
not assemble until late hour last night,
but the hall was finally filed, and it has
been but rarely indeed that our people
have enjoyed themselves better.
"A grain of corn inserted in plug to-
bacco is the latest resort in that line. We
have had the tin tab, and bronze medal,
and now we have "corned tobacco" The
conception is worthy Kang Tsche Klang.
The Champion, yesterday, brought
down an excursion party that included la
dies and gentlemen from both Metropolis
and Paducah. 1t was quite respectable
party in both numbers and appearance.
Capt. Cole Boren who is known as one
OF our oldest and best river pilots, was in
the city, yesterday, with his family-the
chief object of the visit being to obtain a
supply of Winters matchless family group
photographs.
Mr. Van Cleve, assistant to Mr.. George
E. O'Hara, of the Phoenix Drug Store, re-
ceived telegram, yesterday, informing
him of the dangerous illness of his mother,
and asking him to come home Immediately
Mr.. V. left by the first conveyance.
Commencing ut point near the dis
tillery the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany has laid down side track that ex-
tends nearly or quite mile around the
curve. 1t is to be hoped that this increased
switch room will serve to relieve the levee
in front of the city.
We were requested, by coorei lady
to say to the multitude of colored people
who read THE BULLETIN that the Young
Peoples Colored Association Club" will
hold festival in the Fourteenth St. Baptist
church, this evening, with which request,
for the qualification of our multitude of
co!ored readers, we comply.
Cal Harris, the Cairo screechcr, who
feels called upon at short intervals to bella
her her hnOband, was brought TO trial, yes
terday, before Squire Comings. Despite
the able effort of Calls lawyer, for whose
presence the trial was postponed twenty
four hours, the city made out its case, and
Cal was fined five dollars and the costs.
With all its dust and air OF savagery
the wind storm yesterday was welcome.
The day set in for a real scorcher. Not
leaf stirred during the morning, But sub
sequent atmospheric doings atoned for the
sluggishness, and cooled the air for the
balance of the day The thermometer ran
down ten degrees in less than ten min.
utes.
Among recent departures from the
city, celeritously effected, was that of Lou
schomb and Lou WEIGH, white girls, who
ticketed themselves for ST. Louis 1t is in.
tlmated that one, possibly two or more of.
our Young people, contributed, without
knowing it until after the girls had left,
several dollars towards the payment of their
expenses.
The colored man, Chraley Glass, will
be put upon trial for murder, on Monday
next. AS The BULLETIN published full
details Of the affair the day after the crime
was committed, it will be q difficult matter
to obtain jury, as quite everybody in the
county has, for the reason stated been
familiarized with the details. Mr.. Leck
will conduct the defence.
The Temperance Reform Club holds
its regular weekly meeting this evening.
II. A. Calkins, Esq, the State Lecturer, and
a most pleasing entertaining and effective
speaker, will be present and address the au.
dience. To insure comfort, or at least
the greatest possible exemption from heat.
the meeting will be held in the reading
room, instead ofthe lecture room.