The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-21

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Joe Roncker is fitting up fine bill
lard hall in connection with his saloon.
As the room will be cool and well-shaded
II will possess strong attractions for the de-
voices of the cue.
Health officer Wooten has given orders
fer the removal of the offensive contents oil
tie sunken barge Perry Thorpe. II not
removed within a reasonable time the
Health officer will cause the work to be
performed at the expense of the owners
Of the cargo.
ESQUIRE John II. Robinsons Justices |
Office has been removed from his room on
Eighth street to the second floor of Pyatts
auction building just around the corner
The squire is prepared in his new quarters
to deal out justice, as of old, in quantities
to suit the offences.
The publisher of the BULLETIN thanks
Mrs. John Sproat for sample of strawber'
rles-"Captain Sproat's Extras" raised IN
Columbus, KY, that for size and flavor ex-
Gel anything he has ever seen in the
strawberry line. The smallest one among |
them measured over four inches in circum-
ference.
A gang of laborers are at work at the
sewer at the intersection of COMMERCIAL
| avenue and Tenth street, with view OF
cleaning it out and making needed repairs.
The job involves good deal of excavating
trench'digging, etc, which, at this season of
the year, is work that hardly anybody
would seek as a pastime
Thomas Lynch and II. Z Price, were
pulled by officers Olmstead and Wilson,
Monday night, for INDUCING in an unlawful
quantity OF drunkenness; and yesterday
we're brought before Judge Bird for trial.
Their offendings not being rank, they were
fined only 81 and costs each, and express
| ing desire to get out of town, they were
given stay to enable them to do so.
will Lewis, the young man who stole
: The watch and money from Mr.. Pat Fitz-
gerald, some time ago, was arraigned be-
fore the Circuit court, yesterday, and being
put upon his voir dire, as the lawyers say
: of witnesses, plead guilty to the charge as
preferred. The court, first informing itself
of the magnitude of the offence, sentenced
William to two years imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
Tho sunken barge lying in the river
a opposite the foot of Tenth street, is smell
ing 10 the heavens. The odor given out may
: be nothing but the natural glvings-out of
fermenting grain, but Cairo being much
given to the red and white ribbon. the
smell is a good deal more offensive than it
; use to be. fit not suppressedpretty socn we
shall accept the delay as an indication that
; our authorities rather like it.
Some of the negro women who are
called as witnesses by that legal excres-
, cence, the Grand Jury, can't dismiss the
r the idea that they are under pay at the rate
of three dollars per day, and that it is the
duty of the Sheriff meanwhile, to see to it
that their families shall want nothing in
the way of edibles. The Sheriff was be-
sieged by several women yesterday, who
insisted upon being stocked with market
money.
Judge Dougherty brings to the bench
all his characteristic dignity of bearing
He has fine personnel, and is in appearance
every inch Judge. Furthermore, he con-
venes court at s o'clock in the morning and
is always on hand to take his seat at that
r hour There is never any waiting or delay
h or his account. This arrangement adds an
hour or two to each days session of the
n court, and in corresponding degree,
:, shortens the length of the term and dimin-
shes the attending expenses. This feature
!. OF his court may not please all the lawyers,
but the people will applaud Utmost heartily.
Y In the coored convention now
in session in Richmond, Va, a
4 delegate offered a preamamble recit.
y ing the fact that Judge Hughes
= had declared against the Legality Of mixed
marriages. and followed it by resolution
calling upon the colored people to form
-, emigration societies and get out Of the
State! Should the white people follow
y suit and leave the State because the law
wont allow them to marry negroes, what
III will become of "thc mother Of Presidents =
y If negro is not allowed to marry white
10 or vice versa, our boosted liberties are moi
: worth rush.
Mayor Thistlewood has removed po
lcemen Wilson and Olmstcd, and appointed
u in their places John Sheehan and Richard
:, Taylor, the latter being coored man. II,