The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-11

| result IN tle eWplylng Oh tlIc iou' SoA''"''
of the market space cistern, il would UNI
deubtedly remove disease-brecding null
sance.
There has been an exchange OF beats
among the policemen Wilson and ol'h'
sted now patrol the lower beat, and Gam
and Duncker the upper. This is small
night force for city the size of Cairo bur
notwithstanding its numerical insigh'h'
canoe. it makes itself quite numerous
The dust too thick to be penetrated
by sight and certainly too thick to be taken
into the lungs, was blown hither and
thither yesterday, all about the city,
suggesting in manner not to be misunder-
stood, that the man with the street Sprlnk-
Ter should be abroad.
There is no talk Of 'contesting the
election of the May Queen, nor were there
any combinations to beat Mr.. jim PmIlis'
He owes his defeat, most likely, to the
fact that he wouldn't pledge himself not to
smokeAa habit which it was thought,
would not be becoming-in May
Queen.
The brisk, well appointed little FISH
will draw out of service, in few days, to
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undergo repairs. The Tennessee river
packet Fawn will be substituted. She IS
said to run like scared wolf and TO be
well adapted otherwise to relieve the Fisk
She will make her first trip on Monday, the
10Th inst.
-Ackerman,of the Carbonate Observer,
was in the city yesterday, and paid his re-
spects to THE BULLETIN people. The OBJ
server is good local paper-onc that goe!
largely into society details-and should
therefore, command q paying home patron
age, however it may be esteemed by TIT
reader abroad.
| The Democratic County Central com
mittee will meet in the office OF MessrS
Iinegar & Lansden attwooclock pm. Mon
dav: and citizens of Cairo, interested in tn
object of the meeting, are invited to be pre-
sent. The object, as announced, is to scIec
two delegates to attend the Mt Vernon
Judicial convention.
If you are going TO paint or are think
inc Of painting, read Barclay Bros. doubl
column sad" this morning, and ask you
painter to use the Avenl Chemical Pain
or if you have not painting enough to war
rant the employment Of a painter buy tn
HoUsE-KEEPER paint, all shades, colors
and quantities. and do your own work.
There are, confined in the irOn-clad eel
of the Alexander county Jail, five men, al
Of whom are charged with murder. Three
of them are colored and one white. Only
one of them is entitled TO recognition as {
bona fde resident and citizen of the county
| a fact that tends to show how grievously
we are burdened by the crimes Of people
| who do not live among us.
A one thumbed brakeman from the
Iron Mountain railroad, was in the city,
yesterday, and succeeded In rendering him
self very obnoxious to law and average de-
cency. While applying to the inoftensive
Sackburger all the insulting epithets that
belong to the bully's vocabulary, the object
of his abuse called in officer Cain, who
marched the abusive chap off to the Gala.
boose. Whisky.
The record made by the pupils of Miss
Hogan's grammar department, during the
month of April,is one upon which they may
| pride themselves, for we doubt much if
better record has been made in any de
partment of the Cairo public schools dur
ing the year. OF thirty-one pupils attend
ing, eighteen were neither absent or tardy
the department of eighteen was marked
100, or unexceptionabe, and the scholor
ship averaged about %.
A case involving several interesting
lawp olntscame on for hearing before SPUR,
Comings yesterday, consuming the create
portion of the day. The case involved tn,
right of the loser of wager to rcplevy the
lost stakes out of the hands of the stake
holder. The Squire decided that wr
Of replevin would hold good; and the de
PENDANT appealed to the circuit court TIT
amount is $50 that was bet and lost OF
Winters election.
The polls for the election OF Queen O
May were not canvassed Friday night unit
nearly 12 o'clock. The contest was quit,
interesting, the principal contestants being
Miss Fannie Barclay and Miss Title Vim
cent. The latter was chosen, and will. on
the 10Th inst at Glen Fern, be crowned III,
Queen of May. Eleven hundred and nine.
ty-one votes were polcd, netting to tn