The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-25
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

Yesterday was a very dull day in
police circles. There were no arrests under
the ordinances, and we heard of no cause
for arrests.
Mrs. John II. Oberly, accompanied by
two of her children, arrived in the city
yesterday. She is stopping with the family
of her brother, officer Frank Schuckers.
--Drs. Rauch and Riley were in the city
yesterday. The quarantine station near
island No. I, will be discontinued on the
1st proximo, and thus will disappear the
last reminder of our yellow fever commo-
ton.
While the to 70 dance was yet under
way, last night, VIZ were informed that the
large hall was filled with select crowd,
and that everybody was enjoying himself or
herself famously. 1t was success, We
dare say, to be proud Of.
The uptown people are experimenting
with cinders as a material for side walks,
Where it is broken into fine Jumps and
rammed down il presents hard surface in
a few weeks Two or three parties made
the mistake of adding thin coating of fine
sand. The consequence was too much dust
during dry weather, and mud during we
weather The cindcrs serve the best pur
pose when used alone.
The wind blowing in from the river
yesterday, brought in a most diabolica
stink from the Thorpe wreck. A lot o.
hogs were at work among the rotten gram
in the edge of the water, making the stuff
do full duty in the matter Of giving of Of
fensive cflluvia. Why, in the name ofout-
ragged olfactores, can't this most intoera-
bic nuisance be abated. II the rottcd grain
can't be removed, why not cover it up:
The veteran agent and clever gentleman,
Thomas W. Brown, is in the city, arranging
for the coming of the Gilberts. in "NIosQui-
toes They will hold forth IN the Athc.
neum, on Thursday Friday and Saturday
next. and being favorites here we bcspOak
for them crowded houses. Tom has taken on
managerial honors and responsible
ties at last; but We are ready to undcrwrtc
that he bears the one meekly, and meets
the other like a man. The BULLETIN
wishes him unboundcd success.
Some Of the country opponents OF the
new road project are very unfair, not to say
INSCRIPTIONS. They are making the state.
ment that the proposed road tax will be
levied upon the property outside Of Cairo,
only, and that Cairo property will not he
taxed dollar on that account This state.
mcnt is utterly untrue. The levy will be
made upon all the taxable property Of tho
whole county. For the current year, If tho
levy be authorizcd) Cairo will pay $G,ij,
90; the country will pay $4,000.
The Cairo and Vinccnncs rairoQC
track as far up as Twentieth street ha,
been gravcled between the rails and OF
each side of the track for distance Of 81,
or eight feet with gravel and clay that j
I, forming concrete or conglomcritc, tina
d promises to become as firm aud unyicdin!
: as rock. The Delta fire company apprc
cisting its tenacious ana hardening DUAL,
= ties secured a suficiency 70 cover the side
walk in front of the engine house. Ram
ming it renders it smOothe and even an
, greatly facilitates the hardening process.
THE Great st. Louis Circus is rather Il
extensive affair. 1t has an immense sprca
Of canvas, with seventy-tivc horses, with
full force of men TO care for them. beside
the riders, vaultcrs, tumblcrs, contortiol
lists etc, forming gang male and icma
| dllhpSt Us HhHlNl'uo 10 lItc llOIN'e, WHO
: will be increased to one hundred on the a
rival Of the show at. Charleston. The con
pany will travel altogether by land, giyin
!. It's first exhibition at Sikcston, Missou
No show wiz be giveA in Cairo, rs the @
Enlistment expects to start on its ioumc,
= ings this evening.
: While among the circus people, ycstc
day, a couple Of individuals approached II
greeted us'cordiOlly, asked us how MAJ
horses we had if We intended to show
Cairo; how we intended to travel, etc, a.
had soon pumped us dry Of all the inform
tion we had Il moment before received fro
one OF the hostleis We were puzzled
t. decide why anybody should mistake us {
n "circus Teller but learned afterwar
that It was because we SO strongly rcscmbl
M the gentleman who throws s0merSa,
: over seventeen horses IT'S shappy TIN
that we don't have TO undeccivc the o.,
tcmen by cssaying the somcrsault W,