The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-27

Tuesday evening, will call out the largest
number of Cairo people thanhave parilcip"t-
din like affair for years.
Mr.. Charles G. Vaupe, the live business
agent Of Louis Pomcroy's New York COM
paav. called on The BULLETIN yesterday.
He is arranging the pyeliminaries for the
reception of the company that opens We'd
nesday next for four nights and matinee.
The Tenth street pump is undergoing
repairs again. These public pumps are n
great convenience to draymen and team
s;e-s, but the expense attending their main
tenauoe is enormous, The annual repairs
about equa. the original cost of the well,
pump and all.
Dennis Cody, one of the oldest and
best railroad builders and repairers of the
country, was in Cairo yesterday, and re-
ceiyed a right cordial greeting from his old
friends here. For period Of about quar-
ter of a century Cody was closely connected
with railroad enterprises of Southern Hi
uois.
Prof. Charly Harly's dancing acad
envy is pronounced success. His Saturday:
reunions, when the lady and gentlemen
classes are brought together, are very pleas
ant indeed. and are Always anticipated with
pleasure. The pupils, boys and girls, men
and women alike, are making highly sat
istactory progress.
About a year ago an ordinance wa:
passed providing for the construction O
wide, spacious cross-walks. Citizens hel(
the ordinance in the light of IA good thing
and have marveled somewhat that no at
tention is paid to it whatever. 1t was
necessary measure, and should have control
/. led in the building Of every crosswalk pu
down since then; but it didn't. And why
a. The Metropolis Democrat, under tn
h editorial management of Mr.. Trousda
n. has been improved in every way. Its edit
rials have the ring Of true Democrat
metal, and the news and local department
- betray care and industry. The Democra
- of Massac county owe it to themselves al
es their party to bestow upon the Democrat
es liberal support
nd The Winter administration will con
all to an end on Tuesday evening the oct
in. The old council will then convene, clio
u" up its business, approve the bonds OF Il
new officers and then step down and OF
80 The new council, under the new May
= will convene the Tuesday following, tn
7 beng the time fixed by ordinance for Il
=" regular monthly meeting.
Y. A chap named Henry Derry who pr
: baby lies when he says his home is Noun
= City, is in durance vile, in Paducah for stea
- ing a satchel and selling its contents
- Paducah negroes. He stole the satch
from Paducah boarding house, and as Il
IL property stolen is worth $40 or $50, NJ
of Derry will probably make five-year st,
= in Frankfort.
AT the second meeting of the colorc
'r emigrant aid society Friday night, Il
TT sum Of twenty-seven dollars was raised du
at ing the meeting. A committee to canva
he the city was appointed, and that committ
70 was at work in the line of duty yesterda
IT. The object in view is one towards the 8
zee taimcnt Of which everybody should CO
tribute something.
- According to the Spectator Insuran
Chart and skaters Insurance Chart" il
issued, the assets OF the Equitable SITE 4
suyancc Society Of New York show a larl
increase during the year in actual amor
-: than is the case with any of the other lie;
- Ing companies reporting to the New 70
i Insurance Department. The average
y crease of the other IS companies taken
EN-. gether is 2,2s per cent; that of the Eqr
able is 7,2j per cent.
Mr.. John Cheek, of Villa Ridge,
Cairo yesterday, says the strawberry Ct
-, promises very well, but Will be unusua
=, late Last year shipments of the be
were made from Villa Ridge on the
:. day Of April and after that date, ri.
uo straight along. But the first shipment t
year will not be made before the 10Th
May. The season is unusually backw
=. in every respect; but is corresponding
backward in the north.
A. 1t Is fact worth mentioning that cv
,ao member Of the present police force rema
- ed in Cairo, and co-operatcd with the ma
all last sammor and fall, through all
~ dangers and horrors Of the epidemic; ,
VIM the fact that the homes Of the three tn
aus sand people who were out Of the city W
carefully watched and protected from
'"' visit Of burglars and inccnd iaries, show {
''' they not only remained here but fmthfj
Tvs discharged their duty. Wprocord this