The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-26

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unwarrantcd report,
Mrs, Spencer Martin, colorcd resi-
dent Of the Fifth ward, died yesterday
after protractcd illness.
Capt. G., W. Hart, of Stuart county,
Tennessee, an old practical engineer Is in
the city, on a lookout for Il job
The body of the murdered negro was
buried Monday afternoon, quite crowd
following the remains to the cemetery
By selling choice meats, and giving
full weight at the lowest market price, D.
Q. Smncil expects to win his way 10 II good
business.
The president of the Chicago ST.
Louis and New Orleans raiIoad, was in the
city, Yesterday. He left for Chicago by
the afternoon train
Mrs Niece, many years resident OF
Cairo, but now Of Chicago, left for Mctropo-
lis, Monday evening, She was, while here,
the guest of Mrs, John Antrim.
Candidates for seats in the City Coun-
ell are coming forward slowly, llowlcy in
the First and Lancaster in the Fifth, are the
only candidates properly before the people,
The steamer City Of Grcenvlllc, that
arrived here yesterday morning, made the
trip from Louisville in something less than
twenty-five hours-spccd that stands un-
cQualed.
F. A. Short, ir., son of G, W. Short,
deceased, was married in Lakewood pre-
cnct, Saturday, to n Miss Elizabeth Nc
Elhancy. Both of the young people were
well known in the upper portion of the
county,
We hear it stated that one of orr mcr-
camille houses will turn out candidate for
City Attorney. IT, as has been stated, one Of
the uptown coopcrs enters the field, we
shall have a quadrangular contest Of consid-
cradle interest.
The young folks Of the city have some.
thing new, on the taps, in the social line,
viz; a novelty party--onc in which the par
Elephants will appear in hard-timcs apparel,
Just what constitutes that kind Of apparel
we are not prepared to say.
1t strikes us that the Street Committee
is the proper body TO order the repair Of
the Eighth street gutter. If it is the nui-
sance it is represented to be. Street Super
ntendent German. or Jailcr Mahoney
should receive orders to bcstow upon it the
required attention at once
"A scandal is brewing, The gentleman
involved is STOPPING too low to conquer,
He is coorng his reputation much darker
than the skin of the frail one upon whom
he lavishes so much of his attention. This
hint is thrown out in the hope that the
party in view will profit by it. ARGosA.
Gentlemen of the Second, Third and
Fourth ward don't seem to be ambitious
for aldermanic honors. At least our an.
nounccment column doesn't say so--two
dollars worth. For the Office Of alderman
an announcement in TIE BULLETIN counts
50 votes. This fact should not be forgot
ten.
We were informed yesterday, by a
colorcd man who claimed to know, that
Mrs. Newman, the mother Of the colorcd
man who was murdered Sunday, was, at
the time, in the upper portion Of the city,
lying very sick of pneumonia; and that the
story Of her sons death 50 worked upon
her that She died about daylight yesterday
morning.
The members of the Democratic Judi
cial Central Committee, named at the last
Congressional convention, will meet, in this
city, at the Office Of Mcssrs Linegar and
Lansdcn, on Thursday, of next week, The
object of the meeting is confer with one an.
other in reference to the complications that
have arisen and are likely to arise out OF
the pending Judicial election.
The pigeons about the courthouse are
a nuisance, for fact Hundreds Of them
roost and breed in the vcntilators of the
cornicc, hold mass-mcetlngs sewing cir
Giles and picnics on the roof, all Of which
"tcll" in the cisterns. Special deputy, Dick
Taylor, put in portion of his spare
time, yesterday, talking to the pest,
through the barrel of his shot gun
and, as a consequence, at roll call last night
the usual number tailed to answer.
Mr.. and Mrs Dr. Marcan desire US tC
convey an expression Of their profoupC
gratitude to the people Of Cairo who man
Tested such deep syupatny with them an,
rendered such self.swr ti'ins assistasc,
during the painful and pro,ractcd sickness
Of their little girl, and during the progress
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