The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-07

ment, II is expected that the transfer OF
cars will be resumed by tomorrow ut the
farthcst.
The Chicago Mexican cXcursionists ar
rived here yesterday afternoon, dincd at the
Planters house and then continued their
journey.
Luxury Ms they are, Harry Walker sets
out free oyster lunch every evening at
half-past eight o'clock, and invites every
body to come and partakc without money
and without price.
From private telegram, received yes
terlay afternoon, we learned that the river
was still open at Columbcs, the heavy ice,
filing the river almost from bank to bank,
moving along with the current.
james Currcn, Il stranger in the city,
got drunk, was arrested, tried before Judge
Bird, yesterday, and fined 81 and costs,
which he paid Charles Cooper ditto,
ditto all the way through.
There were thirty-cight cases before
Judge Bird during hemonth Of November,
and although fines amounting TO $500 or
$500 were imposed only 50 was collected.
How's that for criminal impecuniosity!
Circuit court, Judge o. y. llarkcr,
presiding, convened yesterday morning.
The grand jury was promptly empannelled,
sworn and charged, and, in the afternoon,
entered upon discharge of It's duty
Nick Monce, the proprietor Of the Cen
tennial saloon, has removed his stock to
and set himself up as proprietor Of the EX-
celsior, on Eighth street. A more orderly
house than that over which Monce presidcs,
cannot be found in the city.
-uessrs. Hinkle, Thistlewood & Co.,
continue to buy all the pork that offers but
they are doing nothing in the way Of cut
ting and trimming. They will not be able to
resume that branch of their business until
the weather moderates.
The cattle running at large in the city
are suffering terribly for water They can
be seen haunting the frozen cutters and
Others places where water was wont to be,
at all hours OF the day, aud in all parts Of
the city.
If our quarantine law is efficient in any
particular, or lmpotent as a whole, our au-
lhoriies, who are supposed to know what
is needed to supply the Deficiencies or cure
the impotency, should prepare the necessary
bill and forward it to our representative.
Alex. rockingham & Co., brokers, -
Wall street, New York, make careful in
vestments for customers, in sums OF S25 to
500, which frequently pay ten to twenty
times the amount invested. Their Weekly
Financial Report, sent free gives full in
formation.
The Illinois Central freight depot Is
rapidly filing up with flour from Anna,
Red Bud, Pana and other points, and with
pork, lard oil, etc, intended for Southern
markets. The accumulation is due to the
inability of the company to send freight for
ward.
The Illinois Central railroad company
has stored but little freight on their wharf
boat. With the river full of running ice,
and ice banked up all around. the company
is acting with very commenIable prudence
If the wharfboat goes down. there will be
but little freight either 10 fish out or pay
for.
Lucy Morcham is the name OF colorec
damsel who is occasionally given to stron1
drink. She was before Judge Bird ycstcr
day, and being unable to impeach the ties
timony that made out case of drunken
ness against her, she was fined So and costs
and sent over for six days to feed upon tn
tree lunches set out by Mahoney.
Considering the inclemency of tn
weather, the attendance Of the witnesse
and jurors upon the circuit court, yesterday
was quite large. Nothing short OF strict
lawful excuse will be accepted as salts
factory explanation of any delinquenc
upon the part ofpcrsons notified to be j
: attendance.
One Ellen Davis was brought befor
squire Robinson yesterday, to anwer to
=. charge of having used threatening an
abusive language. 1t was shown that Ellie
had been unusually vicious and profane o
this occasion, and the squire thought a :
fine won d about fit the case, and accordins
" named that amount, with cost, as I'll
punishment. Being unable to pay she W;
calaboosed for period Of sixteen days.
The force required to check the PR
grcss of any of the large cakes Or fields
u ice that filed the Ohio during the past fe