The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-27

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at the Cairo landing, fol- BY that time,
Eads' jetties will have zen extended to
Cairo.
The city clerk has ~ and will be
for several days TO come,n''sent from his
Office. He is compelled J" dance attend
ance upon the county PIT during the
pendency of the election a'ltests, now on
trial, between Liuegar AM sttenhouse and
Mott and himself. Pers a llesiring to see
him in his official capaf W or otherwise
can find him at the court Fuse.
1t will be seen by Mayors notice pub
lished in this issue of The BULLETIN that
the slop and garbage wagon has stated
hours for visiting every part Of the city
Two hours every day will be devoted to
each ward, commencing at 0 a. m. in the
First ward, and ending at u ,. m. in the
Fifth ward. Penalties for throwing oAal
vegetable or animal matter, in the streets
will be rigidly enforced.
The time made by Lally ID the recent
walking match, was 90 minutes 90 seconds;
Williams 30 minutes 35 seconds. Distance
3 miles. As this is something over six
pmiles an hour it must be put down as very
creditable walking. Mr.. Brown withdrew
from the contest, after entering upon his
second half mile lap, because, as he alleges,
he received hurt upon the heel from the
hob-nails of one of his contestants
Carl Peters is able to be around and
look after business agrin. He was pros
trated by bilious attack a few days age,
and, approaching the proneness of the pub
lie to call all sorts of ailments yellow fever,
he kept close and enjoined secrecy upon his
physician as well as his attendants. Els.
Gaping, in this way, all suspicion of hiding
case of bronze John under some other
name, his business went on as usual
While Mr.. NJ. j. Howleyand his wife
and child were sitting in theirbuggy in the
park, Friday evening, the brss band com
mencd playing, near at hand, and sofright-
ened the horse attached to the buggy that
he didn't stand an instant on the order of
his going, but got tout of that at once.
In getting out he precipitated NJ. Howley,
his wife and child to the ground, but,
fortunately, hurt none of them seiiously.
Anna Porter is the name of a colored
woman of very Indifferent repute, who was
brought before Squire Robinson, yesterday,
as an unreasonable and unreasonable fire.
quenter of saloons. She was fined IS and
| costs; but pining to return 10 Pa
ducah, from whence she came, the kind
hearted Squire gave her 4S hours in which
to make start. If found in the city after
that time, she will take about weekin the
calaboose.
For the information of the Evening
Sun, and the public as we'll, we can say
that the amount appropriated by the egs-
lature to refund Cairo her quarantine expeu-
ses, was paid into the city treasury, week
ago yesterday, in the shape of the State
Treasurers check on New York, for the
amount. Representative Halliday had The
pleasure of delivering the check to Mr..
Dezonia, it having been sent to Mr.. II. for
that purpose, by General Smith, State
Treasurer.
-Achap named Anderson presented tnor-
der for goods at the New York store, yester-
day, bearing the signature of responsible
customer OF the house. The order WAS I'm
hesitatlngly filed but a little thought
created suspicious begat inquiries which
resulted in the discovery that the order
was forgery. The matter was finally
compromised by the payment of the money
for the goods-Anderson not appearing to
appreciate the enormity Of the offence of
which he had been guilty.
While DR.. Frank Metcalt was return
ing from the bal champetre he heard a
horse and buggy following him at rapid
rate, and looking back discovered that the
horse was without driver. He immedi-
ately pulled to one side of the street, in
tending to give the running animal pass
age way. But instead of keeping right on,
the frightened animal turned and followed
him, and few seconds latter came crash
ing, at full speed into the rear of his
buggy. The damage TO Metcalf's buggy
was slight, but the other was considerably
wrecked.
The contest between Linegar and Rit-
tenhouse for the right to possess and hold
the aldermanship of the Second ward was
commenced in earnest yesterday morning,
every thing hitherto accomplished having
becnof preliminary nature. Thos Gazzola
voted for Lincgar, end it was clearly estab-