The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-17

rule the hour. The committee has made
| every provision for the comfort and enjoy
mcnt of the quests, No improper chalac
tiers will be admitted. See advertisement
in another column
John Kilgour, negro farmer, who
lives four miles above this city, WAS yestcr-
day in town in search for young fellow
who has been in his employ for quite Il
time and who a few days ago left the farm,
taking with him his employers watch and
money. Upon his arrival here he learned
of number of thcfts the fellow had com
mittcd in Charleston, but did not find his
man.
According to circulars yesterday dis
tributed, "thc temperance evangelist, p, B.
Petit, OF Kentucky, will deliver an ad-
dress at temperance hall, Tuesday Eth"
| It should be remembered that TUESDAY
evening is tonight and it should further
be remembered that Mr. r. B. Pcttitt Is one
OF the most eloquent orators Of Kentucky
who will, although speaking upon an old
subject, both instruct and please all who
may listen 70 him.
The compliments we daily receive,
some of them from the most unexpected
sources, are tlattering, indeed Some of
our good readers, We are satisfied, oyercsti-
mate our efforts. and knowing this we are
not being spoiled by the praise we receive.
But while We say this very modestly and
bluShingly, we would say, without any as
sumption, that THE BULLETIN daily con-
tains more reliable news, gotten up in a
more readable fern, than both the evening
papers put together.
--TrampS are a luxury with which Cairo
is not over muchly blessed Just now. and
not few Of our people express themselves
as lonesome on account OF their absence.
But We would whisper a secret into the ears
Of the trampS whose optics may light upon
this tent is this: Our officers, thirty in
number, all of whom are tramp haters. are
keeping their "eycs skinned and stand pre-
pared, with number ten brogans. to "help
along" all tramps who-well, suffice it to
say;
The rave is red the violet blue;
We wouldn't come now if SIC were goa,
Frank Brooks and an inmate of her
castle appeared before Justice Robinson
yesterday and complained that crowd of
young roughs had visited her house. on
Washington, between Fifth and Sixth. and
after Knocking the posts from under the
| sidewalk in front OF the house. had also
knocked some Of the supports of the build
Ing from under it. The Justice gave the
woman his usual fatherly advice, saying, "if
a man smitc thee on one cheek, turn to him
the other also" etc. They left the court
without prosecuting the young rascas.
The wrccking boat Charlie Hill left
yesterday, IN tow of the Fisk, on her way 10
the Tennessee river where she goes 10y or
| der of J. l.. Shalcross, of Louisville, and
Captain Neare of Cincinnati, to save the
Fawn and cargo, sunk by bridge collision
! three miles below Danvile at the head of
InGrange island. The Palestine ran
against a bridge at the same place five
years ago and was total loss Tennessee
river bridges seem to he bad on steamboats,
but good for wreckcrS. This is the second
cal, OF the Charley Hill to the same place.
-"Whcn is that man with skating park
on his head coming" was the question ask.
ed Of us yesterday Although this is not
the most respectful manner OF referring to a
man, we will say for the benefit Of the Old
sinner who questioned US and others who
may desire to know. that we have no
knowledge as to when Mr., Obcrly will visit
Cairo. Tive supposjtion is, however, that
sp:Soon as he finishes the railroad and ware.
house commissioners report, which Is an
"mmensc" affair, and upon which he is now
engaged, he will come here.
Officers Tyler and Wins made raid
on John Browns saloon on Ohio evce
between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
and arrested four negroes who were
gambling. and Brown himself, also colored,
for allowing them 10 do 49, They were
brought before Squire Robinson, who fined
them ten dollars and costs each. Brown
paid The amount and went free. The others
failed to ",re' the court with the chinks
and were sent to Jail for thirteen days each.
Several similar cases We're brought before
Squire Comings, but for insufficient evi.
drncc perhaps, dismissed,
From cards yesterday received. we see
that Dr. j, l. Nowatney,ot Beech Ridge was
married to Miss Margaret Hodges. The
wedding took place at the residence of the
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