The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-22

entertaining 1t in "superb" style. 1t isl CIV
en- for the benefit of Father O'Hara, and
will be continued tonight,
The work on the new elevator is being
vigorously pushed. Two pile-drivers are
constantly at work and shipment of rock
has already arrived for the foundation.
Mr.. A. B. Schroeder yesterday sent an
"Active" stove to our former fellow-citlzen,
Mr.. Peter Cuhl, who now resides in Ger
many. TWAS bought from w, NJ. David
son.
Ed. Knoxs Glee Club, IN its rounds
last night, did not forget to serenade The
BULLETIN The boys are, one and all,
splendid singers and have our thanks.
Two negro roustcrs named respectively
Hamilton and Harrison got into quarrel
on board the steamer Gilmore while she
was at our wharf yesterday morning, which
terminated in scutfle, during which the
latter received two ugly gashes in the face,
one in the side and another in the abdo-
men, from pocket. knife in the hands Of
Hamilton, Harrison was taken to the hos
pital, where his wounds were dressed, and
where he now lies in a critical condition
He refused to swear out warrant for the
arrest of his assailant, who escaped.
--Conkllng has SHE'D his castor into the
ring and made speech at the Academy of
music in New York city. 1t relates prin-
cipally to the sovereignty of the southern
shotgun, Conkliug has had horror OF
shot-guns ever since that trouble with
Sprague.
The grand jury will probably have
concluded its labors this evening, and will
then adjourn.
The case of Jake Walter, charged with
assaulting Fred Koehler with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill, came up IN tine
Circuit Court yesterday. The jury brought
in verdict of mot guilty"
The Illinois Central Companys eleya,
tor will, when finished, cost two hundred
| twenty-five thousand dollars. This will
convey some idea OF the immensely of the
undertaking.
Our evening contemporaries take partic-
ular pans to call the attention of the public
to the fact that now, since Gen. Haskell
has left the city, we publish statements de-
rogatory to his character, The fact is that
we were unable to obtain the statements
published in yesterdays issue sooner than
we did, or they would certainly have made
their appearance while the General was
still in our midst. Immediately upon the
arrival of his army in this city rumors of
''crookedness," which, if true, would have
seriously affected them in the eyes of the
public, came to our ears, and, as in duty
bound, we investigated them with they view
OF publishing them in case we could trace
them to reliable source. But after spend
ing not little time IN this undertaking
we become thoroughly satisfied that the
rumors were unfounded, and hence re-
Trained from giving publicity to them
THE BULLETIN has habit of presenting
reliable news of general interest wheneve,
it is brought to its notice, regardless o
whom it affects or the opinion of its co
temporares, and the absence or presence o
the General does not influence it in pre-
senting facts of reliable character
whether complimentary or detrimental t.
that gentleman.
The people have reason to regret tina
Capt. Chas. Nellls has accepted the nomi
nation for Sheriff, and this because hi
canvass has kept him exceedingly busy =
in fact, too busy to fulfill the contract h
has with the city to furnish the desired
gravel for our streets 1t may be said tina
there was no occasion for bringing tn
gravel here so long as the rock with whicl
the street is first to be paved) was no
forthcoming, but we hold that the fact tina
the rock man failed TO fulfill his contrac
did not justify Mr.. Nelis in doing like
wise. The rock man does not reside in thi
city, and Is therefore not expected to tax
any great interest in our present improve
ments, but Dir. Nellis, as a resident, shoul
have exhibited some little interest therein
This would not have been amiss, consid
ing that he was bound under contract t
do so. 1t is altogether likely that had h
shown a disposition to ill his contract, tn
authorities would have concerned then
. selves about the rock, and had it here i
due time. But he had filed no bond ft
. the performance Of the work, and seein
I that his presence was required among III
"dear people" in order to make a respects
hle showing AZ the nOlls in November