The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-31
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
streets.

Quite a number of the leading men OF
Ballard county were in Cairo yesterday.
Rev. +. B. Olmsted, Of Caledonia, is
in the city. He is Il regular attendant upon
our public school examinations.
The Alexander County Republican
Central committee will meet in Cairo, soon,
to block out work for the approaching
campaign.
Al Garlic has rented the room adjoln'
ing his stable, late the Colored Reform
Club hall, for use in storing buggicS and
carriages.
Elder C. +. Cline is conducting serv-
ices in the NJ. L. church. He is spoken OF
as most faithful and efficient worker in
the moral vineyard.
The extremes of the thermometer yes
terday, were AZ at Pittsburg and 72 at
Shreveport. At 9 p. m. it scored 81 in
Cairo and 65 in Yankton.
Capt. Bill Rodney, Of Mississippi
county, was in the city yesterday. 1t Is his
purpose, he informs us, to strike out for
Colorado soon in search Of new home.
The officers of the Cairo Builders and
Loan association will be elected, at meet
ING to be held this evening The directors
of the association were elected last week.
-Thos j. Taylor, of Metropolis, at one
time the publisher of a Democratic paper
in that city, was in Cairo yesterday, in
company with several Metropolis friends.
Our correspondent who deals with the
subject of drainage this morning throws
out some hints that deserve to be remem-
bered. His suggestions are certainly
feasible
The sales of tobacco at the Planters
warehouse yesterday called out quite a
number OF buyers. The sales comprised
twenty hogsheads, the outside figures be-
ing 81 60 and 5000.
Trains are again running regularly on
the Cairo & st. Louis railroad. A
slight change of time Of the accommoda-
ton tram will be noticed in their time
card this morning.
The question; SIS General Grant COM
ing to Cairo to try the Faultless' cigar
He can never find better ones for five cents.
For sale by +. Korsmeyer, Ohio Levee, cor
ner Sixth street,
John Koehler has leased the Flora
Garden, and will maintain 1t as place OF
resort during the summer With that
view he is already making extensive repairs
changes and improvements.
-Messrs. Smith G. Brinkmeyer have re-
ceived full line of cloths and cassimeres
for spring and summer suitings. Then
work gives entire satisfaction, and styles
are always of the latest
Only three days more in which to pay
taxes without additional costs. The people
are waking up to this fact and the collector
is kept busy almost night and day receiy
ing money and making out tax receipts.
Nearly every train and steamer bouno
30 nj 4.
the colored people who were deluded int
the idea that Kansas would prove tn
colorcd mans clysium. The tales O
suffering and restitution these poor dupc
detail are absolutely sickening.
Mr.. r. c. Robson returned last wccl
from a trip through Kansas and Nebrask
and has taken his old position in the Egyl
tian mills. He gives it as his opinion tia
the west is not all it claims to be for tn
working man and he is satisfied to renal
in Cairo.
The leading colored men of the cit
gathered in force, yesterday, to listen
the examination Of the pupils OF the color
ed department Of our public school. The
. profcsscd themselves well entertained AM
much gratifcd by the exercises they wi
messed.
Capt James Johnson left the city We
terday. on a business trip TO Texas. I'll
Captain has multiplied the number of h
Texan friends so rapidly, and has such CO.
iidence in the future of that state, that v
i are apprehenslve that many seasons wi
not pass by ere our loss of a good citizt
will prove Texas gain.
Notwithstanding the rather stiff pric
a of admission, the crowd that gathered
Il witness Kate ClaXton in the "Two Orphan
L was quite large one. A more eminent
is respectable audience never assembled
g the Atheneum. Everybody was delight
y Of course, and class the star Of the evenil
d in the forefront of American artistes.