The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

Governor Cullom has received from
the Illinois Central Railroad company a
statement of gross earnings in Illinois for
the six months ending October 81, 1880:
Freight, $l,9045S60S; passenger, $780,.
47734; mails, S53,OO904; express, 500
Ol2.s7 miscellaneous, $lS564l,3O; total,
S2,s93,72S27. Seven per cent. of this
amount, S9O9, O0S; goes into the state
treasury.
Robert Peterson, the negro who at.
tempted to burglarizc the residence OF Mrs.
Webb few nights since, was brought be-
fore Judge 0lmsted yesterday for hear,
ing The most positive evidence of bur.
glary against him, WIS the fact that two
coats, the property of Mr.. Chas. Thrupp,
were found on his person. He was bound
over in the sum Of two hundred dollars to
await the action of the circuit court.
Capt. Townsend brought the Gilmore
out from st. Louis Saturday night, and at
this port placed her in charge of Capt.
Tymmes, who is now on the way to New
Orleans with her. Capt. Townsend returned
to st. lhuis by rail. His boat, the Dippold,
is now lying at this port and will probably
be the next boa. down the river. The mate,
Samuel Shrodes, and the chief engineer,
jeff Pavy, have their families aboard, who
contemplate making the trip south.
"A negro, named O'Neal, on Christ
mas morning, robbed a white stranger of
forty dollars. He met the man in the
street and, telling him to pull down his vest,
pulled it down for him, at the same
time relieving the pockets of their con-
tents. He was lodged in the county Jail
and would have had a hearing yesterday
but for the fact that the man who was
robbed was too drunk to appear against
him.
Mr.. Patrick Dorau, cousin of Mr.
Patrick Clancy, who resided in this city
several years ago, is here on visit to his
relatives. While in Cairo he was an en-
ploye of Messrs. Halliday Bros, at their
warehouse, but believing that he could bet
ter himself by "going west, he went to Be-
nanza, Idaho, where he "struck bonanza, y
in the shape of agold mine, (which he snow
the chief proprietor. He left home with the
intention of purchasing new machinery fol-
his mine and passing near this city dropped
in upon his relatives.
The following cases graced-or, more
properly, disgraced-the docket of Judge
Olmsted yesterday: John McManus,
Joseph McGuin, Ed Smith, Mike Brown
John Riley and Jas. Wilson, for drunken.
ness, we're each fined one dollar and costs
james Smith, Yves Cherry and Plummel
Martin were arraigned on the charge Of
disorderly conduct. The first named wa:
found guilty and fined ten dollars and
costs; the second was acquitted for want
of evidence, and the third took a change of
venue to the supreme court. For carrying
concealed weapons, Robert Scott
and j. D. O'Harr were each fined twenty
five dollars. A person, charged with
larceny, was also before the court, but the
prosecution not putting in an appearance,
the case was dismissed.
The following is partial list of the
gentlemen who will make New Years calls
next Saturday. We willy add names to the
list as fast as they can be obtained. On
Thursday and Friday we wish to publish a
complete list of names of ladies who will
be at home on that day We have the
names of few of the ladies, and We hope
we Will not be forgotten by the balance.
The names should be received at this office
Thursday morning, The gentlemen who
will call are;
G. R. Woodward,
F.S. Kent,
N, B. Thistlewood,
John H, Oberly,
z. D. Matthuss,
G. W. Henderson,
Wood Rittenhouse,
W. p. Wright,
A. Burnett,
b. F. Blake,