The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-15
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notice. in these columns, ten cents per line,

summer tours, are reading railway pamph-
lets, Just now, as to pleasant locations
The Comique band has under consi
deration the project of giving a picnic at
Cunningham's grove week from to-mor-
row,
This being the presidential year, put
ting colored men on ures, is breaking out
as al epidemic among the radicals Of Mas
sac county.
The comique hall is nov supplied with
sixteen fans-eight on each side-which
are kept in constant motion during the per
Torrance in the hall,
Our sheriff, Jack Hodges, left for Mt
Vernon on yesterday, and will be absent
for several days. During his absence Cor,
oner Fitzgerald will discharge the business
Of the office.
Miss Foss, one of the teachers in the
primary school, will, by way Of furnishing
a few hours of pleasant and harmless recre-
alton to her little scholars, take them TO St.
Mary's park to-day
The ladies of st. Patricks Catholic
church, will give a strawberry festival at
Temperance hall on the 10Th inst. The
reputation OF the ladies will insure large
attendance and lots of fun.
We have been informed by the young
ladies, who have lately been in the employ
of the ST. Charles hotel, that they were in
no manner concerned in the giving of the
ball with which the Argus connects them.
The Blandville Press is our authority
for saying that the Three States, or her
owners. have purchased hack, which it is
intended shall make regular trips from
Blandvillc to Cairo by the way Of Wick
life.
Our amusement loving people atc
highly cated over the contemplated treat,
which they will be permitted to enjoy at
the Reform hall on Tuesday evening next
the occasion of Miss Mary DiXon's read
ings.
The Odd Fellows picnic excursion to
Grand Chain yesterday was well attended
aud furnished pleasure to all. The train
left here in the morning and the PlcniCkers
did not return until afternoon, all well
pleased with the trip Of course
Another match game Of base ball will
shortly be played This time between the
White Shirts and the ComiQue nine.
The latter was but yesterday organized
and, as its name indicates, is composed of
the ComiqUe band.
AS will be seen by Il notice in another
column the Comique band is offering It's
services to the public for any occasion. The
band is an excellent one, and can furnish
string or brass music of a high order to orr
citizens at reasonable figures
John Clancy is having his building
decorated with large red letters which pro-
claim to the world, in trumpet tones, that
he has for salet he finest, oldest, and al.
together the best imported brandy in the
city, besides many other good things.
We failed to mention yesterday that
Mr Jake Smoker had fallen from a scatfold
and in the fall had sprained his ankle and
considerably bruised his face. The acct
dent happened at the corner Of Eighteenth
and Poplar streets, and was caused by the
scartold giving away beneath him.
Two colored girls, named respectively
eJnnie Collins and Fannie Bel, were each
fined five dollars and costs yesterday by
Justice Oimsted and Michael Moran was
fined one dollar and costs for drunkenness
by the sane gentleman. This was the ey-
tent OF the police business Yesterday.
AT about twelve o'clock last night tho
fire bells OF our various companies, set up
quite lively clattcr, owing to the fact that
tire was visible in the direction Of the
Mississippi lcvcc. But upon nearing the
lcycc it was found 70 he across the river, at
Grccndclds landing, We could not ascer.
tain whose building it was.
In speaking Of the large vote which
was polIed in Ballard county and winch
was the cause of the capital being removed
from Blandwlle to Wickliic, the Blandvllc
Press makes the following intlmation:
"'rhat was heavy vote polled at Fort jeff
erson. Voters came over 10y the carload
from Caro-, we understand
The danger and trouble resulting from
stepping upon banana peeling are
graspcd by the poet in the following
stan2a;
"A gentleman sp'aug ~ assist her
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