The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-16

to "giye It good place." we take it that
every Delta who can possibly attend, is ex.
pectcd toreport himself promptly at the
hour indicated,
Ella Davis, colored damse, has, for
some time, been suspected of abstacting
from the dry goods store of Mr.. Charley
Stuart, certain articles Of dress goods, to-
wit; Seasonable silk stufs, fashionable
embroideries and other articles essential in
the adornment of the female form divine.
Officers Sheehan and bunker, obtaining a
small clue worked up the case" and yes
terday took the colored damscl under ar
rest, The preliminary inquiry was made
before Squire Robinson, who, considering
the evidence sufficiently strong to warrant
further proceedings, required Of Ella a
bond in the sum of 500, to await the ac.
ton of the grand jury. The bond was not
filled, and the sable danscl anguishes,
etc.
Charles A, Gilbert and Miss Emma
Parker good looking ami 8prightly young
couple came into the city from Hodges
Park, yesterday, and after visiting County
Clerk Humm, repaired TO the Office of
Squire Osborn, and minated wish to he
matrimonially hitched in the most cXpcdi-
tious manner sanctioned by custom or law,
as both of them were anXions to go out by
conveyance that was impatient to be off,
| Squire Osborn being engaged at the mo-
ment the anxious couple stepped into the
shop Of i. S. Marshall, hard by, and there,
surrounded by such gloomy reminders of
ones latter end, rs empty burial cases and
wooden collins, were made one flesh 10y Mr..
Marshall The knot thus tied. the couple
hied them away, and may the Lord be
mcrcitul to them as they are loving to one
another
The delinquent tax list, winch will be
published in The WEEKLY BULLETIN, of
Monday next, is the smallest one published
in Alexander county during the past
twenty years. This fact argues that Collec.
tor Hodges has made the closest collections
effected during that pcriod-that, while he
has oppressed no one, he has exercised
great vigilance and industry in securing to
the state, the county city and schools the
sinews of successful administration, there
by earning the praises Of all concerned
His collections last year, even before the
stimulus Of the new revenue law came to
his aid, were the best that had been made
for more than a half score of years, and
this result he accomplished not by bully.
ing or threatening processes, but 10y CON
slant watchfuincss, by friendly reminders
to the slow and careless, and through de-
termination, well pursued, to leave no sum
uncollected whatever labor or inconyen-
fence the collection might impose upon
him, personally. To employ palmer Eng
fish, better collector than Hodges has
shown himself to be has never filled the
office in Alexander county.
The railroads, to-day, promise to bring
into our city all the visitors their available
rolling stock can accommodate. More
especially will this be the ease if the
weather be propitious. The Illinois Cen.
tral has fixed its excursion rates at such
low figure that cost will scarcely prove an
impeachment TO the coming of the most i'm
pecunious. The road will run a special
train from Ccntralia, and as the rouad trip
from that point will cost only S2,2j, and as
the fare from intermediate stations has been
put way down to one cent per mile, we
shall expect great army with banners"
by that route, Immediately after midday
say about p. m. The Cairo and Vlncen.
nes will also run an excursion train from
Mt. Carmel, leaving that point at j;4j a.
III. The Cairo and Vinceunes like the Cen |
trail, has established remarkably low rates
and will bring in its hundreds of sturdy |
Egyptians, at about the same hour the
Central train arrives. The Cairo and ST. |
Louis road has also offered most liberal in. |
duccments to residents along the line, and |
will contribute quota to our crowd equal |
to, if not larger than the hosts that
will arrive by the other routes The "ovcr.
theriver' roads will bring in their hun.
dreds; crowds will come by steamboats, and |
other means OF conveyance swelling the
number of our visitors up into the thous.
ands. These calculations, as We have A.
ready intimated, are made from fair
weather standpoint. In any event, how.
ever, the presence o. General Grant among
'us, will call out q large number of people,
especially from the immediate neighbour.
hood.
Hon, T. W. Halliday has, as our read
ers have been apprsed, yielded to the pub.