The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-16

arrived in this city yesterday, and during
his stay here, is stopping at the Hotel De
Winter.
Alderman Patier introduced q resolu
ton at the last meeting Of the city council
instructing the city clerk to advertise fol
proposals tor lighting the streets. The re
solution was passed.
Preparations have already been made
for hosting the bell Of st. Josephs church.
and it is believed by those who are engaged
in the work that it will sound the hour tor
service on Sunday next.
A train of flat cars loaded with dirt
were yesterday brought into the city on the
Vincennes road. The dirt will be used for
filling about the new Union depot on Com.
mercal avenue and Second street
-- A man named John o. Bruner, while
crossing over the Mississippi river on the
Ice a few days ago, broke through when
nearly ut the Missouri side, and was drown.
ed, He was seen to 90 down by a number
! of men on shore, but no assistance could be
rendered HIM.
Among the presidents appointments
are those Of Edgar Stanton, of Illinois, to be
consul general at st. Petersburg; John r.
Brown to be storekeeper and S. +. McDcr-
mott to be gauger, Of the Fifth Illinois dis
trict, and George W. Curtis to be postmas,
ter at Urbana III.
The case of Harry OBrien, the col.
ored man, who fell from the sidewalk near
the st. Charles hotel, came up in the circuit
court yesterday and was patiently listened
to by jury of twelve citizens, who in the
evening retired to find verdict, but when
last heard from had not succeeded in their
undertaking.
The advertisement Of the Eagle boot
and shoe store, will be found in another
column in this mornings issue. Mr.. r.
Jones,the proprietor,is an artist in his line Of
work, who never fails to satisfy his Gus.
toners, as to the price and character of his
work 4 trial will convince anyone of
this fact.
From the Paducah News we learn that
nothing as to the whereabouts of Nc.
Carly, the alleged murderer of Miss Ru-
dolph, Of Ballard county, has yet been dis
covered and it is now reported in Ballard
that he is fugitive from justice in Mis-
souri,; that he murdered two men in that
state and that there is a reward of $500
offered for his apprehension.
Those Of our merchants whose bust.
ness frequently takes them to the Office of
the CAIRO and Vincennes depot, complain
somewhat Of the fact that the city has until
now neglected to construct a crossing over
Fifth street on Commercial avenue. A few
laths, which extend only half way across
the street, have for some time answered for
a crossing but are now almost entirely
worn out.
The Centralia Democrat, in comment
ting on a recent item in these columns, to
the effect that small machine shop has
been established IN the round.house of the
Illinois Central railroad company at this
point, etc, says: "If you want the repub-
lican majority in CAIRO enlarged you can
take the whole caboodle of railroad shops
from here to Cairo. In a political sense
the removal would be God send for the
democracy of Centralia."
AS stated elsewhere, the jury which
had under consideration the case of Mr..
Jas. Summerwell, awarded him two hun
dred dollars for the damages he sustained
by falling from the sidewalk. Yesterday
morning when the verdict was read Judge
Green, on the part OF the city, entered
motion for a new trial, with which Mr..
Summerwell, who had sued for ten thous-
and dollars damages, was well satisfied
Another trial was granted
Poor people in CAIRO, who are really
suffering for the necessaries of life, are, in
decd few and far between this year.
There is but one family IN this city that is
really poverty-stricken-the Scot family
and were it not for the fact that Mr.. Scot
refused to enter the hospital when he had
an opportunity of doing so, he would never
have wanted tor the necessary comforts.
He is river man and, having paid his
monthly dues regularly, is entitled to the
care of the government hospital.
Cards are out for the wedding of Mr.
G. T. Whitlock, formerly of this city, but
now of Danvlle, and Miss Addie Handle
ton, daughter of Capt. w. L. Hambleton, Of
Mound City, III. The ceremony will take
place in the Episcopal church in Mound
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