The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-30
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
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Mr.. Pat Fitzgerald has gone to St.
Louis.
Alderman E. B. Petit is expected to
return from Crittenden Springs to-day,
Just received large invoice of No. c
| envelopes at THE BULLETIN Office
The BOOSTERS hold their regular meet
ing tonight, A large attendance is de-
sired.
Miss Monte Metcalf has gone to
Goose Island on weeks visit to Miss
Julia Hunsacker.
We offer bargain in Irish linen let
ter and note paper, the best ever brought
to this market. Must make room for new
stock.
"A pleasant select gathering took place
at the residence OF Mr. Chas. Gallagher yes
terday evening, in honor of Mrs. Rabb, of
Paducah.
The Reform club holds its regular
meeting tonight, Whether or not speakers
from abroad have been secured deponent
knoweth not,
Judge Mulkey, who has been abroad
for quite while, in search of health, re-
turned to this city yesterday, having found
what he sought for, He looks well, indeed,
and feels ditto.
We wouldn't be bit surprised If the
Chicago people, out of envy of New York
and Tanner, were to start forty day drunk
tournament. Chicago, doubtless,has enough
home talent to take the cake.
Mr.. Goethe, the card writer is meeting
with hattering success. His prices are so
low and his work so fine and artistic, that
it needs but a glance at his specimens in
Coming's book store to gain him an order
for card writing.
Only one Casa double case--occu-
pied the attention of the police courts yes
terday. 1t was that Of man and woman
who had been arrested by Officer Lally for
drunkenness. Justice Olmsted fine each of
the sinners two dollars and costs,
The construction of the Cairo and Vim
cennes freight house On the corner of Sec
ond street aud commercial avenue, is rapid.
ly progressing. The old freight house is
already being torn down and the best lum-
Der it contains is being used in the con-
struction of the new building.
"A country wagon, or some other vc-
hicle, yesterday played havoc with Mr..
VIM. McHale's buggy by running into it
and breaking one of the wheels. 1t is said
that Mac, without the tear of God or pur-
gatory before his eyes, freely expressed his
opinion Of the affair.
1t was'expected that Judge Harker
would commence court here yesterday to
hear the case Of Pollock and Lewis VS..
Grandstaf in which about sixteen hundred
dollars are involved. But the Judge merely
passed through the city, going to DuQuoin,
thereby disappointing the parties involved
in the suit
We had a call yesterday from Mr., I.
A. Swartz, OF the firm of Bergstresser &
Swartz' publishers of the "River Record"
journal published every Saturday in the
interest of the western rivers, the coal
trade, steamboatmen and general shipping
interests. The Record is handsomely
printed and of inestimable value to the
business community.
Officer Lally is at present one of the
most wide awake men on the police force
in the city. In saying this we are not
actuated by desire to hatter him, but say
so because the facts justify the statement.
He has of late deposited more criminals
in the county Jail than any other man and
not only this, but has secured the convic.
ton OF most of them.
A horse attached to a dray, both be.
longing to Stephen Brady, ran away yes
terday forenoon. He started from the
Illinois Central railroad passenger depot,
and ran down the sidewalk on the north
side of Second street to Commercial ave-
nue.. Leaving the broken sidewalk railing
near the levee. Out of the account no
damage was done.
AT the council meeting last night
nothing of special interest was transacted.
The following appropriations for the COM
ing fiscal year were made: For salaries,
$4,000; for sidewalks, $4,000; for street