The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-23
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Notices in these columns ten cents per llne
each Insertion. Marked
Mr.. Richard Slack, of Anna, arrived
in the city last night
Hon. F. Z. Albright was in the city +,
yesterday and called on The BULLETIN.
The great speech of R, B. Hayes:
"These fine pumpkins, magnificent
hulls.n
--Barnum's circus will pitch its tents
back of tins Office this morning.
Rev. E. B. Olmstad, of Caledonia, is in
the city, visiting his son, Judge Ohm
sted.
We regret to hear Of the death of the
little son Of Hon. John r. Thomas. He
died few days ago.
The trial of Mrs. Whtcamp for the
murder of her husband has again been post
poned.
Harry Hill, Robt. Smyths racer, is at
the Charleston fair and will "show his
metal" in trotting race on Friday.
The Misses Kate and Carrie Hawkins
returned to the city yesterday after an alb
sence of several weeks.
Mr.. Ike Burger, a brother of our enter
prising merchants, the Burger Bros, arrived
In this city yesterday morning. He has
come to stay"
The grand jury adjourned yesterday
evening, it having completed its labors,
which were few, with neatness and DIS
patch"
The citizens of Cairo tender the Conf
que band benefit on Friday night as an
appreciation of their disinterested services
rendered The boys deserve rousing
house. As to where tickets are kept for
sale consult the advertisement in another
column.
A general convention of the undertake
ers of the United States is in session this
week at Boston. The fact is not without its
Significance. Perhaps they are discussing
the proper method to give such large
corpse as the Republican party decent
burial next November.
City Attorney Hendricks recently in
stituted eleven suits before Judge Olmstcd,
against the C. & V. X. r. Co., for violating
the city ordinances by leaving cars standing
in the streets of the city. The cases were
decided last evening, the ompany making
no defense T 'nes Of $25 were assessed in
each case.
Quite number OF people from neigh.
boring towns arrived in this city yesterday
to see Barnum's show, and many more art
expected to put in an appearance to-day
Judging from the present outlook Cairo
will be blessed with an unusual number Of
strangers who desire to see "the elephant
--Sohn Dugan, the white man, who has
been confined in the county Jail for severa
months on charge Of forging note fol
six hundred dollars on Mr.. Jas. Cheney
was yesterday tried in the circuit court anC
sentenced to durance vile for one year
The trial consumed the greater portion o
yesterday.
The case of the colored man, Crocuh
who several months ago beat fellow
creature of like hue with sledge-hamme
! at the box.faCtory, was yesterday Afternoon
called in the circuit court All the wit
nesses were examined, and the case wa
argued at length. At 10 o'clock last
night no decision had yet been reached.
Among those of our people who at
tended the Chester fair now in progress
may be counted Miss Matte Aaues, Mr.
Andrew Lohr and wife, Mr.. Bush Mr.. T.. A
Buder, Mr.. Jas. Biggs and daughter, Geo
Ray, Will Smyth, RobtStewart and Horac,
Farnbaker. We learn from those who hav,
returned that but few people were in at
tendance and that the attractions were mo-
as numerous as they had reason to believe
they would be.
The supper furnished by the ladies o
st. Joseph's Church, in the Hlbernlar
enginehouse last night, attracted quite Q
crowd of well wishers of the church and
Father O'Iara, for whose benefit it was
given. The sisters of the hospital fur
nished very handsome pyramid cake
named Hancock and English which was
rallied off and won by Miss Nellie Stack
1t brought fourteen dollars. The supper
table, which was well patronized, was grace