The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-30

for election expense, 300; Jail, $500 for
printing, $500; for interest on new bonds,
$4,000; contingent, 5000 and for improve
ments on railroad strip, 800.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Howe and family are at
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin In order to keep
the world Cairo world nearer to him, Mr..
Howe ordered The DAILY BULLETIN mailed
regularly to his address. In this connec-
ton we may say to our citizens, who pro.
pose spending any part OF the summer
away from home, to ''go and do likewise"
THE BULLETIN will be mailed to them
daily, postage prepaid making them feel
less "like stranger in a strange land
when they return,
Judge Geo. Olmsted has been busy for
the last two or three days preparing the
report of the committee, which was some
time ago appointed by the city council to
ascertain to what extent the property in
front of which new sidewalks have been
and are to be built will be benefited, and
what portion of the cost each property
holder is to bear. The report will be filed
with the city clerk to-day but will not be
acted upon until next November.
Mr.. Henry Winter-commonlY called
"Jack" Winter--is one of the active men
of the Greenback party in this district
But while this is so, it is reported of him
that he has donated two dollars to the
Democratic ROSTERS club and desires to
see that organization prosper. Jack" is, SO
to speak, a man of the people, who desires
everybody's prosperity as much as his own
| and will therefore work for the Greenback
party, assist the Democratic party financial.
ly and vote the Republican ticket on the
second of November All of which he has
an undoubted right to do.
"A man, named James Grammer, who
has been in the saloon business in Jones
boro for some time sold his saloon few
days ago and came to this city day before
yesterday, with somewhat over two hun
dred dollars in his pocket, Upon his ar
rival here he paid frequent visits to our sa-
looms and by niue o'clock at night was in a
beastly state of intoxication. He was yes
terday morning found lying IN front of
Winters gallery and upon being
aroused searched his pockets and found
himself minus his money, good watch and
pistol. Chief Robinson informs US that 40
clue has so far been found to the thieves
The pond near Thirty, eighth street on
Commercial avenue, known as williams
pond" which has been an eve sore to the
people of the Fifth ward for years, is to be
drained Having no outlet, the water be-
comes stagnant every summer and is liable
to cause disease. The city has at asst un-
dertaken the job Of Kidding the neighbour
hood and the city Of its injurious influences
by having ditch dug from it to Thirty.
second street where the water will be con.
Quoted through sewer into the river, The
earth thrown out of the ditch is utilized in
building a wagon road over the swampy
place through which it runs
The delegates to the Republican con-
gressional convention left yesterday morn
inc at three o'clock on the Illinois Central
for Du Quoin where the convention was
held They were accompanied by motley
crowd Of colored worshippers and eau.
casian candidates for county offices with
faces as long as the linen busters they wore
Probably they regretted the extreme prob.
ability of Thomas denomination at Du
Quoin. But there is no use in making faces
Thomas has the instructions Of eight of the
tea counties in the district, hence his nomi.
nation is fact, and bitter as it is, our dis.
contented Republican brethren must swal.
low the dose.
The Archery clubs practice was well
attended last night, but In order to shoot
the regular thirty arrows, the practice was
prolonged until after dark, making the
score much less than If should be. The most
artistic shots were made by Harry Hughes.
He tried twice, and each arrow caromed on
the fence and struck the target, a feat that
no archer present succeeded in performing,
The "hull's eye" was struck four times by
Mrs Burnett, once by Miss Armstrong,
three times by Miss Mollie Riley, FIVE times
by Mr. Burnett, once by Mr.. Pennebaker,
and twice by Miss Ella Robbins. The
score stood Mrs. Burnett, 90; Miss Arm
strong, 1l2; Miss Mollie Riley, Sc; Mr..
Burnett, lj5; Miss Efiie Coleman, SO; Mr..
Pennebaker, "a Miss Annie Riley, 80, and
Miss Ella Robbins, 1l2,
A prominent citizen Of Cairo, who has
some plantation possessions down south,
and who has been sojourning down there
for several months attending to his cotton