The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-05-20

Swoboda Il Schultz brick store are
finished,
Police Magistrate Comings yesterday
fined James Cary one dollar and costs for
drunkenness.
BY referring to the communications OF
81. A. NJ" and Ajax" our readers will
learn all about the carnival yesterday.
The testimony in the Whitaker court
martial case was concluded on the 18th
instant Argument will commence June lst.
The Yacht Waif will be furnished
with new propelling wheel within the
next few days. The work is to be done on
the CAIRO docks.
Grants railroad contract has been ap-
proved by the Chamber of Deputies of
Mexico with one slight amendment, and
now goes to the senate.
In game of baseball played by the
Milburn and Clinton (Ky) baseball clubs
a few days ago, the scores stood thirty-two
for the former and nineteen for the latter
Tickets for the Temperance picnic to-
morrow can be had at L. e. Comings' book
store, c. r Stuarts dry goods store and
Barclay Bros Washington avenue drug
store,
The Chicago & Alton Railroad mana
gers have discharged all the striking coal
train brakemen running between Braid
wood and Chicago and put new men in
their places They were receiving S9.35, and
wanted $2.7j.
The three women, who were, upon in
| formations filed against them by States
Attorney Damron, tried in the county court
for being "keepers and patrons" of vicious
establishments, were discharged, the jury
in their cases not agreeing.
1t is proposed to hold convention OF
State Railroad Commissioners some time
in June, and Louisville, Ky, is named as
the probable place. Twentyone states now
have such commissions, and conference
among them should prove advantageous.
The whole duty of senator of the
United States is to control the federal pat
ronage of his state. When that is denied
him by an ambitious and overbearing pres.
ident, then the senator, having no longer
any other public duties, should promptly
resign.
Half dozen of the Delaware Il Hud-
sons oldest conductors have been sum-
marily discharged as the result of an in
vestigation Of their method of taking in
and accounting for fares. One conductor,
it is stated pocketed $lS in making one
round trip
The committee on elections reported
bill to the Illinois senate to revise the cleo
ton laws, amending sections four and seven
and doing away with afidavits in incor-
porated cities and towns of over 5000 in
habitants, and fixing the registration time
at two weeks.
In the state senate of Pennsylvania State
Senator Alexander offered a resolution
heartily approving the course of Senator
Conkling and Plat in resigning, and rec
ommending Senators Cameron and Mitchell |
to do likewise. On motion of Mr.. Cooper, |
the resolution was referred to a committee
composed exclusively of Democrats.
The resignation Of the two New York
senators has killed off Malone as power
full political factor. Formerly he balanced
the power between the republicans and
democrats in the senate, while the vice
president gave the deciding vote, but now
the democrats have a majority oftwo in the
senate, and hIahone no longer counts for
anything.
For the last two days the circuit court
has been occupied in the trial of Battel vs..
the city OF Cairo. Batte fell from the
sidewalk, on Sixth street, just back of
Steagala's saloon, some months ago and
broke an arm; he instituted suit against
the city for two thousand five hundred dol
lars damages. The case will probably be
concluded to-day.
The Cairo Reform Club give their fourth
annual picnic, at Fort Jefferson, on Satur-
day, May 81, 1881. The steamer Three
States will make three trips, leaving the
wharf at eight, one and four o'clock. The
Cairo brass and string bands will furnish
music. Ice water will be found on the
grounds in abundance. Arrangements have
been made with Phil Saup to supply all
with refreshments. Fare for the round
trip, 25 cents; children, 10 cents.
-Wayman Crow, an eminent merchant
of st, Louis, has given two hundred thous-
and lollora fn hu,ld an ort ,nuooup IN th,+ |