The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-10
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS,


Photos, Photos, Photos for FIVE cents al
Schuh's.
For SALE.-A mule, harness and deliv.
cry wagon--sl In cool condition. Apply
at this Office.
The Halliday Guards exercised on
Washington avenue last night by the sound
Of bass drum,
Willie, the son of Mr.. L. s, Dewey, dis
located one of his legs yesterday while play
ing leap frog, or something like it.
"A full line of boquets, toys and novel
ties at Mrs. Williamson's, on Seventh street
also an assortment of elegant card cases.
An attractive new sign has been put up
across the sidewalk in front of the Illinois
Central railroad company's general Office
Mrs, s. Williamson has received al
elegant line of fine jewclry, lockets, chains,
etc, suitable for holiday purchases.
An arrival, in the form Of baby girl,
gladdened the hearts around the hearth
stone of Mr.. A, s, Robertson, Thursday
night.
MIR. A. G.. johnson, Of Simmons hard
ware company, ST. Louis, is in the city on a
short visit to his brother-iu-lsw, Mr.. G. n,
Hughes.
DR.. Petrie and Mr. NJ yesterday have
together rented an office on Twentieth
street opposite the court house, to which
they will both remove to-day
The Wabash incline and track EN-
bankment, at the point, is being riprapped
with rock on both sides to prevent the
washing of the river when it is up.
A barge load Of stone is being unload
ed at the base Of the piles supporting the
platform in The rear of the Cairo & st.
Louis railroad The object being to pre-
vent the river from washing away the earth,
The ladies will give 25 cent lunch
(hot coffee, sandwiches, etc., at Temper
ance hall from 10 to p. m. to-day, to close
up their series Of church dinners.
Turkeys geese, eggs and chickens, also
the choicest cut meats to be found in the
city, dealt out to customers at Sam Darne's
meat market on Tenth street, near the cor
ner of Washington avenue, Buy of him
once and you will buy again.
- Mr.. Harry Walkers brass band is
again discoursing sweet music to large au
diences, at the corner of Sixth street and
Commercial avenue, every night. 1t Twill
soon be up to the same standard Of excel
lence held by the former Comique band.
y In Magistrate A. Comings court yes.
terday, Thomas Biggs, arrested by Con-
stable Guy Morse for violation of article
two, section thirty-three, which provides
that whoever shall resist an officer in the
discharge Of his duties, or assist a prisoner
in charge of an officer to escape shall be
fined, was fined five dollars and costs. |
Peter Duffy, arrested by officer Wins for
being disorderly, was also fined five dol
lars and costs.
In the circuit court yesterday, Luella
Walker, negress, was found guilty Of at
to burglarize Mrs. Towards |
house and was sentenced to the penitentiary |
for one year. Frank Warren, negro, was
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary |
for attempting to steal pair of shoes from
Mr.. D. He'll, on Ohio levee; and the case of |
Marsh Brown who stole case of wine from |
Messrs r. Smyth & Bro, was on trial when
court adjourned and will be concluded this
The programme to be observed by |
Professors Emery, Storer and Kahle, in
their free concert at the jewelry establish
ment Of Messrs. Taber Bros, this afternoon,
is az follows Csrionot solo, Lucretia |
Borgia; clarionet obligato, concert aria;
overture, William Tell; waltz, Msble;
clarionet solo, Romantic; air aud varia.
tons Concert polka for clarionet Aless
claronet solo. 1t will appear from this
that the programme is an unusually fine ore,
and will be quite treat to those who will |
attend it.
Some weeks ago the Washington cor.
of The Tribune intimated that
there existed liz the Pension Bureau con.
spiracy to cheat the Government by admit
ting fictitious claims. Commissioner bud.
ley affected to be very indignant at the time,
and protested to think there was nothing
wrong going on in his Office The arrest of
a clerk employed in the Pension Bureau
Wednesday, and his subsequent confessions
revealing the existence of conspiracy,
prove the correctness Of The Tribune's dis.
patches, and the existence Of widespread