The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-16

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every effort and spent much money to
bring his establishment up to its present
standard, and he has proved himself to be
an excellent caterer to the amusement low
ing people.
An adjourned meeting of the city coun-
ell was to have been held in the council
chamber last evening for the transaction of
some important unfinished business, but
there was no quorum on hand and those
present adjourned until ten o'clock, this
forenoon
"A number of citizens of both colors gath
cred at the courthouse last evening III mass
meeting for the purpose OF hearing what
some of the candidates had to say for them
selves. Several candidates were present
and several speeches were made, but not
much enthusiasm was aroused. The cleo
ton is destined to be very tame affair in
spite of the efforts of some of the candidates
to have it, otherwise.
Rev Bush spoke to the temperance
people at the Reform hall last evening in a
manner that was highly entertaining to
them and calculated to arouse in their
breasts a deeper interest in the cause in
which they are laboring than they ever had.
The attendance was good. After Rev. Buch's
eloquent speech, the little Sullivan,
rs he is Familiarity called, spoke
to the audience in very
happy manner, which did him much credit.
Two signatures to the pledge were obtained,
and the executive and finance committees
appointed by DR.. Petric, the president,
The chairman Of the former is Mr.. James
f, Miller, and of the latter, Mr.. G. NJ. Al.
den The meeting adjourned with song
and prayer,
The telegraph brings singular story
of crime from Massachusetts, Two bur
glars attempted to enter the house of
wealthy man named Wilson, living in the
country, and one of them was shot dead.
The body, examined in the morning, prov
ed to be that of Arthur Foster, theologi-
cal student, studying for the ministry, and
that on completing his studies ut Phillips
academy he intended 10 enter another thee
logical seminary. A surviving brother, a
partner in the attempted robbery, says the
pair robbed Wilson's place six months ago
of 1000 in money and gold watches
Wilson had in this room some $4,000 in
stocks, bonds and other securities, the
property being under no other protection
than the owners rifle. The object of the
men was to secure all this booty, using VIC
lence If necessary. 1t is curious to con,
template the sor, of religious teachers these
two young men would have made had they
been successful IN their plans and finally
entered the ministry.
The movement in tobacco is not, as
yet, very lively in this part Of the country,
and the general impression among dealers
in tins city is that it is not likely that it
will be, because the article is not as penti-
full as in years comedy. But yet a string
of wagons, loaded with the weed, appears
upon our streets every now and then, COM
ing from Kentucky, and are "taken in"
without much ceremony by our buyers.
Cairo furnishes ready market, for all
that comes here, at good prices and the
farmers around US, who make raising tobac
co specially, will find it to their
interest to bring all their produc
ton here. Cairo has tour large
ware houses, used exclusively tor handling
tobacco, and our buyers are all gentlemen
who have had many years experience in
their business. Cairo is as easily accessa-
to the farmers of Kentucky and Missouri as
any CITY around here, and, at the same
time, it presents advantages greatly SUPER.
or to any OF those presented by them
in the way of shipping
facilities, which enables our buyers to
handle or dispose Of their wares much
more rapidly than those of other places.
Many Of the tobacco raisers of the counties
around us have learned that Cairo is an
excellent market and consequently this
has become, within the last year or two, a
very important centre for the tobaccot raf-
tic. But there are still some producers in
our immediate neighborhood who have not
yet been weened from their old places tor
selling their tobacco; these should consult
their own interests, give Cairo fair trial,
and we are satisfied that they will &C.
knowledge their error in going elsewhere.
Day before yesterday countryman
named James Ellison, of Dog Tooth Bend,
in this county, came to this city to have
some fun. lie had about fifteen dollars,
which he resolved to spend in n manner