The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-08

Mayor Grace has preferred forma
charges against the police commissioner
of New York for failing to keep the streets
clean. Trial April 1sth
Democratic ticket elected in Columbus
o., with exception Of street commissioner
and one constable. Council stands; Il
republicans, II democrats.
AT Roodhouse, ILL.,, Sunday night, 1
mob enraged at the death of man through
whisky sold at that place, raided and clean
ed out two of the saloons there.
The astronomy class of the high school
at Moberly, Mo-, is figuring on the lunar
eclipse of June 18th next, which will be
total and visible all over this country.
AT the last meeting of the city council
claims for labor on the new levee TO the
amount OF one thousand five hundred sixty
six dollars and thirty cents were allowed.
Returns from Cincinnati show that
Means, democrat, is elected mayor; How
ard Douglass, democrat, to the school
board. The rest of the offices are won by
republicans.
The city election in Bloomington, on
the 9th inst, was quiet affair, resulting
in the election of the republican candi-
dates for all the local offices except collec-
tor and town clerk
-Bcaconsfeld's condition is scarcely
improved, though chance for his recovery
is still thought to exist. A dispatch at any
moment may bring news of the death OF
the great politician and writer.
The farmers of the northwest hold a
meeting at Davenport, Iowa, in May, tor
the purpose of petitioning congress to lend
its aid toward building a water route from
the lakes to the Mississippi river.
-McCreery, democratic candidate for
mayor of Springfield Ills, was elected bya
majority of 553. Half of the other demo-
cratic candidates were also elected by ma
jorities ranging from six to nine hundred
votes
There will be no services at the Pres
byteran church this forenoon at eleven
o'clock because of the funeral of Mr.. G. W.
Whitlock. But in the afternoon at four
o'clock and in the evening the usual SER
vices will be held in the church.
Chicago has gone almost as strongly
democratic as st. Louis has republican.
And now, for the first time in history,
Chicago republican and ST. Louis demo-
crat could 90 on picnic together and
really enjoy an exchange of views
The steamer John A. Scudder is eX
pected to arrive here on her return trip
from New Orleans to-day, bringing the
Cairo excurslonists who went down on her
back again. The teachers having all re-
turned school will again be open on next
Monday
Mr.. w. r. Fisher, for many years
editor of the New Orleans Republican, and
author of the now muchused and abused
word "bulldoze," died at Washington
last He is a native OF Syracuse,
New York, where his remains have been
Inferred.
In the matter of the life association
Of America, Judge Adams, OF st. Louis,
sustained the motion of the insurance com
ordering the 100000 deposited
as guarantee to be distributed among the
policy holders of the company. We have
q few OF them here IN Cairo.
Another meeting of the ladies of the
Episcopal church will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. Pink tomorrow afternoon,
for the purpose of furthering the arrange
ments for their grand sociable to be given
at some time in the near future
TO night the temperance people and
United Order of Ancient Templars meet at
Reform hall The meeting Of the former
will take place first, but will be short in
order to give the other organization an OPP
portunity to convene in the same hall.
Bets on the municipal election will be
made regardless of the man for whom the
better will cast his vote, and that is of
course correct. Tickets should be made
up with conscientious regard for the pub
lie good, but bets are made with an eye
only to the fancies of the tickle populace.
There has as yet been no official notice
to the Cairo public that the American and
Western Union telegraph Offices have been
consolidated, and we do not know that
they have been, but we understand that ar
rangements are pending which will culmi-
nate in speedy settlement Of the matter.
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