The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-17

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scamps enough of that sort, but not the one
she was after,
Smith and Anderson, who were tried
in the county court for obtaining ten dol
lars upon false pretences, made motion
through their attorney to quash the indct-
ment, but the motion was not sustained.
Captain G. D. Williamson has had a
quantity of earth hauled to his premises on
Washington avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, which will be used in i'm
proving the garden around his residence.
Mr.. Speck, of Barclay Bros prescrip-
ton drug store, received couple of lem
ons from Florida day or two ago, one OF
which weighed pound and two ounces
1t is on exhibition in the show window OF
the drug store.
Jonathan Haskell, the eccentric evan
gelst who outlived his credit IN northern
towns, is now in New Orleans endeavoring
to devise expedients that will prevent con
stables OF that city from levying on his tent
and bass drum.
The material for the new cottage to
be built by Mrs. Cunningham on Tenth
street, between Washington avenue and
Walnut street. is on the ground and work
will begin Immediately. The house will
be for rent when finished
The Cairo friends of Charley Walters
will, perhaps, feel interested in the fact
that he is married, the event occurring
some time ago. He is now private secrcta-
ry to the superintendent Of the Jay Gould
railroad line at st. Louis and is doing we'll.
A double team and two men were
yesterday at work with scraper on Wash
ington avenue between Eighteenth and
Twentieth streets leveling it so as to make
driving easier. The streets in other por-
tons of the city could also be greatly I'M
proved by the same process.
Rev. Father Eckles will deliver
lecture in St. Patricks church tonight.
Father Eckles is an eloquent and able
lecturer, and all who attend will spend a
pleasant evening. The admission is only
% cents and the proceeds will be used in
paying for insurance on the church.
Deputy Sheriff Guy Morse has been
out in the country for several days, serving
subppnas on witnesses in cases that are to
be tried in the county court. Some of the
witnesses lead him lively chase across
corn fields, over rail fences and through
rickety Lighthouses. He returned safe and
sound, however.
Reform hall was again crowded last ev-
ening with people from all stations in Cairo
society. The benches and chars were all
occupied. Many OF our young people were
there, for Rev. p. G. Bush, the speaker
of the evening, had announced at the meet
ing the evening before that he would ad-
dress himself especially to the youth of the
city. He spoke well for about an hour and
a quarter and then the audience was dis
missed with the usual blessing.
The republicans have now assured con-
troll of the United States senate, Malone,
of Virginia, whose attitude has been so
long underlined, at last casting his fortunes
with them The belligerent Ben Hill, of
Georgia, made a speech which finally
brought out Malone and induced a clear
expression of his attitude Malone is
very little man, but he does not seem to
scare very easily and the Georgia senator
found that his rather intimldating speech
had no other effect than to settle a vexed
question against him.
In the county court yesterday motion
for new trial was en-.
tered IN the case of Johnson Fisher
who was found guilty the day before of
aiding prisoner to escape from custody.
The motion was sustained and new trial
granted. The two negroes, Ed. Coleman
and Alex Sweeney, by name who, it will
be remembered, obtained money under
false pretense from Mr. Prouty some time
ago, were tried and the jury found verdict
of guilty A motion for new trial was
entered by their attorney.
The Cairo and Vincennes railroad has
laid out the ground and cut doors into the
west side Of its freight depot on CONNER
cial avenue below Second street preparato.
ry to laying another side track from Second
street down to the Mississippi levce. The
switch in the main track will be just below
Mr.. Charles Edicker's new house, and the
work ia to commence to-day or tomorrow
Several old delapldated shanties, which
have been standing in the extreme lower
end of the city for many years, are in the