The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-05

at The BULLETIN ONCE.
Post No. 90, Grand Army Of the Repub
lie, has been organized at Quincy, COL W
W. Berry, post commander.
A competitive examination for a cadet
ship from the Sixth Illinois District will be
held at Rock Island, May 20.
The Quincy cigar-makers have de-
msnded an increase of 10 to 20 per cent. in
prices for work. Four firms have already
granted the advance.
The strike in the Chicago and Alton
shops at Bloomington Is practically over
the company having increased the wages 10
cents day.
The internal revenue collections in the
Peoria district for the month of April
amounted to 1851, 747.9l, against s777,-
SSS,7S last year.
The Mystic Krew has also appointed a
committee which is to consult with the
committees of the different fire companies
with regard to the 4th of July celebration
Some time ago, Arthur Storm, 12-
year-old lad, at Effinghsm, was assault
ed on the street by rude boys, and so in
jured that the smputation of one leg was
found necessary last Saturday.
Upon a motion OF Alderman Halliday
at the last meeting Of the city council the
clerk was instructed to advertise for pro-
posals to do the filling on railroad strip as
required by ordinance from st. Charles to
Fourteenth street.
The seventh annual interstate orator.
cal contest will take place at jacksonville
on Wednesday, when the successful orators
of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota will contest for the champion
ship Of the northwest.
Last Thursday dispute arose between
Mayor Mclean, of East st. Louis and a
Frenchman named Moucheront, about the
title to town lot. 1t ended by the latter
firing at Mclean with shot gun, putting
out one OF his eyes. Moucheront was taken
prisoner.
Philip Ebert, of Christian cauniy, a
practical farmer, has kept careful diary of
growing wheat in each month for "a years,
and he says that, with the exception of two
years in that time the best yields have
come from crops that looked thir and I'M
promising in April.
Police Magistrate Comings had two
cases of criminal character yesterday.
One was John Collins and the other
Thomas Doolen, both were arrested by Of
ficer John P. Hogan for violating chapter
five section fifteen of the ordinance and
were each fined one dollar and costs, which
they paid.
We acknowledge the receipt of an in
vltation to attend the May races which |
take place at Paducah on the 18th, 10th
and 18th. The races are conducted by the
Paducah Fair and Jockey Club association,
If which Mr.. Thomas E. Moss is president
md E. Farley corresponding secretary.
The races promise to be unusually interest
ing this year.
"A strike among the employees of the |
Quincy stove foundries Is imminent |
Three of the largest foundries have given
notice that hereafter they will control the
Of apprentices In their shops
that they will not be held liable to pay for
any castings spoiled on account of bad
heats; and that, in general, they expect to
be free from the dictation of the union.
Mr.. Vim. Winter, Jr., was robbed in a
bold way of a good cooking stove some
days ago. The stove was standing in a
room back of his store on Eighth street
and, though the door to the room was
open, the yard is surrounded by al
high fence which it would seem
no one with stove on his back could
scale. Yet Mr.. Winter has searched in
vain for the piece Of kitchen furniture on
his own premises, as we'll as upon several
that are not his own.
Fifteenth street, between Walnut and
Cedar streets, is entirely useless because the
water stands over it for some distances. 1t
was filled up above sipe-water mark some
years ago. but is now worn down in some
places and is not only submerged,
but absolutely impossible. Fourteenth
street, between Washington avenue
and Walnut street, is IN a similar condition
for short distance. Both require the at
tention Of the new street committee as soon
as the water goes down sufficiently to per-
nit work to be done upon them.
The following interesting facts con-
corning the Southern Illinois Insane AS