The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-01

The ladies of the Methodist church
will give dinner on the coming Fourth OF
July.
"A new commission firm, q. G.. Morse
& Co., will soon commence business on
Ohio levee.
- The first blackberries Lawton black
berries--of the season arrived, and were
sold in the Cairo market yesterday.
Mr. Julius Serbian has men at work,
putting the track in st. Mary's park in
| good condition for the benefit of the Fourth
of July celebrators.
The Hibernian fire company meet to-
night, probably at thecouncil chamber, be
cause the buildings near the engine house
are still Infected.
"A match game of base, ball played last
Tuesday at Mound City, between Cairo
club and one of the former place, ended in
victory for the Cairo nine.
Tickets for the Cairo Choral society's
rehearsal tonight are for sale at Messrs.
Geo. Z. O'Hara, p. G. Schulz, Barclays Bros,
James Coleman aud Daniel Hartman,
Sheriff John Hodges was unusually
busy yesterday, collecting taxes Delin-
quents came to time in order to save their
property from the tax sale which was ad-
vertised to begin to-day.
Alexander Booth was fined five dollars
and costs by Magistrate Comihgs yester-
day, for using abusive language This and
the Farris burglary case was all the police
business done in the city yesterday.
Eighth street near Ohio levee, where
the recent fire destroyed the sidewalk and
the braces which held the earth in place, is
cavng in badly in consequence of the late
rains.
"A motion to adjourn was decided to be
out of order, by speaker Kiefer, in the feder-
al house representatives on Monday. Un-
der the new gag rules of the house, the
speaker was sustained by the republican
majority.
Mr.. Driscoll has removed his marble
and monuments to room in the rear OF
Mr.. Lee Boicourt's livery stable, fronting
on Railroad avenue. His Commercial av
enue quarters were cycloned, it will be re-
membered.
"A meeting of the democratic state cen
tra committee will be held in Springfield
on Thursday, the 9Th of June, at 10 o'clock
a. m, for the purpose of fixing the ratio to
and the date of holding the state conven-
ton and for general consultation.
Two men had short, hard fight near
the corner of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue last evening. One struck the other
in the face with considerable force, causing
him to fall backwards against lamp-post.
men disappeared in different directions.
Fred Koehler has put the screens in his
shop again, for the summer and flies must
now take the outside. This is rough on
the flies but good for the meat. Fred's
customers appreciate the looks OF things
and the nice, clean meat that is furnished
from his shop, south side Eighth street,
near Washington. 1t
The entertainment at Hartman's Hall
tonight, by the Choral Society, should be
attended by all who are at all interested in
music, or who desire to encourage its study
among our people. Solos by Cairo's best
talent music by skilled performers, and
choruses by trained voices, will be on the
programme. The admission is only 25
cents, and the hall should be crowded,
"A pelican of unusual size was killed
by negro huntsman back of the slaughter
houses yesterday, The birds wings, when
spread, measure eight feet Six inches from
tip to tip. His grub pouch is large
enough to hold fish weighing twelve or
fifteen pounds, Mr.. Joseph Steagala
bought him, and will have him stuffed and
placed on exhibition.
The republicans of Mound City met
there Tuesday for the purpose of organizing
for the coming campaign. Some impor-
tant action was to be taken with reference
to candidates, principally senatorial candi-
, dates. But there, as here, few who have
domineered over the many for years, sought
to dictate the action Of the meeting; and
also there, as here and elsewhere, the masses
S of the party made strong effort to throw
V off the yoke of the bosses. The result was
that the meeting broke up in disgraceful
row.
Alteration OF mind was the cause of