The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-15
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
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The sipe water is going down rapidly
and will probably be out of sight IN an
other week.
The Wabash brought two fine locomo'
tives for the Texas narrow gauge road
through this city Tuesday.
Yesterday morning Mrs. j. nj. Lans'
den organized two large classes in vocal
music.
"A ncgress named Armstrong was fined
five dollars aud costs by Justice Robinson
yesterday for using abusive language.
The new ferry boat between Cairos
Mississippi side and Greenfed's landing,
Mo, made its first trips yesterday
The Wabash train, which leaves here
at FIVE o'clock in the morning reaches Mad
ison street, Chicago, at 0 40 at night.
A party of ten or twelve gentlemen,
young and old, went to Alto Pass yesterday
to fish, hunt aud have a little picnic. They
will return this evening.
The committee TO investigate the sipe
water problem, provided for by recent
resolution of the city council, has not yet
been appointed
The date Of the Southern Illinois An
nua NJ. L. Conference, to be held at Mt.
Vernon, has been changed from August 30
to September 20.
Successful observations Of Wells comet
were made at the Dudley observatory at the
meridian transit The most interesting fact
ascertained is that this comet has real nu
ceus
The expense of the series OF excellent
temperance lectures delivered by Mr.. Hoot-
sitter, ia this city, during this aud last
week, was about Sl22, which sum was raised
by subscription among the temperance
folks, partly at Tuesday nights meeting
and the remainder yesterday.
John p. Murray, OF Stone Fort, John
sou county, was committed to Jail at Spring
field by Commissioner Bradford Monday,
in default of $1,000 bail, for forging the
name of Elizabeth Lander, OF Missouri, to
pension papers aud fraudulently retaining
S400 of the 800 collected.
Mrs J. NJ. Lansden has taken step
that will be greatly appreciated in Cairo,
and among Cairo people. We refer to the
forming of her two classes in vocal music.
Each class will meet twice week, in the
lecture room Of the Presbyterian church. and
the terms, Il per month, places the study
and singing within reach Of all.
1t appears now that the Bloomington
Bulletin and Mr.. John II. Oberly are to be
permanent fixtures Of the city Of Bloom
ington. The Bulletin is now upon frmer
financial footing than it ever was and the
new company, of which Mr.. 0berIy is the
controlling member, has recently purchased
a 81, 200 lot, upon which a handsome Bal.
letin building will be erected.
Three negroes died and were buried
yesterday. Frank Buckner, who has for
some years been employed alternately at
Barclay Bros drug stores, and at Phil.
Saup's confectionery, was the first. The
other two were woman named Mary Nc
Dowall, living on Fifteenth street, and a
child of about ten years of age, living on
| Poplar street. The two last named were
paupers and were buried at the couDty's
expense
From handbils circulated in the city
yesterday, it appears that the following
places are designated for holding the rcpub-
lican primary conventions in the city of
Cairo, on Saturday. June 17th, 1882, at two
O'Clock, to-wit; First ward, at the Office
of c. N, Hughes; Second ward at the
Rough and Ready engine house; Third
ward at the city council chamber; Fourth
ward at the court house, and Fifth ward,
at the Anchor engine house.
Civil Engineer Charles Thrupp has
finished his survey Of the Mississippi levees
and has prepared chart showing their
present hight and dimensions which isnow
in the hands Of the street committee. The
chart shows that the lcvees are lowest
near the point aud that they will need con-
siderable widening in some places in order
| to meet the dimensions decided upon by the
council The new levee also still needs
much work on the outer slope and on top.
The Texas and Cairo narrow gauge
road will connect with the Gulf, Colorado
aud Santa Fc few miles north Of Temple
to-day, thus giving Waco adirect outlet to
Galveston, and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe favorable route 10 East Texas, Arkan-