The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-16

Strawberry ice cream at Phil II.
Saup's 1t
The prohibition movement is growing
serious in llebraska.
Mrs. s. Williamson has notice in
special locals Of interest to readers Of The
BULLETIN.
The sewers are all open and the water
in the low places is very rapidly disappear
ing
The purest and best ice cream in the
city is kept on sale at Phil II. Saup's
parlors. 1t
Services will be held in nearly all our
churches to day. They should all be well
attended, and doubtless will be.
Rev. Al. Hess, will hold services at
the Baptist church this morning and to
night at usual hours. Sabbath school 80
a. III.
The entrance to THE BULLETIN news
and editorial rooms is on Railroad street.
The front entrance TO job office is closed
after seven p. IN. Visitors will always find
the Railroad street entrance open. #
DIS MONIES, Ia, July IA --Judge
Duflie of the Fourth district holds that the
prohibition amendment is now in force and
Monday instructed the grand jury to indict
all saloon keepers, whether licensed or out.
Phil III. Saup's ice cream parlors is the
place TO get the best ice cream in Cairo. IT
Mr.. En-. Scantland returned Yesterday
from trip through Mississippi and Scott
counties, Mo-, and reports that water melons
will be nearly, if not quite, as plentiful as
last year, but considerably later The flood,
frequent rains and col nights have kept
them back.
A negro named James Washington was
brought before Magistrate Comngs yester-
day Oh charge Of stealing turkey from
one of his coloTed neighbors. James had
been in the penitentiary for similar Of
tense, and the court held him to bail to ap-
pear for trial at the county court In de-
fau: of bail he went TO Jail.
In the staIroutc trial Thursday the de-
fence asked the court to exclude testimony
of A. f. Boone, contractor, as to what he
had done in consequence of conversation
with Dorsey in November, 1877. The wit
ness was allowed to proceed He testified
that Dorsey, Peck and himself were to share
the profits of the contracts
Fifty gallons OF the finest ice cream of
all flavors at Phil II. Saup's parlors. It
ON Thursday, August Sd, 1882, the
Grcenbackers of Illinois will meet in state
convention at Peoria for the purpose OF
nominating a state ticket. Hon. Henry
Winter will be delegate to the convention.
1t ia likely that there will be no county and
district conventions 10y that party, because
a. - .s''- . 49,. 20 do so would be but a
waste of money aud time.
We suppose that part Of the business
Of the Democratic congressional committee
next Tuesday will be to fix the time and
place OF holding the Democratic congress
si0nal convention The Democratic coun-
ty committee ought to wait on the CON
gressional committee and show them that
Cairo is the appropriate place for the con
vcntiOn. We understand the congressional
committee are notified to meet at The Hal
, liday at two O'Clock p. m, next Tuesday
AT the conclusion of the Republican
congressional convention last night the
senatorial convention met with Mr.. Charles
Nellis, chairman Of the senatorial central
committee, in the chair, After some De
liberation it was decided that, in order tC
avoid being influenced in its action by the
excitement attending the result
of the congressional convention,
the senatorial convention adjourn tC
meet on Friday, August, 18th, at Anna, Ill
We have heard it charged by Republi
cans that two years ago Congressman
Thomas voted against bill then belor,
congress which contained an appropriation
for the benefit Of Cairo. We have also heard
that, when similar bill with an appropri
alton bcncftting Cairo recently passed con
gress, Congressman Thomas absented him
self and did not vote. We shall inquire
into these charges, and if they be true, W,
shall have reason to hope that Congressman
Thomas will be badly defeated in this coun
tynext November.
The English occupied Alexandrie
r Thursday. They found great part of the
city in ashes and the rest plundered, About
one hundred European residents met then
at the wharf The rest had been driven