The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-09

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The Wabash railroad company is do.
ing some good work on its Commercial
Avenue tracks.
Alderman B. f. Blake left early this
morning for st. Louis and will accompany
his wife home.
The entrance to THE BULLETIN news
and editorial rooms is on Railroad street,
The front entrance to job office is closed
after seven p. m. Visitors will always find
the Railroad street entrance open II
Hon. NJ. }. Inscore, the funny man OF
the late Republican unpleasant
ness, is making Cairo his
headquarters since the boisterous
event lie may conclude to make Cairo his
permanent home, and il he does, he shall
receive hearty welcome.
The people of Hodges park are about
to apply to the proper authorities for
village charter. Hodges park has about
five hundred people, and one hundred and
eighty five lots, upon which it pays taxes
at valuation of 5000, These people
are probably entitled to a charter and will
get it if they make astrong effort.
VIM. Sway aud James Hicks were
fined by Magistrate Comings yesterday
for being Migrants. The first
named was fined one hundred dol.
lars and the second fifty dol
lars and costs, and each was given a stay
of execution on condition that he leave
town within twelve hours, Both are ne
groes of bad reputation.
One of the balls discharged from the
pistol of one of the robbers of young Green
Saturday night, penetrated the side Of the
frame building at the northeast corner OF
Eleventh street aud Washington avenue,
struck the opposite wall of the sleeping
apartment of Mrs Farrell and dropped
hsrmlessly on the bed in which the lady
had been soundly asleep.
Petitions are out among the people
for signatures, asking the city council to
allow the bills contracted by the joint
fire companies, and Mystic krew com.
mittees in improving the track Of st.
Mary's park for the late Fourth of July
celebration, and are being numerously
signed.
Up to yesterday Mr.. II. A. D. Wilbanks
had received the first instructions for the
appellate clerkship in Jefferson, White and
Hamilton counties, and second instructions
in Franklin, Gallatin, Lawrence and Rich
land counties. He feels confident that the
delegates from Hardin and Clinton coun-
ties who are not instructed, will vote for him
and he expects also to get those of Marion
and St. Clair counties.
The Prohibitionists will hold their
State convention at Bloomington Wednes'
day, and will probably outline their pro-
gram of the work for the coming winter.
They may put up a state ticket and do
something to encourage Harris in the Four
teenth Congressional District-he needs it
badly enough-but the main interest at
taching to the convention will be It's &C ton
in regard to the several Legislative districts
in which the coercive people immaglne
they are going to cut good deal of
figure.
Several of the balloons which were
sent up in front of the the theatre comique
within the last few weeks were heard
from by Mr.. Walker. One descended in
the streets of Charleston, Mo, and created
much surprise. The last one sent up,
which was perhaps the largest paper balloon
ever made, went in the direction of Padu-
cah 1t was tifty-two feet in circumference
and about twenty feet high when filled.
The fire ball inside weighed five pounds
uuN WOulu htSp ~ up III tllV pil WI iuIl
one hour and a half 1t was seen for fully
half an hour sailing beautifully andswiftly
toward the city that wants an ovcr-the-
river railroad. We should have heard
from it before this time.
When Mrs. Harry Hammell, a DELEGATE,
girlish- looking woman, sobbing asif her
heart would break, told Magistrate Smith,
of Philadelphia, on Saturday last, that her
husband had come home drunk on Thurs
day night and had slapped her on the
face while she held her three months old
babe in her arms, the Judge in passing
sentence on the accused said 81 believe
man who would beat woman ought to
be hung. If was her father, and ii was my
daughter who was beaten, I'd hammer
your head off, If every person in every
community would entertain such senti
ments toward husbands who beat and
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