The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-29

Don't fail TO see the great show at the
Theatre Comique this week. New faces,
new songs, new dramas new everything. st
Miss Lizzie Wood and her little sister
Mary have had pleasant vacation at
Dixon Springs and expect to return home
tonight
The Wabash road has brought down
another train load of gravel and is distrib,
uting it along the Commercial avenue
tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. King White and a
party of gentlemen, all prominent citizens
of Pine Bluff, Ark, We're guests at The
Halliday yesterday.
Commissioner J. P. Robarts, of the
Chester penteltiary was in the city yester-
day evening, on business. lie returned 10
his post of duty last night.
Mrs C. O. Pater and family and Mrs.
Wolf spent day at Crcsl Springs last week
and several days visiting friends at Vienna.
They returned home yesterday.
The Theatre Comique stage presents
this week one Of the largest and best csta.
logues Of stage artists that has ever appear
ed there. No one who would spend few
hours pleasantly should miss this perform.
ance this week. 81.
Sunday Major J. II. Smith, postmaster
at Memphis, was at The Halliday. He re-
manned unit yesterday morning, paying
brief visit to his brother in.law Captain w.
P. Halliday, and family.
Mrs. W. A. Drips is in the city on her
way home from a five weeks visit to Dixon
Springs. She is accompanied by her sister
Miss Nellie Lemen, and both will remain a
few days visiting Mrs. Burnett.
Bank checks made to order, bound in
books, $500 per thousand,iat The BULLE-
TIN office. Perforating % to Soc, number.
ing $l.0O per thousand extra. Linen or reg
ular folio paper. Call and see samples of
paper or checks. If
Two negroes held up white man
named VIM. johnson, on Fifth street, Mon
day night, but got nothing. johnson is
sexton at the Villa Ridge cemetery; was on
aspree and had spent about all the money
he had
Twelve frst-class artists appear upon
the Theatre Comique stage this week, in
great specialties, sensational songs, comic
acts and extraordinary rendtions, every
night this week. st.
"A negro entered the shoe shop near
the corner of Twelfth street and CONNER
cial avenue yesterday and, snatching up
pair Of new shoes, ran up the street and
was out Of sight before the proprietor
could follow him.
-Four sick tramps were wandering
around the city yesterday. One of them
had been lying in down town warehouse
for week and was in a deplorable condi.
ton. He was taken in charge by Chief
Myers aud given board and lodging for
few days.
"A white man named James Jones died
at st. Mays Infrmary Monday, He was
found about week ago by Chief Myers,
lying on the floor of the Wabash freight
depot in a very sick condition, and by him
sent to the Infrmary He was about seven
ty years old and tramp, having no rela-
tives and no home anywhere, he said.
MI and Mrs, s. p Bennett, Miss Mamie
Bennett, Master Sanford Bennett and Katie
and frankie Bennett have been spending
the past two weeks at Dixon Springs, and
having 50 delightful time that they dis
like even the thought OF coming away; but
time has reached its limit and they will re-
turn On the train this evening.
Officers Mabanny and Hogan came
upon the two negroes who attempted to
rob WIN. johnson early yesterday morning;
but the negroes saw them at distance and
without minding commands to halt and
several shots fired after them, ran into the
commons in the darkness and were lost
sight OF by the officers,
1t has become settled fact that the
Illinois Central freight depot is not to be
raised, in order to conform with the new
grade to which the tracks have been out
up. In loading and unloading cars at the
depot, inclined platforms will be used to
render the work easy. The difference in
the level of the platform and the floors of
cars on the tracks will be about foot
"A negro named Lac Price WAS a party
TO disturbance in front of the saloon of
Mr.. Clancy, on Ohio eyee, yesterday after
noon and was fined IS and costs by Magis.
trate Comngs, The disturbance was created
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