The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-08

the subject tor highly sensational item,
and for this the newsgatherer doesn't consid
er himself under obligations to the alder
man. Two burly negroes, angered at each
other to a degree that only their mutual
blood would satisfy their wrath, were about
to engage in carving match with drawn
knives, on Commercial avenue near Tenth
street, when the alderman interferred and
spoiled the fun.
MIR. Joseph Roneker has made an i'm
pUrtant addition to his business on the cor
ner of Fourteenth street and Washington
avenue, in the form of a restaurant, where
one may 60 and take his meals at neat
little table in neat little room. by himself
or with one or two friends. And those who
have tried it say Joe sets splendid table.
Officers Martin and Mahanny yester-
day run out two negroes whose reputation
for general deviltry is good. One of them,
Frank Warren alias George Hendricks,
had served year in the penitentiary for
stealing; he was fined one hundred dollars
and costs for vagrancy, by Magistrate Com
ings, and given a few hours in which to
leave.
The Casino society met at its hall
Wednesday night and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: President,
j. A. Goldstine; vice-president, A. W..
Schoembs; secretary, Herman Schmetzdort
treasurer, Henry Haseniager; board of
directors, George Stedler, VIM. Weber, Jno
Bauer. The society is in prosperous con-
dition, though it doesn't make much noise,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Davenport and
friends arrived yesterday from Me
tropolis on the steamer Silver
Cloud and were conveyed from
the landing to the residence of Mr..
Menager on Seventh street, where they
were received and congratulated by many
friends during the afternoon, and from
whence they departed last night on an ex-
tended wedding tour.
The interest in the revival meetings at
the Baptist church continues undated.
The house was crowded last evening, and at
the close of the sermon, ten or twelve per-
sons asked for prayers aud five united with
the church. Inquiry and conversational
meeting at 4, and regular services at s
o'clock this evening. The subject of Dr.
Purser's discourse tonight will be "The
Lords Supper" or defense and explana-
ton of the practice Of restricted commun.
ion. The meetings will probably close
Sunday next.
The meeting of the Rough and Ready
fire company was called Wednesday night
to further consider the matter of preparing
, for the 4th OF July celebration; but at a
previous meeting this same matter had beer
laid over until next Monday night, when ar
. adjourned regular meeting will be held and
all arrangements for the important event
will be made. The Roughs are all hear
and hand in the affair, are thorough going
fellows, all of them, and will certainly dc
: the celebration up brown on the glorious
= 4th.
:. The Mound City telephone line viii
now soon be again in operation. The tele-
phone company here has obtained permits
! sion to stretch the wire on the Western
u Union telegraph poles between here ant
Mound City, and Mr.. Warner, supernten
. dent of the exchange here, will begin IN
J few days to have the wire put up. Thi:
done, no Interruptions will be likely to oc
cur soon again, and the Cairo swain may
save the expense and fatigue of an eigh
), mile buggy ride and court his Mound Git
II anamorita from his parlor here depending
y upon fertile imagination to overcome tn
It distance between them.
1t is reported that the object of tn
several Illinois Central railroad dignitaries
! in their recent visit here and their trip owe
the Mobile and Ohio road south, was to OK
y anime into the feasibility Of forming
u combination with the managers of the lat
7, ter road, by which the Illinois Central roac
" would take oil the north bound freigh
brought to East Cairo by the Mobile ant
a OHIO and give to that road all the freigh
bound for points along its line and brough
to Cairo by the Illinois Central road. On,
, Of the important advantages accruing tt
the Illinois Central from this arrangement