The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-05


writ of habeas corpus 8. Discharged dur
ing month 4S, died 8. Total on hand May
81, 1923.
During the month of May the follow
ing arrests we're made by the officers of the
city, according to Chief Myers report to the
city council, to be submitted tonight: In
toxication %; disorderly conduct, SO; va
grancy, 10; concealed weapons, Al larceny,
2; assault, 2; sundry, s. total, 100.
--Messrs. Coffee & Bross have had the
sign over their store rubbed out again, be-
cause, running together with that of Mr.. II.
Block, it read "Boots and Shoes Drug Store, "
and might have led some strangers to mis-
take their store for that of Mr.. Schulz. The
combination will be changed 80 as to avoid
this possible effect.
On the goth of June the st. Louis and
Cairo Railroad will commence running two
through trains daily from st. Louis to Cairo
The morning train runs through now, and
from the date named the evening train will
also run to Cairo instead of stopping at
Murphysboro as now, reaching Cairo at 10
q. m.
AT convention of the presiding elders
of the Methodist church, held in Minneap-
oils Friday, resolution was adopted by
vote of 25 ayes to 10 noes that the time has
come when the limit upon the pastoral term
should be removed. The time is coming
when the Methodists will abandon the Tin
Grant system, whether for good or evil to
the church is not so certain.
Mr.. Harmon Black is on his way back
from the MADEIRA Islands where he has
been for a number of months in search of
health. He will be here IN August. He
received much benefit from his stay in the
Islands; his cough has subsidized entirely
and his lungs are all right. He expects to
recover his health, though his voice is about
as weak as ever.
The observance of their annual decora
ton day, by the Knights Templar Sunday,
was a brilliant and impressive affair. A
special train took the Knights to the mum.
Der of about twenty, and some Of their Ia
dies and Prof. Storer's band to Beech Grove
Cemetery, leaving here about II o'clock,
The service over the graves gone through
with solemnly and the party returned
about o'clock.
The excursions on the steamer Ella |
Kimbrough are growing in frequency and
popularity. Last Sundays trip to Hick
man was attended by about hundred PEG.
pie and highly enjoyed by all. The boat
arrived at Hickman in good time and was
back at our wharf by II 80 o'clock. Harry
Walkers band, Prof. Lemons leader, &C
companied the excursion and discoursed
sweetly at many points along the line of the
trip.
Men are going through the country
representing themselves to be pension ex.
aminers and charging fees to persons whom
they induce to make applications for pen.
sions, assuring them that their cases are
good. The secretary of the interior and
commissioner of pensions give notice that
all pension examiners are provided with
certificate signed by the commissioner and
secretary Of the interior, and that they do
not charge any fee for making examina-
tons.
"A negro woman named Ella Davis
created disturbance 10 the old pilot house
Sunday night, by calling out and iiercely
attacking Glenn Young, who got in several
good blows on her head and subdued her.
Yesterday she had Glen arrested, but the
court, Magistrate Comings, seeing that the
complainant had been the aggressor In the
case, discharged the defendant and fined
the complainant ten dollars and costs for
disturbing the public peace.
AT the conclusion Of the sermon at the
Baptist church last evening, tho ordinance
of baptism was administered to six ladies
and three gentlemen. Seven persons In the
audience rose for prayers. DR.. Pursel
stated that he had seriously thought Of
closing the meetings with the evenings ser.
vice, but as the arrangements Of bis brother
and himself would enable them to remain
a few days longer In the city, he would
leave the matter Of continuing the meet