The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-03
The Daily Bulletin.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
UTTERED AT THE CAIRO PosToFFICE FOR
TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE MAILS AT
SECOND CLASS RATES.
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS
Additional locals on third page,

AuilllOnal locals On tulIu page.
City Council is to meet tonight.
The COW thieves are not all caught
yet, Gid Arrngton's fine COW has been
missing since Saturday.
Ice, wood and kindhng, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
The funeral OF Mrs. BRANDED occurred
yesterday afternoon. A special train con
veyed the remains and friends to Villa
Ridge.
MIR. Hartman II. Black has been in the
city again for some weeks. He is not
much improved and will probably leave
again In few weeks.
The first through sleeper on the Mobile
and Ohio road, from Chicago to Mobile,
passed down yesterday. Through sleepers
will now be run regularly both ways on
this road
The rattle for the upright piano belong
ing to Miss Borott, will take place on
Thursday evening, June 9th. at the new
Temperance Hall on Sth Street. 1t
County Court was convened by Judge
j. II. Rjbnson yesterday morning, for the
purpose of hearing objections to certain tax
levies. But the plaintiffs had no counsel
present and court adjourned till this morn
ing.
"A musicale at the residence of Mr.. J.
M. Lansden is the next entertainment and
will be given Thursday evening Admission
only 20 cents, and those who wish can have
refreshments served by the Presbyterian
ladies for % cents.
Mr.. Gus Botto will soon begin the
erection of rear addition TO his CONNER
cial Avenue house. 1t is to be of brick,
thirty feet deep and three stories high. The |
first floor is TO be used for kitchen, the sec |
ond for dining-room and the third for
sore.room.
The criminals convicted at the last |
term of the Circuit Court and sentenced to
the Penitentlary, were taken to Chester |
Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Richard Fitzger
aid. There were thirteen of them, all men
but one, Kate Cotton, and all white but
nine who were Republicans Of several dit.
ierent shades.
The down train on the Texas and St. |
Louis road Saturday morning killed horse
near Bemis Station, Arkansas, and nearly |
killed his rider also. The rider was trying |
TO urge the animal across ditch near the
track, some distance ahead of the train,
but the horse refused to 90. When the
train came up he backed up against it and |
was struck by the step of the engine and |
fatally injured. The rider was thrown
some distance from the track, but slightly
hurt.
Sunday afternoon Chief Myers arrested
ayoung white boy named Jno. 0 'Brien who
had robbed man named Vim. Radcliffe,
on Ohio Leyee, near Eighth Street, of vari-
Gus articles Of value. Mr.. Jno. T. Rennie
saw the young fellow do the deed and gave
the alarm. O'Brien made good time for
anywhere and was soon lost to sight. The
Chief got track Of him, however, and caught
him near the brick yard. The robber
turned up" the "plunder" which consisted
OF Sl.35 in money and railroad ticket
Tor Chicago worth $40. He will probably
be tried in the County Court to-day.
Katie King and party exhibited at the
opera House sunday night to fair house.
Ihe performance was interesting enough.
Several tricks were so neatly done that they
banned nearly every body in the house for
the time being; hut, as at previous per-
formapces of this nature, there was nothing
done that even tended TO support the claim
of the performers, that super. human agen.
cies aided in the exhibition, through
"Katie King" as a medium. Much dis
pleasure was manifested by many who
went to attend the performance at the ad.
vertising trick of the advance agent. The
only advertised price Of admission was Zoe.
without any qualification as to seats; but
when the people applied for tickets they
were told that the l0c. tickets would ad-
nit them only to the gallery and that the