The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-26

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"A civil case to which q. D. Woodru
and Nath. Lee are parties, was begun befor
Magistrate Comings yesterday. Plaintiff
sues for possession of an organ sold to Lee
The case was continued until Friday.
The indications are that the raft boat
will have lively time this season. liner
is general impression that large amour
of lumber will find a market at all prom
nent points along the river and far Dacf
: inland. A building boom is anticipated
The entertainments offered tonight
will be weird, wild and interesting, moi
only to participants but to spectators also
We refer to the Phantom dances given to-
night by the Mystic Krew at Krew and
Temperance halls. 1t
"A motion for a new trial in the case OF
the negro Jones charged with playing the
confidence game, was argued in the circuit
court yesterday forenoon and was overruled
by the court. The several prisoners found
guilty and who pleaded guilty.. were then
sentenced, after which court adjourned sine
die.
Every one should bear in mind that
one ticket to the Krew's Phantom bslls
tonight, admits the bearer to either and
both halls. The Krew hall over Kluge's
store, corner Sixth and Commercial and
Temperance hall over Bristol's store on
Eighth street.
The donation of 800 by the revenue
Office force here, sent to Col. Willis at Me-
trepois Saturday, was not, as many may
have understood from the item 10 Sundays
BULLETIN, for Col. Willis himself, but for
the food sufferers generally in Metropolis
and its vicinity, TO be distributed by Col,
Willis at his discretion.
This is the agriculturalim implement man
ufacturer's harvest. Immense quantities OF
implements are being sent west to meet the
spring demand. This branch of manufac-
turs has grown to enormous proportions
within the last few years, and is likely to
continue 10 grow for years to come as the
far West is developed aud the prairies be.
come productive farms.
The committee having in charge the
Phantom Dances of the Krew have exerted
themselves to make them the most enjoy
able affairs of the season, and We DOUBT not
their efforts will tonight be crowned with
the abundant success they deserve. 1t will
be long time before like opportunity
for enjoyment will Offer Do not fail to a.
tend. You will never regret it. II.
Circuit court djournei sine die yes.er.
day afternoon. The docket Of the term
shows some good work done. The session
lasted about two weeks, aud besides the
trials which resulted in acquittals or mis-
trials, thirteen prisoners were sent to the
penitentiary, leaving but five in the county
Jail, whosej cases 90 over to the next term,
principally because witnesses could not be
procured on account Of the food
The river began to fall Sunday night,
after standing 51.1O for two days and two
nights. 1t reached its highes point Satur-
day the 23d, three days earlier than last
year and the year before, and reached ex-
actly the same stage of the high water
mark of 'S2. Last year decline of two in
ches was noted in the signal report the
second day after it had reached its highest
point of 5a.2. The third day three, the
fourth seven, the fifth twelve.
Ten Of the thirteen candidates for the
penitentisry elected during the term of The
circuit court just closed, are negroes-about
the usual per centum OF color among Grim
inals in our upper courts. The Republican
vote in this district is reduced by just that
many, and even though they vera of the
disturbing element ia the party, they could
have been easily fixed" and the "machine"
will hardly be able to restrain its tears over
the loss.
Some one who came down here from
Paducah Sunday says that Mr.. w. F.
Lambdiu was 'fosing in skiff on one of
the principal streets there Sunday to have
his picture taken and just as the photo
grapher closed down the blind, he, Mr.. L.,
went overheard and got thorough duck
ing. lie forthwith had another picture
taken, so that the two correctly represent
Paducah man before aud after taking
water" and we may safely conclude that the
latter picture will not impress one strongly
with the oft extolled virtues of natures
most bounteous gift.
Chairman c. N. Hughes, of the dis
trict republican central committee, has sent
out notices to the members of the commit
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