The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-23
InCII ITEMS IN RRIIR


Harper for January, received at Rockwolls
and lannon's two or three days ago, Is num-
Der of surprising excellence.
| Pittsburg coal now commands seven dollars
per ton--showing recent advance of dollar.
| Illinois and Ohio river coal is quoted about
twenty five per cent. lower,
Never since flesh formed m article of food
was the Cairo market so bountifully supplied
with game, poultry, meats and fish.
Ritter with Rockwell Il Co., and an attachc
of that establishment from its earliest days, has
gained deserved popularity in Cairo through
genial and affable disposition, manifested par
ticularly to the newspaper fraternity. a'
The job printing executed at the Bulletin
office is commended for its surprising beauty
ncatness and cheapncss by everybody whose
judgment is sound in that regard
Two young gentlemen returned to the city
last night, after four days hunt in the upper
part of the county. As they found no bears
and scorned the idea of shooting smaller AMI
mails they returned gamoless.
Prominent citizens have social reunion ut
the 81. Charles on New Years Eve, in contem.
plation. 1t will be highly festive and respect
able throughout.
Dressed hogs from country wagons, general
| " small and mast-fed are selling at from to
| 10 cents.
Whc. our present subscription book is filled
we shall provide another. Bring in the names
and let il be said that no reading man in Cairo
is trying to deny himself the pleasant and in
structve visits Of the Bulletin
We are not, rs yet in the enjoyment of an
exchange list Mcssrs. W b. Rockwell Il Co,
and Messrs. Harmon Il Co, news dealers, have
kept us generously supplied with late dates,
however from every quarter.
The committee appointed by the city coun-
Gil to solve our corporate financial compiled
tions, and to provide for such special lcgisla-
ton as may be required in the premises have
concluded their labors, and will report to the
next council.
A spruce lad, ambitious TO SHOW OFF, mount
ed the bare back Of one of the horses in charge
of the Central R.R. Co, for shipment, and after
n pcrious ride of u few hundred yards. was
thrown from the animal, and narrowly escaped
being trodden to death. The scare was
proper punishment for his rashness.
The colored divine Bradley, isa philosopher.
He says that if he cant "derde u sustcnancc
by propulging the gospel, he can do il
mighty well by the sweat Of his eye-JroDs"
Everybody in Want should avail thcrnscl-
YES of our "want' column. Fifteen cents pays
for two lines. OF course no one will have the
unblushing audacty to ask Us to open an ac-
count for such service. We positively intend
TO do no such thing for anybody.
a newly married acquaintance Of ours with !
out home, withou, money or employment, |
presented his wife with a Christmas present
the other day, in the shape Of $50 album.
The wife, being Of rational turn, Allows her
her purpose TO pawn the Album for money
enough to send her thouchtlc,s worscr.half TO
Jacksonville.
There i, good humorcd 'altercation' going
ON amongst everybody just now, rs TO who
Keeps the largest and freshest oysters in Cairo.
To the thousand interrogatories propoundcd to
us we have uniformly answered 1--WE have no
personal experimental knowledge
4 gambolng goat, inspiritcd probably by
the approaching merry Christmas, buttcd
"Aunt Mlly' from the 7th street enbankmcnt
yesterday, the fall hurting the old wench's arm
rather seriously, Speaking Of the vicious ami
nal she declared that IL was "wuss, honey,
dan de- ku.klux."
A number of Cairo property holders are
planting street shade trees The recent mild
weather furnished most suspicious period for
such work By thickly coating the bodies Of
the trees with coal tar the expense Of boxing
can be- ubviatcd Cattle will not touch them.