The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-22
LOCAL EREyITIyS.

Ihcre Will be partial eclipse of the moon
next Wednesday--size five and half dgits
OH the northern limb. 1t Will be visible in
Cairo about o'clock. In August a total
eclipse Of the sun occurs.
The first term of the United State, district
court for the southern district Of Illinois,
under the recent act of congress, will b. held
in Cairo on the first Monday in March next.
Up to Sunday evening last, there had been
twenty-five additions to the Methodist church
In this city since the comms ncement of the
revival that is still in progress The presid-
Ing elder, tho reverend mr.. Morrison, the sta
toned minister, mr. Lathrop, and the rever-
end ID. l.. Hawkins have conducted the ser
vices. a greater or more intense interest in
religious w"'tors was never awakened in the
city. The meeting win be continued, it |.
said ms long as il is rewarded by good results
There Is n manifest unfarness in the licens-
ing OF trading boat TO come into competition
with our family grocers in the sale of proyi
sions, The proprictors of these boats are at
no expense; they do not incur the expense
Of building or renting houses, have no taxes
t. pay, and push out when business become.
slack with them, carrying of every cent of
money arising from their traffic. The oompc
tition is unfair and should not b. forced upon
our local traders II the sales Of these tran
ciont persons were re.tricted 10 wholesale op-
CREATIONS, then their presence here would he
an advantage of which our grocers would
gladly avail themselves. Licensed 10 retail,
they have an advantage that works to the in
jury of citizens in tho same line OF business.
Thousands of whcel-barrows are passing
Through Cairo FOR use on the Mississippi
ieyees, south. The construction and repair
Of these !eyeo' will involve the expenditure
Of several millions of dollars.
The sheriff sin hot pursuit Of parties owing
personal tax. Tho public schools are greatly
an want Of money. |..A.t| 1'"''
The wharf this morning presented scene
Of unusual activity, presenting immense piles
of cooperagc wheelbarrows, etc, for ship
n'ent south. The wharfboats were also crowd
cd witlfreight. .iaff.e i..fL
Darkie' have queer idea of what const-
tatcs sport. One Of this class vcnturcd this
moyning To- wash the tlth from his fncu-the
accumulation Of about three months; and
while squatting at the edge of the river, in
side the middle wharfboat, his companion
showed HIM ncadlong into the water. The
ducNsd darhey got out unasssted, bnt it re-
quired a good deal Of splashing and founder
ing to enable bin To- do So . .-....
j. j. Holmes has onened wholesale cake
aad cracker hoase on Ohio Lsyeo ut the old
stand Of John IL. Carter He Is prepared To
Gil all orders from citizens aud storlnboatmcn.
Nho ever saw such delightful weather in
January? Braeing. pleasant, calling for
neither fire nor o'ri'"sts, Il il the marvel of
everybody. We would like il better, however,
If il were II little more frosty. We fear that
the genial sunshine has developed the buds Of
our fruit to an extent that subjects them to
great danger from freezing lights that are yet
in reserve for Us. la some localities the
peaches are said to be greatly injured already
We are la hopes, however thut this injury
has not extended 10 the Zig orchardsof Egypt
upon which so much depends. A failure, or
even a partial failure, of our peach crop this
year would Ice sore disaster to Southern
Illinois.