The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-10
TEIE CALICO BULLETIH, MARCH 10.
IN BRIEF.

The city is entirely out ofsidewalk lum-
Der.
The new council will meet to-h&ht.
Parasols have made their appesrap nee on
the streets.
Pedespeed Rink, at Phillis' Hall, No.
1903, Ohio Levec, afternoon and night.
The Committee on Manufactories, killed
BY Mayor Wilson, should DO resuvrectsd.
Yesterday was sunshiny, but windy and a
little too cold for outdoor exercise In sum
mer clothing.
George Francis Train Is in Chicago.
Heaven keep him there--at least 800
miles from Cairo. We can endure the
Grasshoppers, but Train would be too
great an affection.
An active, wide-awake, tive man-s man
who can do and will do promptly
what the council orders--shcuid be al the
head Of the street committee.
II the new Mayor affiicts himself with
lazy committee men, he might as we'll sell
out first as last. His administration will
sssuredly DO failure. .tr +
Drayman Sullivan, while driving down
the slope of the lovee yesterday, got his
dray, which was heavily loaded, on
steep spot" and over II went, load, Snlli-
van, mule and all. Luckily, nobody was
hurt.
One of the leading citizens--who are
leading eitixens?--of tie Ath ward had his
hen roos. robbed of all its chickens on
Tuesday night He believes the thief to
be one Of the numerous colored John
Browns who infest that part Of the city.
Mr.. Brown surrendered the City Clerks
once yesterday to Mr.. Howley, who be-
came City Clerk with the beginning Of TO-
day. Mr.. Brown 10 contemplating retire
men, to the country, in the full knowledge
Of the fact that municipal politics are
vanity, and the electors Of the city
"mighty uncertain
We would sugges. that W LIST of Stand
ing Committees should be ovcrhauled,
few wiped out, and the, duties Of others
more clearly defined: For instance, tho
Market Committee has lost its importance,
and should DO assigned TO other duties than
those presented in the rules, or else abol:
ished. ......
Mcssrs. Hurd, Halliday and Raum
wese before tho Pulaski county court,
Wednesday, with the plan" Of the c. b
V. Railroad company for thesecommsnce-
ment Of work, and received . respectful
hearing from Judge Pidgeon, who said
thu. unless new developments should
change his mind, he would do what he
could 20 have Il accepted by Pulaski
county. Hs will act as soon a. the atten-
dance OF one OF his associates, Mr.. Edison
can be procured. - ..".'
Visiting cards printed in elegant style,
and for almost nothing at The BULLETS
office.
Ills too early as yet TO speak definitely
OF spring bennets. II may be safely as
sumed, however, that the straw gypsy In q
modified form will be the prominent style,
and black velvet, grasses and flowers the
best worn trimmings. It's not atall likely
that the new shapes will DO greatly en-
larged in size, the profusion Of hair sull
worn forbidding II, and the small bonnc,s
being recognized every where as infinitely
more becoming but they will doubtless in
clude the fcrmer points crown, brim
and curtain which the little Saucer
wholly ignored, and be piquant, If not Sc
rious and distinguished. One Of the pref
test models Of now round hats Is NINA
ture castor. II 10 especially adapted for
brown or black straw, and is the rage for
brides travelling hats. 1t istrimmed with
broad band Of velvet with long ends, two
feathers' tips, or one, and an algrstte and y
jcweled horseshoe for luck. For further
particulars inquire OF Mrs. MCGEE, Eighth
street. s