The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-19
THE BULLETIN.
Published every morning, Monday ex.
cepted.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Sunday was cold, damp, and disa-
greeable day.
ALI the churches of the city were we'll
attended on Sunday.
The two largest steamers on the west
ern rivers, the Jas. Howard and Great Re-
public, are loading at this port for New
Orleans.
"A few more fires and the anti-cistern
men Of the city will come to the conclu-
sion that probably it would be as we'll to
build cisterns that would give our FIRE
Companies full supply OF water in case 81
emergency.
Late Springfield dispatches announce
that Mr.. Webb, our member in the house,
on Friday last, introduced resolution,
asking congress TO pass law establish
ing United States Circuit Court at
Cairo, which was adopted.
The Paducah Kenf,.ckian complains
that the Cairo papers do"not arrive re-
gulsrlv, at that place, and wants to know
whether the fault is with the mails or
AT the printing offices. So for as the
BULLETIN is concerned, it is mailed re-
gularly, and in good time for the Paducah
packet.
Found, eight keys on string. They
were found in the rear of Mr.. Thornton s
Tenth street building, near whore the
Rough and Ready and Hibernian engines
were at work Saturday evening. The own.
err can have them by describing property
and paying for this notice.
! Lost, on Saturday evening, Dec. 10th
near the corner of Commercial avenue an(
Eighth street, u small memorandum book
in which were contained large packag,
of bills. The finder will please leave it u
the store Of Mr.. c. lIanny
b. S. HARRELL. 1t
The Hibernian fire company did nobl
work at the fire yesterday. They wer
first on the ground, and threw the frs
water. The company has no superior il
this section of country. When once the,
get their engines to work, there is no lie
up with them until the last spark ha
been e1tinguished.
John Holmes, who has served as nigh
policeman in the first police district for tn,
last six months, has resigned his position
on the force in order to accept situation
in the Office of the Illinois Central railroat
depot at this place. Mr.. Holmes was
good and faithful officer, and it will b,
hard to fll the vacancy with man who
will attend closer to business or give more
general satisfaction.
The third party OF the series 10 be
given by the Cairo Terpsichorean Club
will be held at st. Carries hotel on Fri.
day evening, Dec. 22, 1871. Persons hay.
ing received invitations TO the series will
be expected without further notice. Those
who will be in attendance will please bear
in mind that It will be necessary to present
their cards Of invitation at the door.
We stated in Sunday mornings Bull
LETIS that the new bell for the Church of
the Redeemer, was from one Of the bell
manufacturing establishments of Phila-
delphia. We were mistaken. The bell
was cast by the widely known firm of A,
Fulton, Son d Co, bell and brass founders,
fittsburg, Pa. 1t is a beauty, and will be
quite an improvement on the old bell, 1t
VIII be hung some time this week.
between Saturday evening andlyester-
day noon, at the least calculation, not less
than $4,000 worth Of property was des-
troyed in this city by fire. And all
for the want Of what ? Water! Had
there been public eislerns, built according
70 the plan some time since suggested by
ihk BULLETIN, one al the corner Of Tenth