The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-12-16
GENERAL LOCALS.

corner Nineteontn ana Poplar streets. u
The dwelling house at the corner of
Eighteenth and Walnut streets is offered
for sale on the most reasonable terms.
There will be religious services at the
Christian church tomorrow, morning
and evening. Rev John Friend in the
pulpit.
-McHale has put the chain gang to
work cleaning out the sewers. They were
at work yesterday near the 81. Charles
hotel
The transit steamer Illinois has gone
to Mound City for repairs. The Idewild
takes her place in the Cairo and Colum-
bus trade.
-Messrs. II. & L. Chase, of st. Louis,
have opened commission and forwarding
house in the Widows block, next door
to Mathus 4 Uhrs.
The Gilbert troupe have selected
Ten Nights in Bar Room" as the play
for this evening. The caste is good one,
and we may look for a crowded house.
"A good supply of buffalo beef may
be found at the butcher shop of Jake
Walters, on Eighth street, between Wash
ington and Commercial avenues. Tho
buffalo was killed in Colorado and shipped
to this city. Try it.
The Alexander County Bible Society
will meet in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow. The annual sermon will be
preached at IL o'clock am, by Rev. Jo-
seph Mosscr, state agent. An election for
officers and the regular anniversary SER
vices will commence at 7p.m.
-Hanny, at the corner of Eighth street
and Commercial avenue, is having a sign.
painted on the east side, ard another
painted on the south end of his store build
ing. Hanny has been advertising in THE
BULLETIN and knows by experience the
value of printers ink and paint.
The Pulaski Patriot says "Cairo is
the now the head Of navigation on the
Mississippi river; consequently there are
many steamers at her wharf just now,
presenting business appearance equal TO
that Of any city on the river. Cairo is yet
to be metropolis or We are no prophet"
-Steamboatmen, county officers and
others should bear in mind that tho Bull
LErIN book bindery manufactures all
kinds of books, in style that cannot be
surpassed, and at very low prices. Books,
periodicals, newspapers and music bound
in any style desired, on short notice.
If the person who took from the door
| Of the Athsneum the frame Containing
the photographs Of Miss Katie and MI
Jas. Gilbert, will return the same
to the office Of tho Athen
cum to-day, no questions will be asked
Otherwise officers will be employed tt
search for it and il found the person having
it will be prosecuted to fullest extent o
the law.
The surveyors on the Cairo and 81
Louis railroad have reached the range O
wood in this county. They are slight,
mixed as regards the most feasible rout
to take to get around these bluffs, anc
have surveyed three or four routes, but VI
to Thursday had not settled upon any o
them as the permanent location Of tn
road bed
Business before Bross yesterday wa
dull. Ambrose Thatton and Rolly Toney
for offensive language, were fined Ave do
lars each. Paid. Two women, 70
being inmates of q house of ill-rcput
were fnod the usual amount which the
paid. Mike Simons, on charg
Of running for hotel by which
: was not employed, was, upon the svident
being heard, discharged.
= The festival last night ut the Fir
(colored) Baptist church was well atten
ed by the colored people, no less than tv
o hundred being present. The colorcd dan
q sells in charge of the tables were attentiv
to their guests, and deserve the thanks (
r the church for the interest they took
a the affair. The proceeds of the festivi
, will be applied toward paying off the il
: debtedness of the church.
-"Thalia," under direction of the &c
man school committee, will give an cnte
tainment on tomorrow evening, for u
, benefit Of the German School Associate
: The play" The Marriage Proposal, y
: one with which the members of Thai
!. are familiar, and which they will be sure
:: perform in splendid style. As the exhit
d tion is expressly for the benefit OF t
h German school, it is reasonably expect
E that the house on this occasion will be fl
IN ed to overhowing.
L. The number of steamboats, owned
Evansville speaks we'll for the enterpr
Ht | ing citizens Of that city. They have t
o. Evansville and Cairo and the Evansvi
NJ and Memphis packet lines; both liz
10. doing good business. About one thi
IA of the trade Of these boats is derived frt
is, freights received at. Cairo. Cair
|. interest in them consists in having
& name associated with those Of Evansvi
q | aud Memphis on the wheel house of