The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.


free lunch this morning and evening.
The very best Of the season will DO
spread FOR those who may attend.
The members of the Ladies' Benevo-
lent society are requested to meet at the
residence of Mrs. Z. F. Davis, on Ninth
street, on Saturday evening, December 20
1871, At seven o'clock, sharp.
Mr.. John Make, who up TO the year
1866, was associated with Phil Howard in
the steamboat butchering business, is in
the city. Mr.. Make thinks great change
has taken place in Cairo within the past
few years, and all for the better.
The second parlor concert Of the Sc
ries, was given at the residence Of Mr.
Henry Halliday on Tuesday evening.
Although the evening was cold, blustry
one, and snow fell thick and fast, there
was large number in attendance, and the
evening was most enjoyable one.
Mr.. Walter A. Lyon of New-York
was in our city yesterday at the st. Charles
hotel, en- route for the south. He is trans
acting business for several large import
ing houses in the grocery line, and p-opo-
SEES to make our thriving city one Of
his points Of visit.
-Mr.I. Blanchard, of Murphysboro
and partner Of our late fellow townsman,
F. f. Albright, Esq, died in that town
| yesterday morning. Mr. Blanchard wal
J an old ~~~;A~-. rs G>...I--- wa. -
having lived in jackson county great
many years. He was lawyer of con-
siderable ability, and enjoyed a large and
lucrative practice.
Dan. Hartman, at the old stand, 10!
Commercial avenue, has just received
full line of Christmas to VS., which he is OF
fering at figures as low as the lowest
He has every thing and any thing that cal
be called for, from penny whistles TO arti
cles of five, ten fifteen and twenty dollar
in value. Call and SEQ him.
dec. 2l-d2t.
"A trading boat, owned by a French
man, while coming down the Mississippi
river on Wednesday, run into snag op
posile Greenhelds ferry landing, breaking
the frail concern entirely in two and spill
ing its contents into the river The poo
Frenchman was nearly crazed at the los
Of his goods, and assured those with whor
he talked that he beeny havy one d
} big bad luck. "
We are indebted to Hsllidy Brothers, o
the Egyptian mills for barrel of EgyI
!. tan XXXX flour. For some days "
= have been eating bread, biscuits, griddl
cakes, e,c., made of this flour, and are fire
to maintain that their prime ingrcdien
cant be beat. 1t is extremely white, ligh
and sweet when baked The Hallida,
Brothers have secured the services of nj
efficient miller, Mr.. Adams, to whose ex
periencsd labor the excellence of this fou
is mainly done.
There was but one case before hi
honor, Squire Shannessy yesterday, ar'
there was no money in that. Johl
!. Andersoa-whether white or black, 10 n,
matter-"too in y too much blue blazei
He was noisy and became involved in
quarrel with an other man. He was arrest
ed, and not having five and:the trimming
to leave with his honor, was sent to tn
hotel de McHale for the space of twelv
days. McHale needs few hail, heart
fellows like Anderson to help clean OF
the sewers.
The advertisement Of the Rough an
Ready fire compsny's ball, to be given o
New Years night, will be found in al
other place in this mornings BULLETIN
/, II is acknowledged on every side that tn
Rough and Readys 10 second to =
company in the west. At all tim'
and under every condition
circumstances they are read
; when their services are required, In vie
Of these facts, it is confidently expect'
that every business man and citizen
the city will buy at least one ticket
the ball,
Alta late hour night before last Office
=. John sheehan observed suspicious lool
'os 'ndiViual lounging about the passel
g"r Depot watching lot Of emigrants wi
nsd about them considerable money, ar
some OF them mad their pocketbooks on
counting II. 1t was evident to Sheeba
that the villain was waiting for an oppo
y tunity to "grab" the money from one
them, and slight out whit, He was a
o oosted, asked what he wanted, but as
'oould give no Satisfactory report Of hin