The Cairo bulletin., 1872-12-12

-Dfess0d nogs, IN large humbers, were
selling yesterday on the street at four
cents per pound.
On Tuesday not an egg could he found
in the city. Yesterday eight hundred
dozen arrived by express, aud went of
like hot cakes at thirty cents per dozen
Strs,,on got his word in for two hundred
and fifty dozen, and got them all off.
John W. Pruess is agent for ;hc Teu.
tonic Life insurance company for Cairo
and vicinity. A great many of the
citizens of Cairo hold policies in this com.
pany, and Prucss intends to increase the
number.
The county court convenes next
Monday for criminal and other business.
The iron Of the Cairo and St. Louis
road that slid into tho river is being re-
covered. The work goes on slowly on NC.
count Of tho cold weather.
Mound City people, in wagons and
buggies, drawn by un-epzootic horses
qui,e a numLer--came to the city last
night, and spent their money freely ut the
Catholic fair.
1T has been repsired-tbat internal
Ohio leveo plank road. 1t is now pnssa-
bic for teams, and will probably continue
to be until--it wears out again, in week
or two.
The new corn mill of MeSr,. Green
& Wood will be completed 10y tho mid
die Of next week and put in running order
ut once. Two hundred barrels Of meal
can be turned out by the mill every
twenty-four hours.
If you wish to be entertained drop
into the New England kitchen, nt tne
residence of John Antrim tonight.
Notwithstanding tho epizoo,ic, the levee
and commission merchants are
doing thriving business.
We take pleasure in stating the vel.
come fac, that the smallpox is on the de-
cline. There are no cases among our citi-
xens, the disease being confined entirely
TO the floating colored population.
The bodies Of dead dog and cat
which are lying on Seventh street, be-
tween Commercial aud Washington ave-
nns.. cannot be counted among the attra,
tions Of that generally attractive street.
The livery stable business has grown
small but not beautifully less since the
prevalence OF the epizooac. In tho way
of hire, these Establishments ha.a ceased
to do business altogether. !
Hiram Hill, diver, will arrive from
Louisville to-day, where he has been div
ing for lost railroad iron.
1T was not the Cairo house Of lords
that met Tuesday last. 1t was the house
Of commons. II met again last night, and
went through routine nsiness.
The committee Of citizens appointed
BY the city councils c'mmittee ON Cairo
and Vincennes celebrai ion, will meet at
the council chamber this morning at ten
o'clock.
1t is said, that JackWintcr proposes
10 open at the Delmonico hotel after the
manner Of the Grand Celtral hotel of st.
Louis. The rumcr says that Jack will
take out Of the rom they now occupy the
bar and billiard tables, put them in the
basement, and urn the kvee aoor into u
grand dining pom, in w,ich he will serve
H'esis at twenty-five; cents. Energetic
Jack, pust forward
AS The swallows homeward n.y." la
borers from the n orth are now Gocking
to the South through this city. During
the last week tho Illinoi, Central trains
from Chicago have been crowded with this
kind Of travellers. Some Say they are GO
ing to Tennessee, others 10 Arkansas, 9TH
ers to Mississippi and so forth.
A scene Of tie olden time The New
England kitchen tonight, at the residence
Of John Antrim.
Judge Bross has gone cut OF the life
insurance business. His other business
takes much OF tis time, and he could no,
make the relinquished business pay Lin.
He has not, however, given up the FIRE in.
surance business, and still represents two
gilt.edged companies.
Ladies' will find at Burgers, la Com.
merc'al avenue, fancy good, Of all kinds,
selected with especial reference 10 the hol.
iday season; men and hoys will lind ali
kinds OF boots and shoes, and ladies' and
misses shoes that will give perfect salts.
fiction. Mr.. Burger has al.o dress goods,
snawls, skirts, furs of all kind.-such IS
minks, sablcs. etc; all new, Just received
from the East, and now being sold at very
low prices--at figures reduced to meet the
lemands Of the holiday trade. 80 that the
nimble penny may be turned instead Of
the slow dollar. Call and see for your
self ,C
New
England Kitchen,
Tonight,