The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-17

-Paducah has the smallpox, and blames
IL on Cairo.
Hon. A. J. Kuykendall came in with
the railroad excursionists.
Judge Baker, who is holding court at
Vienna, adjourned there yesterday, and
come into Cairo to celebrate the railroad
opening last night.
Mr., and Mrs. Selden Irwin brought
the house down last night, time and
again. The fighting editor of this journal
is anxious to gaze upon the mar who says
they are not splendid in their business.
The mayor of Mound City is better
looking man than the mayor of Vincennes
or the mayor Of Evansville or the mayor
OF Cairo, and yet Casey is not proud.
The last of his series of lectures TO
young men, was delivered by Mr.. Thayer
IN the Presbyterian church on Sunday
night. A large congregation was present
At the soiree tonight, in Cuhl's hall,
toys suitable for Christmas presents for
She little ones will be sold nj cost prices.
The sidewalk is being laid new on
Commercial avenue between Second and
Third streets.
The weather yesterday was despica-
bic. II was as cold IA Greenland. The
skies ike lesd--the streets and sidewalks
like sheet of glass.
willis, the colored man who stole the
silver-wsre from the Mary L. Forsyth,
has been bound over in the sum of S4OO.
de has been sent to the county Jail ,N
January.
"A man named Sawins is now ia Jail
for having taken up COW owned by Mrs
1reminger Of Mound City. Sawins claims
that he supposed the COW was his own,
having lost one shortly before.
Gen. Burnside said last night, that
our silver cornet band can Jerk" the best
kind OF music--as good as he ever heard
but be used other language to express the
idea.
The Selden Irwin troupe, who mada
their first appearance ia this city las,
night, we're greeted by one Of the largcs,
audiences ever present in the Atheneum.
The play 1.-THE Irish Cousin" gave un-
bounded satisfaction to the large audi.
snce. The troupe have made an excellent
debut. and We predict good houses for
them during THAR stay in Cairo.
I'VE hope none ofour readers will forget
the soiree tonight. The ladies of In,
Church of the Redeemer have taken un-
bounded pains and labored wi,hou, Gems
ing for weeks past in order to make the oc.
easion an agreeable and profitable one
and deserve the reward of success. Re.
member the plsce-Cuhl's hall, on the
levee.
The bumurous mayor of Vincennes
said last night, in his speech, replying to
Linsgsrs remark that yincennes was "the
old French post" he might retort that
Caro- vas the city of new posts it was
buIls on posts. The remark set the tables
In roar, like the jokes Of poor Yorick; and
Robinson Was happy.
The Sabbath exercises of the Bap,i.,
Sunday School institute, were of very
intsfs't'ng; character. The Rev. Mr.
johnson OF st Louis, delivered the morn.
ing sermon. In the afternoon, the child
rens meeting was conducted BY the Rev.
Mr. Fish IF Kentucky, In n manner nc
ceptable, no. only TO the children, bu, to
tho large congregation of older persons
present. Rev. Mr.. Parker of our own
STATE, spoke in tho evening.
The Coored Free Will Baptists are
building /. church on the corner Of Fir.
tesnth and Walnut streets, whore their
old church now stands. The new edifce
IL OF good size, and they are building the
frame work up leaving the old church
standing inside, in order to have the use
OF II until the new one crowds it out
Nelson Kicks, the pastor, has been solicit.
ing subscriptions of money from citizens
TO hslp pay the expenses Of building. He
met with very cool success, the amounts
subscribed running from 50 to s75.
The steamer Eddyvlle on its last trip
brought TO this city poor family whom
the mayor Of Evansville directed the cap-
tain OF the steamer to land any where be-
low that city. On being informed here
what would be the consequences il he lief,
the Psuper family of, the captain told the
father he would have to return TO Evans.
vile. The man was in the lac, stages o,
consumption and the news affected him 10
such an extent that he died alnos, imIne.
d'stsly. The captain of the Ediyville
purchased coffin for the remains, and
took 1t, with the unfortunate family, back
to Evansville,
The Memphis appeal denounces
shegovernment Of that city because it has
neglected 70 prevent the rsvap,s or,bo
smallpox. Our Authorities do no, mari,
dsnuncistion.for that shortcomine. No..
OF Lsnsden and the board Of health h.ya
handled the disease this season with cir.
camspsction, and we have no doubt the
manner in viii they handled the disease.
so'.''ng It carefully, and preventing it
from spreading through the city, has sx.
snptsd W thus far from tie ru,a,es ms a,
spidsmio. IL, there mus, be 10 weary.
Ing Ia vsll-asing in ,hi, mater Tia
mayer end board Of health mus, psr,sv.r.
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