The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-14

Joyable affair to the outside world as well
as to the bride and groom.
"A picnic for the benefit Of the park
has been proposed. II the picnic is man
aged with discretion the commissioners
will clear at least a thousand dollars.
F. E. Albright, Esq. of Murphys.
ooro, Is in this city. Ho repre-.
sents tina. frowsrd village as on
the high road to greatness, and all its de.
vout inhabitants as happy as they are
virtuous.
Visitors at Mr.. Winters gallery yes.
terday-we mean gentlemen visitors
found him hard at work with pencil
and brush, dressed s0asonably in a clean
paper collar and cuffs.
Two thousand citizens who like 70
sleep at night, and who cant because of
the barking Of the million dogs that infest
the city, have united in a petition to tie
council, praying for the extincting Of the
canine species in Cairo.
While both Rev. Thsyer and Rev
mo nson we're out of the city, there was in
CAIRO religious famine; but Rev. Thorn.
son having returned, the hungry may en-,
again and be filed and when Rev. Thayer
gets back feast will be the order Of the
day.
--Farnbsker 81 Son are going.to mako
thihgs howl In tho clothing business
| They have come TO wake the echoes and
wake up the other clothiers of the city.
WHO have been doing lately. They will
ornament these columns with huge ad
vertisement.
We hate base ball, but if some of the
Cairo base ball people don't beat tn
Mound City base balIers, We shall fee
compelled to organize ourself into first
n."e anu a''s'sei ousiy boat the Mound
City boys, preacher and all. Even in
base ball Cairo must not DO excelled.
Potter has been abusing US again, but
we still retain all that placidity Of temper
Tor which We are noted. Our temper has
not been even ruflled by the unkndness Of
our big-belled friend. With all his fault.
we love him STILL and propose, when next
wemeet him, to fold him in a loving EN-
brace, and rock him to sleep mother, rock
him to sleep.
Mrs. Purcell, tho mother Of the four
children for whom Judge Bro, has been
interesting himself TO find homes, is now
IN the Guardians Home, protestant in
stitution at st. Louis. The matron, Mrs.
Holden, testiiles to the good character Of
the unfortunate woman and will assist her
to way TO make living when she shall
be restored TO health
Yesterday morning about afty people
who wanted TO attend the sale II lots at
Dexter, No, collected at Greenheids ferry
landing to take the boat for the other side
of the river. They waited in vain, how
ever, as the boat did not return to convey
them across in time for the train, and tina.
crowd was composed Of about fifty Of the
msddest people Cairo has held for some
time.
The illuminated card of which Bar
clay Brothers should be proud, was printed
At The BuLLETIs ofice and, with blush
ing modesty, We boldly assert that it is
the hnen specimen of letter.press print.
ing ever done in Cairo. Indeed, we might
assert, without danger Of successful con.
trsdiction, that it cant be eclipsed bv any
Office in all the neck Of woods embracing
the entire West.
1T is limited TO US, and We think il ia
true, that Mr.. William Winter will take
the instruments etc, Of his photograph
gallery on the excursion up tho river TO.
morrow, IN order to take some moon light
pictures on the return trip in the even
Ing Young ladies know that white robe,
are 80 ethereal in moon light pictures, and
we eIPs"t very little else viii DO worn on
this occasion.
Mrs. Purcell, grandmother orthe four
children referred to in to-day's BULLETIN,
has two insane sons now in the jackson.
vile asylum. Both arc pronounced in-
durable and one lie now in Cairo. Tho
mother desires Judge Bross to make some
provision for them in this city. This he hs.
no power 10 do other than to send them
to the county poor farm.
| "A man by the name Of d, T. Mason,
who has been hanging about the city with
no apparent means Of support for some
time, WAS yesterday taken up under the
vagrant act. Mason 10 a we'll dressed and
rather tine looking fellow, . gentlemanly
loafer, in fact. lie was fined fifty dollars
and the costs, but upon payment Of costs
was granted stay Of execution and left
town by river last night lie claimed that
bis ialhsr WAS . government employe a,
Washington city that he himself was a
boos-kesper,a and that he wss in the city 10
search Of employment. Hls arrest was
Que 70 his keeping company with gam.
blsr and thieves.