The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-31
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The Cairo and st. Louis Narrow
Gauge railroad will be completed by the
first day of February, 1874.
Don't forget the Hunting Club dance
and supper to be given at Scheel's hall to-
night.
The dance and supper to be given by
the Hunting Club, at schcel's hall to-
night, will be grand affair. Go.
The taxpayers of this city will be
asked to fork over the sum of sixteen
thousand dollars during the coming year,
to dcfray the expenses of our public
schools.
The "Panic Club" give their party
at the st. Charles tonight.
The Cairo Ga=cttc. in speaking of Mr..
L. !. Rennie a. a candidate for mayor,
says: ave do not know that Mr.. 4. j.
Rennie could be induced to offer himself
as candidate for The Office of mayor,
but we do know that no better man for
the Office could be selected
Remember the dance and supper to
be given by the Hunting Club at scheel's
hall tonight.
The collectors book was'deposited in
the hands Of the sheriff last Monday.
The rate of taxation equals S4.62 on the
500, somewhat lighter than last year.
Fifty cents on the one hundred dollars
are levied to provide for the payment of
interest on our railroad debt.
The party 10 be given by the '.Panic
Club" at the st. Charles tonight, will
be brilliant success.
Our correspondent who denies the
drunkenness of his materalized
spirit friend on Christmas Day.
was himself drunk on that
day, and could not Judge of the con-
dition of his ghNbly corspanion. we
were sober enoueG know that he was
drunk.
"A correspondent denies our charge
that materalized spirit became drunk
on Christmas day In this city and was
arrested for disorderly conduct. We
can but reaffirm our assertion. and are
willing to leave the question of veracity
to be decided by the spirit. At'the next
seance we will ask for the presence ofthe
| spirit again, and we are sure he will re-
| spond if he has recovered from the at
tack of headache that must have resulted
from his debauch. II he does not ac-
knowledge he was drunk we will buy
our correspondent new hat.
AT the meeting held ly the AieXan-
der County Bible Society, in the Metho-
dist church last Sunday night, the county
agent, in his address to tho congregation,
7 remarked that in his trave,s through this
and adjoining counties, he had met with
five preachers who were without Bibles.
Zone of these gentlemen excused himself
by explaining that on SeSeral occasions
he had gone to town>@ith he intention
of purchasing Bible, but when he got
there, he was always sure 10 see some
thing that he wanted. and bought il, thus
leaving the Bible behind, to be procured
at another time. when he was flush of
money. We refrain from making any
comments upon the goodness of this gen
tleman, but merely ask: where is Under
wood?
The SIN SAYS: "THE BULLETIN lets
Rev. Burgess down easily, BECAUSE
we believe we wont tell ~ We made no
attempt to either set Burgess up or let
him do WI, and the Characteristic insinua
ton made by The Sun means nothing.
We admire Burgess, and believe him to
be good man, q learned man and an
able disputant,; but we also believe him
to have sand in his craw
He is no doubt kind
hearted gentleman and that he lacks that
that adorns the character of n Christian
minister. may be attributed to the fact
that he did not learn the lessons of pa
thence and good humor taught by his re-
He is not to blame. If he had been the
Lord, he would have told the men ia
stone the women he would have devoted
himself to the business Of lashing money
changers and other sinners. and would
have knocked down the cruciiiers when
they attempted to crown him with thorns
and ordered him TO carry the cross. The
only objection Burgess las TO Jesus is
that He was meek AID patient man.
Burgess don't admire snh men.