The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-13
General Itctna.

The Ohio river i falling slowly.
There was regular meeting of the
city council last night.
Paradise coal is the best IN the mar
ket.
Two masquerade aud one calico ball
will take place in thi. city within the next
twenty-five days.
The business of the city is about on a
stand-still. Not much better, but no worse
than IL has been all winter.
The Arab engine house has been
trimmed up, and now answers rs very
cosy little court room.
The hardware men have had big
run on gimbiets since the skating has
been good.
"A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Cairo and Vinccnncs railroad company
will be held in this city on the 27th inst.
Flights are becoming scarce In Cairo,
there having been hut two men arrested
for that offense for three or -four days.
Mrs. s. J. s.. is the writer of the
Cairo letters now being published in
many of the country papers in tins sec
ton of Illinois.
Preparations for tho Delta City Cor
net band masquerade ball. to come off on
the 18th inst, are progressing finely. The
ball. no doubt. will DC largely attended,
Phil. Saup went to Vienna with
one hundred and iifly masquerade suits
for those who took part in the grand
masquerade ball which was given there
last night.
The ice on the Mississippi river at st.
Louis is sixteen inches thick, and consc-
quently ii will take quite length OF time
for it TO float down after il is broken. and
this will be the head of navigation for
three or four weeks to come.
See here, Johnny, IL you run against
me again and knock Inc down rs you did
awhile ago, I'll put u head on you like a
mules was the pugilistic remark made
by a popular young lady of this city to a
playful urchin who tripped and threw her
down while skating Monday night.
The business in the police courts i.
very dull; go dull that Judge Bird has
some notion Of starting singing school.
There have been only three or four cases
tried in the last three days, before both OF
the police magistrates.
DR.. Dunning. after n look at the ice
on the Mississippi river. made up his
, mind to take sleigh ride, and yesterday
morning had his neat little cutter and
white mule taken out, and spent the fore
noon in riding up and down the river.
This i. what he said lac was going to do,
but whether he did it or not. We have not
yet learned.
We again call attention to the card of
Erwin Maxwell, head of the great st.
Louis oil firm. Mr., Maxwell has been a
steady advertiser in THE BULLETIN, and
We believe il has paid him, a. he is now
furnishing oil to all railroads running
! into Cairo IL well as TO parties all along
their lines. He has promised to grease
the first through train on the Narrow
Gauge free OF charge. and he'll do it.
A lady and gentleman. well known in
this city. who are not married, but who
soon viii be. Judging from appearances.
were riding up Washington av"nu" the
other day. and, when opposite the court
house, the horse became frightened and
began to pitch and tear around at fear
ul rate. The gentleman. fearing for til,
lady, safety, exclaimed in hurried tones
"Jump, my dear. for your life!" tn,
lady. turning toward him with loo. OF
tender affection in her beautiful eyes
said, "Oh. my darling, without thee
could not livc-let me die by your side.
The horse must have heard her touching
words, for he stopped kicking and trot
ted quietly up the street.
Order Paradise coal-thc best for
cooking. CRATES or steam.