The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-24

| Eight stfest, BY the ladies Of the congre-
CATION Of that church, tomorrow,
(,rhaaksgIsing) night.
| The best black alpacas from 20 cents
10 $f-also black cashmere for 90 cents.
Empress cloth In all coIors for so cents,
and the newest WOODEN plaids for 30
cents, can always be found at Hebron &
Wells, 142 and IA Commercial avenue.
MIR. Tom Cowan, one Of the leading
farmers Of johnson county, and John n.
Pearce, Of Vienna, passed through Cairo
yesterday on their way to Texas. Pearce
will remain in Texas, but Cowan will re.
turn In = few weeks.
---Messrs. Thomas Meehan and w. NJ
Nevin, two newspaper gentlemen Of
Philadelphia, who are making a tour OF
the west and south, were in the city yes.
terday. They were registered at the St.
Charles.
--lfth weather will permit, it is the
intention Of the crew Of the Boating As
ISOLATION to take run to Mound City
Thursday tomorrow morning, pre-
vious to putting up their boots for the
winter. The six Dared shell and single
skull will be the boats used on the trip.
| "A few days ago, a life insurance man
who had formerly been preacher,
while coming from Chicago, fell into
conversation with another Chicago man
when the insurance man said. "whaI
business do you follow in ChicagO?' al
am member Of the board of trade
"Wby. can Christian belong to the
board of tradc?" "Christian, HI! Can
a preacher be life insurance agent p
The life insurance agent changed his
seat.
"A. Jacket, of the ITALIAN saloon,
opposite the BULLETIS Office, Is nov pre-
pared TO serve up, on short notice, fresh
oysters in any style that may be desired.
Having neat. tasty and quiet room, no
better place in the city can be found
where one can 20 and enjoy dish OF the
bivalves. On each Sunday afternoon he
will spread sumptuous lunch and will
continue the same until further notice.
On next Sunday he will treat his patrons
to kartoffel pfannenkuchen, potato pam
cakes, with cranberry sauce, and he
extends cordial invitation TO all to come
aud partake Of the same. Illicit
Since the publication of the account
Of the wedding and reception Of Mr..
Walton W. Wright and Miss Matte VIII
hanson. in which we gave list Of pres
ents given the bride by friends and rela-
tiyes, the following gifts have been re-
ceived at the brides home, which she will
be presented with on her return this
morning: Swinging water pitcher and
and goblet. Mr.. and Mrs. a. b. Stafford
and MIR. and Mrs. ii. Ii, Candee; silver
sugar spoon. Mrs. Tom Winter; hand
some silver card basket, Mrs. Julia Pat
ten, Louisville, Kentucky; Swiss sum-
mer house, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Delay;
handsome silver jewel case, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Haynes, Austin, Texas; two silver
cups, Mrs. Julia Hagey, st. L9dis.
The manager of the entertainments
to be given for the benefit OF the Library
Association, tomorrow and Friday even
ing, is in high state of good humor. He
fells confident that he will be able to pre-
sent to the people Of this city, one Of the
finest rend,tions of Boucicault's great
play OF ''Led Astray," by home talent,
that fhax- bava cvor ,yifpaseod This
play is now having a great run at the
Union Square Theater, New York, and
draws immense houses at each PERFORM
ance. 1t was here that the manager of
the entertainments saw the play pre-
sentcd with its greatest effect, and he de-
clares that so far as the representations
of character 90, the ladies and gentle
men who take part to morrow night,
would be very hard to excel.
On Thanksgiving evening a gra ID
banquet, which is to be made one of the
grandest events Of the kind ever at
tempted in the United States, will be
rendered the delegates who attend the
National Railroad convention, at St
Louis. The banquet will be held in the
hall of the Chamber OF Commerce Of that
city. Preparations for the seating Of eight
hundred people at supper have been made.
In the most prominent part of the hall
will be seated the chairman of the evening
the president of the convention, and dis
tinguished visitors from abroad, not dele
gates. The gentlemen appointed rs dele.
gates from this city, and who will parti.
cipate in this great event, are W. =. Hal
liday, ID. Il. Linegar, James johnson,
Mayor Winter and Roswell Miller and
Jewett Wilcox.
The party on the steamer Eckcrt thi'
evening, given by the Cairo Boating AS
ISOLATION, will be an exceedingly pleasant
affair, and those who hold invitations te
it should not fail to attend. To the 10y
ers of dancing, the event offers much gen
uine pleasure. The cabin of the Ecker
Is perfectly adopted to this pleasure, be
ing roomy and provided with smootl
and splendid floor. The very best and
largest string band in the city, with Pro
fessor Eisenburg at their head, will pro
| vide the music for the occasion. In fact,
every arrangement necessary to add t.
the pleasures of their guests has beer
made by the members of the asssocia