The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-03
Local Brey1tlNs

Ice is boating in the Mississippi
river.
Peace and quiet reigned supreme In
Judge Birds police court yesterday.
There will be services 10 nearly all
the churches Of the city to-day.
sheriff Saup will take possession OF
his Office tomorrow morning.
Parents are beginning to lay In
christmas presents for the little ones.
Dressed pork is selling from country
wagons at from 5! to cents per pound.
The good work on the banks Of the
Mississippi is still progressing Ia man
ner pleasing to everybody.
The weather is getting too cold for
steamboats, in the North, and Cairo will
soOn be the head Of navigation.
Is your life worth % cent n it is DO
not neglect 2 cough or coal. Use DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup at once. 1897
The roads In every direction are said
TO be In excellent condition-be than
at any time during the season.
Anchor line boats do not, Tor the
present, 70 above Cairo. The Missis-
-ippi river Is FIJI! of floating ice.
MIR. Stokes lecture. 10 take PLACE 10
the African NJ. Il. church Tomorrow,
Sunday, evening, should not be forgotten.
~1he leap-year party given by the
ladies OF Mound City. at Stokes hall on
Friday night, was s. CAV aftair We are
told.
The thermometer pointed to ten de-
grecs above zero yesterday morning.
This was two degrees colder than either
Thank sgiying Or Friday.
The Delta Dancing clubs ms.sue,
rade ball takes place at Scheels hall On
Tuesday night next. A good time is an.
,icipated.
Now II The time 10 have your maya.
zines, music, etc. bound. You can
have 1t done at the Cairo City Bindery at
bottom prices.
Music, periodicals and magazines of
all kinds, bound In excellent style and
cheaper than the cheapest at the Cairo
City Bindery, BULLETIN building.
Rev. Nelson Blk Il now holding
revival at his church, corner OF Walnut
and Fifteenth streets. The members are
active, and the spirit has commenced to
move them.
In time OF peace, Prepare for war.
This is excellent weather for laying
in your winter supply Of coal and wood.
The Cairo City company will attend to
all your wants in this line.
The Library Association |. well
pleased with the result OF Iis leap year
calico party. The receipts were some
thing oyer one hundred dollars, which
will leave quite neat sum for the library
fund after all expenses have been paid.
The insurance companies, we are
told, yesterday morning began refusing
to insure steamboat freight. which means
that there are strong indications that the
Mississippi river 10 about to close
"A number Of tramps have made
their headquarters at O point near the
intersection OF the narrow gauge railroad
and the croes icvee. They have built
hut OF rails, brush. etc., and with blazing
lire before II manage to sleep very COM
fortably.
santa Clause has arrived aud appointed
Dan Hartman his agent for Cairo. He
has left the largest. finest and cheapest
assortment of holiday presents and toys
ever brought 10 Cairo. Come everybody
and see for yourselves. IL is no trouble to
show goods. II
The finest lard 10 be found in the
market is at Phil Towards. on Eighth
street for sale BIZ the bucket. keg or
barrel. Also cut meats Of all kinds,
smoked meats, picked pork and the
celebrated corned beef put up under
Pills personal supervision. Give him
call II
The next entertainment that will bc
given for the benefit Of our public library,
will he grand literary and musical
so;ree, by the pupils of Mrs. Professor 6
". Alvord, principal OF the high school.
The affair will take place, probably. dur
ing the holidays. Mrs. Alvord's ability
in the management and conducting Of
such an entertainment is well known. and
we predict that she will make it a grand
success ln every sense Of the word.
4 reporter has discovered that the
glass in bottles is often colored with n
material which critic acid i'm some wines
and ales dissolycs, and which, mixing
with the contents, makes a very poison
Gus element. TO think that poison turks
in the bOttle-the empty bottle at that.
No wonder We hear the remark made so
often: There's nothing genuine in this
world hut Is. T. Rabbits Best Soap"
Officer Sergeant arrested young
man on Eighth street, and started tor
Judge Birds Office with HIM. The fellow
went along quiet enough until near
Eleventh street. when he took ii into his
head that he would go no further. Wrap
ping his arms around post he held ast,
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