The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-13

h Sce1 Drevltiss.
/ Judge Mefta,- Or Mound CITY, was in
town Yesterday. sysH
Tbs county Jail contsihs fifteen pris.
oners-thres blaek md twsavs white.
Jim Biegs has just returned from St.
Louis. He reports business virtually at
= stand-still there. IA
-Toys for the millions ct Saup's for
young and Old and email nom Ave cents
to five dollars. N#s II
The public schools will be closed
from Friday evening", December 22d,
over the holidays.
Mr.. Stokes, the colored lecturer, has
gone to Caledonia, where be will ex-
hlbit his "Bible paintings this evening.
-Deservedly popular. We mean Or.
Bulls Cough Syrup, for 1t never fails.
Physicians recommend It. 1881
City Jailer Mahanney was out with
the chain-gang yesterday repairing the
sidewalk on Washington avenue near
Eleventh street.
Music, periodicals and magazines Of
all kinds, bound in excellent style and
cheaper than the cheapest at the Cairo
City Bindery. BULLETIN building.
The finest stock of holiday goods ever
brought to the market can be seen at
Phil. H. Saups, who sells them at rock
bottom figures. II.
Winter & Stewart will to-day sell at
auction variety Of goods consisting Of
Furniture. Queensware, Glassware, Gro
cerles, Dress Goods, Carpets, etc.
-Merchspts can buy goods OF me at
barely city prices. Bring your bills and
save drayage and freight on candies.
Will duplicate any order.
If PHIL SAUP.
The Delta City Cornet band is
making arrangements tor ball to take
place at Kluge's hall on New Years
night. The management are determined
to make it grand affair.
Il have now over four thousand
pounds Of choice candies, wholesale and
retail. Dealers can get bargain by cal
ling at Saups, Winters block. II.
Xix, the colored preacher, is whole
team with an extra OK. He Is now con-
Quoting . protracted meeting at his
church, corner of Fifteenth and Walnut
street. ''Sinners are being brought to
see the error of their way by the score.
Remember that Mr.. F. B. Taylor,
the halter, will remain in the city only
q short time. Those having hats to re-
pair, will do we'll to take them in soon.
He Is giving general satisfaction. 2t
BY order of the county commission
ers all persons liable to road labor will
tor the ensuing year, be required to work
four instead of three days as has been the
custom heretofore.
Remember this is no blow, but
mean business: will sell at retail, at
wholesale prices. The exclamation of all
is, II think you are selling at such low
prices" Remember the place, Phil H.
Saup's. If
Fred. Douglass, the celebrated col
ored orator. will lecture in Cairo some.
time during the month OF January. 1t
has been settled that he will lecture here,
but the date remains to be made known.
The Harman-Reeve contested elec-
ton case will come up In the probate
court before Judge Bross on next Mon
day. Both parties to the contest are
getting ready tor the fray.
Cleanliness is near akin to godliaess;
SO have sung all the great poets and phi
losophers from Plato to Carlyle. A Wis.
lon Of the effects Of B. T. Rabbits Best
Soap instantly arises In the minds of all
that peruse the old motto.
Ordinance breakers are scarce now.
a-days, ana our police magistrates are
sad. 1t Is only at long intervals that his
honor has the pleasure OF singing out,
"hve dollars and costs." Times are hard.
The Paducah man who contracted to
make our new levee higher has repudi-
ated his bid !; and now the council will
do the work. Better late than never !;
but 10 might have been done TOR less
money a month or two ago.
e. Q. Spellman, New York; Chas.
L. Sargent. Memphis; j. W. Sullivan,
Vincennes, Ind; w. p. Darrell, Detroit;
P.V. Rathburn, East Pemberton, New
York !; and A. Bloom. OF st. Louis, were
among the guests registered at the st.
Charles hotel yesterday.
Tim. Coyle, driver Of the express
company's team in this city, drives the
finest span OF bays in the city. Tim. has
grown two inches since he has got to
handling the ribbons over the back OF
this fine team. His only fear, however,
is that the company will conclude to
send them to Memphis or Chicago.
Rain Rain Water Water! is the
cry from every quarter OF the city. One
half the cisterns in the city are dry. and
our people are compelled to buy all the
water they use. A good rain of two or
three days duration would not be an I'M
welcome visitor just at this time.
The psrlor concert last evening at
the residence of Mr.. A. Mackie, on
Fifteenth, between Cedar street and JEFF
ferson avenue, was attended by a very
large number of persons, aud was a