The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-22

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/. lying dangerously i'll at her home in
that city.
! trial of Mr.. James Il. Lane. for the shoot
ing Of the negro Storias, now goinng on in
the circuit court.
Ladies contributing 10 the supper for
the leap year party will please send their
donations TO the vacant store room in
DR.. Wardner's building on Commercial
avenue on Friday. January 18th.
Holders of invitations to the Ccntcn.
uial Leap Year party. can procure tick
cts by applying at Robbins music store
or the residences Of Mrs. WIN. Winter,
Mr.. c. {. T.. Co.'S, Mrs. DR.. Smith, or
Mrs. Wood Rittenhou.c.
Mrs. T.. d. Mathuss, who is visiting
In Evansville. was n passenger on the
train that wa. 80 badly wrecked on the
Cairo q Vincennes road on Wednesday
morning.
Pace q Elliott have new brand Of
flour. "Centennial." millcd from the
best winter wheat. which. for baking
qualities cannot be eXcelled. and CONSUME
crs will find il to their advantage to call
upon them.
The pay ear on the Cairo y Vim
csnnes railroad, with Paymaster Oakley
and safe full OF money, started out yes
terday morning for a trip along the line,
fol- the purpose Of making the employees
Of the company happy by paying their
months wages.
The Centennial Association will meet
on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. at the
residence OF Mrs. DIR. Wardner, to CON-
plcte arrangement. for the Leap Year
party. All committees are urgently r,-
questcd to hand ia their reports upon
that occasion.
The ladies of Jonc,boro. following
the emplc OF their sister. IN this city, gave
grand Calico Leap Year party at Odd
Fellows hall in that village last night. A
large crowd was in attendance, aud the
affair was a most enjoyable one.
Mrs. William Winter. Mrs. Wood
iitte Ahou.c, Mrs. &. W. Henderson. Mrs.
NJ. +. Gilbert. Miss lizzie Steele. Mr..
Thomas Winter. and Miss Annie Pitcher
will act a floor manager, at the Leap
Ncar.party. to be given by the Ladies'
Centennial Association at the Il. Charles
hotel next Friday night
The unfortunate woman spoken of
in this paper few days ago, still letters
about the whariboats at the levee, un-
needed and uncarsa for. and 1t seems
strange that our authorities cannot lind
some means by which she will at least
be furnished with a place suited to her
condition.
The musical talent displayed at the
concert given by Mrs. Saunders, at the
Athcneum on Wednesday night, and at
the banquet given TO the physicians at
knights Templar hall on Thursday
night. by the ladies and gentlemen OF
this city, was Of the most superior quail
ity, and Cairo has right to be proud, rs
she is, OF possessing such musicians.
Mrs. ID. AXtcl. wife OF Mr.. ID.
AXtel of the ST. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southern railroad.i. valuable acqui-
sition TO the musical world of this city.
She won glowing praises from our most
iastidIous musical critics, by her charm
ing rendition of "E.meralda,' at the
banquet rendered the physicians at
knights Te-nplar Hall on Thursday night,
and our musical people look upon her as
leading spirit among them.
1t will soon be time for the Mardi
Gras cxcur,ionists from various points on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to Mem
phis and New Orleans, to pass through
Cairo. Large parties of ladies and gen.
tlemcn OF Louisville, Cincinnati, Evans
ready engaged passage on the steamers
running South, to carry them TO the
great festival, and they will, no doubt,
on their way down and back, pay MS
a visit and ":ee the sights
The Georgia minstrel, gave their
first performance at the Atheneum last
night, to large audience. They are line
in every respect and give first class and
amusing entertainment Ofthis celebrated
organization. the Boston Traveller says ::
"They have burst on us like an avalanche.
aud taken the town by storm. The conf
pany has made an immense hit in this
city, All the reserved seats are sold long
before the performances begin, and the
house is Tiled byu fashionable audience
one rarely seen al minstrel enter.
tainmeu,. The rush 10 see them Is ua-
PARALLEL in the history of minstrclsy.
The performance of this band of rcJl
minstrclS are received with the highest
enthusiasm. They fairly overflow with
grotcsquc humor, which touches sympa-
thetic chords In The audience. 1. 900
people attended their four weeks per-
iorinances here. II seems almost sad to
think that their STAG cannot be made
| longer; they will be welcome whenever
they may come back
The troupe will appear ior The last
Time tonight, when all who relish gcnu'
inc minsirclsy should he on hand. Rs
served seats can be Obtained at Hart