The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-25

The Centennial Leap Year Club give
their first ball tonight at Scheel's hall.
Judge Green returned from New
York on Thursday morning.
John Prucss wants to sell his hunt
ing dog. Who wants to buy?
There was a fair attendance at the
Presbyterian sociable at the parsonage
last evening.
WIN. Z. Quinby, Of the Detroit,
Michigan, Free Press, was In the city
yesterday on his way to New Orleans.
The regular weekly sale Of tobacco
will take place at the Planters warehouse
this morning.
AT six o'clock last evening, the Ohio
river marked Al 1t. IN. on the gauge, .
fall OF 8 In. In the previous "a hours.
"A Chicago firm has the contract for
lowering Winters block, and are ex-
pected to complete the job in few days.
EST. Patrick's day in the morning."
will soon be here, and In what manner
shall It be celebrated In Cairo is question
with our Irish citizens.
The Harker vs.. kuykendall contest
ell election case will be argued after all,
the "big talk" to come of in the Pu-
laski county circuit court to-day.
Judge Bross is pushing business in
probate court. The Judge believes in
the motto: business before pleasure
and conducts his court on that principle.
"A further decline OF two feet will be
sufficient to allow the sewers to be
opened, aud then, adieu sipe water.
Let us pray.
j. s. Hinckley, superintendent j.
+. Hinckley. engineer, and j. W. Wentz,
general passenger and freight agent Of
the Cairo and st. Louis narrow gauge
railroad. were in the city yesterday.
e. W. Andrews and Geo. w. Smith,
of Murphysboro, were In the city last
evening. Mr.. Andrews lett by the Mis-
ssisppi Central train this morning for
New Orleans, to attend Mardi Gras.
"A good time at the Turner ball, on
the 10th inst. Costumes and masks Of
every description can be had at Phil
Saup's.
-"Oh, say, are you going to the mas
querade sociablc?" Is now the first ques-
ton asked when two young ladies meet,
aud the reply. in nine cases out Of ten,
"you bet"
The man DeGrath Is vocalist of no
mean ability, and sings Of his "darling
little wife" with tenderness and pathos
truly touching. The question Is, which
one OF his wives does nc consider his
"darling?"
Railroad facilities between Mound
City and Cairo are SO complete that at.
torneys having business in the Pulaski
circuit court, now In session, can make
the trip on foot. w. Il. Gilbert, Esq.
walked to and from Mound City OH We'd
nesday.
Have you seen Tom. Collins? He
was before his honor Judge Bird yester-
day on charge Of drunkenness, plead
guilty and was sent to the Hotel De Nc
earthly. where he may be interviewed fol-
the next two days. Sheehan made the
arrest.
AT a late hour last night a report
was prevalent to the effect that the jury
in the BabcOck trial had rendered YER
dict of"not guilty" The report Is sale
to have been received by telegraph t.
this city, but to whom the dispatch was
sent we could not learn.
Remember the Turner's masquerade
ball to be given on Tuesday evening,
Goth inst. Come and sec the fun. Ticket
can be obtained at p. g. Schuh's drui
store; Louis Hcrber's saloon on TIN
Levee f. & W. Buder's, and at Henr!
Schick's, on Commercial avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
For sometims past number OF boy
aged from sixteen upwards, hav'
been IN the habit Of congregating Ia -
loon on the levse near the corner ofSixtl
street, where they were allowed TO en-
gage In all kinds Of games At cards. Thu
fact coming to thu ears Of officers Brown
and O. Msley, they notified the proprietor
to discontinue the practice, or they woul'
have to enforce the law on him. In