The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-29

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VAS IN the city yesterday. d.
--Bishop McLaron LEFT this city 10,
Chester on Monday evening.
A little child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
GaIligan was buried yesterday.
New Year callers should procure
their cards al the BULLETIN office.
The Rev. NJ. Rearden, Of Memphis
was guest at the st. Charles Yesterday
Mr.. Frank Howe, OF the frm Of Chas
N. Howe & Co., returned from New Or
leans yesterday.
Tomorrow Il Thanksgiving, snt
business In this city will be general )
suspended.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Stafford were ex
pected home from Champaign and Chi
cago last night.
Dealers In wood and coal appreciate
this kind of weather. There Is million,
In it---for them.
The sale Of damaged goods will b.
continued on Halliday 4 Phillips wharf
boat to-day. Bargains.
The narrow gusge railroad lie said &c
be doing a thriving business. both in it,
passenger and freight traffic.
This is the season for revivals among
the cOlored christians. Rev. Rix's
church is In full blast every eight.
Judge William II. Green OF this city.
is attending the Masssc county circui.
court. now Ia session at Metropolis.
"A new picket fence around the EpIs.
copal church on Fourteenth street adds
greatly to the appearance Of that edltice.
-Leinp's lager beer took the first pre-.
MUM at the centennial. Andrew Lollr
is the agent at Cairo for this celebrated
beverage.
The Cairo public schools are in -four.
ishiDg condition. The attendance OF
scholars is very large in nearly every
department.
Miss Jennie Mcclure and sister,
daughters Of MIR. Thomas Mcclure, OF
Clear Creek. were registered at the ST.
Charles yesterday.
Miss Lucia Buyg. daughter Of Judge
Bugg Of Blandville. Kentucky, Is a guest
at the residence OF Mr.. Samuel Wilson,
on Eighteenth street,
This ia to give notice tina, all citizens
troubled with Cough or Cold should at
once procure bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Price % cents. T4ll
Mr.. j. o. Wilson, a prominent mr..
chant Of Chicago, and general agent tor
the Atlas Insurance Company OF that
city. ia in Cairo. He lie registered ut the
81. Charles.
"A runaway horse on Washington
avenue OIL Monday evening, literally d. .
molished a wagon, several sign posis. =
wheelbarrow or two, and played hob
generally.
MIR. 3. F. Parker rs about TO cor +.
m-nce the erection Of iIcw cottage OF
Eleventh street, near DIR. Brigham's resi-
dence. The material for the house Is now
On tie ground.
john Poor's new house on Eleventh
street nea! Cedar will so n be ready to
move into" 1t is q nea. cottage. and
adds much to The appearance OF the
neighborhood.
Dogs and children are the principal
productions Of the barracks. Five chill
drrn and three dogs to the family Is the
average. and they are the meanest kind
OF dogs, at that.
M. Thurman. Of Memphis, James T.
Ballard and r. W. Babbitt. OF st. Louis
and Z. G. Holden, of Chicago. were
among the arrivals at the ". Charles yes
terday.
The ladies Of the Presby terrain
church will give parlor concert at the
residence Of A. Mackie, on Fifteenth
street. two weeks from last evening, the
18th OF December.
The German school house on Four.
teenih street, is approaching completion.
and will soon be ready tor occupation.
When completed the building will be
mort comfortable than eyer.
There will DO union thanksgiving
services Of the Methodist and Prsbyte.
fisn churches held In the church Of the
latter congregation tomorrow. All arc
invited to attend.
The government forces are still at
work on the river bank at or near the
foot OF graveyard ridge. The work be-
ing done is of q substantial character.
Go out and take look at it.
"A mule, sold at auction yesterday
morning on Ohio levee, changed hands
several times In the course OF a few min
utes. The lucky men were those who
succeeded in getting rid of the mule.
The oyster supper and sociable given
By the Methodist church ladies last night
turned out to be = decided su cess.
There WAS very large attendance Of
both 5 Dung and old people, who spent
their money freely.
The county commissioners have made
a levy Of 30 cents on each one hundred
dollars Of the taxable property Of the city