The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-06
LOCAL POCKET PIECES.

keep the SABBATH holy.
-Next-the baby show.
Cairo hotels are doing a iair bust.
ness.
Fine singing at the Episcopal church
to-day.
Police court was dull place yester-
day. There was nothing done.
The city council will meet again on
Tuesday evening.
Signs Of the preparation for the ice
cream season are apparent.
Sheriff Sanp will visit the country
next week to collect personal taxes.
bargains i'm bleached and brown cot.
tons this week at Stuarts and Gholson's,
We are offering great bargains IL
corsets. STUART q GHcLsoS.
| DIR. AFTER and Mr.. Lewis arrived in
this city yesterday on the afternoon train
One hundred patterns new styles
prints at Stuart d Gholson's on Monday
| morning.
The atheneum was again crowded,
last night and the entertainment gave
very general satisfaction.
Those having fifty cents and an invi-
tation will dance at the X. NJ. X. q. ball
Tuesday night.
Prot. Cooke would make an excel
lent barkeeper. He could furnish any
color of wine all out Of one bottle.
The Ohio river is falling, and in q
few days will be low enough to allow
the sewers to be opened.
City Tailor Mahonev was out with
the chain gang yesterday and did good
service in cleaning Of the street cross
ings.
Stuart e. GhOlson are now Offering
the most elegant line Of ladies', gents
and children's hose eyer shown In this
city, which they are offering at prices
that defy competition.
-Thistlewood & Co., commission
merchants have removed to the Phillis
building, corner Of Tenth street and
Ohio levee.
Rev. Thomas Jefferson Shores is still
pastor of the church at the corner of
Tenth and Cedar streets. Rey. Shores
has fine congregation.
The city is well supplied with beg
gars. That about halt Of the whole
number are thieves scarcely admits Of a
doubt.
On account of the disagreeable
| weather the festival of the ladies OF the
Episcopal church will be postponed to
May 24th.
The cane brigade will probably be
out to -day. They present dazzling
appearance with their white vests, pic
adilly collars, and vanished canes.
MIR. Jas. Johnson, Of the Illinois
Central, will leave in few days tor q
trip through Texas. Mr.. johnson goes
on business for the Central.
The strawberry festival that was to
have taken place may 10th, under the
auspices OF the ladies OF the Presbyterian
church, has been postponed until May
oath.
The revival at the Free VIII Baptist
church (colored), corner of Fifteenth and
Walnut streets, is still in progress Rev.
Rix is the boss preacher, and is 4uccess
in drawing sinners from their evil ways.
Circuit court will convene two weeks
from tomorrow. The grand jury will
be instructed to Investigate several
charges against saloon keepers for selling
to minors.
Rev. G. c. NOyes. Of Evanston, who
is in the city visiting at the residence OF
Hon. John NJ. Lansden, will preach in
the Presbyterian church to-day, both
morning and evening.
Those who were disappointed in get
ting cork cOrsets last week, can be sup.
piled by calling early, as we have just
received new lot, of all numbers.
5-G.3t. o. HAWTHORN & Co.
A regular meeting OF the Rough and
Ready fire company will take place at
their hall, tomorrow, Monday evening,
at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of elect
ing officers tor the ensuing year. Every
member is requested TO be present
There will be services at the Metho-
dist church, corner OF Eighth and Wall
| nut streets at the regular hours to-day,
m orning and evening. Rev ID. G. Gill
ham will ofiiciate. Sunday school at
three o'clock p. N.
Mo Partially will be shown at the
baby show next Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. The committee to award the
prizes are not to know the names Of the
babies entered and hence 10 Partially
can be shown in awarding the prizes.
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The party announced by the Mys'
terious Knights is under the management
| OF gentlemen who have had much expe-
rience in that line, and they assure us
that the affair will be one deserving the
attendance OF the most discreet.
-Jackson!county has sent a delegation
to Springfield to work for the passage 81
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