The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-25
Local Brevfftes.

City Treasurer Stockfeth though
much improved, is not yet able to leave
home.
The word of this days and hour is
economy" therefore commence to econ
omize by buying boots and shoes of Liv-
ingston. l-24-3t
The colored Methodists are holding
a protractsd meeting, and iare turning
large numbers Of their race from the
ways of the wicked.
Save the money you pay to help by
doing the work yourself. Livingston
adopts this rule. hence he can afford to
sell boots and shoes cheap. 1-24.3t
Small blank books kept in stock a
the City Binaery. Sold as cheap as any
book store in the city. Books of every
size from two to ten quires, or more. If
The foundation for the Narrow
Gauge warehouse on Ohio levee below
the st. Charles hotel, is about done.
The building is to be pushed to compile
ton without unnecessary delay.
About two hundred and twenty Ii.
censes have been issued. About two
thirds Of all the merchants, saloon keep
ers, and others entitled to pay license
have "been to see the captain
The steam ferry-boat, "Nellie
Thomas" lies at the bottom of the river
at Greendeld's landing. She sunk some
time ago, but as yet no efforts have been
made to raise her. 1t ia feared she will
prove total loss.
Mrs. Jones, how is your health this
morning? Thank you madam, much
improved. | bought q bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup last night, and after
the first dose my cough was checked. l
slept well. and have not coughed once
this morning. M
Owen Gillian was before Judge
Bird yesterday on charge of drunken
ness and was sent to labor on the streets
for nine days. Andy Cain and Sargent
made the arrest Walter o Mallory, on a
similar charge, was sent over for five
days.
Livingston sells boots and shoes at
Mattson's old stand, where you can get
80 pairs of childrens' shoes for SI.00 a
pair, 80 pairs OF womans' shoes for Sl.10
pair. so pairs of boys boots at Sl.00 a
pair, and 80 pairs mems boots at 1925 a
pair. l-2+3t.
Mrs. $. Williamson, milliner, CONNER.
cial avenue, opposite Schuh's drug store,
has just received new stock of feathers
and flowers, which she has marked down
to the very lowest figures. This is the
best and cheapest lot of millinery goods
ever offered to the ladies of Cairo. She
invites an examination of her goods.
l2-tf
The members OF the Delta fire COM
pany are anxious tor squirting match
with either of the other companies of the
city. The Delta boys believe they have
machine that can throw more water
and throw it further than any other en-
CINE in the city, and are itching for a
contest. Can't the Roughs or the lIiber.
mans accommodate them:
Tickets for the High school enter
tainment at the Atheneum, on Friday
evening, Jan. Goth, will be % cents fol
adults and children. The tickets may be
procured at the following stores: p. G
Schuh's, Barclay Bros, B. F. Parker's
+. e. Ford's, w. l.. Bristol's and NJ. j
McGauley's; also at the door on Friday
evening. l-24-2t
The city authorities should be impair
tial. All portions OF the city should b'
treated alike. Having left the Fifteenth
street sewer open all the rest should b'
opened. We have on several occasions
lately called the attention of the city an
thorities to the necessity of having the
sewers properly closed, but no attention
was paid to them, and the results that the
city is about to be treated to its annua
dose Of "sipe' water.
Wives are generally alive to the i'm
portance Of keeping their spouses il
good humor. especially when an attacl
Oh the latter's aforesaid purse is contem
plated. TO this end careful watch j
kept oyer affairs in the kitchen, to tn
end of well-seryed breakfasts and goo,
dinners. No less important is well
managed laundry. and to this is abso
lutely essential b. II. Babbitt's Bes
soap..e"s
The following were prOminen
among the guests at the Planters Hous
yesterday: Ex.I.ieut. Gov. Dougherty
Jonesboro; DIR. w. II. Hathaway, Gale
donna; G. Watson Henderson, Ken
lucky Robt. Vint, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
f. b. Hill, Vlnoennes. Indiana 8. W
Waller, Hamilton county, Ills. JOSEPH
Steinberger. Jackson Court House. Ohio
+. H. Custy, Memphis; Z. A. sherland