The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-03

Mr.. "A. b, SANFORD has returned from
Springfield.
Geo. w. Corlis. Of Metropolis, /. at
the st. Charles hotel.
The city council will meet in regular
session Oh next Tuesday evening.
The county Jail contains in the
neighborhood Of twenty prisoners.
-Dyas Parker left for Evansville last
evening. He will be absent but few
days.
DIR. Leach 10 still hunting that over
coat. He is persevering, to say the
least.
| Mr.. kupferer, of the well-known IL
quor house OF Joseph Werner &c Co., st.
Louis, Is at Herbert's.
MIR. John @. Hartman, who has been
confined to his home for some time by
sickness, was much better yesterday.
of the st. Louis and Chicago papers
sold In Cairo, the Republican and Chicago
Times have by far the largest circulation.
C. Moerlein's Cincinnati lager beer >,
made from the best barley and hops.
Try it. 1-3l-1m.
--Ex-police officer, Jas. =. LaHue,
after spending nearly two months with
friends in yincennes, has returned to the
city.
The Delta Broom factory is tempo
rarily located at No. l5G Commercial ave-
nue.. Dealers are invited to call and exc
anime stock and prices. 2-3-3t
Jas. A. Vial, the Harrisburg coal
merchant, accompanied by his family,
were among the guests at the st. Charles
hotel yesterday.
Charlie Scott, Billy Goodall and
Whitehead, are still confined in the county
Jail, their case having been continued to
the next term Of the circuit court.
Small blank books kept in stock at
the City Bindery. Sold a. cheap as any
book store in the city. Books of every
size from two to ten quires, or more. IT
AT Herbert's yesterday were J. e
Moore, Clinton, Kentucky; Chas. Eas-
terman. Vineennss Chas. Stephens,
New Madrid /; I. v. Porter, Grand Chain.
There is rise in the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri river, and the ice
gorges are giving way. This being the
case, We may expect ice coming out Of
the Mississippi at this point within the
next forty-eight hours.
Within the last four or Ave days the
Cairo market has been overstocked with
eggs, and the price per dozen has fallen
from thirty and thirty.hve cents to twenty
and twenty-five cents.
The Cairo Casino, not to be out done
by the other societies OF the city. have
made arrangements tor their ninth an
nual masquerade ball to take place on
Monday evening, February 18th.
" stsrday was ground hog day.
and as that individual saw his shadow,
that Axes the weather for another ak
weeks. His hogship has gone into his
hole and pulled the hole in after him.
The Cairo and Vincennes railroad is
in daily receipt OF large consixnments Of
cotton for reshipment to New York and
other eastern cities. We understand this
road 10 now doing more, and more
profitable business than ever before.
The LADIES' Library Association will
meet at Mrs. Hudson's tomorrow (Sa.-
urdsy) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock prompt.
Every member is earnestly requested to
be present, as special business will be
transacted. NJ. X. FORD, Secretary.
The revival at the Methodist church,
under the direction Of Rev. j. ID. Gill
ham, Is increasing in interest. The at
tendance 10 large, and quite a number
have asked for the prayers OF the church,
while several others have united them,
selves with the church.
-O'Brien, one OF the three confidence
men convicted a week or two ago in the
circuit court and sentenced to five years
imprisonment in the penItentiary. has
been removed from the county Jail to st.
Mary's infirmary land is not expected to
live. His entire left side is paralized.
The reading society, an organization
recently started by the younger men,
bers of the Presbyterian church, is In a
dourishing condition, and its meetings
are Of most interesting and instructive
character. At the last meeting held a
few evenings ago, about sixty persons
were present.
We are requested to say thai meet
ing OF the Ladies' Library association
will take place this afternoon at the usual
hour of meeting at the residence of Mrs.
|. B. Hudson, corner of Sixth and Wal
nut streets. A full attendance of men,
bers is earnestly requested, as business
OF importance will come before the assO-
citation for consideration.
The probability now is that there
will be a number OF aspirants for the
city attorneyship at the approaching city
election, and that the contest will be
lively one. We understand Geo. Hem
ricks and Will MCGEE have decided to
enter the list of candidates. AS both are
active and energetic young men, the race
will be an interesting one.
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