The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-29
Local Brevtties.
The Ohio river Is falling.

1.-THE sipe water Is on the rise.
Bread is light and flour raising.
Maj. Kuykendall, Of Vienna, was in
the city yesterday.
Il he baby exposition ought to attract
large AUDIENCES.
This week there will be change in
the city government.
The X. X. X. will give their last
party at the st. Charles, Friday night.
The colored population air them
selves on the streets these fine days.
The finest navy flanel suits in the
city at A. Marx, at only $l3 30. 1w
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Stratton are at
home again after short visit to st.
Louis.
The knights of the Mystic Krew
meet at their hall tomorrow night. See
notice.
City Attorney MCGEE has put on his
official robes, and is now ready tor bus
mess.
The Illinois Central is having the
| levee graded along their track below
Sixth street.
! 1t is about time movement was
made TO celebrate decoration day at
Mound City.
Mistaken again, neighbor. We always
did love light; and that's the reason we
carry lantern.
The bids to rebuild the sidewalks
were referred to the committee on streets,
at the council meeting Friday night.
The barometer was very low last
night and, no doubt, it will be a disa-
| greeable Sunday.
"A baggage master named Sullivan had
his hand severely crushed in coupling
cars on the narrow gauge Friday night.
Sol. Farnbaker is in the city on his
way to New y ork. He has been located
in Dallas, Texas, for the last six months.
Remember the Episcopal sociable at
the residence Of DR.. Dunning on next
Thursday evening.
Sheriff Saup had the notorious Jake
Ackerman in tow again yesterday morn
ing, but on condition that he would
leave the city he was released.
A large line OF white vests at A.
Marx. 1w
Yesterday morning we met Mr.. Sill
yer busily engaged in making prepare.
,ionsfor the baby exposition. Sol is the
iniantile avant-courier OF the show.
Decoration day is only one month
hence, but so far as we are aware, no
steps have as yet been taken for its
proper observance by our people. Who
will start the bail rolling:
-MessTs. Hartman and Silver have
about completed all preliminaries for the
coming baby show. From assurances
received there can be no doubt OF the
success Of the entertainment.
"A Cairo satirist informed US yester-
day that a prominent lawyer and gas
filter Of this city, would be entered un-
der class ''E," at the baby show next
week.
Times are indeed hard. We noticed
a dilapidated son of the Emerald Isle
picking cigar stubs out Of the gntter in
front of the BULLETIN Office yesterday
afternoon.
The initiating committee of
the X. NJ. X. c. should procure the SER
vices OF Prof. Cooke, and learn new
! tricks tina. knock the iortitude out of
all the boys"
A. Marx sells centennial Gains at %
cents. lw
The Rev. Mr.. Dillon-Lee, rector, will
conduct the services as usual at the Epis-
copal church to-day. Hours OF service.
| IL a. m. and 7:30 p. IN. The Sunday
school hour has been changed to $50
a. IN.
Quarterly meeting commenced at
the Methodist Church last evening, and
will continue through to-day. The pre-
siding elder, Rev. Pearce, will preach
the sermon this evening. Sunday school
at the regular hour.
-Rumors of high toned colorcd we'd
ding were in circulation yesterday. One
| old negro remarked that she would buy
some flowers, color them with coffee and
''go to dat weddin' and beat the style
off OF all ov 'em-even de BRIDE"
There was lively row on the John
w. Garrett, yesterday morning, between
two negro firemen, but before either re-
ceived any serious punishment they were
parted by the mate.
-Messrs. Corlis & Rankin, wholesale
and retail dealers in manufactured tobac.
cos and cigars, corner Sixth street and
Ohio levee, have on sale the best five cent
cigars to be found in this market. Try
them.
A. Marx, the popular clothier has
gone East TO purchase complete new
stock OF goods. The goods damaged by
fire at his old stand are being closed ont
rapidly at very low figures. 4-2I-lw.
The latest styles OF spring, s.ifi hats
at A. Marx. lw
Mrs. Garyey, wife of Mr.. Garyey
the carpenter, died at her home in this
city about two O'Clock yesterday. Hel