The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-27

'.iorllm," they would have felt that the
injunction "bc good to YOURSELF means;
"send the printers u midnight pitcher OF
Christmas cgg-nog."
The Blandvillc Odd Fellows joined in
a most enjoyable dance, Christmas night I;
and the fantastic toes of the citizens were
trippcd IN the same hall, the night follow
inr. The Blandvillc folks have learned the
scent of social enjoyment, and profit by their
knowledge.
A white-skinncd man named Charles
Collins absorbed all the whisky he could
hold, and straightway made beast of him
self, by exposing his nakedness in public
places. Upon the double charge Of drunk
cness and an indecent exhibition OF his per-
son, he was fined $l2 and costs, which he
will cancel by stay Of u days in the Gala
boosc.
Henry Harmon and Thomas OMaly
celebrated Christmas in a roaring spree.
They were equally ready for trolic or
fight, and desired it generally understood
that they'wcrc the "aolliest old dogs in the
city. The entry made in the judges docket
yesterday, under each Of their names, indi-
Gates that the "jolly old dogs" have just en-
tered upon five days term in the Gala
boosc.
The great steamer John W. Cannon has
had test of speed with the Natchez,
Leaving New Orleans together few days
400, Cannon won the lead when thirty
miles out, and kept it all the way to
Natchcz, leaving the Empress of southern
waters" sevcra miles behind. This
is a grand triumph for the
Cannon, for nobody need be told that as
racer, the Natchcz is mo SLOUGH"
We call attention to the Christmas Fcs-
tival to be held at Temperance Hall Satur-
day evening for the Sunday School of the
Episcopal church--a grand good time to be
expected. We understand very fine stcrc
opticon has been procured especially for
the occasion, which with the Christmas Tree
and beautiful Christmas Carols will make q
pleasing as well as instructive entertainment
The festival will commence at 80 o'clock
The public generally are invited.
There was quite an accident on the
Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans railroad
last Saturday A freight train ran into q
nav car near Grand Junction, badly injur.
ing the engines, smashing up the pay car
and instantly killing Patrick Doyle, the
freight engineer and the porter of the pay
car, whose name we did not learn. Mr.
Berl. the paymaster, was badly stunned and
for time was unconscious; but he soon re
covered, and it is thought he sustained nc
serious injuries.
THE BULLETIN asks the indulgence Of
ITS friends for its failure to bestow upon tint
holiday reunions that have been held, the
notices they deserve. A lengthy notice Of
the Arab ball, with much other local mat
ter, was Withdrawn from the hands of tho
printers at two o'clock this morning; other
wise, the issue of the paper would have
been delayed. Frozen steam-pipes, and ,
short force of help furnish apartial explain
alton for the delinquency for which we ask
the charity Of indulgence.
One Edward Foster having imbibed OF
the fighting fluid, made a violent assaultup
on his friend Isaac Wilson, on Wednesday
and gave Isaac divers and sundry sever
thumps. Isaac sued before Squire Robin
son, but after thinking the matter over
how that the whisky and not Ed. Foste
had given him his sore ribs, he concludes
that, nasmuch as Foster had "punshed
the whisky, he'd let the matter drop. II
therefore failed to appear and prosecute hi
t;and Foster paying the cost, the matte
was ignored, without further ado about it,
--Molie Lewis and Fannie Walker, deni
zens of the pestifcrous locality below FIT
street, engaged in a noisy, vicious Christ
mas contest of hair-pulling and dress-tcal
ing, that would, had there been no lntcrier
cnce, have left both of them naked an,
bald. Unfortunately peacemaker inter
icred, and separated them before either q
them had been sufficiently punished, As
consequence it dcvoIvcd upon Bird to fms
the punishment by inflicting upon each
fine Of s. and the inseparablc official condi
mcnts. Having bankrupted themselves b
the purchase Of Christmas peanuts and tai
iy, they substituted nine days stay in tn
caaboose for cash transaction with the pc
lice court.
There is no special cause for rivalr
between Chicago and ST. Louis, and certain
~ no good reason why either Of those cite
should be jealous Of Cairo Cairo has il
tributary country, large enough, when de
veloped to It's full capacity, to sustain