The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-18

and baskets for the Holidays at Mrs. s
WiIlianlsons.
Thomas Borum. at one time n resident
of Cairo, but later of Murphysboro, is again
in the city. and installed in the watchmak-
ing establishment Of his complaccnt step
father, Mr.. II. Houpt
Lon Lem, |. G.. II. Il. section boss, had
his leg badly hurt, about week ago, by
the falling of a railroad tic. The injury
was so severe that Mr.. Lem, even now, finds
locomotion most difficult.
The dance at the Reform club rooms
was ordinarily well attended last night, al
though the participants as is usual at all
the hops given by the club, enjoyed them
selves extraordinarily well.
1T is reported that DR.. j. c. Fisher, Of
Chicago, will arrive in Cairo, in few days
to take the place Of DR.. Reyes, in the ma
rine service here, DR.. X. having been as
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Persons who are compelled to 'pcdcs-
trinaten extensively on Washington avenue
between Eighth and Ninth streets, will well
come the new sidewalk just below Ninth.
1t displaces the worst section Of sidewalk in
the city.
The L. s. & l.. S. held their meeting at
the residence of Mrs Riley, last evening,
having changed the programme as to the
place Of meeting 1t would have been
neighborly in Our ncighbor" to have
stated this fact.
1t was announced some time ago that
the passenger trains of the Cairo and Vim
cennes road would stop at Harrisburg for
meals, and not at Stoncfort, as they have
done hitherto The Harrisburg Chronicle
says that Harrisburg "grubs" few freight
hands; mary passenger"
The Murphysboro Era lllinoisan says,
I'VE hear Judge Mulkey favorably spoken
of as candidate for supreme judge. Judge
Mulkcy would certainly make an excellent
supreme Judge, and his opinions would
command the respect and admiration Of the
ablest lawyers of our country"
The boys and women who are seen
gathering up coal about the coal cars on the
levee, are not averse to levying occasional
contributions upon the cars themselves. So
very materially have car loads Of coal been
diminished, during the present coal wealth
er, that the owners of the coal think Of set
ting watch.
The music for the Delta dance tonight,
will be furnished by MessrS. Boicourt,
Swoboda, Bross, Herbert and Lentz, the
last named gentleman using fine new
flute, presented to him as birthday gift.
The music will be of the choicest kind
the gentleman named knowing exactly how
to produce it.
The efforts Of Messrs. Strobe, Pennc-
baker and Stewart to establish Baptist
Sabbath school in Cairo, have been crowned
with success that can scarcely fail to be
gratifying, as well to the Baptists of Cairo
as to the gentlemen named, The school is
an interesting one, and is in really flour
ishing condition.
The yiolets that venturcd to show
themselves in the side yard of Mr.. and Mrs |
Walters home, formed bright, beautiful |
spectacle but the present cold snap has adj |
monished them that they were "leetle" too |
forward. There is moral lesson covered |
by this floral experience, by which almost
any Of us might profit.
AS not one white man in 100000 ever
attains the age of l05 years, and as great
many cOloIed men DO reach that age, we
took it for granted, on hearing the facts We
published in connection with the name of
Enoch Raines, that he was a colored man.
lie is white man, it is said, as well in the
color of his politics and character, as in the
color Of Ills cuticlc
Since the G. & V. company has already
incurred four Of the expense, why not
incur the other fifth, and establish street
railway, say from the companys freight
headquarters on Fourth street, to Twentieth,
and thence along Twentieth to the court
house. 1t would be a big thing for the
papers to talk about, and, during court
time, if not at all times, would be self.sus-
tanning.
Sometime during Tuesday night,
| thief, who had one or more coniederates at
hand, effected an entrance into Fred. Itch
mans tobacco store, and carried away to-
bacco and smokers goods of the value Of
$25 or $50. 1t is thought that the same
burglars ransacked Ince's gun shop, who
lost goods Of about the same value as those
lost by lehman. The rascals had not, I'D
to yesterday evening, been arrested.
We give below list of the officers of
the Cairo commandery, installed Monday
evening, with interesting and impressive
public ceremonies, viz; Eminent Comman-