The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-19

position, and then the position must seek
him. Any intimation that he must cut his
hair. TO be made prescntablc at the delivery
window, will be resented as IN insult.
Tile Cairo managers of the Anna Mas
aucrade Christmas ball. to be held in U.s.
sery's opera house, in that city, are Mr.
Frank VanDorcn and Mr., Thomas Morgan,
Several of our Cairo young folks have signi'
fed purpose TO go up and participate
"Im-askcd" myself; but circumstances, etc.
Ice onthc slaughter house pond, yestcr-
day, invited the presence Of the skaters q
our city, and during the whole day the
chances for healthy pastime and recreation
were improved. Too many skate owners in
the persons of our school boys, played
"hookeyn in order to have their share of the
fun while il lasts.
Mr.. B. F. Blake seems to be full hand
ed with business. Everybody seems to be
in pressing need of the sign and housepaint-
err the glazier, the paper hanger, the cal
sominer and the graner, and all at the same
time; but everybody is accommodated with
neatness and dispatch peculiar to the
Blake establishment.
The fonr railroad locomotives that
oe~il be seen across tho Ohio, yesterday
afternoon, hurrying hithcr and thither in
the Kentucky woods, formed an interesting
business spectacle but one that would, u
hundred years ago, have scared the redskin
from under his scalp, uut of his war paint,
smack into the Ohio river Ugh!
There will be q free show across or
above the street, this afternoon, at thecorne
Of Sixth and Commercial, the show consist
ing of a tight rope performance. Prof. Bald
win, the rope walker, is renowned in this
role, and will give the public something
new and thrilling. The public, everybody
can come and see, without money and with
out price.
We regret to learn as we did last even
ing that there are but slight hopes of Mr.
Stockfeths recovery. The paralysis, at
first confined to his right arm, has so extend
ed that his whole body is involved, having
slight use of his left arm only. Cases like
his are usually regarded as beyond the CON
troll of any means known TO the medical
fraternity.
IF any of our citizens should get on "a
high horse during the holidays, and dash
along the west side Washington avenue
sidewalk between Eighth and Ninth streets.
under the low awnings Of that locality, he
would make a fearful scattering of boots,
shoes, hats, caps, carpets, dry goods and
clothing. The mixture never would be sat
isfactorily untangled,
A white horse attached to buggy in
which Lee Boicourt and another individual
were seated, dashed away from Powers liv-
cry stable, down Washington avenue yes
tcrday, at rate that promised to tear
everything to pieces, not excepting the two
men themselves. Boicourt jumped, turned
a somersault, alighted on his feet, while his
partner maintained his seat and finally
brought the maddencd animal to his senses.
Mr.. Henry Rupert, who at one time
was an employee Of Messrs Blake & Co., is
now in Fort Scott, Kansas Writing to
Cairo friend, Mr.. X. says that his uncle has
in contemplation the establishment of
paint and wall paper house in Cairo. not
dissimilar in character to that of Mr.. Blake.
Mr.. Rupert has many friends in Cairo who
will be glad to welcome him back again,
especially If he comes under the auspices
indicated
We hear it stated that the propriety of
spreading daily free lunch in the Reform
club rooms, will form topic for discussion
before the meeting Of the club on Friday
evening next. 1t is thought it will keep
many citizens out of temptation they subject
themselves to every day by visiting saloons
where free lunches are spread. 1t is per-
haps unnecessary to say to those who may
wish TO take part in the discussion, that a
necessary condition precedent is to attend
the meeting.
Burglars broke into Mrs Scott Whites
cellar some time before daylight, yesterday
morning, and carried away large quantity
of canned fruit, apple butter, sweet pota-
toes in fact, all the edibles the rascals
could lay their hands on From the bulk
of the goods taken away there must have
been two or more persons concerned in the
burglary, or several trips were made, if one
burglar only was concerned The family
received no intimaton Of the loss, we hear,
until this morning.
A dressed hog weighing 500 or GOO
pounds, was lying on the porch of the pack
ing house yesterday, not awaiting the
cleayer Of the cutter, for the carcass had
had too much close atmosphere. It had
been shipped to Cairo in IA close car and
had become heated on the way. Of course
II will he difficult to satisfy the simmer that