The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-06

Remember the Arabs Ball, Christmas
night. 1t will be the grand feature Of our
holidays.
Members of the Cairo Taxpayers
association should bear in mind that the
regular monthly meeting Of the association
will be held in squire Comings' office tins
evening, commencing at o'clock.
The City OF Caro-, or rather its public
buildings and better class Of private resi-
dcnces, will be illustrated in the February
number of the st. Louis Magazine. Mr.
Benton, who has been canvassing the city
with that view, has met unexpected and
most gratifying sucsess. He expresses the
opinion that the sale of his illustrated num-
Der among our citizens will reach 10000 or
10000 copies.
Carl Peters and brother propose starting
an extensive poultry yard or hcnnery, on Syc-
amore near Thrty-fourth street The OBJ
cct will be to raise chickens, provoke hens
into the laying of numerous eggs and to
supply our citizens with eatable chickens,
and eggs of unquestioncd freshness. A
delivery wagon will be put on the road ms
soon as the hennery commences yielding a
surplus Of eggs and chickens.
Every male inhabitant of Alexander
county, not excepted by the fortunate cir
cumstancc that he lives within the corporate
limits of Cairo, or by the less fortunate cir
cumstancc of his being fifty years OF age,
will be required to perform five days labor
on the public roads of the county, during
the year 1870, or render to the supervisor
of his district, just and fair equivalent in
money. The labor must be performed
within the district where the liable party
resides, and under the direction Of that i'm
pcrious autocrat, known as a supervisor
Among other proceedings had before
the county board, yesterday, were the fol-
lowing. Petition of Jacob Cotncr, asking
for privilege to open private wagon road,
without expense to the county, granted
Repairs on bridge over Sections creek on
the line of the Ullin and Cape Girardeau
road ordered to be made under supervision
of commissioner Brown. III. Mulcahcy,
Nick llunsaker and John II. Foster appoint
ed to view route of new road commenc-
ing at or near Rcmmick's old farm in Lake
Mlligan precinct, and running thence
along the Mississippi river to point at or
near the farm of Andrew Nau, on the Cairo
and Thcbes road. made their report to
which John II. Walker objected, in this,
that while he was willing that the road
should be opened through his land, without
cost to the county, to the width OF thirty
feet, he was unwilling to surrender &c feet
on any conditions. The board concluding
that such modification would not interfere
with the utility of the new road, and that
the acceptance of Mr.. Walkers offer would
be to the advantage Of the county in an
economic view, the modification was con-
sentcd TO, and the supervisor Of the district
was ordered to proceed with due dis
patch and open the road as viewed and
modified entire day, of the
4tl instant, was consumed by the
board IN examining the reports of
supervisors of county roads.-Cpon
opening the bids on file for publishing the
proceedings Of the board, and such adver
tisements as might be ordered by it, 1t was
found that bids had been received from j.
II. Oberly & Co., of The WEEKLY Bull
LETIN. and II. +. Potter, of the Argus
Journal. The bid Of THE BULLETIN being
held MS the lowest and best, the contract
for the year ending December 3lst, 1870,
was awarded to that paper; and the chair
man of the board and county clerk were
directed to execute tie contract
The oyster supper, or more properly
speaking, the supper with oysters, that was
spread in the Reform club reading-room,
last night, by the ladies Of the NJ. E.
church, presented such a tempting album
dance, that we are almost surprised that the
impecunlous hungry people of the city, did
not organize and take possession OF it.
There were six tables spread, and all of
them presented glitter Of Furnished knives
and forks. snow white cloths and table
ware. that rendered the edibles they con-
tanned irresistably persuasive to everybody
who had not already eaten to safety. The
ladies excelled themselves in this affair, and
it will be sometime, we predict, before an
other supper of such varied com
position, and so tastefully spread, will
tempt our people to excess in eating
There were turkey, chicken, ham, sliced
roast beef, veal, chicken salad, cold slaugh,
celery, pickles, snowy rolls, butter fruits
cakes of every description, and all the ct
ceteras that play the part of appetizers, and
excite people to voracity. Numbering the
tables to suit our own fancy, we place them
under the control of the following named
ladies': Table No, I, supervised by Mrs
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