The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-08
q. Mrs. ID. Axtcll was in the city ycstcr-

One drunken man, winding his way
along the ohio levec. yesterday, was the
only intoxicated person we saw in the city.
The types made us say, the other day
that IIink!e, Thistcwood and Moore were
Strengthening 700 hogs daily, The word
weekly should have been used
Where notice is not given to the CON
trary, religious services, ms also the Sunday
schools, will be held to-day at the usual
hours, morning and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Coliss will leave for
Evansville this afternoon. Mr. c. is the
Evansville ticket agent of the st. Louis and
Illinois Southeastern railroad.
We caught the rumor on change, yes
tedray, that there is not barrel of salt in
this city This was probably a iiguratve
expression, however to indicate great
scarcity.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Whittaker's
morning sermon, before the Methodist con
grcgation, will be Church Work" The
evening discourse will be on the subject Of
SUNDAY Schools"
r. NJ. Ward, whose business for years
has been to keep the people cool in the
summer, and warm in the winter time, in
forms our readers Of his ability to supply
them with superior article of coal ut
very low figure.
Read the special notice of Mr.. j. s.
McGahey lie has large and varied sup
ply of lumber to exchange for cash, and
five of those matchless Moline wagons to
exchange for anything that possesses u
marketable value,
--Stuart's reliable dry goods house will
display on Monday, December 8, an ele-
CANT stock OF fancy dry goods and notions
bought expressly for the holiday trade, and
will be offered at prices that will clean them
out by January first.
The steamer John Porter, at our wharf
yesterday, was an object of painful interest.
Her trip from the lower Mississippi to Gal
lspolis, Ohio, will in years to come, form
the basis of story as horrible in its details
as is that Of the Black Hole of Calcutta.
Mr.. John Rces, the Fourth ward baker,
is eiiccting much desired improvements in
his bakery and sales room His spacious
new oven is pronounced success, and en-
ablcs him to supply bread and cakes by the
wagon load, as well as by the dimes worth.
Mrs. p. II. Pope, who had spent some
time in Cairo, visiting her sister, Mrs. j. b.
Taylor, and her brothers, the Mcssrs. Sloo,
left for her home in Chicago, Friday even
ing, her departure being fastened by u tel
cgram informing her Of the illness Of her
husband.
The managers of the Rough and Ready
New Years Eve Ball, are as industrious as
bees in the interest of their undertaking.
With such men as John Koeher, Fred.
IIofhelnz, Sackburger and Schatz to en-
ginccr the affair, there can be no doubt as
to the result The ball will be the biggest
thing of the season.
Mr.. II. H. Candee received letter
yesterday, from his sister, Mrs. A. B. SAT-
ford, informing him Of her purpose TO visit
several localities Of historic interest, and
then settle down for the winter in South
Italy. She was in Paris when the letter was
written; but contemplated an early depar
ture. She was in the enjoyment Of good
health, and had been during her stay on the
continent.
The many friends Of Mr.. Farris, Demo-
cratic member Of the legislature from John
son county, will be panied to learn
that he is supposed to be in the last
stages of consumption, and that his death
may occur at any time. Mr.. Farris is Il
young man of good ability, Of uneXception-
able character, and his death, should it oc-
cur, will be sorely felt rs we'll throughout
the Jlst district, as among his immediate
friends
The Climax basc.burner stove is EOw
confcsscdly the best heater, the most econ
omical, and the handsOmest Of stoves in the
market. Get the Climax as your heater,
and the famous Charter Oak as your cooker,
and if you don't bring happiness into both
the parlor and the kitchen, there is a "screw
loose" in your domestic affairs that stoves
can't remedy. See Charley Henderson,
special notice.
One Of our neighboring exchanges
gives notice that DR.. Reynolds the modest
and unobtrusive, yet widely known and i'm
mcnsely popular apostle Of temperance, will
be in Cairo next Tuesday. We have heard
II stated that the doctor was vending his
way hither; but by what means our neigh
boring contemporary is enabled to fix the
day of his arrival, we don't know. There
is n bare possibility that he, the said cotem-
porary, may be slightly mistaken.
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