The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-25
ABOUT THE CITY.

fathers family.
Dan, Hogan, county clerk Of Pulaski
county, was in Cairo yesterday as was Maj
S. o, Lewis of Villa Ridge
Judge o. A. llarkcr, judge Of our cir
cult court, and Mr. Greig, prosecuting at
torney for Saline county, were in Cairo
yesterday.
A fire will be built in the athcncum
this morning and the room kept warm all
day so that parties desiring to attend, need
no; fear an intentionally cold evening at
the X. NJ, X. c, show tonight.
Mr.. j, A. Mclchcr, special agent Of the
Equitable Life Assurance company, of New
York, was in Cairo yesterday, on business
connected with disposition. His hcadqnar.
tiers are ut 1913 Dearborn street, Chicago.
A man whom nobody in the neighbor-
hood could recognize, WAS killed by the ears
at Pulaski station, on Monday. 1t is sup.
posed that he was attempting to steal IL
ride, and losing his hold, fell under the
wheels.
In contemplating the lack Of original
matter in this issue, We find considerable
satisfaction in the reflection that the duties
and enjoyments of the day will be given
precedence, even over reading Of The
BULLETIN.
AS the gentleman, whose Sleigh went
TO wreck in frolt Of 1ilE BULLETIN Office
yesterday, entertained no purpose of giving
US an item, We must show ourselves equal
to the seeming demands of the occasion,
and say nothing about it.
The mortal remains of the late Patrick
o Loughlin were taken TO Villa Ridge for
re-intcrment Sunday morning. A special
train left the foot of Eighth street, convey
ing the Rev. Father Isabelle and numerous
friends to the place of burial
Another day has passed without case
in our police court. Visiting police head.
quarters, yesterday evening, we found no
record of arrests since last Friday. With a
view to the approaching night, the record
contained the following admonitory, but
rather vague hint: Keep q sharp watch on
things
Since we suggested the appointment Of
another constable for service in the Fourth
ward, several gentlemen have called 10 i'm
press upon us the modcsty of our Gain.
The law business Of the precinct amounN to
fully one case in two months This being
true, one constable would be worked to
death.
Til: freight business Of the Cairo and
NinccnneS railroad has 10 increased during
the past few days that it WAS found ncccssa-
ry to double the clerical force. And even
this increased force find that their labors
compel them to trench quite heavily upon
the interval usually devoted to the "balmy"
restCrcr
We were Informed by Judge Bross, yes
tcrlay evening, that there is no perceptibc
in the condition of Mr.. Stock.
fe:h. He is still berclt Of the power Of
speech, and takes no nourishmcnt cxccp;
Dee! broth. His case il q hopeless one but,
fortunately, attended with but little or no
suffering
For the first time in twenty years the
people OF Cairo are permitted TO enjoy
Christmas that presents all the features Of
frozen ground, deep snow and solid ice, that
render the day so enjoyable to the denizens
Of the north. We have a real state-of- Maine
Christmas, and, as our IIibcrnian help would
say, "it would be id Mime not to enjoy
it."
Judge George Mertz, Of Mound City
was in Cairo yesterday. Mcrtz is u terrible
but good ncighbor, and
faithful friend; but if he should enter the
lists for premium on beauty, he'd have
to content himself with the third prize
the editor Of THE BULLETIN carrying off the
first, Of course. John A. Reeve would pro-
badly prancc around with the second.
The Belle Of Shreveport was lying at
the Illinois Central wharf boat Yesterday,
and large force of hands and the /. c. Y.
Rs steam appliances were engaged at the
work Of emptying her immense cargo INTO
the depot, and from thence to the cars,
Among other items of the cargo were nine
hundred hogsheads Of sugar and one thou
sand sacks OF salt. To convey this to its
destination-St Louis nccessitate the
use OF one hundred railroad cars.
The grandcst lunch ever spread IN
Cairo, will be that which Botto and Fogassi
will provide and which the lovers of good
things are invited to discuss at 10 o'clock
to-day. The table will be abundantly sup.
piled with venison, turkey, roast beef game,
fish, all kinds of vegetables and relislies;
and to this toothsomc feast everybody is in