The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-27
Local Rreyities,

crystal saloon every evening NJ
o'clock. l.4u
The Salvor, No. 2, laying at the foot
OF Eight street Is receiving new coat OF
paint.
The alarm OF fire last evening Was
by burning chimney In the
upper part Of the city.
&C. w. Wheeler & Co.'s cord wood Is
still coming in on the vincennes and
Narrow-Gauge railroads.
Miss Callie Coons, one Of Dongola's
fair daug hters, is visiting at the residence
OF Mrs. VIM. Walt, up town.
Shell oysters jast received at the
Crystal saloon. HAIRY WALLER.
ll-20
DIR. Robt. Bryant, proprietor Of the
Planters house, Of Dongola, passed
through the city yesterday.
sheriff Saup Is still In the country
collecting taxes. lie will be through
with the country precincts In q few days.
-First-class day board at the
Planters House, Sl8 per month.
The tug Q. II. Pierce has, We are 10.
formed, left for parts unknown taking
with It several gamblers. etc. A good
ridance of bad rubish this.
A force Of hands are now at work
completing the Cairo and 81. Louis rail-.
road coal dump In this city. We UNDER
stand that the work will be finished In
about ten days.
They say John Gossman's happy,
and that he's chuck full Of joy because
he Is the pappy Of bouncing baby boy.
May both John and bis boy live forever.
-First-class day beard at the
Planters House. Sl8 per month.
Hon. A. II. Irwin Is at home for a
few days. He went to Tn ebes or Goose
Island on the steamer Ste. Genevieve on
Sunday evening, and was expected TO re.
turn yesterday.
The Chas. Morgan. which landed at
our wharf yesterday, had on board a
goodly number Of ladies and gentlemen
bound TOR Memphis and New Orleans,
who came ashore aud tool stroll about
our city.
-First-class day board at tn.
Planners House, Sl8 per month.
The management OF the Missis.
sppi Central railroad have found II nee.
sary to attach extra sleeping coached 70
the south going trains for the accommo,
datlon Of people to New Orleans TO at.
tend Mardi Gras.
The solemn services for Pope Plus TX.
will be held In the German Catholic
church, corner of Walnut and Cross
streets, to-day, Wednesday morning,
9th inst, at 8 o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to the public to attend.
Miss Carrie Hill will to-day leave for
some northern city Of note, the name OF
which has slipped our memory, where, In
all probability, she will accept a lucrative
situation as music teacher. The bes:
wishes Of many friends 60 with her.
The beautiful tramps who have SC
numerically been forced to quit the en-,
CINE houses. Can now be seen during
tho day standing at tho street corners
and On the wharfboats with hands In
their pockets and sleeping in box cars n
night.
--Some Of our people are talking abou
going to Memphis and New Orleans Il
see the sights In those cities on Mardi
Gras day. We don't want to preven
people from leaving this city by force
but we are satisfied that those who mis-
Mardi>Gras day IL Cairo will miss NOR,
than they now pretend to believe.
For seed potatoes, choice ap.
pies. butter. eggs, etc., go to g
Il. jackson b Co.'s, No. 81, Ohio
Levee. 2,s.lm
Attention Is called to the notice else
where In this issue Of the BULLETIN In
wiling sealed proposals for con,ractiu,
three miles Of railroad embankment. a,
extension Of the Mississippi Central rail
road from Fillmore to q point opposit
this city. For fall particulars see III
advertisement referred to. The work
TO be done between April lat aud Jul
LIST.
--Wc learn that the revival at III
Methodist Church which closed las
Sunday evening, resulted IN the additio,
Of some sixty members to the church
and also In placing the membership d
the church upon a better working foo.
Ing than II has ever occupied before. Th
Young Peoples meeting was largely at
tended on Monday and last evenings, On,
VIII be held from 10 minutes to half pas
7o'clock this evening. Hereafter thes
meetings will be held on Tuesday even
Ing OF each week and before prayer NEE,
Ing on Wednesday and preaching o.