The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-24


shay while the sun shines" but they were
making an cnormoug quantity of salt meats
while The snow lasts,
The Illinois Central railroad took for
ward over four hundred bales Of Texas cot
ton on Sunday; and Pete Conant, nj the
head of force Of hands, was loading up
another train yesterday, to 20 forward this
morning.
We call the attention to the fact be-
cause we think it will distinguish lis ms 4
remarkable exception, that we hsvn't re-
ceivcd a single contribution, poctical Of
otherwise, on the subject Of "thc beautiful
snow
Taking up position at the corner ii
Eighth and Washington, our cars were greet
ed by the continuous jingle Of sleigh bells
This was not SO because the streets were full
of scighs; but because those that were out
made themselves so numerous
AT no time within the past twelve
months have we seen drunken men so nu-
mcrous in Cairo as they were yesterday,
The cold weather revived the use of hot
whisky punches, and the man doesn't live
who can drink three Of them, and keep on
the sidewalk,
We are reliably informed that some Of
the customers of Alex. rockingham & Co.,
brokers, l2 Wall street, New York have
made $500 within 30 days from an invest
men; of about 500. rockingham & Co.,
are thoroughly reliable Send for their
Weekly Financial Report sent free,
We believe there will be good turn
ont tomorrow night good audience to
greet the boys Of the X. NJ. X. c. There
is plenty Of talent in the club. The cast is
good one, and we predict that tomorrow
night will he given TO the people the best
amateur performance ever witnessed in the
old Athcneum.
Alderman D. Foley was presented with
a gold medal last evening. by his admirers
and friends in the Fourth ward, as token
of their appreciation of bis services during
the yellow fever scourge in our city. The
medal could not have been bestowed on
ono more worthy or deserving than our
friend Foley.
Among the shipments that We're sent
out from the Illinois Central depot, Sunday
nigh, were seven car loads Of cotton seed
for Chicago. In return for the seed, or
some other equivalent, Chicago is shipping
south, large consignmenis Of cotton seed oil,
about so or Is forty gallon barrels Of winch
were in the depot yesterday.
Ills IN act OF poi;cncso on the part of
the boys. Almost every one of them will
politely asl; you for permission to snow
ball you. Ifyou say mo" they straight
way let loose on you, and until you can get
out Of range, YOU will have occasion to
think that each ineiydual boy is a
mittraiIlansq, charged with snow balls.
Five steamers were hugging the Halli-
day-Phillips wharfboat yesterday afternoon
giving out such scene of business activity
as would move town like Paducah to the
planning Of network of railroads that
would render her the grand center Of the
whole railroad system. In Cairo such
sights are 50 common tina; many will wonder
why VIC mention this one.
The lorcd Mssors Of Cairo, will pub.
licly install their ofiiccrs-elect. on Friday
evening, the 9Th inst. The installation
ceremonies will take place in Schcels' hall,
and will be intcrsperscd with good music.
After the ceremonies are over refreshments
will be discussed; and as the presence OF
music on such occasions, usually means
dancing it will be rather strange if the OK.
pericnca of the evening, proves an oxccp-
ton
Next TO a local in THE BULLETIN. Dan
Hartman adopted the most effective means
Of advertising, yesterday he could think
Of. This was nothing more expensive OF
ingenious than pyramidal frame, over
which was fastened two large colored pic.
lures Of Santa Claus distributing gifts from
Hariman's, the whole drawn about the city
ina delivery wagon. 1t excited the atten-
ton that was most dcsirablc-that of tho
children.
We are told that the bodies Of the vel
low fever dead, recently taken up for rein
tcmcnt, were much decomposcd, and some
of them badly eaten by the rats. The flesl
OF the face, in one instance, had been sc
eaten away as to render recognition impos
sibIe. The graves were quite shallow, anC
AS the collins were not covered sufficient,
toplacc the bodies beyond the influence 0
the summer sun, rapid decomposition fol
lowed as matter Of course.
-Cinder sidewalks have proved such
success that they should be adopted wher