The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-18

only know that Mr.. Yost has powerful
influences operating in his behalf
that may have greatly forwarded his caus'
during the past twenty-four hours. Gen
tlcmen Of Cairo greet your future post
master, Capt. Casper Yost--- or Cap
tain W. P. Wright
There seems to be mania prevailing
among the children Of the city to possess
themselves of the Almanacs that are giver
away by the druggists. So unrcasonably
heavy have these demands become, that
some Of our druggists refuse to longer honor
them. Any person is entirely welcome to a
copy; but it was not intended that they
should be gycn out by the dozen copies to
children who have no earthly use for them
Mr., Henry Clay Sexton, chief Of the
st, Louis lire department. having been in
vitcd to deliver lecture before the Cairo
Reform club, has signifed willingness to
accept the invitation. Although for years
at the head Of fire department, where the
/ temptations TO indulge were strong and
numerous, Mr.. Sexton never tasted drop
liquor in his life, never took u chew of
tobacco'or smoked pipe or cigar. 1t is
only the tewcst Of men can say as much,
We cant truthfully do it ourselves. The
| time for Mr.. 5. lecture is not yet fixed.
Miles Parker's restaurant is cligibly
situated particularly if it be desirable to be
thrown in contact with every tramp who
visits Cairo The mayors Office is next
door TO Miles. and as all the tramps call ON
his honor, fully ninc-tenths Of them avail
themselves Of the eligible opportunity pre-
sentcd to do a little in the way Of begging
If it were not utterly impossible to disturb
the equanimity Of Miles temper, we might
expect to be called upon, some of these
days, to describe large and varied assort-
mcnt Of animated kicking.
Only few days more, and the man
who is ashamed if caught carrying home
beet. steak or a quartof dried beans, will be
seen rs great moving pyramid OF different
sized bundles, hobby-horscS, sleighs, dolls,
toy locomotives, drums, trumpets and jump
ing Jacks, to say nothing Of the sixteen
pound turkey, arm-oad Of celery, and string
of Hopping fish that can't be left behind be-
cause the man. might change EN- on him.
Thus far ST. Nicholas saith truly; but the
addition that such a human pack-mule
will feel proud and look happy, is an OBJ
scryation that must pass without our in.
dorscmcnt.
We would impress upon the minds of
our readers, and especially those who are
interested in the maintenance Of our Cairo
fire companies, that the grand holiday ball
OF the Delta City company, comes off in the
elegant hall Of their engine house, this
evening. A large string band has been EN-
ployed; the several committees have been
assigned to active duty, and good time is
assured to all who may participate. An
oyster supper will be served, so that those
who do not dance, can drop in, secure q
plate Of soup or dozen raw, at nominal
price, and thus contribute their mite to help
the Deltas. No company has Il stronger
claim upon the support Of our citizens. Let
that claim be recognized tonight by large
turn out
Our neighboring exchanges have so
mixed recent railroad changes and transaC-
tons that t is difficult matter to separate
them. One of them has it that the c, t.
Y. company has purchased the Danvile &
Paducah road; another that the Wabash
company has purchased the G. & ", and
third that the G. &V has "gobbled in" the
ID. and Z, road, with view of secur.
ing more direct route to Chicago. 1t is
our understanding that no sales or trans
fers have taken place; but that negotiations
are pending between the Paris, Danville & /
Chicago and the G, s. V. companies, where.
by the latter by the construction of a short
line, will open up a new and direct route
between Cairo and Chicago. How much
truth there is in the report given out
through late number Of the Vincennes
Sun, that the two companies last named, and
the Vincennes and indianapolis com
pauy would effect grand juno
junction of their roads at Lawrenceyille,
and erect union car shops, hotels, etc, at
that place, we are unable to say; and we
take it that the companies interested don't
care to tell
1t has, for years, been matter of sur
prise with observing men, why Cairo has
not been made one Of the leading grain
markets in the country. The location Of
the place, in the center of the best corn
growing country in America, with rivers
and railroads 80 permeating and ramifying
that country that every farm is almost
within sight of cheap and ample means of
transportation, the only thing lacking to
build up grain market here that would