The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-12-26

A .pcrS ana envelopes, new Uoohs, ~" VIZ"
. NOS storcoscopcs and views, fancy brackets
! splendid line and IN endless variety OF
things now and useful at low figures al
Coleman's.
Mr.. VIM, Atwcll, who was somctm.
ago engaged in the vegetable business on
Eigth street, and subsequently, on Washing
ton avenue, has now started a cigar stand IN
the Phillips building on the corner Of Four
tecnth street opposite the postofticc
Officer Warren Wins arrested white
man up town yesterday for creating arum'
pus in his dwelling and beating his wife.
The fellow resisted the officer hitting him
over the head with poker But he was
finally taken and locked in the city Jail.
We desire to return thanks to Mr. Hsr-
ry Walker, for some OF the best cgg-nog
that ever saw daylight, with which he yes
tcrday supplied this Office. Our printers who
drank it are willing to bet two to one that
none better ever tcklcd the throat OF a
Cairoite.
The Springfield Journal says that just
| as the weekly press has commenced to give
Mr.. Obcrly handsome "send-otfs, as editorot
the Register, he wlthdraws, and believes that
the reading of these pleasant notices must
be very much, to him, like man reading
his own obituary.
Some poor devils who have neither
money nor friends yet were determined to
celebrate the birth of Chris by u grand
turkey feast. gobbled some of the gorgeous
fellows from some of the market stands
Chas Ediger mourns the loss Of several.
Officer John Hogan had some difficulty
with a white man yesterday, near the
corner of Fifth street and Commercial ave
nue.. John attempted to arrest the man who
resisted Pistols were drawn and things
looked serious for a while, but soon sim
mercd down again.
Over hundred seats are already taken
for the Mystic Krcw entertainment, TO take
place on next Monday night. On account
of the sickness of the amateur performers
the Knew were compelled to postpone the
performance billed for last night, until
Monday the 29th, us above notice.
Officer bunker arrested man for Va
arancy yesterday. Squire Comings opened
court for his especial benefit, tried the pris.
oner, found him guilty and lined him fifty
dollars. The man hadn't the legal tender
and was therefore requested TO lay up awhile
at the cityS expense
1t would be difficult to estimate the
quantity Of egg nog drank and the mum
her OF "Faultlcss' cigars smoked yesterday,
The egg 1og could be Obtained almost any
place and the "Faultess, the best five cent
cigar in the world at +. Korsmeyer's corner
OF Sixth street and Ohio Lcyec.
1t is a handsome compliment to post
mastcrs-the statement OF the treasury, that
nearly two.thirds Of the ten dollar refund
ing certificates, not placed by the depart.
ment direct, were sold by postmasters; and
that every account has been closed and the
proceeds deposited in the treasury without
the loss Of single cent.
Mr.. W. H. Axe, Sunday School
teacher in the Episcopal church, presented
each Of the scholars in his class with "a
Christmas present, The articles were all
either OF gold or silver, and useful as well
as ornamental. Some received gold pen.
holders, others uapl;iu.ings and still Others
silver pen.knvcs. All the scholars in the
Presbyterian church also received handomc
presents from their respective teachers.
The ice in the Mississippi river yestcr,
day was still running past this city heavily
and steamboa,m"n express the opinion that
navigation between Cairo and St. Louis
has closed for the season, Cairo still
stands at the head of navigation, sumner
and winter. In summer sand bars rise up
in declaration Of our claims to this title
and in winter lee makes loud procl4mstions
Of the fact.
Cairo ladies may not be aware of il,
but it is fact that widows are privileged
class in Kentucky, being allowed 10 vote
for school trustees, and certain other cleo
tions for school purposes. They are the
only females allowed to vote in the state.
Any lady ambition, to vote has only to get
married have children become over six
years OF age, and administer II dose OF cold
poison TO her husband.
Tic present week has been celebrated
by the coorcd portion Of our population in
true Southern fashion. Parties, balls and
shoe downs have been the order Of the
week, and from night till morn OF every
night since Monday, the coIorcd bellies and
beanx have laughed, danced, ate, Airtcd