The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-05
expected in Cairo this morning. They VIII
breakfast with mine host Egnew

somewhat improved yesterday; ana II dc
receives no setback will soon leave his SICK
room for his post Of duty.
Circuit court, Judge o. A, liarker, pre-
siding, John A. Reeve, clerk, John Hodges,
sheriff and W. c. Mulkey, Esq., prosecuting
attorney, convencs tomorrow morning
Pat Clancy having purchased the lots
at the corner of lcvcc and Fourth streets,
proposes to proceed, with all due expedi-
ton, TO the erection ola business house.
Cattle, hogs, men and women and boys
cross and recross the Mississippi on the ice
every hour of the day. Two two-horsc
teams affected n safe crossing, yesterday
evening.
The boys of the city are converting the
sidewalks into Il skating rink. In some
parts of the city, yesterday, the skaters were
sufficiently numerous to form an intoieraDie
nuisance.
The next annual meeting OF the
Southern Illinois Medical association Will
be held at Ccntralia, on the 10Th and 10th
inst. The Illinois Central will give excur-
sion rates.
We are sorry to learn that some Of the
little ones Of the city are suffering from at
tacks of diphthcria- among Others, the in
teresting little twin girls Of Mr.. Charley
Lancaster
There is a stubborn determination on
the part of the Ohio river to neither gorge
nor freeze over. Late yesterday evening
great foes, acres in extent, were moving
along with their customary sluggishncss.
The Murphysboro Independent comes
to our exchange table greatly improved in
both manner and matter. 1t Is the only
Democratic paper in jackson county, and
we note this evidence Of its prosperity with
pleasure.
Mr.. Will Stimson, formerly yard-nas-
ter Of the |. c. r. r. in this city, arrived in
Cairo Yesterday Mr.. S. is hlling the po-
sition of freight conductor on the upper
portion of the road, making his home III
Chicago.
The Iron Mountain railroad conductors
are to be uniformed, the company ovcrcom-
ing the "repugnance' of the conductors to
such marks of distinction, by paying hall
the cost of the uniforms At least, 50 the
Sun hath it.
Why is it that the signal service Their
momcter marks the temperature Of the
wcather at from to 8 degrees above tbs
figures marked by private thermometers
Since surroundings and altitude don't ex
plain the matter, what wllll
barton, of the Carbonate Free Pres
lets loose another vial of his wrath on post
master McKeaig's devoted head this week
asseruu5 -.:', marked emphasis That Mac
time is up, and he must step down and on
Of the Cairo post office.
The Supreme court meets in Spring
field tomorrow. Judge Baker will lcay
for that city by the train this afternoon, 0
the train following. The business Of tn
term will probably ncccssltate his absenc
until about the middle Of February.
A gentleman who claims that he ha
been close observer Of the weather clerk
doings assured US yesterday that seyentec
inches Of snow have fallen in Cairo sine
the first snow tall. We didn't believe him
but we did not right then and there, say SC
There is prospect that the st. Loui
little prodigy Evelyn spyer, will 500
appear before Cairo audience. Elscwhcr
in this issue we publish an extract from tn
biographical sketch Of her as it appeared j
the January number Of The St. Louis Magr
zine.
An unusually large quantity Of ice wi
be put up in Cairo this winter Hallda
Brothers will store away thousand tons c
so; and at least six or eight other firms o
individuals will put away supplies rangin
from 100 to 500 tons. The ice is heav,
firm, solid, pure and ilinty,
We have in Cairo, just at this time,
. number Of unusually shrcwd house-breaker
They may not have escaped suspicion, bu
they have certainly escaped both arrest an
detection. AS four night watchmen ar
unable topoice the entire city, our citizen
must establish their own watches.
The large accumulation Of ice at tn
foot Of the Kentucky incline continues {
act as an efectual barrier against the trans
fer business A force of men were engaged i
i effort yesterday to clear it away, so that til
McComb might resume her trips; but Il,
y progress made was not very encouraging.
The Missouri people, joined by nun
~ her pf (iuirn vnun,r 4, Il,u had ~ ,.,,, ..,,a