The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-06

body will, Of course, visit and inspect her.
The palatial steamer Ed. Richardson is also
expected, from New Orleans,
Henry Lattner, for many years citizen
Of Cairo, but now q resident of st. Louis, is
in the city, circulating among his friends,
all of whom are glad to take him by the
hand again.
The Taxpayers association will meet, in
the office of Squire Comings tomorrow
evening, at the usual hour As officers to
serve the ensuing year. will be elected, a
full attendance is expected.
"A Mr.. NJ. Il. Cannon, formerly of
Metropolis, has opened new business es-
tablishment at the corner Of Poplar and
Nineteenth streets that will prove quite
q convenience to the residents OF that
locality,
The Les Bon Amis met at the resi-
dence of Prof. Alvord Tuesday night,
President Baker named committee of five
members 10 arrange for sociable to be
held at the same place, some evening next
week, A number of applicants for mem
bcrship were elected
The installation of the officers-elcct of
the X. M. X. c., will take place IN their hall
this evening The ceremonies, which are
said to be interesting and impressive, will
be followed by a banquet, and the banquet
by a dance, of course. 1t will be an enjoy
able affair, throughout.
The Cairo City Bndcry changed hands
with the advent of March. 1t will hereaf-
ter be part of The BULLETIN establish
ment-thus placing the newspaper, job
Office and bindery under one management.
Orders will as formerly, receive prompt
attention,
The Republican meeting at the court
house, Monday evening, will not, as init
mated yesterday, be composed of colorcd
voters exclusively. 1t is announced as a
general meeting of the party, irrespective
of color, previous or present condition, age,
tongue or sect or sex.
Rev. B. Y. George will read paper,
this evening, at the anniversary meeting of
the w. c. & /. A. We mention this as only
one of the attractions. There are many
others. The exercises will begin at half
past seven sharp. A general invitation is
extended to the public to be present.
Through the pressure Of the necessity
to econmize the powers Of the Narrow
gauge have dispensed with the services of
Mr.. B. w. Jones, who, for some time past,
have been filling the position of mail carrier,
hence to st. Louis. Mr.. J. served the road
faithfully and acceptably and is off for
the reason stated and none other.
The masked ball which the "tancy'
of the city had arranged for Philis' hall
Tuesday night, didn't come off. The po-
lice experimenting that it would not be con-
Quoted according to the prescribed rules
of order and decorum "nipped it in the
bud 1t was avery unteeling thing for the
police to do, and we marvel at them.
The Cairo Property Trustees have re-
sumed work on the wharf. A force of
hands were engaged yesterday breaking
rock and paving the slope, under the skilled
and watchful eye of Bob Baird, the su-
perintendent. When finished, according to
the plan, the Cairo wharf will be the hand
soonest and one of the most spacious on the
Ohio river
Our Thebes correspondent speaks of
the finding of dead body of woman
who had, three or four weeks before, been
discharged from the poor farm. We infer
from our correspondents statement that
the body had lain in the spot where it was
found, about three weeks. 1t is supposed
that the aimless, abandoned creature died
Of heart disease.
Hunters singly, in couples and groupes
of half dozen 90 out OF the city almost
every day, some to the flats and swamps of
Cache river others to the collections Of
foul water dignifed by the name of the
"lakes of Missouri and still Others to the
woods Of Kentucky. Nearly all of them
return with game. Ducks are said to be
very plentiful and in excellent condition.
We hear 1t intimated that a couple OF
CAIRO youths, who are held as entirely re-
spectacle at home, recently beat boarding
house mistress of one of our large cities,
out ola considerable board bill We men.
ton the fact in the hope that it may assure
the young gentlemen that "murder will
out" and in the further hope that the as
surance may deter them from repeating
the 'evii practice"
The Sisters Of the Holy Cross feel a