The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-02


his profession, was compelled to hunt out
locality where such services are in de-
mand,
Tom Wilcox connected with the book
and stationery house of Shorb Il BroIcn' OF
ST, Louis, was in Cairo yesterday shaking
hands with the friends of his youth, who
are quite numerous in all parts OF the city.
1t should not be forgotten that the w.
C.T. L. desire donations of meats, pas
tries. bread, cakes pickles, butter, preserves,
canned fruits, jellies, etc, in aid OF their
supper, to be given in r. c. H., Thursday
night.
George +. O'IIara's new soda fountain,
purchased with view to the demands of
next summer, is the handsomest and com
pletest thing of the kind ever set up in
Cairo. II is of Tennessee marble with
silver mounhngs
johnny Crowley, late with Halliday
Bros. at 81. Johns, has accepted aposltion
in the wholesale grocery establishment OF
Brockmeyer g. Rankin, of St. Louis The
cordial good wishes of his hosts OF Cairo
friends 90 with him.
Prof. Warren, OF Evansville, the some
what renowned leader OF the Crescent City
cornet band, will add the charm of the
music of his Eb cornct to that Of the Epis-
copal choir, to-day, on the occasion OF the
Morris memorial services
In compliance with the request Of
Mayor Winter, the flags Of different engine
houses of the city, were placed at halt-mas.
yesterday, in respect TO the memory Of
first assistant chief Of the fire department,
the late W. T. Beerwart.
The reader is requested to bear in
mind that the masquerade ball of the Cairo
Tungemeindc will be held next Tuesday
evening. The balls masque Of the L. NJ. H.
c., and the Cairo Casino will be held on
the evening of the 9jth INST.
--Supt. Beck, of the Illinois Central r. r.,
is said to be an exceedingly skillful cornet
player. lie filed place in the band that
furnished music for the Ccntralia ball,
given as compliment TO Miss Barclay
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour, were present, as par
Elephants
The stranger within our gates, who is
rcligiously inclined, will gain explicit and
reliable information as to the times and
places of public worship, by consulting our
Church Directory, in another column. The
citizen, being regular attendant, has the
whole thing "by heart
The little girls of the city, mere child
rem, are already in a fcverish state Of
mind about st. Valentines day. The come
and fancy valentines displayed in
the bookstores of the city, have excited
perfect mania among them, and the smaller
the child the more intense the excitement
The influence cxcrted is not entirely whole
some.
Three or four petty otfcnderswcrc tried
before Judge Bird, yesterday, and subjected
to small fines. Very few of the law-break-
ers brought to justice, are chargeable with
offences of any greater magnitude than
drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and Ian
guage calculated to provoke breach Of the
peace. Our housc.breakcrs manage to cs-
cape detection.
Col. T. G. Davis, at one time the most
popular Democratic orator and criminal
lawyer in Southern Illinois. Dat more re-
Gently Of the st. Louis bar, where he has
achieved an eminencc, stepped into our cir
cult court, yesterday morning, and was
warmly welcomed by his friends Of other
days, who are exactly us numerous rs
twenty year residents.
Lying prone upon the lower floor Of
the Arab engine house, yesterday. was f.
male, the mother Of two very bright little
children, who appeared rs much at home in
the building as if they had never lived
anywhere else. The woman was not sick,
but lazy, and having no care for appear
anccs, made herself us comfortable as the
surroundings would permit.
Barton Of the Carbondac Free Press,
ismuch dispeased with McKcaig's reap.
| poinment 10 the Cairo post Office He says
it will cost the Republican party Of the
district, not less than twenty-five hundred
votes, and the continued ascendcncy of the
party in the district depends upon Mac,
removal. Hence, il will be work in the
line Of party duty to labor for his removal
Harlem" was in high spirits yestcr
day He broke loose from his groom, after
reaching the track, and ran turiously twice
| around the track, before he could he cauph
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