The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-22

ningham about the matter; but we take it
that we have correctly laid down the law.
Clocks and watches, lamps and lanterns
arc sold ~dirt cheap at Pyatts auction
house, 1870 Commercial avenue.
There were two masquerade balls III
the city, last nght-both of them being
select, and consequently, beyond the do
main of the reporter
Ladies' and children's furs can be
bought at Pyatts auction house, cheaper
than anywhere else in Cairo.
There was a very pleasant social gath
cring at the residence Of Mr. Charles Cali
CHER, last night, given in recognition of the
arrival of Mrs. Ross, Of Cleveland, OHIO.
Mrs. r. is the sister of Mr. George Lent, Of
this city, and of Mrs. Daniel IIurd, of Den
yer, Colorado.
johnny Page and Miss Matte James
were married by Squire Osborn, and not by
Father label, as stated yesterday. There was
a good crowd present, and after fine sup
| per had been discussed the balance of the
evening was devoted to dancing and social
endowment. 1t is mentioned as an incident Of
the occasion that young lady and gentle
man in the crowd Of lookers-on "pledged
their troth' during the evening, and would
but for the want of the license warranting
it, have given the Squire anotherjob right
then and there. The affair was one that
everybody enjoyed.
The Delta fircmcn tell us that they are
proud of their engine house, their engine
and the good name they have maintained
since their organization. They have cause
for pride, and may feicitate themselves and
congratulate one another as much as they
choose, and nobody will charge them with
an undue indulgence in self adulation
They have worked quietly, have fine en-
CINE house, and confcssedly the finest hand
engine in Southern Illinois, The company
is under reasonably good discipline is well
differed. owes no debt, that it cannot pay,
and ought to be happy.
Louis Houck, ESQ., who came to Cairo
with Judge O'Melvcny, and subsequently
settled in Cape Girardeau has won the de-
signation of Judge" Whether he is en-.
titled to by virtue Of his election to til,
bench, or received it through that southern
courtesy that renders honcrs OF easy acquire
ments-thc habit of adding handle u
almost cvcrybody's name-we are not pre-
pared to say. We can say, however, that
there is no judicial bench below that If
the Supreme Court of the United States
that Houck would not honor. He is, un-
questionably, young man OF great legal
| ability.
Mr. Hank Wheeler the justly celebrate
violinist Of the Theatre Comiquc, will in
troducc, tonight, for the first time in Cairo,
his comical and mirth-provoking "baby
fiddle something that will provoke a
laugh in the variest cynic. HIS wood and
straw instrument and his violin limitations
will interest and amuse everybody. lie
will also introduce, IN compliance with a
request Of the patrons OF the theatre, his
oyster can fiddle, one of the "best things
out" All the lady members of the company
will appear in new specialtics; and last, but
not least in point Of merit and interest, by
any means, johnny Bowman will appear in
his sidc-spl;ting, button bursting comcaity,
entitled Razor jim; or the Same as Last
Season This is an unusually attractive
programme and ought to fill the house to
Overlooking,
The responsibility that attaches to the
disuse Of gas in the post office, and the in
PRODUCTION of "A large number of movable and
1 stationery coal oil lights TIE BULLETIN
did not, as intimated by Citizen in the
Argus, charge to the account Of the post
master. On the contrary, we supposed that
the "powors that be" at Washington had
raised racket about the heavy light
bills, and ordered the use of something
cheaper. Believing that the increased
risk attending the use Of coal oil was moi
covered by the money saved, we deprecated
the change, and, no doubt, much to the
annoyance of the Washington authortcs(I
denounced it as a scnsclcss piece of ponuri
business. The BULLETIN uses such lights
as a matter Of economy, but has II watch
man posted within arms length Of every
lamp in the building,
There is rot, as n rule, great deal Of
affinity between horses and dogs; but d
specimen of genus equine that we saw up
town, yesterday, formed an exception. he
had by sportivc ways that proved i'm.
mensely irritating to the dogs Of the neigh
borhood, provoked five barking ours tC