The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-13

entertainment TO all who are so fortunate rs
to hold invitations. The gathering will be
a SELECT one.
Geo. f. O'Hara, the Phoenix druggist
is in Oskaloosa, and will be absent several
days.
The rumor in circulation yesterday,
that Colonel Wood had purchased the hall
road House was untounded.
Judge Bross was to have left the city yes
terday evening for short trip South. He
expected to be absent nutil next Monday.
John Slack, the inspector aad repairer
of scales and fire extinguishers for the Hi
nois Central, is in Cairo, on his periodical
tour of inspection.
Miss Ada Corey who has been spend
inc the winter with County Superintendent
of Schools, Mrs. p. A. Taylor, will leave to-
dav for her home, in Malta, Illinois,
The county Jail contains only five in
mates, and not eight, as stated yesterday.
This fact does not, however, lessen the force
of our criticisms,
Mrs. C. r, Stuart is now rapidly con-
valescing, and it is thought that Mr.. Stuart
will be in his place behind the counter in a
few days.
Capt. Totten has purchased two lots
on Eighteenth street, between Commercial
and Poplar, and will remove thither his
9Th street dwelling house.
The wrecking steamer Eckert has gone
to Louisville to operate on the C. B. Church.
Mr.. Frank Gallagher went along as invited
company to Capt. Dugan.
The front of the old Waverly Hotel,
second door from Sixth and Commercial, is
being torn out, that more presentablc
front may be substituted.
There will be the customary quantity
of fun and falls at the skating rink this
evening, among the frequenters of that
popular place Of resort.
Mayor Winter left the city Tor flying
trip to Carmi, yesterday morning. Mean,
while Capt. Wright wears, with much
meekness, the honors of the Mayoralty,
Mr. H. T. Miller, late county jailer, has
opened his new place of resort, on the cor
ner of Washington and Center. The estab.
lishment is conducted on strict temperance
principles.
The Circuit Court of Alexander county
convened yesterday, was in session shol
time, and then adjourned until the siXtl
day of March, when the Judge will return
and as nearly as he can do 50, dispose o.
the docket.
The steamer Gus Fowler, that is to TAKE
the place of the Fisk, will makehcr appear,
ance herein few days. She is a larger
and finer boat than the Fisk, and is other
wise especially adapted to the needs Of the
trade.
Thomas O,Neal's name is becoming quito
familiar to the readers Of our police items
usually in connection with a "low- flung
drunk. lie was before Bird, again ycster
tcrday, and being undeniably guilty he wal
sent over to the cooler for stay Of ten days
A great stream Of flame, shooting on
Of one of the custom house chmneys, las
night, attracted considerable attention
The fact that an alarm was not SOUNDED
was because it was not observed by any o
the boys who are tall enough to reach TIT
engine house bell rope.
The good sense Of the X Ts in limit
ing the refreshments provided for thci
monthly Sociable to sandwiches and coffee
is universally commended Persons VIII,
partake Of it don't go home and dream al
: night to balancing Cleopatra needles o.
their stomachs,
t One distinguishing feature of the lat
X. T. sociable, was the elegant and cost
: dresses worn by some Of the lady partc
pants. While all the ladies were crcditabl
and comfortably apparcled, as many as
half dozen of them wore costumes tina
: were notably rich, and evidently very en-
pensivc.
The Sheriff is a man Of ycracity, an
when he informed us yesterday that tire
! of his dogs snatched up and attempted t
digest more cold poison than was health
, for them we didn't doubt the Statement
f but it occurred to us that if three more
: his d rs should do the same thing, he
, probably be dogless.
The managers Of the Illinois Ccntr
: are not umindful of the industry and flde
ity Of their employees. Quite recently
large number of brakemen have been pro
NOTED TO the position of freight conductor