The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-12-18

and useful Christmas and New Year pres
ents, than good watch The above world
renowned mandatory will forward direct
to anyone making the request, even one
single of their excellent watches at whole
sale price,
A new species of handsome and sub
stantal lamps, sold by c. r. Woodward, we
believe, are becoming quite popular just
now. One Of them may be seen Oh the
corner of Twentieth and Washington, in
the court-ho Enclosure. One is visible
in front of the City National Bank building
and another in front of Hartmans and
various other places. The lamps burn coal
oil, we believe, and give a light equal to
gas.
We were yesterday reliably informed
by "those who ought to know" that the
Ada Richmond Comic Opera Company,
which is advertised to appear at the Athe-
neum on Friday and Saturday, will find it
impossible to be in the city until Saturday.
Baiey's Dramatic Combination, we hear,
will on that evening 'hold forth" in the
Atheneum and since their combination has
in the past few days proven itself to be
very superior one, our people will hardly
| feel disappointed
The road supervisors for next year, APP
pointed by the board of county commits
sonsrs at its last meeting are as follows;
Richard r. Hurd, Geo. W, Lee, Jas. II.
Mulcahey, Joel NJ. McKannie, Vim. ID, Par
| rots John Harden, John Bishop, II. c.
Barkansen, Martin Brown, Henry HalN-
haaser, Henry Dunning, Geo. Long, VIM.
Croford, Henry Whitaker, NJ. P. Marble
Eli Douglass, John Leasing, Jas. l.. San
ders, S. NJ. p. Mcclure, Jas. l.. Loekett,
Van Sweeney, Geo. De Gelder
The readings of Miss Belle Gaffney at
the Atheneum last night, was fully up to
the expectation of the large audience which
had assembled there. She had made her
selections with taste and her reading more
than pleased-in fact delighted everyone
present. She has, since her arrival here, by
her real ability and true worth, won the es-
TEEN of all of our citizens and that this es-
TEEN will follow her whcre'er she may 90.
she may depend upon. We wish her sue
cess in her undertakings and if ability will
achieve success. it will certainly be hers.
The grand Jurors, selected by the
board of county commissioners, to serve at
the next term of court, were as follows:
First Cairo precinct H. H. Candee, Z.
Buder. Second Cairo presinct-M Miles W,
Parker, G. M. Howe Third Cairo precinct
p. Fitzgerald. A. Fraser. Fourth Cairo
precincs-Amos Watts, San'l Walters.
Fifth Cairo precinct--Jamcs Carroll, Nick
Williams. Goose Island precinct-Thos
VALET, o. Greenee. Thebes precinct
Martin Brown, Geo. Summons HALE
wood precinct. W. Brigham, Paul Nov
cry. Sandusky precinct Yocum.
Clear Creek precinct-Sam'l Walker. East
Cape precinct--J. A. Weathers. Santa Fc
precinct French Jones. Lake Millgan
precinct-W. r. Lane. Beech Ridge pre-
cinct-Marion McKauil. Unity precinct
Jackson Riggle. s
Yesterday forenoon fine prospec, for
fight made its appearance on Washington
avenue a few blocks below this Office. The
difficulty arose between one OF our butchers
and livery stable men, and the bone of
contention seemed not TO he bone at all,
but meat which had been sold the livery
man, who, after some roundabout talk, told
the butcher that he was Cd id thief.
This was 700 much for the ycnder OF meats
to take and he accordingly procured one
of his knives Of about foot in length and
!. then returned the shot by very emphati.
cally informing the livery man that he was
a Id scoundrcl, and asked him out for
fight, But the knifelcss gentleman, Doubt
less believing as did the general Of old that
"lIe who don't fight, but runs away,
May live to lght another day"
Did accordingly. And thus ended. very
abruptly what might have caused an keel
! lent item,
AS most of our readers know, the
Champion has withdrawn from the Cairo
and Paducah packet trade. This leaves the
field clear again for the Fisk In speaking
Of the Champions withdrawal the Paducah
News says that the Cairo Packet Company
has had daily packet in the line for fifteen
years, and have kept her going in spite Of
wind or weather snl regardless Of cost.
They have bsttled with the storms and
fought frequent opposition, but have
always had u boat ID the trade for the &C
commodston of the travelling and shipping
public, In very shor, time they will