The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-12-20

properly, to the success OF the Presbyterian
ladies bazaar and supper.
Mr. Henry Winter is success as ho-
tel keeper, which tie large list OF transient
travellers daily to he found on his register
amply attests The old Arlington, has un-
der his charge, indeed, become one Of the
first and most popular hotels Of Cairo.
On Commercial avenue, the other day
a young man thus accosted bystander
II say, mister, can YOU tell me where's the
nearest post Office" He was evidently
from the rural districts and OF the belief
that post offices, like cigar stands, abound
numerously,
We have Just received from Cincinnati
n new fourteen hundred pound safe If
any of our friends have gold, silver or jew-
oIry they want taken care Of there is plenty
Of room. for like all other country printing
offices, there is wonderful lack Of vdlu
abcls around The BULLETIN office.
Mr.. Frank McCabcs hand which was
mashed day before yesterday, commenced
bleeding very freely the other night and
much uneasiness was created thereby,
With the assistance Of Dr. Parker, however,
who was called during the night, the
bleeding was stopped.
The wonderful ghost show will give
grand ladies' and chidrens matinee Sat
urday December Goth, with al entire
change Of programme. Price only II
cents; children 10 cents. Nlr. Charlie
Deveifc, the great tenor will appear; also
Mr.. Ed. Gallagher, the famous comedian,
will appear as Alderman Fin, Don't fail
to bring the little ones
We are told that the postotticc clerks
are now required to stamp on the back Of
iery letter, the date Of its receipt, which
consumes twice as much time as i, usually
necessary to distribute the mail This, we
presume, Is intended to obviate the ncccs
sity of charging postmastcrS with with
holding mail as some people are foolish
enough to think they do.
The crossing from the Illinois Central
passenger depot to the St Charles hotel has
been reconstructed and now the bootbiacks
are unhappy, We have for long time
wondered why this crossing Was not being
reconstructed and actually suspcioncd that
our whole administration had been bribed
by the bootbacks 10 leave it as it was,
But Of course, it is now very apparent that
our suspicious were groundless.
Our readers will be surprised when We
say that the great and wealthy Illinois Cen.
tral railroad company is actually engaged
in improving the appearance OF its psssen'
ger depot We have no disposition to star
tie our readers by dissoying the nature of
the improvements but advise the curious to
keep their eyes heayenword, rs they pass, if
they desire to see it,
We are not a IadyS man and 4 visit
by the ladies would give us shock that
we could never survive Bur 1880 being
leap year, with all its privileges to the OPP
posite sex, We would respectfully suggest to
those gentlemen of Cairo, who are lady'S
men, aud who are going to receive on
| New Years day, that they send in their
names to this Office for publication, so that
the ladies may prepare TO call upon them
in the most acceptable style.
The minstrel performance 10 be given
by the old Taylor Literary society Tor the
benefit Of the X. VI, X. C., Christmas even.
ING, promises to be rare treat to our
misunderstanding people. The boy,
have for some time been hard at work and
are still cxerting themselves each in their
particuImpan, and undoubtedly their per.
Torrance this tiric will far excel the last,
which gave such universal satisfaction to
those who attended
Office Schucker, yesterday forenoon
found two white Republicans, beastly
drunk, lying on Seventh street, between the
avenues. When the officer arrested them
he found them too drunk 70 walk. and al.
though they very roUndly and cmphaticaly
cursed Cairo as Democratic town where
white Republicans found no Justice, yet,
they were too drunk to remember their
names, They were taken to Gaines palace
with mule aud two.whcccd carriage.
Immediately upon bearing OF the con
iidcncc game played upon the German,
named Fred Luther, officer Shcchau pro.
cured Il horse and run up the Mississippi
lcvcc, taking the road to Beech Ridge. He
had been told when he started that the
game had been played only ten minutes
since, when actually Luther had been wait.
ing for two hours before his Su,picions were