The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-08

Mr.. Jacob Martin is the father of Q
new boy, and has been ever since 3 p. m.
yesterday. We have the authority Of DIR.
Smith for saying that it is "avery fine boy
considering the hard times"
We can inform our twilight illumna-
tor that the adjective 1.-THE" is new no
where, where the common elementary spell
ing books are in use, Shame on you moi
to know better Go down foot, sir!
When it is remembered that the balls
given by the Delta Citys are signal sue.
cesses and that the tickets to the calico
ball on the 18th are only so cents each, We
may safely argue that everybody will go.
Conductor Hltchcocks passenger
train on the Narrow gauge is drawn by an
engine that has been SO completely and
skillfully overhauled that many persons
mistake it for a bran, spanking new ma
chine.
Over two hundred persons took supper
with the ladies of the W. G. T. U. Thurs.
day night. As quite all the edibles, ex,
cept the oysters, were contributed, fully
threc-fourths Of the gross receipts were
profits.
The young ladies and gentlemen OF
Mound City, of whom we spoke as harbor-
ing desire to dance in Turner Hall in
this city, will be here Monday evening
They will be- joined, of course, by our Cairo
young folks.
The calico ball to be given in the fine
and spacious hall of the Delta engine house,
on the 18th instant, Is already exciting
much interest among the young folks of
the city, Everybody will receive a cordial
welcome.
The Excelsior Literary and Social
Club has resolved itself into new organi-
cation under the name of La Bon Annie
The objects of the new society are quite the
same as those of the old one-modifed and,
possibly, multiplied.
1t is a comfortable salary that Internal
Revenue Collector Willis enjoys, viz $3,375
per annum. Just why he eXerted himself
to give up that salary to secure the $4,000
year allowed to Congressman, lisa conun-
drum with which we are not able 10 restle
There was good turnout at the Tax
payers meeting last night and considerable
business Of public consequence was trans.
acted. Such matters as we may make
public, will be presented, in our usual
tersc and engaging style, in to-morrow's pa
per.
During the month of January Judge
Bird imposed fines that amounted, in the
aggregate, to 1919. Of this sum only S11
was paid. One hundred and seventy-one
dollars was paid by services in the calaboose
Upon the balance a stay of execution was
given.
The uneypended balance remaining in
the several city funds having been turned
over to to the General fund, the amount now
IN that fund is S14,S10,9G. Besides this
there is 1926 in the Cache bridge fund
$1,000 in the Railroad strip fund, making a
total, in the treasury, of 500, 735,9G.
The temperance meeting in Reform
hall, last night, was well attended, and con
siderable interest was manifested in the
proceedings. Speeches were made by the
Rev. B. Y. George, and Mr.. Hubbcll, of
Observation-Disclosures, interesting talks
that were well received by the audience.
Among those who participated in the
social hop in Turner hall, Thursday night,
were Mrs and Miss Hunter and Mrs.
Thompson Bird, of Missouri. Because OF
the Ladies supper, in progress near al
hand, dancing was not commenced until
quite late; but the affair was immensely en-
gazing and celebrating, Notwithstanding
The switches laid down by the Cairo
& Vincennes railroad company for the &C.
commodatlon of the mills, in the upper
part of the city, are being thoroughly
ballasted, q hard white broken rock being
the material used. The work is being
done under the eye of Dick Powers, who
knows all that can be learned about track
laying, track repairing, etc.
A resident Of this city who makes fire.
quent trips to Grenada. Mississippi says
it is undeniably true that yellow fever has
been developed in that burg and thu
several deaths have occurred. Reports Of
this character are so at variance with all
settled convictions as to the probable
tiles and possibilities Of the disease that il
is quite difficult to give them crcdence.
OF the twenty applicants for Law
licenses, who were examined in Noun
Vernon, last Tuesday and Wednesday