The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-23

and take the children along.
Rev. Mr.. Whitaker, of the NJ. E.
church, has chosen for his morning text;
The purifying influence Of faith" For
the evening discourse, "All souls are mine
The Western Waterman empties a broad
side into Bishop Baltes, of Alton. 1t may
surprise the Waterman, but the truth must
come out The Bishop sleeps OF nights, as
usual.
Over City members have been added
to the A. VI f. church, during the past
twenty days. The meetings are continued
without any apparent diminution of in'
terest,
The crowning- event Of Mardi Gras
day will be the Casino masquerade ball, in
Turner hall, in the evening Preparations
indicate that it will be the grand occasion
Of the year.
William Barfcd and Miss Anna Mel
ward were Joined in bonds of wedlock,
yesterday afternoon, BY Squire Comingswho
does business of that kind a in manner that
is quite felicitous
Rev. Nelson Rix has been "snatching
brands from the burning as it were, and
will at o'clock to day, in the river near
the stone depot, bapt'ze seventeen converts
to the faith of the Baptist church.
A vacant tenement house on the corner
of Twcnty-sevcnth and Commercial has
been utilized by the colored worshippers
of that locality, and somewhat noisy
revival of religion" is in progress.
Mrs. Henderson's musical entertain
mcnt was not given Friday night, as an
nounced a number of her pupils were
unwcll, and it was thought advisable to
postpone the affair until they recover
-Messrs Halliday Bros are so multi
plying and extending their switch accomo-
dations at their coal dump, at the foot Of
Forty-sccond street, as to make room for a
largely increased number of coal cars.
The Odd Fellows of the city will hold
a sociable in their hail., on Friday evening
The members of that order are numerous in
Cairo, and IN the matter of engineering
social reunions are recognized adopts.
The great event Of the season the
largest masquerade ball ever held in Cairo
will be the Casino ball on the evening OF
Marh Gras day. No Objectionable charac-
ters, male or female, will be allowed in the
hall
Thunder of grumbling, growing
character, occasionally irritatcd into a clap
by a vivid flash of lightning, was the ce-
Icstia hubbub that awakened our citizens
from their innocent slumbcrs, YESTERDAY
morning.
Some person with burglarious intent
tried to enter Mr. S. 5. Matson's shoe store,
sometime during the small and stormy
hours of yesterday morning. The rascal
succeeded in unfastcning the shutter, when
he was, most likely, scared away.
johnny Windrem met with quite a
serious accident, yesterday evening. He
was in the act of coupling cars in the Hi
nois Central yard, and by some means his
hand was caught between the bumpers. 1t
was terribly crushed, but can be saved.
Would you "laugh and grow fat de-
vote one evening to rational enjoyment,
then attend the Casino masquerade ball Oh
the 25th instant. Tickets can be bought
from John Koehlcr, c. Schocnmcyer, Henry
BRIGHAM, Leo. Klcb or Geo Stadtler, who
constitute the committee of arrangements
Another excellent citizen has made up
his mind that he will, with the peoples
consent, take the city's money in charge
He has not, as yet, made public avowal
Of his candidacy; but will probably do Sc
in day or two. The candidates for City
Clerk continue to multiply-thc number
yesterday evening, having reached nine.
The reader may rest assured that when
he sees local in the columns Of The BUL.
LETTN, that is calculated to advance the
business interests of any citizen, that, that
local has been or will be paid for The
free putting apparatus of the paper has
been smashed, crematcd and rendered utter.
" incapable of grinding out "A single line
Commodore Rollingpin, well known
in all the river towns hence to New Orleans
in connection with his humorous almanac
will lecture in Reform hail. next Tuesday
evening, the profits, as we understand it
inuring to the benefit of the club, Roll.
ingpin is well known in Cairo, and large
crowd will no doubt, be present to hear
him.
The powers that control the Illinois
Central railroad, believing that many o
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