The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-26

tom ball to be held in Washington hall,
next Monday evening. Tickets, which are
only fifty cents each, can be had of any of
the parties heretofore named in The BULLE-
TIN; but the pleasure aud mirth can be
found nowhere but at the party.
The names of Harry Walker, John
Koehler and Henry IIasenjager carry with
them the assurance that the Phantom
party, to be held in Washington hall, next
Monday evening, will be well and satisiac-
torily managed. The promises are, indeed,
that the affair will be one that will prove
eminently enjoyable socially, and crafty
ingly successful financially.
The river continues ITS boom. The
roads leading from the Kentucky ferry
landing into the interior lying under water
so that teams cannot reach the river banks,
the ferry boat Three States now extends
her trips to Fort Jefferson, from which
point to the country back, the wagon roads
are always passable. Land communication
with our Ballard county neighbors will
thus be maintained without serious incon,
venience to any one.
Mr.. T. Hostetter, an able and faithful
laborer in the temperance cause, is accom-
plshing good work in the organization Of
Temples Of Honor. He attended Reform
hail. last night, and will be present at the
meeting of the club this evening. He
comes to Cairo bearing the endorsement Of
Dr. Moore and other prominent temperance
workers, resident of st, LOUIS and is no
doubt entirely worthy OF the respect and
confidence of all well-wlshcrs of the cause
in which he is laboring.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church, will give tea party
this evening at six o'clock in the lecture
room of the church. This is particularly
IN honor of Mrs Haines, the secretary of
the Woman's Board OF Home Missions, To-
Gated in New York. The ladies cordially
invite their friends. At half-past seven,
Mrs II. will set forth in the church, the
work of the women tor home missions She
has thorough practical knowledge OF her
subject and is said to present It in very
interesting form.
The request Of the Kentucky legisla-
ture that found voice in our national as
sembly through the Hon. Oscar Turner to.
wit: that congress reduce the presidents
salary to the old figure Of $4,000 year,
is piece Of political clap.rap that is I'M
deserving of notice There are one thous-
and men in the city OF New York whose
mere household expenses exceed $4,000 a
year, The idea of restricting the entire
pay of the president of the Great Repub.
lie" to a like pititul sum. is not tit to be en-
tertained. Republics should be honest and
economical, but not hogglsn.
The Ballard county grand jury, now in
session at Blandvi,le, is said to be grind
ing OUT an unusually large griSt Of indict
ments We mention the fact in voice of
warning to those whom it may concern,
that purpose has been expressed to indict
all those Caro- men and boys who have
been IN the habit Of making the neighbor
ing Kentucky woods resound with the re-
port of firearms on Sunday. The whole
some thing for such offenders to do, during
the next few weeks Will be to answer no
calls that would carry them to the other
side of the Ohio.
The journcymen cabnct.makers Of
Paducah are on a strike for higher wages
The News says that. inasmuch as the wages |
already paid are higher than those paid in
any other city, and as the men have been
given full time, the strike is utterly unac-
NOuhtdblt. Ht plluIlpal DVNN, otIn' !
necked fellow" has notified his strikers
that no advance will be given, aud that un.
less his men return to their work immedi-
atcy he will consider their places vacant !
and fill them with other employees. 1t |
looks, therefore, as if the strikers must sub.
ject themselves to "a back down, or fare |
worse.
Mr., John EIagey, who was confined to !
his room and bed for a period of ten |
months, in consequence Of cut in his leg, !
has so far recovered as to be able to appear
upon the streets again. His suil'erings dur.
ing his continent were indescribably ex.
cruciating, and for several months all hope
OF his recovery was abandoned. lie
'puled through" however, although given
up, as we have stated, "a goner' He as
scribes his cure to the treatment and nurs- /.
ing OF an old lady of the city, whose name