The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-13
GENEARL LOCAL NEWS.

40 in London---so say the dispatches.
There is to be a calico ball in Charles
ton shortly, which will be attended by some
OF our Cairo youths and beauty.
By consultation of our wanted col
umn this morning, it will be seen that a
good housekceper may find employment
"A number OF parents kept their chill
dren home from school yesterday, fearful OF
scarlet fever We have heard of no cases
at all in the upper part Of town.
The south side of Eighth street, is
adorned with low and Unlocking awnings,
that causes it to look--as Charles Dickens
would say-like street in masquerade
The ferry boat Three States has quit
making trips to Fort JetfersOn-the rivel
now being low enough to admit Of hcr
landing at the usual spot on the Kentucky
shore.
The Mendleson Quartette company
held forth in Turner'S hall Sunday
evening to fair audience, The company
will remain in this city, we are told, during,
the balance of this week,
is the high school to have one or two
sessions this term? For several years past
the school hours for April and May have
been from Z 80 to 2:30, but we do not
know how it is this year
Mr.. Hartman is trying to secure the
presence of the Primrose and West min
strcl compay IN this city. If they pay us a
visit they will not be disappointed in the
little matter of dollars and cents.
The battle field of Belmont may not
be as great an attraction to Grant as people
seem to think, but smokers know there is
not a cigar in the market equal to the
"Faultess," sold by F. Korsmeyer.
For an outlay of, say $3.50 any one,
owning a vacant lot can have property
that will pay ten per cent net on nine hun
dred dollars, by buying the house adver-
tised in wanted column this morning,
Yesterday was one of those beautiful
days that go to make up spring weather
The sun shone down with all the brightness
it was capable of and in fact, it was zone
of Gods days. it WAS "blue Monday
The saloon keepers of the United
States are to hold big convention IN Chi
cago on the 2lst of September next. The
movement originated in Chlcago-as does
nearly everything that is really entcrpris-
ing.
The celebration of the 25th annivers.
airy of the marriage of DR.. Thayer, to have
taken place to-day, we are informed by
Miss Thompson, has been postponed for
one week on account of the illness of Mrs
Thayer,
1T is common thing Of late to see
ladies and gentlemen from Anna, Charles
ton, Villa Ridge and Mound City at our
theatres, We are glad of this, and would
like to soc more of them here attending
our amusements.
Secure the shadow ere the substance
fades" Now, while your children are
healthy and bright and before the uncer-
tainties of a sickly season is at hand, is the
time to take them to Winters gallery and
have their pictures taken.
1t is a pity that the cellar or base
ment of the Thirteenth street school house
is filled with sipe-watcr, and it must be in
furious to those pupils, in the two lower
rooms especially, who sit over it all day.
Still, how can it be helped!
r NJ. Ward was yesterday engaged
in packing ice in his ice house on Seven
teenth street We took a look
at the inside arrangements of the building
and found it remarkably well adapted for
the preservation of the "wlnter-fruit."
An engine on the c. and '. X. r., from
some cause not exactly known, started up
the road at rapid speed, yesterday, about
9 O'Clock q. IN. The runaway engine was
pursued and found standing, unlnjured, on
the track a short distance above Mound
City.
Fourteenth street, between Washing.
ton avenue and Walnut; Walnut street, be.
tween fourteenth and Fifteenth streets and
Fifteenth street, between Walnut and Cedar
streets, are in very bad condition; and, be-
ing much used, should haze the immed,-
ate attention Of the street committee.
Only five marriage license were issued
by our county clerk during the past month
all of them for parties out IN the country
and not one for parties in the city. II this
fact argues anything it is very apparent
! that many of Cairo's fair sisters rnusins