The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-25

to this county, we will guarantee him his
usual good health and prosperity.
Lovers of pleasure should not forget
the Butchers ball to be given at Sheel's
hall this evening, nor the ball to be given
by the Delta fire company IN their engine
house.
| Union services viii. be held at the
Presbyterian church this morning-Rev.
Koan officiating Morning and evening
services will also be held in the Church
of the Redeemer and the Catholic churches.
1T is stated by the friends of Mr.. John
Reeve that he will shortly engage in the
commission business. We do not know
that he entertains such intention, but wish
| him abundant success in whatever he may
engage.
The report is current that many Of the
wealthy ladies of the British aristocracy pre-
| fer Americans as husbands, and we wish it
| distinctly understood that we have always
said the women of Great Britain for beauty
and grace have no peers.
"A number of notices from the well
know and enterprising firm of Pettis &
Bird, relative to their business, appear in
our local columns this morning, and we
ask our readers to peruse them carefully
for they convey information that may prove
of value to them.
moonlight mechanics" otherwise
thieves, are getting in their work on wood
piles and coal-houses. These fellows are
too lazy to work, and little shotgun
policy would not be amiss. Many citizens
complain of their losses by these fellows,
and swear vengeance on the next one who
visits them.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Mr. Maachia CulIinan and Miss Mary
Calvin, which takes place at st. Joseph's
Catholicchurch to-day, at 10 o'clock a. m.
A reception will be given at the residence,
on Centre street, between Washington
avenue and Walnut street, this evening at
o'clock, where the friends of the couple
will unite in the general festivities.
Don't fail to give thanks to AL. Goss
for the fine music furnished during the past
year, and let these thanks be given in
substantial manner. No better way can be
devised than by buying one, two, three or
more tickets to his complimentary benefit at
the Comique tonight The show is first
class minstrel performance-the best of the
season-and is worth double the price, 25
cents for admission.
The ladies of one of the Cincinnati
churches have projected series of "mis-
sionary teas" which will be held, accord
ing to leading journal of that city, "once
each week, at the residence of somebody,
where the missionary affairs will be dis
cussed, papers and essays on the subject
read and talked over, as the ladies sip their
tea and indulge in sandwiches, and other
palatable knick- knacks."
The city is full of tramps at present who
| are bound for the south. Not one of them
deserves a mouthfull of food free OF charge
since they can all obtain employment at
paying wages in this city and need not beg
if they have any inclination to work. Mr..
Chas. Thrupp is advertising for laborers
for the city and, besides this, q number of
hands can find employment on the new
elevator grounds up town.
An uptown gentleman-whose name
it is not necessary to mention about noon
Yesterday, saw gentleman of color appro-
prating portion of his kindling wood to
his own use. In driving the negro from
his premises, the gentleman was compelled
to climb picket-fence and, in doing 80,
got into misunderstanding with the
pickets. The INJURIES thus sustained we're
painful, but not serious.
"A letter from Milwaukee, Wis, to re-
lativcs, in this city, of Mr.. Albert Grinder,
formerly citizen OF Cairo, and who will
be remembered by many, states that he
was found dead IN his bed
last Wednesday morning. He
was afflicted, as will be remembered,
with epilepsy, and had been for some time
employed in hospital In Milwaukee. His
death will be regretted by his many friends
here.
When a subscriber complains that our
columns contain too many notices Of peo-
pie, where they have been, what they are
doing, etc, We know exactly how to re-
move the objection. The next day we
write that Mr.. - has called on US; that
he is the most agreeable gentleman outside
of the heavenly kingdom, and tell various
other lies about him with smoothness
that carries conviction with it. This done,