The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-28
Mr.. p. W. Barclay, who attended tn

Walker was the recipient Of handsome
gold headed cane-presented by his EN-.
ployes
On Thursday evening next, at the
annual meeting of the Presbyterian church
and congregation, the gentlemen members
of the church propose to give sociable.
The following officers of Cairo Lodge
A. f. and A. NJ, were installed yesterday
evening; Henry Wells, w, NJ; II. Leigh
tor, s. NJ; w. A. Sloo, j. W.; B, r.
Baughen, secretary; F, Korsmeyer, treas
urer.
The steamer Bigey was brought to this
port from New Orleans, under the COM
mand Of one of her pilots, Mr.. Henry Hurst,
her captain, Samuel Thomas, being confn-
ed to the Hotel Dieu, at New Orleans,
with illness.
"A contemporary speaks of a gigantic sea-
worm eighty or ninety feet long, fiat as a
ribbon and able to shrink himself up very
much smaller. The contemporary has been
looking at one ofits own sentences through
the bottom of thick glass
The ball to be given at Hartman's hall
by the Just For Fun Cooking Club, Friday
evening next is already the general topic of
conversation among our young people. 1t
certainly promises to be an enjoyable affair
and will draw out large crowd.
T-The Social Science association held an
interesting meeting at the residence of Mrs.
Wood Rittenhouse yesterday evening.
The exercises consisted Of recitation by
Mrs. Vim. Winter, and paper by Mrs.
II. @. LYMAN, on social science, its aims
and relations.
The resignation of Mr.. G. NJ. Johnson,
general manager Of the CAIRO and st. Louis
railroad, will take effect January 1st Mr..
Johnson's ability as railroad man
ager, is highly spoken Of and there are
many who sincerely regret that he will
sever his connection with the road.
Although the weather was very cold
last night, the Christmas tree entertain
ment Of the Sunday school, of ST. Patrck's
church, given at the hall of the Hiber-
MAN engine house, was quite largely
attended. The merriment and general
good feeling which prevailed was I'M
bounded.
The first order received by telephone
at The BULLETIN office yesterday was one
from Mr. N. W. Hacker, requesting that
the DAILY BULLETIN be sent to his resi-
dence on the corner of Fifth street and
Commercial avenue. The machine at this
Office, as at all other places from which we
have heard, works like charm.
The card of DR.. j. Wilbur, magnetic
of Chicago, H., appears in
another place in this issue. He can be
found at Mrs. Phil Towards, on the corner
of Seventh street and Washington avenue.
His reputation in Chicago as a successful
physician is good-many Of his cures being
pronounced really wonderful. Persons, in
any way afflicted with physical disorders,
may find it to their interest to call upon the
doctor.
The Young Peoples Temperance as
ISOLATION will give their holiday entertain
ment at the atheneum tonight. The
several excellent entertainments which the
association has given in the Reform hail.
during the past few months, fully warrants
the belief that their efforts tonight will
outshine any yet made by amateurs in this
city Mr.. Frank Easkine V. Rafter, the
81. Louis elocutionist, who recently so ably
large audience at the Reform
hall, will take part in the exercises.
About seven weeks ago, white man,
named Reuben AshOerry, employed as q
deck hand of the towboat Oakland, came
to this city on that craft, in rather pity
able condition. Both of his feet were
frozen TO the ankles and besides
this, he suffered greatly from a
severe cold which he had contracted.
lie was admitted to the hospital here, but
not having improved IN health and his feet
beng swollen to three times their natural |
size, he now desires to reach his home and |
in order to raise sufficient amount of
money to enable him to get there the river
are men making preparations to give ball |
at Washington hall on January 9th. They |
were yesterday selling tickets thereto tor
fifty cents apiece
The State Journal says: at appears
that Hon, John II. Oberly has more than
" one string to his bow" 50 far as newspa-
per ventures are concerned. 1t is stated |
that he has under consideration a PROPOSE
ton to form combination with Col Dow