The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-03

night copied an article from the Chicago
Times of last Tuesday in the form of d
dialouge between teacher and scholars
concerning the trade dollar, and palmed II
of as original.
--Messrs. Stone and Marshall yesterday
commenced canvassing the city for the
business directory and telephone exchange,
and met with very flattering successful
our merchants and professional men sub
scribing readily to it.
The courthouse pump was yesterday
fitted out with troughs for watering stock
and necessary guttering from the pump 70
the troughs. This pump is used more than
any other pump in the city, and hence this
| improvement was much needed.
AT a recent meeting of the Cairo Casino
society, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: President, II, Meyers;
vice president, John Kphler; secretary,
Philip Helm; corresponding secretary,
Louis Herbert; treasurer, John Reeve.
- The namesake and relative of our
fellow citizen, Mr.. Peter Nef, Of Anna,
who few days ago took unto himself a
partner for life, with whom he agreed to
pull in the hymeneal harness, has arrived
in tins city with the object of making it
his future home
Mr.. Jack Winter has made an i'm
provement In the appearance of his hotel in
the form of sign painted in attractive let
tiers upon the front glass doors. This set
ties the question as to whether the hotel is
to be called the darlington house" "The
house that Jack keeps" or "Hotel De
Winter"
Rev. George will again preach in the
Delta engine house on Commercial avenue,
near the corner of Eighteenth street, on
Sunday next, at 4l5 o'clock. The house
Will accommodate large number of peo-
pie, and since every preparation for their
comfort will be made ii should be crowded
at the time mentioned.
Cairo should take comfort. She is not
the only city afflicted with number of
muddy, impossible something's, which it
would be mistaken to term public thorough
fares. st. Louis and Cincinnati lament the
same unhappy state OF affairs, and recent
article in the Paducah papers calling for
street sweepers must be construed as purely
ironical.
When summer softness fills the air and
naught my soul afilicts,
l wink me at the barkeepaire and take my
whisky mixed;
But when drear winters chilling blast is
heard earlee and late,
l hurry to the grogshop fast and take it
very straight.
Judge of Eighth street supreme court.
The following are the names of the
aldermen, whose term expires and whose
places are to be filled at the coming city
election: Howley, of the First ward;
Linegar, Of the Second ward; Smith,
of the Third warl; Patier, Of the
Fourth ward, aud Petit OF the Fifth
ward. There are also to be elected
mayor, city clerk, treasurer police magis
trate and city attorney.
If the fuel famine should strike Cairo
as it has cities north of us, some of our
young men would be sorely tried. The
lack of fuel would render it impossible for
the young folks to set up all night in the
front parlor 1t would be too cold; they
couldn't stand it, and what to do would |
then be the question. Perhaps they might
do as the young folks did in Pennsylvania
years ago--try "bunding'
"A dispatch from Champaign says that
coal famine in that city and other places on
the Illinois Central road is becoming alarm
ing. Some local dealers refuse to take any
more orders, as they can get no coal to fill
them. In one town car Of coal was run
on side track and rush made, when forty
teams each carried away little, but fifty
others went empty, There is danger of
great suffering. Yet Champaign is one of
the places selected for the location of a
state institution II is likely wall will
soon be sent up from Jacksonville for both
coal and water.
Every citizen of Cairo should consti-
tute himself committee Of one to extend
aid and courtesy to those who come among
US for location or as casual visitors. Es-
pecially should those who intend starting
in some needed branch of business receive
and encouragement. Oftimes
the man who at first hesitates will cast his
lot with town whose citizens give him
cordial reception, for it makes him feel that