The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-14
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.


in the world with manly strides.
Mrs. N. Rice has been very sick for
several weeks-thc result of nervous pros
tration.
"A safe key, found upon our streets,
can be had by the loser by applying at this
office.
Yesterday was an unusually gloomy
day, and, in the language Of the Sun, mo
mistake"
The Greenvillc Sun says; THE CAIRO
BULLETIN is the neatest paper in Egypt
and the best one"
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
James Cash, who was reported quite low
the other day, is somewhat improved,
Mr.. Jno. Holmes, Of Delavan, Ills, al
rived in this city yesterday afternoon and is
visiting at the residence of Mr.. James
Cash.
Miss Jennie Wright was agreeable sur
prised by the presentation of new and
fine piano on Saturday last-a present from
one OF her relatives.
The celebrated actress, Miss Kate
ClaXton, supported by an excellent COM
pany, will give an entertainment IN Cairo
about the goth of this month
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give sociabe--one of their usual en-
ioyable sociabes-at the residence of Mr.
VIM. Stratton, on the 18th inst.
Mr.. j. w. Mueller of the United
States signal service has left this city for
Milwaukee. He has left behind him many
warm friend and well-wishers.
Eight hundred full sheets of Bristol
card board to be cut into business cards,
tickets, visiting cards, etc, were yesterday
received at The BULLETIN Job office.
Springfield Journal: H. W. Frank
lin, of Cairo, who was fined $50 in the
United States court, for selling liquor with
out paying the special tax, was yesterday
released under the poor conyicts' act"
Persons who have been accommodated
with quarters in our city Jail complain OF
too much company in the shape of small
white bugs The fellows are over fastdi-
Gus and should be taught the value Of
silence.
AT a special meeting of the w. c. &
L, A., held Saturday evening, arrangements
were completed for grand entertainment
to be given at Hartman's new hall, about
April 18th. Six new names were pre-
sented for membership.
In another column will be found the
funeral notice of Richard W. 0'Callahan,
who died of consumption at the hospital,
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning He was
the son of Alderman O'Calahan, deceased,
and was generally regarded as an exemp-
larry young man.
-"Old Trims Dongola communication,
in another column, will be found full Of in
terest, as his communications generally are,
He is one Of our old stand bys" for coun-
try news and his communications are al
ways read with pleasure and interest
There is about 1900 pounds of baking
powder sold in Cairo, every month. Each
pound containing four ounces of
alum and other impurities. Think
of it. 800 pounds Of health destroying ma.
terial swallowed by our enlightened citizens
every 30 days
Nine hundred pounds of flat writing
paper to be ruled INTO note heads, bill
heads. letter heads, bills ading, etc, were
yesterday received at The BULLETIN job of
fee.
Mr.. W. D. Blackburn, agent for the
st. LOUIS, Iron Mountain and southern
railway company, called on us yesterday
Mr., B, has been travelling IN the southern
states in the interest of the company he
represents, and is on his way home to Ne
chanicsburg, Penn. He is wide awake
business man and an agreeable gentleman.
1t is now known for certainty that
Hon. Geo. r. Vending will shortly deliver
his lectures, "The problem Of the ages" in
this city some time soon. lie will speak
in Temperance hall and will kindly donate
to the Reform club the proceeds of the
lecture The hail will be crowded, as Il
matter Of course.
1t has been proposed that the delegates
from Illinois to the Democratic national
convention shall be chosen by congressional
districts The old plan of choosing them
as the state convention has worked well
and satisfactory in the past, and there is no
need Of a change, which would involve the
| trouble and expense of holding two district