The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-14

Here in the dead Of winter, eggs are only
ten cents when they ought to be twenty;
and whyI Because the hens have been,
ever since Christmas, laboring under the
impression that spring had come and the
poor dcluded creatures have been laying
Tor dear life, trying to get rid of their quota
OF eggs before setting time, Now when
setting time comes, the hens will be Plumb
tagged out, too tired to SET and as there's no
dependence to be put in roostcrs for that
kind Of work, the probabilities are that no.
body but nabobs and boated bondholders
will be able to eat broilcd spring chicken"
An American German this time
lost thirty dollars GALL the money he had
night before last, and this is the way it
happened, 1t was on his way up from the
south, aboard the City Of Alton, that he
formed the acquaintance Of genial young
man, who took an unusual liking to him.
They had been in constant company of
each other from the time they first met VI
I'll this port was reached, When at mid
night, the Alton touched our wharf, the
genial stranger asked his friend for thir.
ty dollars, saying he wanted the money to
pay the freight on some goods he had
aboard the boat. The pocket book with all
It's contents was at once handed HIM and
no security asked, and it was not until three
O'Clock in the morning that the careless
stranger realized that game" had been
played upon him. He had been warned
not to trust strangers only five minutes be-
fore he loaned his money and is now in the
city pcnniless and in search Of work
The city council of New Orleans, at its
lastmeetingpasSe resolutions Xtendingan
invitation to General Grant to visit that
city on his return from Mexico Could
this be construed even by the most hystcyi-
cal, as an echo Of the Grant "boom" or as a
performance having any kind of political
significance whatever, it might be criticised
with greater or less justice. But the in
vitation proceeds from officials who were
themselves political opponents of the eX-
president, and who are likely to be opposed
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OuF uTaylAeh are uissa'isilcd' lheN
are not Vioeht IN their expressions OF dis
content but they feel justified IN protesting
against the privilege allowed the merchants
anu manufacturers OF Tue CITY, 20 run dlalS
ana delivery Wagons OF theiF own ana
charge their customers Tor such service
without Ocihg required 70 pay license thrIr-
'o'' i"c! ''"''i' ''"' saw n'e' |""i's' c'O'
40 as much damage 10 inc streets an"
crossings Us 'ney 40 ana S"ou'u therefore
nc niaue 10 contribute something besides
street 'aN I" help hee? u'em III repair
however Sooo t''I' may souhu from uray'
man S'anu'Poi''' 'ne'e are TWO sues 70 'he
question ana "hiIe II docs NOT seem exactly
rlSll 1T urS' SIahcc' '''"' i"crchahS ShuuIo
ne permitted u charge 'ileIr customers lof
oFayage performed ny 'her own team
WITHOUT paying drayhahs !icchse' yet thefc
may DC o'her CONSIDERATIONS "lich II gwen
proper weight may chahsc 'lat state oil the
case somewhat
"A ulSpatch says t'la' some io'ty ouh
counties were represented IN a meeting in
Springfield on the llth lSst" ny about
twenty-five gentlemen Oh the hepuolcan
party cI"ilhIhg 10 represent Tue hep"ohcan
county committees OF the couhtieS Tor wlllch
they answered Inc meeting was called
ostehsiDly 10 ihauguratc mode OF general
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