The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-23

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take part in the entertainment which the
Young Peoples Temperance association
will give at the Atheneum.
st. Louis is about to have IA cremation
furnace. A society was organized some
time since, but active steps to secure the
erection of furnace were not taken until
last week. The structure will cost $4,000,
and Is described as very handsome, on
paper, being designed after the crematory
at Gotha, Germany.
OF all our busy houses perhaps none
is more busy at the present time than the
New York store. Its trade is simply
immense and has compelled Messrs. Patier
Il Co., 10 add to their already large list Of
clerks. The house presents n busy scene
from SIX o'clock in the morning until one
and two in the night.
The temperance people Of Springfield
are seeking to work up a crusade against
the rum power. 1t was decided to organ
ize the entire temperance element of the
city into an alliance. Special attention
will be gwen to the republican members of
the thrty-frst general assembly as they
put in an appearance at the capital.
Mr.. William Pottle, Jr., proprietor of
the Eunice Goodrich combination, is in tie
city, arranging for the coming of this cele-
brated company, which will make its APP
pearance at the atheneum, in "Frou Frou,"
on Friday night, December 30th, and in
"Zizi," Saturday night, December 81,
remaining two nights in Cairo.
A number of men who had signed an
agreement to join the hook and ladder
company met at the council chamber last
night, but, owing to the smallness of the
number and the fact that some of these did
not care to join the organization, nothing
was done. Some future night will proba-
bly, see larger and more determined
crowd on hand.
The superintendent Of the various
asylums for the insane IN Illinois, will
make the holidays as enjoyable as possible
this year for the unfortunate ones placed
in their keeping, and request that the friends
of the patients assist them in the undertake
ing. To this end they ask for donations OF
fruits, nuts, candy, wearing apparel, etc,
from those who have friends or relative in
the various asyums.
Judge Olmsted being absent from the
city, the supreme court yesterday did more
than its usual amount Of business--dsposed
Of two cases One of the criminals was
found guilty of drunkenness and the second
was found guilty OF fighting. He had put
Tire eyes uf a rciiV" l.~r in rnnrrninr and
that individual learning that the popular
prejudice ran IN favor of uncolered eyes,
had his antagonist arrested and fued.
"A negro woman named Maggie Will.
Jams, who was sent to the county jail by
Judge Olmsted under bond for making a
man fork over" his money In her den, on
Fourth street, by threatening to use
razor on him, escaped from the county
Jail last night, at about nine o'clock, and
disappeared. If she has left the city it is
very desirable radiance, and not be roget
ted since it IS not likely that her victim
would have appeared against her at her
trial
Mr. n Z. Jacobs leaves to-day Tor
Jackson, Tenn, where he will assume the
position Of train dispatcher for the Chicago,
St. Louis and New Orleans railroad.
While his many friends will congratulate
Mr.. Jacobs on his promotion to the above
named position, they will sincerely regret
his permanent departure from among them,
for he has made himself almost indspen-
sible to them in their various organizations
and enterprises in many OF which he has
been prominent worker. We wish him
success in his new position.
The Paducah News says; "A letter
received by parties in this city from per
formers on board the steamer Champion
states that Dan Rice's floating opera-housc
is making bushel of money down south,
and that they are having to turn people
away every night for want Of room. All
employees are paid off promptly and over
$4,000 profit IN the treasury. Weare pleased
to hear Of old Dams enterprise doing well,
and hope he and Capt. Bird will come
north with "a barrel" The letter was writ.
ten from Donaldsonville, La, where the
boat was lying and giving shows few days
ago"
Mr.. O'Ralferty," said the recorder,
"Why did you strike Mr.. Murphy" "Be-
cause Murphy would not give me a civil
answer to civil question, yer honor"
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