The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-04

members Of the Club, and they shall be ex-
empt from paying dues THIS has never
been repealed and is to-day in full force.
There was, however, an amendment sub
mittcd January 23 1880, striking out the
words "And they shall be exempt from pay
ing dues" which proposed amendment was,
under the rules laid over and will come up
at the meeting aext Friday night, when,
we are informed, it will in all probability
be voted down.
We have often heard the expression "a
carnival of crime" used in describing a
succession of criminal acts in some given
locality. 1t would now seem as though
this old time carnival had fixed its seat
permanently in Chicago There have been
eleven murders in Chicago within the past
three months, and besides these there has
been eight murderous aflrays, an indefinite
number of burgalries, thetts and smaller
crimes.
The Fultonian Fulton. kyD; "A
young man, who performs the great rope
tying feat, drew quite crowd on Lake
street last Thursday. He said he was a
'buStcd actor" trying to make his way TO
Cairo, but if those who tossed their nickels
into his hat had seen him an hour later put
ting wad of greenbacks into his vest
pocket, they would have pronounced him
anything else but busted" He'll get to
Cairo
The regular meeting Of the W. {. and
l., A, will be held at the library rooms to.
day, at pm. The literary exercises will
commence at > o'clock, consisting OF an
original poem -- A "Reminiscences, "Bob
White" by Mrs. b. Y. George; paper,
know Thysef," by Mrs. W, K, Smith;
recitation, "The Vision Of Sir Launfal,' by
James Russell Lowell Mrs II, II. Candee.
The association extends cordial invitation
to the public to be present.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
has declared scui-annual dividend OF 3
per cent The earnings for the year are re-
ported at about 8 per cent In regard to
the story that the company is 10 be cousoli'
dated with the Chicago, st. Louis and New
Orleans. of which it now owns slx-tcnths of
the stock. we have the best Of authority for
saving that no such action is contemplated
by the directors, lnasmuch rs the Illinois
Central would gain nothing by it, and lose
great deal.
Ash Wednesday coming SO carly this
year, the fashionable season is rapidly draw.
ing 70 close. Lent begins on the I'll Of
February and 50 there is now left but a
few days during which society will disport
Itself: for whatever nav be their religious
differences, the gay people are pretty unan-
imous in Obsying al least the fashionable
law which terminates the season OF tcstiy-
ity at the beginning Of the forty days fast
so whoever wishes to be gay must now seize
his opportunity, for the 18th Of February is
close at hand
Seven young men, well dressed aud OF
generally good appearance, applied to Jail
er Andy Cain last night for u lmittance
into the city Jail. They were cold, they
said; out Of money and desired place to
sleep during the night. They were, Of
course, refused admittaucc and were told
that only the kickers up Of his majesty
the devil could dwell there. Not being
Of that class and being OF tender age
they left with mournful mien, wishing
themselves not into h"ll--but Unto the
cold, cold ground, beneath the hard, hard
clods
The state board Of agriculture held a
session in Springfield last week for the pur-
pose Of closing up the business Of the last
fair. The financial result is AS follows:
The number Of paying visitors was 3l,OOo;
receipts, $20,003; premiums paid, $4,000:
general expenses, $500, 4 committee
was selected who will soon issue and send
circulars to various cities in the state, 50
! thar any who are desIrous of securing the
! location of the state fair can put in their