The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-21

be improper to say in this connection, that
the Revs George and Whitaker are
heartily cooperating in the salvation
meetings.
Mrs. II. Leighton came down from Villa
Ridge yesterday evening, intending to stay
here short time with friends and relatives.
Mr.. Leighton will move his family down
here as soon as he can find a suitable home
for them.
One of the wagons Of Halliday Bros,
loaded with -four, was yesterday upset at
the corner OF Commercial avenue and
Fourth street--caused by the wheels, hav-
ing caught in deep rut and an attempt Of
the driver to too suddenly turn the wagon
around.
Two switchmen on the Illinois Central
railroad met with painful accident yester.
day, some distance up the road. While
coupling cars, their hands were caught and
each had several fingers cut off. The name
of one Of the men is Samuel Alden, that Of
the other we did not learn.
Daniel LafFerty asks the following
pointed question Of the editor Of the New
York Sun; rs it not singular that of the
three generals Hancock, Grant and Gar
field Hancock is the only one who stained
his country's soil with his blood. and never
stained his honor with his acts
Our people should not fail TO read the
advertisement of the grand excursion TO
New Orleans and Texas. 1t is cheap; first
class, and 1t is the first and perhaps the last
opportunity that will ever be offered them
10 see the gay crescent city In the height
of its glory with so small an outlay of
money,
The hours of service in the German
Lutheran church have lately been changed.
Services will hereafter commence at ten
o'clock in the forenoon and Sunday school
at two o'clock in the afternoon. II should
be born in mind that English services will
be conducted in the church this evening,
at 80 o'clock
Three tough characters. for having in
dulged too freely in the spirit of the
times" were each fined one dollar and
costs by Judge Olmstcd Yesterday. Be-
sides these, one Pat Thompson. charged |
with having been drunk and disorderly, |
was fined ten dollars and costs. and for
non paymcnt was jailed for fifteen days
The GRANVILLE Independent dscourses
.husly on our Affections: THE CAIRO
BULLETIN has three or four libel suits on
hand. and its editor has been assaulted
several times, of late, therefore The BUI.-
LETIN may be classed as first class news.
paper. No newspaper amounts to much
until IT has at least hsd one first class libel
suit
Now is the time when the man who
bets on Garfield delights his wife with
new seal skin sscque, while the fellow who
staked a six-month's salary on the superb"
sits with bowed head and informs his weep
ing partner, that the day of retrenchment
and reform has dawned, and that she'll
have to want another four years for that
silk dress.
BY some stranger inadvertance, we
yesterday stated that the concert to be given
at the Presbyterian church, would take
place on New Years evening. This is
wrong 1t will be given on Thanksgiving
evening and will positively outshine any
concert yet given by in this city We refer
,ur readers to notice, concerning it,
which may be found in our special local
column.
Garfield says that If it had not been for
he Chinese letter he would have carried !
very northern state, and we may truly add |
hat had it not been for the office holders |
he wouldn't have carried any. The truth
n regard to the Chinese letter seems to be
hat somebody who knew how Garfield had |
oted in congress, wrote letter expressive
f his sentiments and signed Garfelds
anne to it without Garfelds consent. This
) the extent of his offending.
The cheek of some men surpasscth I'M
erstanding. A gentleman, of republican
onvictions, who favors a convention for
he nomination Of city officials, is already
arceling out the city appointments, the
My condition imposed being that they
hall support him as o candidate for the
ominatlon Of mayor Such bargaining as
MS, and the consequent packing of repub-
can primaries will be the means OF start
,g an overwhelmingly successful non.
artisan movement in this city.
Mrs. Sophronia Statfer, of Centraia,
led in this city yesterday forenoon, at
he residence of her father, Mr.. =. Mathews.