The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-06

E, Comings, The floor managers are
Phil c. Barclay, Chas, Baughman, Eugene
Ellis, DR., Frank MetcNlf and w. B. Will
hanson.
About fifteen men-prisoners from
our city jail-were yesterday put to work
with sledge hammers upon the rock lying
on Eighth street to prepare it for paving
the street, THIS is good beginning and
should be persisted in 50 long as there are
streets to pave in Cairo.
Col. Phocion Howard, writing to the
Chicago Tribune from Springfield says
that the Thirty-second general assembly
promises to be a very decent body. The
body being decidedly republican this
statement was necessary, Were it demo-
cratic it would be decent as a natural con-
sequence, and any statement to that effect
would be surpertluous,
AT meeting Of the council, Nov. 1G,
ult., it was resolved, on a resolution IN.
troduced by Alderman Blake, that the
corporation counsel be directed to examine
into and define the rights Of the city and
OF the different railroad companies, on
Commercial avenue, Levee street and
Second street, and in compliance with this
resolution Dir. Gilbert has submitted a
: lengthy and able opinion, which will be
published in THE BULLETIN in the near
future
1t is desirable for the interest Of city
officials that police headquarters and the
council chamber be supplied with the tele.
phone The reasons for this are obvious
The former, by placing all parts OF the city
in communication with the officers head
quarters, would enable citizens and officers
on duty, to summon aid when wanted.
The latter would be put to use in innumer-
able ways. The city clerk has business
with a great many persons all over the city;
aldermen and Others have business with
him, all of which could be transacted by
telephone and save much running to and fro.
A rare chance will shortly be offered
to lovers OF hourse flesh to secure one of
the finest animals in Southern Illinois for
a small consideration Mr. John Sproat,
having more horses than he has use for,
has dedided to dispose of his mare Matte
She can be made to trot $40 if properly
handled, and Is young and very gentle
animal She will be disposed Of by
chance, tickets costing two and half
dollars apiece. As TO who wins her will be
determined by man shooting with shot
gun at q revolving wheel-the nearest shot
to the centre Of the winning number get,
ting prize.
The New York Times pitches into mod
ern comets and says they are shabby affairs,
it wants one of the old.fashioncd sort-onc
like that of 1929, which was $50 horrible
and dreadful and engendered such terror
in the minds Of men that they died, some
from fear alone, others from illness engen.
dered by fear. 1t was OF immense length
and blood red color; at its head was seen
the figure Of curved arm, holding a large
sword in the hand, as preparing TO strike,
At the POINT Of this sword were three stars,
and on eitherside q number Of axes, knives
and swords, covered with blood, among
which were many hideous human faces,
with brisyling beard and hair.
The latest Puck has an engraving
which, in the humble opinion Of The BuL.
LETIN, does it no credit. Int the married
mans life is represented as happy in all re.
spects, while the single man ends as a
drunken tramp, The truth is, that many
thousands Of married men die drunkards,
and that many young men do not become
drunkarls until after marriage, while
many single men, who die bachelors, arc
temperate persons. When the single man
dies drunkard, there is no such misery as
that which occurs when the married drunk.
ard dies for no poor, disgaccd wife and
children are left to an unequal struggle with
the world Shoot atsuch pictures as that in
the latest Puck
About sixty-lye subscribers to the
telephone system have been placed in per.
feet communication with one another and,
50 far as we can learn, are all entirely sat.
isfed with the manner in which it works.
The wires are in constant use, keeping
man continually employed at the central
Office to connect and disconncct the wires
Of COMMITMENTS, who seem now to he
pretty well versed in the manner of using
the instruments. We hear many express
sions OF delight from subscribers, at the
facility with which the duties of every day
life can be disposed Of, The housckeeper
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