The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-13

0rder ana TWO tnousunu connexions were
yesterday made. The new lists--giving the
names of the subscribers and their number
will be distributed to-day.
"A number of young men met in the
office of Squire Cummings last night to
effect the organization of a social club, but
the number present not being sufficiently
large it was agreed to hold another meet
ing week from date when full attend
ance is desired.
Mr.. Jne. Davidson, brother Of Mr..
Andrew Davidson, the assistent clerk to
Mr.Willis,in the internal revenue Office here,
arrived in Cairo a few days ago from the
south, seriously afflicted with inilamatory
rheumatism. All the muscles in his body
are affected by it, rendering him incapable
of moving either his head, arms, fingers or
lower extremities His home is IN Anna,
but he is stopping here for treatment.
The question is quite frequently asked
by subscribers to the telephone system
whether the central office will in the future
be occupied during the night. For the
benefit of the questioners we will say that
we are authorized to state that the gentle.
man and wife, who will in the future have
charge of the Office, are already on their
way here and after thcir arrival the wants
of the subscribers will be attended to at
any hour of the night
A special dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, dated Cairo, Ill.,, January
10th, says: "The Weekly News of this
city, the only republican paper published
in Alexander county, advertlses all its ma
terial, as also that of the late Daily News,
for sale at low figure. 1t is to be hoped
this sale will not be the cause of the dis
continuance of the paper Cairo with her
10000 population and county that Is re-
publican, ought to have at least one repub-
lican paper"
The whole increase in the population
of Illinois in ten years has been 53S, 745, or
81 per cent. OF this amount 234,0S3, or
Al per cent. has taken place in eleven cities
having over 10000 inhabitants, while 304,
6G2, or Sc per cent. has been in the rural
districts and smaller towns and villages.
The cities having over 10000 inhabitants
have increased 81 per cent. since 1870,
while the remainder of the state has gained,
as compared with its population ten years
ago, but IA per cent.
For the benefit of those whose daily
life is spent indoors and who are therefore
blissfully ignorant of the difficulties and
discomfsrts of pedestrianism, We will state
that our sidewalks and streets are in most
filthy condition, making it utterly impossi-
bic for persons who have any out door bus
mess to transact, to do so without wading
through water and mud several inches
deep. The crossings and the COMPOUNDED
cinder sidewalks are especially bad. Per-
sons who have provided themselves with
the telephone will now see its real value
and appreciate it.
The reading room of the Cairo Tenn
perance Club is to receive new curtains
and to be furnished with number of new
daily papers and other reading matter for
the use of visitors. Besides this, several of
the ladies of the club will be at the hall
every evening, and some one Will preside
at the organ to discourse sweet music. With
this new feature in the conduct Of the
reading room, It's attraction ought to be
positively irresistible to the average gentle
man, and it is to be hoped that the enter
prise of the ladies will be rewarded by a
continually well filled room.
The Mystic Krew contemplates giving
ball on the first day of March, at Hart
mans hall, and, if possible, they will also
have n grand street parade. 1t is not GER
tain that the latter will take place, but the
Knew will make great effort to accomplish
it and to celebrate the day in as worthy a
manner as possible, OF late years Mardi
Gras day has passed off rather quietly, no
demonstrations of any importance being
made, which fact is not at all creditable
to Cairo. We hope, therefore, that this
year those who show willingness to move
in the matter will receive the hearty sup
port of the merchants and people gene
rally.
The most notable event within the |
last few week, was the we'd
ding of Mr.. Charles Mason and
Miss Betty Taylor, sister of Mrs. Thos. Tarr,
which took place at the home Of the last
on Ninth street, night before
last 1t was private affair, only few of
the nearest relative and most intimate
friends being in attendance. Rev. b. Y.