The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-13
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices in these columns, ten cents per lin
each insertion. Marked

out for New Orleans yesterday, well loaded
Mcerschaum pipes and cigar.holdcrs, a
large stock at F. Korsmcycr's.
The music for the ball of the young
people at Reform hall Tuesday night was
furnished by Mr.. Ed. Dczonlas band Mr..
Dczonia giving his services free of charge.
The Illinois Central Railroad company
has just completed new wrought-iron
Pratt truss bridge, 45O feet long, over Salt
Creek, about three and half miles south
of Clinton, III.
Mayor Thistlewood has removed his
Office from the rear end of his commission
store to the front end, close by the door,
where it will be more convenient for those
who may have business with him.
-Mecrschaum pipes and cigar-holdcrs,
large stock at F. Korsmeyer's. =
In the Illinois senate, Mr.. Whiting in
troduccd bill to ccde to the United States
the Illinois and Michigan canal and the
state improvements on the Illinois river,
subject to ratification by vote of the peo.
pie.
The Bloomington Leader, describing
the appearance of Hon. John H. Oberly
says: HE is man in middle life, of fine
physical proportions, regular and handsome
features, unsdorued by single stray sign
of whiskers and slightly bald"
The Illinois Central Railroad company
has Just made contract with the Missouri
Car company for the construction of 200
box cars. This is in addition to 300 box
cars and 100 coal cars now in course of
construction at the company's shops.
We are indebted to Mr.. Louis Koehler,
Jr, for an extraordinarily fine loin steak.
1t was large, fresh and juicy, and would
take the premium at any fair. Those de-
string something really fine in the steak
line can be supplied by visiting his shop
on Eighth street to-day.
The Latcst--Henry B. Funk, OF the
Monticello, ILL.,, Bulletin, has just publish
ed and sent US new and beautiful tenn
perance song and chorus, in sheet form,
entitled "For God and Home and Native
Land" He will mail copy post free, to
any address, on receipts of 30 cents. Send
for it and you will be sure to like It,
The Illinois Central wharfboat, and a
number of the Anchor line steamboats,, were
yesterday removed from their mornings
along the Ohio Levee and taken around to
the Mississippi river, where they were
anchored, and will remain until the ice
gorge, which is expected to arrive here to-
night, passes out of the OHIO river.
AT the last meeting of the Reform
Club Mrs, Wood Rittenhousc and Mcssrs
yesterday and Alden were appointed
committee to enter into correspondence
with good temperance speakers and to Sc
cure the services of at least one able speaker
for every Friday night. The natural re-
suit Of successful action on the part of the
committee will be full houses.
The Peoria Democrat, one of the
brightest democratic journals in the state,
Of which Hon. Jno. II. Oberly was offered
the editorial chair, has been merged into
stock company, with capital stock of ten
thousand dollars The officers are: Jno.
W. Fuller, president; G. w. Jones, secrc-
tary; and W, 7. Dowdall, treasurer Mr..
Dowdall also retains editorial control OF
the paper.
Those who believe that the heat and
cold Of the world make about the same
average year In and year out, a cold winter
otfsetting q hot summer, will not contcm-
plate the coming prospect with great com.
pacency, if the summer of 1881 must
balance this winter. Come what may the
rest Of this winter, it will take good many
scorching days next summer to fairly
balance what we have already had in the
way Of cold.
The young people, who gave their first
ball and socable at Temperance hall, night
before last, feel SO encouraged at the sue.
cess they met with that they have
concluded to carry out their programme of
giving a series of balls and sociables during
the balance of the winter season. Their
next ball will take place in the early part
Of February. Their net proceeds from
Tuesday nights ball were something over
fourteen dollars.