The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-11

house, Such proceeding would be wise,
perhaps so far rs Cairo is concerned, but
we question its Legality.
We acknowledge the receipt of
pamphlet entitled "The diary of MINIS
ter's wife which is written in a humorous
style and shows "the trials, tribulatons,
expectations and actual experiences Of a
country minister's wife" Published by |,
K Funk & Co., New York City.
This evening the Just For Fun club
will give a phantom party at the residence
of the parents of Miss Effie Coleman. The
members of the club are all expected to be
there, which will insure large attendance
This is the first party of the kind given this
year and the enjoyment will no doubt be
great.
Mr. r. H. Cunningham is making
preparations tor the coming spring. Evil
IDENTITY he intends to have handsome
flower garden IN front of his residence on
the west side of Washington avenue, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets. He
will also have new front fence, and new
brick walks around the house built.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union at Baltimore, Md, has issued call
on the local Unions throughout the country
for aid in extending the temperance work
throughout the south. There is no par. Of
the country in greater need of temperance
work than among the Sand Killers and
poor whites and blacks of some Of the
southern states
Tuesdays session Of the cabinet was
devoted to the question whether the banks
should be allowed to substitute bonds for
the lcgal-tenders deposited by them recent
ly to withdraw their circulation. 1t SEEM
ed to be agreed it was a question ofdcpart
ment regulation rather than law, and that
the decision should be such as would be
least harmful to the business interests of the
country.
The road between here and Mound
City stands sadly in need OF attention from
the board of county commissioners. 1t is
now absolutely impossible. During the
rise in the Ohio river great trees and small
trees and all manner of rubbish was
foated over it, and as the water on
lodged upon it, completely obstructing it.
1t has also been washed away in several
places
Mr.. T. NJ. Kimbrough, of the W y
House, is having large tank raised upekl "a
scattod on the south side of his hotel,
which will hold fifty barrels of water. The
intention is to run water-pipes to all parts
of the building and supply them constantly
with water from the tank for the convent
ence of his guests, The idea is good and
so is the enterprise which transforms the
ideal into the real.
The prisoners in the county Jail had a
little frolic yesterday afternoon. One of
them whistled yankee Doodle" another
stamped his foot In imitation of drum,
still another called out military commands
and the balance marched and went through
| nearly all the military exercises. This in
cident shows what straits they are driven
to in order to occupy themselves and lessen
the extreme dulIness of their lives
, "A United States surveying party were
in the city yesterday, with instruments,
umbrellas, chains and poles taking the
level of the ground here. They are under
the direction Of Major Leech, of the United
States surveying corps, and started out on
! their tour from the mouth of the Illinois
river, They return from here to St.
| Louis to report TO headquarters as to what
the grade of the land between here and
their starting point is,
The Planters House opened out in full
last evening. Up to that time persons who
| applied for accommodations there were
given rooms, but had to take their meals at
the restaurant Of Mr.. Gus Botto near the
corner OF Sixth street and Ohio lcyec, in
order that some repairs and additions that
were necessary in the hotel could be made.
But everything was finished yesterday and,
under the new management, the first tables
were spread in the hotel for supper
The weather prophets ought TO be sup.
pressed, They are predicting that the cold
est day Of the season is yet to come. Not
wlthstanding these predictions and the
doubts our northern readers will feel the
truthlulness Of the balance of this item
We insist, the blue birds have come and
might have been seen at any hour yester-
day in couples and in groupes, discussing
the spring styles and settling the prelimi-
nares for spring house cleaning, the sum.