The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-02
They are coming,

, | lnDeuucd IN tlHl Inc DflCks are OF the
best quality better than any that have Sc
for been used for walks and it seems tina
the Sixth street walks will be the best in
the city when finished.
Barton's Free Press is out again thi.
week for the first time since the first week
IN February. Barton has succeeded in
settling some difficulties, which existed
between himself and Joseph Robarts and
others, by which, he was deprived of his Jolt
office; but he now has possession Of his ma.
terlaI, has made peace with his opponents
and expects to sail through the balance of
his life in smooth waters. So mote it be.
Both rivers have gone down slowly
but steadily for a day or two at tins point,
which gives considerable satisfaction to
people IN general; our merchants are espcc-
tally gratted at this however, for it brings
with 1t the assurance that the country roads
in Missouri, Kentucky and Alexandr coun-
to will now soon be pasSabc so that farm
crs can come into the city. The water over
the Narrow gauge track has fallen several
feet, which enabled the freight trains to
come through yesterday for the first time
within the last week.
The Illinois Central railroad company
are bringing down extra sleeping and other
passenger cars, and taking them south in
order To accommodate the great rush of the
New Orleans and Memphis Mardi Gras
visitors that will begin IN "A day or two
About half dozen extra cars came down
yesterday, and more are expected to-day
and tomorrow. This prccaution is un.
doubtcdIy necessary, for the crowd OF
northern visitors at the two cities men
toned, is larger this year than it has been
before, and when the festivities are over
all will make sudden rush for home.
-"CaII a halt! Check up the unbridIcd
brazenry Of corporation lobby work, or in
the name of all that's good there will be
more I'LL in Illinois than forty devils can
attend to. This is no idle fling. We hear
the rumbing and it bodies no good to the
active spirits at work in the present lcgis-
!ature There are too many well paid Holsters
tattcning off OF corporations, to give out
chin music and tafy, The people arc be
coming alarmed, and unrest is beginning
to mark their actions. Clouds are gather
ing storms threatening, and, unless there is
a speedy improvement, there is no measure
ing the disastrous result Springfield
Monitor.
The city council met last night in the
council chamber; all members, including
the mayor, with the exception OF Alder.
men Halliday and Smith, who were cx.
cuscd On account Of sickness in their fam.
lIics) were present. No very important
business was transacted yet much i'll feel.
ng was manifested by several OF the mem.
Ders, principally over an amendment to the
ordinance concerning the Office hours Of
lty clerk, treasurer and mayor The
Ieclsion Of the chair was appealed
rom several times The reports Of the
Justices of the peace and the city officers
generally were received and beyond this
Jut little OF interest was done
The h, NJ, X. c, masquerade ball came
If at llarlmans hall last night and turned
nut to be as successful as did their min.
trcl performance at the athencum the
yening before. The boys seem to be won
IcrtuIly successful with their amuscments
his year, which is no doubt due to their
bility to furnish good entertainments and
heir free use of the advertising mediums :,
within their reach The hall last night was
decorated proiuscy with flags etc, and
vas crowded with young people in every :,
imaginable style of dress, representing in.
different characters. Some of the r
ults were really elegant, others ludicrous,
nd, oi course, excited the disintercstcd oh. y,
crvcr to laughter, The music was also
ood and the management throughout cx.
client, The boys, no doubt, realized +,
handsomely from the affair. -
The Rev, Chancellor H. Crosby, d. D., T.
Ala d. of fremont Temple, Boston, in nj
eccnt lecture on the subject Of prohibition, =,
IcIvcrcd to his congregation u
scd the following language, .,
The first moral error of the total alb. G
Thence system ia in tuning medicinal /
prescription into a bill of fare for all man. -
lind. That drunkard should carefully =
void every torn Of alcoholic drink nobody =,
an deny, He is n diseased man and his l.
cstoration depends ON this restriction. u
Tow, by what logic does this mans duty ;,
ccome mincI Because have admitted a