The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-26

merchants of Paducah.
Perhaps one of the most attractive
little transparancies in the city is the one
over the front door of Mr., Gus Botto's new
saloon on Commercial avenue.
Lone of the heavy plate glass. panes in
the front of the Offices Of the Wabash
railroad, on Ohio levee, was accidcntly
broken on Tuesday.
"A man fifty yaers of age married a
young lady of twenty-five in Paducah yes
terday. The names Of the couple are Mr.
A. j. Linn and Miss Nellie Edwards
Both are residents of Metropolis, Ill.
Judge r. s. Yocum convened county
court yesterday as usual and, though no
civil or criminal cases were tried, the court
was busy all day, mostly with probate
business.
Constable Guy Morse had "a gang of
men out during several hours yesterday
cleaning off street crossings which were in
an almost impossible condition in nearly
all parts OF the city.
The telegraphic market reports which
were to have come here at 1890 100, and
80, did not arrive until 4:30 because of
the destruction of lines somewhere between
this city and the points from which the
reports come.
Mass meetings are being held in va
rious parts of the country, to express dis
satisfaction at the undisturbcd existence of
polygamy and to urge congress to the ne
cessity of immediate aggressive action
against it.
"A party of ladies and gentlemen sur
prised Mr.. Joseph Steagala and family at
his residence on Tuesday night. They
brought with them a string band and bas-
kets full of delicate eatablcs and enjoyed
themselves hugely.
The high water above Cairo has
washed out several telegraph poles along
the Illinois Central railroad track. Men
have been engaged in repairing the dam
age temporarily and no interruption in the
sending of messages has occurred or is
likely to occur.
Elsewhere in this issue appears the
official report ofthe proceedings of the city
council at the meeting held Tuesday night
The report of the financial committee upon
the question of raising funds for the tenn
porary relief of the city's financial condition
will be read with special interest
Manager T. w. Shields is in CORES
pondence with the Emma Abbott troupe
which will be in st. Louis during this
week and there is some probability that a
favorable conclusion will be arrived at
The troupe was in Bloomington the first of
this week aud goes from there to st. Louis
for weeks engagement
To ridicule the efforts made by the
state board of health to prevent tho spread
of smallpox, as is done by some newsra-
pers, is not wise thing to do. No disease
is more poisonous, more deadly or more
and intelligent people should have
nothing but praise and gratitude for the
board for its earnest, even enthusiastic, and
well directed endeavors.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany had several men employed in re-
moving the telegraph poles from
the outer side of Ohio levee
between Twelfth and Fourteenth street
to the inner edge, close to the side walk.
This was rendered necessary because the
river was washing out the poles, several of
which fell into the river.
The convention at the Presbyterian
church will close tomorrow night with
grand concert at the church, the proceeds
to be used in defraying the expenses attend
ing the convention. Prof. Sherwin has
done much good during his visit here, and
the classes and choral society would be en-
couraged by a large attendance at the con-
cert.
About this time Of the year look for
the irrepressable book agent. "You may
not believe it, but It's true" that they "bob
up serenely" when you least expect it and
least desire it, and, unlike Pittacus Green,
they dispense with the formal "will you
permit me, and proceed forthwith to I'M
fold to you tho mysterious beauties Of
"their work." the most valuable in the
country, without which no library is COM
plete and no baby will take soothing syrup.
News reached here yesterday that
some time during the night before, the
steamers Ste.. Genevieve and W. p. Halli-
day both went aground short distance