The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-10

--Daton's afterpiece, Casey, the Pr
per- creates unparalleled amusement at
Harry Walkers Theatre Comique this week.
A highly interesting programme every
night this week.
The Southern Illinois Medical associa-
ton will meet at Normal hall in Carbon
dale, on the 18th and 10th days of this
month. The meeting promises to be very
important and profitable one to the men,
bers of the profession.
| --Carbondale Observer: ave regret to
learn that W. p. Lightfoot will, in few
weeks, remove to Cairo to engage in the
practice of his profession-the law. Will
has many warm friends here who will be
10th TO see him leave, but at the same time
wish him unbounded prosperity"
In letter received Sunday by Mayor
Thistewood from Mr.. Travers Daniel,
this gentleman says that he has assigned
the contract of building the Cairo water
works to Mr.. James, Gamble, a wealthy
gentleman Of New York city, who will be-
gin active operations soon and continue
them until the works are in operation.
Mr., Christ. 0rth has concluded to
purchase the stock of goods in
the store OF Mr.. Z. B. Petit, up town, and
continue the store in his own name. The
work If taking an account os stock will
begin this week Mr.. 0rh will make vs.
rious improvements and increase the stock.
--Spurioustwenty. dolarsilver certificates
are being freely circulated in some parts of
the country. Several of them have been
passed in this city. They are easily de-
tec,ed in daylight, but at night will pass
freely among careless money takers. But
they are q very bad counterfeit, and should
be detected by all persons accustomed to
handling money, either in the day or night
time
-At3;30 o'clock last Sunday Mr.. James
r. Smith, of this city, and Miss Emma Nc
Donald, of Milan, Tenn, were married at
the home of the brides parents in the lat.
ter city. 1t was private wedding, at
which but a few relatives and friends Of
both parties were present, among them be-
ing Mr. and Mrs Egbert Smith who re-
turned home yesterday The newly mar.
ried couple left Milan Sunday afternoon at
90 o'clock for New Orleans and other
places of interest, and will return about the
latter part of this week to take up their
residence in this city. THE BULLETIN
wishes Mr.. and Mrs. James Il. Smith flu
ture of uninterrupted health, happiness,
and prosperity,
Patrick Ryan, the noted New York
pugilist, passed through this city, in conn.,
pany with one of his trainers, Friday morn
ing, for New Orleans, where he goes to
prepare himself to meet Sullivan, another
noted pugilst, in the ring. Ryan is de-
scribed as physical giant, genteel in ap-
pearance and quick in his manner. He
measures six feet two inches, and weighs
two hundred aud twenty pounds. He will
90 into active training at New Or
leans, and expects to enter the ring weigh
ing one hundred and ninety-nine pounds.
The fight will take place on the 18th of
February somewhere between New
Orleans and Mobile, which
Ryan, having won the choice of
ground, determined upon. The Police
Gazette backs Ryan for twenty five hun
dred or FIVE thousand dollars.
The practice of allowing lamps or gas
to burn all night in sleeping apartments is
as common as it is dangerous and injurious.
A walk through some Of the principal resi-
dence streets of this city at midnight will
convince any one that the practice is, very
common among citizens of Cairo. Speak
ing of this habit, DR.. Robert H. Blackwell,
of Carbondale, says: at has most in
junous effect upon the nervous system.
Instead Of the perfect rest the optic nerves
ought to have, and which nature provides
for by the darkness Of the night, these
nerves are perpetually stimulated, and, Of
course, the brain and the rest of the nerv-
Gus system suffer. Children thus brought
up are excessively timid for years after on
going into the dark"
"A negro named Harris was up in the
court of Magistrate Comings yesterday
afternoon, charged by Chief Myers with
keeping a disorderly house on Fourth
street. between Washington avenue and
Walnut street. The evidence against the
accused was Of avery damaging character;
showing that his house was one of the