The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-14
Y Circuit court convened yesterday morn
ing with Judge Baker on the bench.

ing with Judge Baker on the pench..
Judge Brpss returned from visit up
the narrow guage road yesterday. He re.
ports the road doing good business SO
far as it is in running order.
Missouri is preparing to celebrate the
Tooth anniversary of the birth Of her great
est man-Thomas II. Benton-which oc-
ours on the 18th of March.
Tom Joy, of the Carmi Times, is about
to bring disgrace upon the editorial craft
by seeking nomination for the state leg
islature.
The young man Helm, of Vincennes,
of whom mention was made in these col
umns some time ago as having left his
home and roaming over the country, avoid
ing his father who was searching for him
was in the city yesterday. He returned
home voluntarily, as he had left, and has
now resolved to remain at home.
ARGUS: "While other localities all over
the land are offering free right OF way, de-
pot grounds, subscription of bonds, ETC.,
to draw railroads to them, Cairo has toe
many and wants to get rid of some of hers,
Judging from the action Of her representa-
tives in the city council towards the narrow
gauge."--It is difficult to see how re-
quest for conference by parties qualified
to act for both the city and the railroad
company, can be interpreted as an attempt
on the part of the council to get rid of the
Cairo s. st. Louis road. Such talk is all
stuff.
--,Vally Clarion, Chester EFT really be-
| gins to look like our turn has come in this
part of Illinois. Sparta has at last definite
ly secured the shops of the Narrow Guage
railroad, there is reasonable fair prospect
of the railroad being built from Chester to
Iron Mountain the coming season, foreign
capitalists are examining into the value Of
our local bonds and the advantages offered
to manufacturers, and last, but by no means
least, we have railroad on paper, over in
the county clerks Office, that means the ex-
penditure of over million dollars, if il
ever gets beyond the plat. We don't in
tend to slop over any. We merely rise to
remark THAT there's good time coming
for Randolph county"
To-day is Valentines day, day sacred
to st. Valentine, who, according to the
legand, was put 10 death at Romo under
the Emperor Claudius. The custom o!
sending valentines on this day is very an
cient, but there is no circumstance, so far
as known, in the life of the saint, from
which it could have originated. There is
however, a very old notion that "birdt
choose their mates and couple on this day
The day will be very generally observed, es
pecially by the little ones, and as a result
the post-office clerks will have their hands
full to-day. So long as it is the occasion
4. for amusement and pleasant surprises
4 among little and grown folks, ST Valen
4 tines day is blessing, but to the exten
that is made the occasion for exhibition
of petty spite, as is often the case, it be
comes odious.
The Krew have now ready for distribu
ton invitations tothe grand masquerad,
ball at The Halliday mardi gras Tuesday
Feb. 81. They are the neatest thing in tn
shape of an invitation that has ever beef
issued in Cairo. "They are u thing o
beauty and Joy forever" and will be dis
tributed this week. Right here
is advisable to say that 20 special invita-
lions are extended. The Krew entertain
ments are always of public character. Al
our citizens are invited to attend. Tn
only difficulty to be encountered, will b
passing the hands of the examining com
mittee, and those who cannot pass know
and will not probably make the attempt
This explanation is made, as some are I'm
der the impression that it will be specia
invitation masquerade. 1t
"A corporation has been formed by
/
number of prominent, but moneyless, gen
tlemen, to build bridge over the Obi
river at Paducah, The Metropolis Demo
Graf Of last week says of the corporation
"On Monday last Mr.. j. r. Puryear file'
for record with Circuit Clerk Curtis, of thi
county, articles of the Incorporation of tn
t Paducah and Illinois bridge company. tn
e incorporators are G. s. Marshall, j. II. Pun
0 year, j. M. Bigger, G. W. Reeves, Osca
i Turner and j. 9. Gilbert, of Kentucky, ant
John II. Thomas and Green b. Raum, 9
o Illinois. The object is to build railroad
d wagon and street car bridge from Paducal
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