The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-29

| yesterday AFTERNOON, neaSurcu tnI'y 'siA
one. hundredths of an inch.
The Equitable Life Assurance society
paid $l99,979 in death losses in month Of
December Just passed and has no disputed
claims on its books.
Rev. w. F. Cone has arrived and will
hold service at the Baptist church, at the
corner of Tenth and Poplar streets, this
morning and evening,
There was considerable of a fall in the
temperature of the extreme northwest dur
ing the twcnty-four hours ending at 210
yesterday afternoon.
The ferryboat, Three States, will make
a grand excursion trip to Wickliife Sunday
afternoon, leaving the wharf at two o'clock
and remaining at Wickliffe long enough for
eXcursionists to view the town. Round trip
20 cents. Ct
The patients in the pest-house are all
deprived of their old clothing when they
leave the place and Furnished with an en-
tirely new outfit by the city. The old
clothing is destroyed, Immediately after
having been cast off.
The excursion of the ferry boat Three
States this afternoon will be full Of interest
to those who attend Wicklffe, the objec-
tive point of the excursion, is a thriving
little neighbor of ours in Kentucky, but
few miles down the river, to which
friendly visit from Cairo people would be
very agreeable on both sides
Officer Haz. Martin arrested George
0. Farris Friday night for being drunk
and creating disturbance in his home on
Poplar street, threatening to do bodily in
jury to his wife. He was brought before
Justice J. H. Robinson and fined ten dol
lars and costs, which he paid.
AT a meeting held by the young ladies
of the Episcopal church yesterday after
noon, arrangements were completed for the
Young Peoples Sociable to be held next
Thursday evening at the residence of Mr..
G. Pink. The young ladies will do the
honors, and most enjoyable entertainment
may be anticipated.
AT the regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Club and Library Association, which
will take place on Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock at the library room, an inter
esting paper will be given by Mrs Candee,
entitled, "Down the st. Lawrence and
through the White Mountains" followed
by other literary exercises.
Rev. DR.. G. S. Armstrong, of Alton,
H., and Superintendent of Missions for the
synod of southern, Ills, south, was in the
city Friday. He came here from Metrop-
oils, where he had closed very interesting
series of meetings, and went from here yes
terday morning to Carmi, for the purpose of
opening series of religious meetings there.
The Krew are making arrangements
to have costume here for their grand
masquerade ball on mardi gras. They will
have the finest lot of costumes that have
ever been for rent in Cairo. This will en-.
able those who do not care to go to the
trouble ofge.ting up a suit to supply them
selves and attend zen masque. 1t.
The waterworks at Cincinnati are
proving inadequate to the purpose for
which they were built, that of supplying
the city with water, but the average Gin
cnnatian is not alarmed. He can do
without washing, but not without drinking,
and the failure of the waterworks affects
only his additions.
The Mystic Krew boys know the value
of printers nkapply the knowledge judi
ciousy. They propose to thoroughly adj
yertise their grand masquerade ball not
only in Cairo, but throughout the surround
ing country. They propose to invite our
country cousins to their celebration and
give them taste of fun and frolic that they
will be likely to remember with grateful
hearts.
Tomorrow wedding is to take place
in the lower portion Of the city somewhere.
The contracting parties are Mr.. N. Z.
Jacobs and Miss Annie Trigg. Mr. Jacobs
is station agent at Jackson, Tenn, and will
arrive in the city to-day. Both young peo-
pie have an army of friends in this city
who will wish them well as does also The
BULLETIN, in advance.
The arrangements Of the Mystic Krew
for their grand masquerade at The Halliday
on Mardi Gras are being rapidly perfected.
Their experience in such affairs is guar
antee that everything will be conducted in
first class style. First class music, fine
| costumes and thn finest dancing hall In tha