The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-16

Even st. Valentines day is not with
out its sad features. Thirteen marriage Ii
censes were issued on that day in Chicago.
Mr.. Vennor, Of her Britannia Majesty's
Dominion of Canada, has stated that Chi
cago is to be blockaded with snow on the
18th, 18th or 10Th of this month.
"A Montreal coroner's jury returned
verdict of wilful murder against persons
who sold liquor to an eight year old boy
who drank himself to death.
While wheat and cotton continue to sag
in the most discouraging way it is crafty
ing to note that the mule market is i'm
proving. Prices on good fat animals are
perceptibly higher and horses also are sell
ing we'll.
The state Register says: "The peo-
pie of Southern Illinois had better take up
collection for Governor Culom. The
poor man is hard up. He writes TO fellow
sufferer in that section that he can't help
him any "as he has to borrow corn meal
himself"
In recounting the incidents of his visit
to Cairo, the editor Of the Plducah News
says: 1--WE met Fielding, one ofthe editors
of The BULLETIN, in Cairo, yesterday. Re
had his submarine armor on and was on
the point of making plunge into the
turbid sipe.water with view of reaching
the press room of The BULLETIN, which is
being fearfully encrOached upon
and about to be submerged -
Fielding is good; It's Oscar Wildean; it
is aesthetic more SO than the name with
which we were ushered into exstence--it
will do. "a sunfower by any other nsme,"
etc. But the mistake was natural; we
were introduced to Fsxon ''on fly" that
is, he was on fly, having been shot
from DR.. Cummings door, where he in
quired if the Dr. had gone out in skiff
or in canoe" We are glad to know that
lie arrived home safe and sound.
The sign of Mr.. jeff NJ. Clark, to
which reference was made in The BULLE-
TIN several days ago, is now finished, and
will soon be placed in position in the Alex
snder county bank. 1t is real work of
art, having been done entirely by hand with
out any resort to the transfer" process. 1t is
executed on french plate glass, encased in
an ornamental, black walnut frame, meGsur.
ing forty-si1 by forty-nine inches. The
head line being the name of JEFF NJ.
Clarke, is drawn in graceful, fveinch let
tiers, outlined in bright colors aud filed in
with tnsel, the background for which is q
ribbon, thrown ateitherend over an easle rest
ing on floor The whole hasa verv natural
appearance, which proves the painters
practiced eye and hand In the centre is u
picture design, disclosed log transparent
curtain drawn TO either side in heavy folds.
The picture represents u painters labratory,
where number Of cupid painters are at
work with paint and brushes on signs in
different stages Of development resting
upon easels and stands. This de-
sign is enclosed by an artistic
frame Of scratched gold and bronze
and other bright colors, which has most
pleasing effect. Other lettering, combiu-
ing the various styles Of work known to
the painters art, finishes the sign and
makes the whole an admirable work of
art Of which the painter, Mr.. Thomas
Canavan, has just reason to be proud. Mr..
Clark values the sign at one hundred dol
lars.
AS predicted by The BULLETIN
on Tuesday Mr.. Len Faxon,
editor of the Paducah News,
has let himself loose on Cairo. lie visited
Cairo on Sunday, when anything stronger
than water is scarce to strangers, and that
he doesn't like water is evident from the
vehement manner in which he spits it back
at Cairo in column editorial. Among
many other little squibs which are rs
amusing as they are full Of romance" he
says: "Dr Dunning in his enthusiasm says:
In point of energy, enterprise, vim and
intelligence Cairo has no equal of its size
in the world Ike TIarrell agrees with
him, except as to intelligence, and refers the
doctor to the time when Representative Ober.
ly wanted the governors message printed in
object characters 81 that the people of
Alexander county could understand it, AS
50 few of them could read. DR.. Dunning
told us very affecting little story about
the sipe-water. lie insists that the bottom
of Cairo is not like unto a sitter, and that
the water does not percoate through the
bottom, but persists in the assertion that it
works its way thrOuph fine lnvcps md ia.