The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-21

School children VIII una HE DULLE-
TIN scratch-books Nos 2 and 3 tor sale at
Phil Saup's candy store. tt
Fine stock Of Christmas goods, jewel
cry watches clocks and silverwarc at John
A. Mller's. If
"A very pleasant little affair was the
dance given by "The German" at Reform
hall on Eighth street Tuesday night. The
attendance was very good, the hall being
just comfortably full.
During the Holidays the Wabash, st.
Louis &Paclfc railroad will carry paslen-
gers to any point on the line for one and
one third fare for the round trip. How is
that for liberality2
Mr.. and Mrs. Chanfrau appear on the
Opera House stage on the 9th, 2Sth and
Goth inst John Dillon, one of the bright
stars of the American stage, will be here
on the 1st of January.
Just received large stock Of fine
opera glasses, pearl and other kinds, tor
sale and hire; also fine jewery, watches,
clocks aud plated ware, at Buder's jewelry
store. If
The man Kruse who was shot in fra.
cas- on the steamer Baton Rouge at our
wharf boat last week, was yesterday still in
dangerous condition, although DR.. Ben
son still eutertains some hope that he will
recover.
AT meeting recently held by Branch
No 23S. Catholic Knights of America, at
their hall in this city, the following officers
were elected: president II. Marnell; vice
prest, WA H.; Sc y. w. c. Mulkey;
treasurer, NJ. j. Howley; sergesnt-atarms,
j. d. Sander; sentinel VIM. McAudrew;
trustee, +. B. Petit.
--Stinson & Co., art publishers, say of
their artist proofs, steel engravings: These
pictures cannot be bought at retail any
where in the world for less than $15 each.
If you are not fully satisfied they are worth
it, keep them without giving us any return
in advertising or otherwise" They are 80
x40 in size, and are offered for sale by The
BULLETIN for $500 per pair for the holi.
days. st
Try John A. Miller'S jewellery estab
lisbment before you make your Holiday
purchases. He has anything you want and at
lowest prices. tt
The reconsideration of the vote by
which the railroad annihilator was passed
at former regular meeting of the city
council was postponed at Tuesdays special
meeting until the next regular meeting. 1t
is reported among those who know if
any one does, that strong effort will be
made to pass the aunihilator over the may.
or's veto.
The present congress has lost five Of its
members by death during the past year.
The names of the dead are Allen, of Mis-
souri, Lowe, of Alabama; Hawk, OF Illinois,
and Updegraff, of Ohio, to which has now
been added the name of Orth, of Indiana,
whose death has just been announced. Be-
sides these, Mr.. O'Connor, also elected to
the present Congress, died before he could
take his seat.
The new penal code Of New York
which took effect on the LIST inst, prohibits
five classes Of acts on Sunday, unless those
acts be done in a work Of necessity or
charity. They are, FIRST, servile labor;
second, public sports aud shows; third,
trade, manufacturers, or mechanical en-
ployments; fourth, public traffic; and fifth,
the service of legal process. 1t has made
quite revolution among the Sunday sales
men, and bears very hard on the boot
blacks, newspaper boys, frut-venders and
other small traders.
Sparta Plaindealer; "The report comes
to us that the term Of service of Col.
McKeaig, postmaster at Cairo, will soon ex-
pire, and that Capt. Murphy will probably
succeed him in the post-ofhce. Capt.
Murphy Is at present chief deputy in tho
internal revenue Office at Cairo, and if he
becomes postmaster he will leave vaean-
cy to he filed. The question then arises,
"Who will be Gen. Pavey's chief deputy"
Echo answers "Who. 1T seems to us that
echo whispers family wv. II. Eubanks, of
Williamson"
Bloomington Bulletin; commissioner
Raum has left Washington for Illinois, to
make a personal canvas of the state in his
| own interest for United Slater senator. He
proposes to devote one month to this work.
In the meantime, his salary as commission
or runs on and he will not fail to draw it
when due" And again; commissioner