The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-27

consists of two sleepers, dining-room car
and baggage car. The party will not
stop here any longer than 10 necessary to
prepare for the transfer TO East Cairo. The
train will not be run down to the depot,
but will stop at the head Of the incline.
The destination of the party 10 New Or.
leans and from thence home.
Mr.. Chss. Hardy will open dancing
school for gents at Swobodas new hall,
Cor. 18th and Poplar streets, Friday even
ing, April a7th. Those desiring to become
proficient in this graceful art should be on
hand at 8 o'clock sharp. at
"A young fellow amused himself We'd
nesday night by breaking large pane of
glass in the show case Of Jno. Robinson
down town, He was arrested and fined to
satisfy the outraged law; but Mr.. Robin
son was not reimbursed for the loss Of bis
glass, and therefore he mourns.
The Hibernans gave ball at their en-
CINE house Wednesday night that deserves
favorable notice even at this late
day, for it was nice little affair. Good
music and goodly number Of happy peo.
pie who enjoyed it in manner usual to
such occasions, were the prominent features
of the event.
TIE boss oil stoves, retrigerstors aud
ice-chests, water-coolers, the best ice cream
freezes on earth and great variety of
other household articles for the summer
trade, just received at Z. w. Hendersons,
corner 18th and Commercial. lw
The little five.months old child Of Mr..
L, A. Phelps, on Sixth street, had an almost
miraculous escape from death Wednesday
evening. 1t fell from porch back of the
touse, TO the hard ground, distance of
about twenty-five feet. 1t was picked up
for dead, but revived shortly and shows no
signs of injury.
News from Anna says about the effect
Of the slight frost of Tuesday morning upon
fruit, From what can be ascertsined
from growers, it is safe IN saying the damage
by the light frost last night Is very slight,
only few strawberry blossoms being kill
ed. The country south of Carbonate Is
now one huge fower-gsrden. Ali the var
iOus fruit trees are In full bloom. A very
large crop of all varieties of fruit is now ex-
pected."
Miss Ella Ent, Of this city, and Nr. W.
Z. Matthews, of Mounds Junction, were
married Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of the brides parents on Twenty
eighth street, Rev. Scsrritt officiating. A
nice little party of friends of the couple
were present aud pleasant night was
spent by all. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews left
yesterday morning for Mounds Junction,
their future home, where Mr.. Matthews is
station agent and operator.
Mr.. James Sumnervell is raising the
residence of Mrs. Mckee, on poplar street
above Nineth to several feet above the level
Of the ground. In this connection 1t may
be stated that this house, together with the
two just above it 10 the Same block, was
built by Mr. B. 8. Hsrell In the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-siI
and were by him sold to different parties
some time before be left Cairo for Cincin-
matt. The houses have stood the ravages
of time well, though they have oil been ex-
tensiyely repaired.
Business men, nearly all Of them, have
an ugly habit Of sweeping paper and rub
bish every morning out of their stores, into
the gutter or street in front of their stores.
Thus the cutters are filed up, drainage OBJ
structed and the street made to appear as a
house presided over by slovenly, shiftess
dame. Saloon-keepcrs, some of them, have
habit of setting empty( Dbeer.kegs in
front OF their saloons and allowing them to
drain out into the gutter. The beer does
run into the gutter, souu there, and creates
bad smell and an unhealthy atm ospheric
condition. Chief Myers is-but enough.
A hint 20 the wise is, ct ceters.
We have examined specimen copy
OF the history of Etfinghsm county, gotten
up by the same publishers who are now en-
gagged in preparing the matter for the his
tory OF Alexander county. 1t isa volume
Of over six hundred pages. neatly and sub.
stantislly bound, printed in large, clear
type, written in an attractive style, and Civ.
Ing, not only the particulars in full of every
important event in the history of the coun.
ty, but full biographies and beautiful
steel engravings of the leading spirits of
the times and events of which the history
treats. The book for Alexander county
would be q valuable addition to every