The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-01

ted most of the amusement tor the audi
ence, he played his part exceedingly well
but Miss Marie Jasper in her characte
approximations was the best of all. Laugh
ter and applause by the audience was in
cessant and proved that all were well en-
tertaned.
There is more weather ahead for us
A fall of the thermometer-an a heavy
one-occurred at every point reported from
in yesterday evenings bulletin. At Bis
marck the fall was s, leaving the thermom
eter at degree above zero; the heavy
falls were 81 at Cincinnati, "a at Dodge
City, % at Louisville aud Pittsburg, rs al
Nashville, IS at Chattanooga, IA at VIcks.
burg and Memphis and 10 at St. Louis
leaving the thermometer at the latter
place at 90 with the wind blowing from a
northwesterly direction.
Crushed coke is next In point of clean.
l.ness to hard coal and is an excellent sub.
stitute for tits specially adapted to base
burners and for heating purposes, while
its chespuess recommends it on the score
Of economy. The Cairo City Gas Company
has put in heavy machinery for toe pur-
pose of crushing aud preparing their coke
for domestic use aud the results are en-
tirely satisfactory. Orders for crushed coke
left at the gas office on Eighth street, will
receive prompt attention, Ct.
The floral decorations for the casket in
which the remains Of Captain Ham bleton
were laid were furnished by Mr., Joseph
Mccullough, of st. Louis, and were proba-
bly, the richest and most beautiful used for
any like occasion. The chief features OF
them was the floral cythe and sheath Of
wheat at the foot of the coffin, cross
and crown at the centre, and the column
and harp mentioned elsewhere, The harp
was mounted on a pedestria which bore
a suggestive inscription of pansies. There
were number of St, L)uissns in the cor
ege
The time is rapidly drawing near for
the grand event of the seas n The Mystic
Krew Masquerade Ball on Mardi Gras.
Judging from present indications it will
be the largest affair of the kind that has
ever been in Cairo. The ball is now all
the talk and some immense costumes are 10
course Of preparation for the event. Ii You
do not desire to mask 60 unmarked and
view the molly throns that will be in atten-
dance.
Valentines are already mailing their
appearance upon the counters Of our bust
less men aud he l4;h instant, St. Valen.
ines day, is but two weeks hence The
custom Of sendiog little tokensaof friend.
'hip and affection is very p'sassnt one
and ought to be encouraged; but5the habit
Of few TO make il the means of showing
spite or anger Is mean and narrow aud ought
70 be discouraged, II you caB', send
valentine that will bring pla bt smile
% the recipients face or ha ~ thought
% his or her mind, don't send any and thus
10 good by RETAINING from bad
The officers are on the track Of the
oerpetrdtor Of the Coleman and Schulz
burglary. He is yovng fellow who, with
his brother who is uews-boy has been
ounging around Mr., Coleman's book store
or some time, Money which he spent at
different places in the city has been recog-
lized by Messrs. Coleman and Schulz. He
eft on the steamer Gus Fowler Tuesday
evening for Psiucah where he has rela-
ives living Chief Myers worked up toe
Ease, and telegrsphed to Marshal Geary At
Piducah yesterday afternoon, asking him
10 arrest the young fellow who is known |
here as George Harris, Circumstances
seem to leave no doubt Of Braunon's guilt.
"A county clerk in the State Of Kansas
has advertised himself as being something
more than the ordinary of his class Of Of
tcials because he had the good fortune to
issue his own marriage license, Alexan.
der county sees that Kansas couuty's one
and goes il one better. Both County |
Clerk Lynch and our present genial incum.
beat OF that Office, 5. J. Humm, post.
ponedtheir marriages until they them.
selves were elected county cleksr,
in order that they might save
the heavy fee usually charged for
the important legal document ecessary
under the law in such cases made aud pro.
vided. Just mark Alexander county one
ahead, you Funny man from Dan,ille."
The finest lot of masquerade costumes
that have ever been brought to Cairo will
be open for inspection At the Mystic Krew
Hall on and after Fcb'y cad and until
Mardi Gras. The prices will rance from