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

| CAIRO, ana IN business mere WIN Mr. Hurry
Walker. lie played his part well. Mr.
r. N. RenGrow MS the Ebon, S,ryant, crea
ted must of the amusement tor the audi
cnce, he played his part exceedingly well
but Miss Marie jasper in her characte!
impersonaions was The best of all. Laugh
ter and applause by the audience was in
cessant and proved that all were well en-
terlained.
There is more weather ahead for US
A fal! of the thermometer--an heavy
one-occurred at every point reported from
in yesterday evenings bulletin. At BIZ.
marck the fall was s, leaving the ihermom.
eter at l degree above zero; the heavy
falls were 81 at Cincinnati, "a at Dodge
City. 90 Mt L uisviIlo and Pltsburg, 10 ut
Nashville, Is at Chattanooga, IA at Vlcks.
burg and Memphis and 10 at St. Louis.
leaving the thermometer at the latter
place at 90 with the wind blowing from a
norlhwesterly direction.
--Ciushed coke is next IN point of clean.
l.ness to hard coal and is an excellent sub
stitute for tits especially adapted to base
burners and for heating purposes, while
its chespness recommends it on the score
of economy, The Cairo City Gas Company
has put in heavy machinery for the pur-
pose Of crushing aud preparing their coke
for d0mest C use and 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 casketin
which the remains of Captsin Hsmblcton
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 CT
wheat al the foot of the coffin cross
and crown at the centre, and the column
and harp mentioned elsewhere. The harp
was mounted on pedestrial which bore
a suggestive inscription Of pausles. There
were number of St, LJuisaps in tho cor
eye.
The time is rapidly drawing near for
the grand event of the season The Mystic
Krew Masquerade Ball on Msrdi Gras.
Judging from present indications it will
be the largest affair Of the kind that las
ever been In Cairo. The ball is now all
the talk and some immense costumes are in
course Of preparation for the event. If you
do not desire to mask 20 unmasked aud
view the molly throug that will be in atten-
dance.
Valentines are already makiug their
appearance upon the counters of our bust
ness men and he l4th instant, St. Valen.
tines day, is but two weeks hence. The
custom Of sending little tokens Of friend
ship and affection Is very pleasant one
and ought to be encouraged; but the habi,
of few to make it the means Of showing
spite or anger Is mean and narrow and ought
to be discouraged. Ii you can't send
valentine that WILL bring pleasant smile
To the recipients face or happy thought
10 his or her mind, don't send any and thu,
do good by RETAINING from bad.
The officers are on tie track Of the
perpetrator of the Coleman and Schulz
burglary. Heis yovng fellow who, with
bis brother who is news-boy, has teen
ounging around Mr.. Colemau'S book store
for some time. Money which he spent at
ditferentplaces 10 the city has been recog
nzed by Messrs. Coleman and Schulz. He
left on tho steamer Gus Fowler Tuesday
evening for Pa lucsh where he has rell-
tives living. Chief Myers worked up the
case, and telegraphed to Marshal Geary at
PAducsh yesterday afternoon, asking him
to arrest the young fellow who is known
here as George Hlris. Circumst ances
seem to leave no doubt of Brannons guilt.
"A county clerk in the State Of Kansas
has advertised himself as being something
more than the ordinary Of his class of Of
6cials because he had the good fortune to
issue his own marriage license. Alexan-
der county secs that Kansas county's one
and goes It one better. Both County
Clerk Lynch and our present genial incum-
bent 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 tee usually charged for
the important legal document ecessafy |
under the law in such cases made aud pro.
vided. Just mark Alexander county one
ahead, you Funny man from Danville."
The finest lot of masquerade costumes
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