The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-06

distance between st. Louise and Cairo By
the Short Line is 100 miles The traffic
agreement with the Texas and St. Louis, it
is confidently believed, will result in a
large exchange OF bushes between the
two roads. The narrow gauge has opened
up an entirely new section of country, and
one, too, that is rich 10 resources, and rap
idly filing up with Il good class Of settlers.
AT Cairo adequate transfer facilities have
been provided, and very little time will be
lost in changing cars from the truches Of
the two lines, which is to he done in order
not to break bulk. The Cairo Short Line
not only has Il large through bus ncss. but
It's local business is exceptionally good. 1t
is one Of the heaviest OF the coal-carrying
roads.
The season of pleasure Immediately
preceding the forty days of Lent was closed
in r magnificent manner by "The Myths"
at The Halliday last night. It WAS the
third of the series of five balls The Myths
decided upon giving, ana probably the last
until after Lent, The attendance was large,
spite ofthe fact that walking and driv-
| ing were bad because Of the hard.frozen,
snow-covered streets and sidewalks. The
company began TO arrive by eight o'clock,
and grew in numbers steadily until ten
O'clock, when not less than sixty five
couples of the elite youth and beauty Of the
| city we're gathered in the spacious dining
room 10 chase the glowing hours with fy-
ing feet. The music was furnished by
Prof. Storer's excellent band; dancing be-
gan shortly after nine o'clock, and while
moving gracefully through the various mo-
tiOns Of popular walzes and schottisches and
racquets and polkas and polka mazourkass and
so forth, the hours passed rapidly until eleven
o'clock, when the company WAS invited 10
partake of a feast prepared for them by
direction Of Mr. Parker, and spread upon
tables at the rear end Of the room. After
this, dancing was resumed for an
hour or so. The beautiful dresses worn by
the ladies Of the company made it doubly
attractive. The festivities we're concluded
little after twelve o'clock, and mono could
have left without carrying with them
through the next forty days of total alb
cnance, a pleasant recollection Of The
Myths last ball.
A writer in the American Artessn,
Chicago, has this to sly OF Cairo aud south
ern Illinois: The Influx Of strangers with
capital, business habits aud the resistless
energy of the mixed mass Of humanity
called AngloSsxon, hss begun anI con-
| tinue unu the fertile lands OF southern
| Illinois aud the surrounding states shall
| bud and blossom as the rose. In the Goth
congressional dist'ict-Egypt-are whole
counties where not one drop of liquor is
sold-Where it is impossible for any one,
however exalted may be their moral char
scter, to procure license to sell liquor
Ia Illinois, such towns KS DUO loin, Carbon
dale, Anna, Jonesboro, Murphysboro, E .
Dorado, Carmi, McLeansboro, Shawnee.
town, Vienna, Metropolis City, Mound City,
Marion in Missouri, Charleston, Poplar
uff Belmont, New Madrid, Maiden; 10
Kentucky Fulton, Msyheld, and scores
more, having n population numbering from
1000 10 5000 souls eich--are beginning
to feel their mn ortsnce and realize their
opportunities, and ere long will assert an
Influence IN business circles that will be
appreciated. Chicago must make every
effort TO secure and retain the trade of this
rich section, and she must enter the field
Nth an determination TO win. Cairo con.
ttins many mercantile houses whose sales
run from $3.50 900 to 100000 per aunum,
aud already is establishing a respectable
jDbbing trade Every individual in the
city seems impressed with the feeling that
be ore many years prejudice will be swept
away and the tide ofimmigation turned to
the boundess capacity Of this part Of the
Mississippi valley, Many Of the leading
business men 10 the city are old time resi-.
dents Of Chicago and they have striven
faithfully, with others to the manor born
10 infusc the restless leaven Of your city,
aud claim that the first fruits are begin.
ming 70 bear. There is much of interest 10
that part Of the state which space and time
forbid mention of, but even a few hours
ex animation would convince the most
skep,ical that Cairo hos in store o great
future.
Within the last few days tho Custom
} House officials here discovered that the
letter Of the law required clerks Of steam.
boats to keep the books in which au &C.
count ofall persons employed on the boat
Is kept, constantly written up to date; and