The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-23

HaytnOrn " BOO. lnese SHOES are tquai
to any IS shoe in the market for style, dura'
bility and fit for gentlemen wear only. st
A big fire broke out Wednesday night
in the Paducah Lumber company's mills,
and was still raging yesterday morning.
The mills and all the lumber in the extern
sive yards we're totally destroyed. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Mr.. Jacob Lind and Miss Lena Kline
are to be married on Thanksgiving day at
the residence of Father Sweeney, of St.
| Joseph's church. After the ceremony re-
ception will be held at the Rough & Ready
engine-house. Invitations were sent out
yesterday.
Last night was the night of the Mystic
Krew's ball, The attendance and the gen.
eral character of the affair proved that the
Krew had not forgotten how to make things
pleasant for those who pstronize them and
that the public remembers we'll how it en-
joyed similar occasions gwen by the Krew
before.
The force in the postoffice here had a
big job yesterday afternoon. All the
mails that were. due Wednesday night, and
yesterday in the morning and afternoon,
which had been held back by the nonar
rival of trains, came in together in the af
ternoon. The distribution of this great pile
of mail matter occupied the boys until
after dark.
AT the instance of Mr.. Henson, second
hand store keeper on Washington avenue, 8
man named Clifford was arraigned in Justice
]. H. Robinsons court yesterday, charged
with having taken to Marion with him a
quantity of household goods upon which
Henson held mortgage. The case did
not come to trial but was continued until
to-day.
"A quantity of straw on the deck of the
steamer Mary Houston caught fire last
night about 7 o'clock, while the boat was
lying at the wharf here, and created much
excitement for while. Timely discovery
and prompt, well-directed action alone,
prevented the destruction of the boat
Very little damage was done. The cause
Of the fire is mystery
One of the boilers Of the Singer COM
pany's factory burned out Wednesday, and
as the remaining boilers can not furnish
enough steam power to run the machinery
and the drying apparatus at once, the for
mer is run by day and the latter by night
and the men are divided into a day and
night force. This arrangement will pre-
! vail until the damaged boiler can be re-
paired, which will be week or longer
The executive committee of the Young
Mems Christian association has decided to
give reception to railroad men, at the
rooms of the association, on the 9th of De
cember. A reception to citizens generally
was given Monday night at the residence of
Mr.. Crane, the secretary, and was very
well attended and a very pleasant affair.
Voluntary contributions were solicited for
the benefit of the association and the solicl-
tatious we're literally responded to.
The Bad Boy Cigar
Is better by far
Than the majority.
1t smokes very free,
And good it must be,
For its enemies re in the minority.
For five its the best
Create and behest
Our patrons cry with SENIORITY.
This piece Of poetry was written by our
special poet. He has since died.
IN. Bit wasn't the cigar, but the po-
etry, that killed him. If
From what we could learn about the
mum social given at the residence of Mrs
Wood Rlttenhouse. last night by the ladies
, of the Presbyterian church, the ladies have
much reason to be proud Of the affair. The
attendance was large, the spacious psrlors
OF the residence being filled with guests
The affair was one out OF the regular order,
atfording much amusement for all present,
and the refreshments were rich aud par
taken of by nearly all with evident relish
Music, singing and dancing were among
the means of passing the time. The re-
ceipts from the various sources were all
that could have been hoped.
The rains of Wednesday and Wednes.
day night were quite general, and every.
where were fully as heavy as here, if not
heavier. Bad washouts occurred on all but
one of the railroads centring here and all
trains were late. The Mobile e. Ohio
passenger train was the only one of the
eight or ten trains due here Wednesday
night that came in on time. The cause o,