The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-11

dollars to complete the work below Cair'
Tho president asks for the passage OF
separate bill - soon % possible On th
subject.
TO THE LADIEs:
The largest and prettiest assortment q
now embroideries and insertions just re
ceived at
GoLDsrrNE & RosEwArERs
We have at THB BULLETIN Office
good newly lined stove that will warm q
ordinary store room--cost t25-is In goo
order and will BE- sold for u cash. A goo
second hand stove ought to sell this kind
weather and this 10 good bargain.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Chast
| and refined without suggestive inuendo,
msrrier crowd never filed out Of the thea
ire. Every scene, character and line
productive of the hesrtiest kind of laugh
ter" Referring to "Our Stratsgists" at th'
Opera House tonight.
The citizens of New Grand Chain, Ill.
have petitioned congress for an sppropria
ton of $50. 900, 900 to be apportioned among
the states for educational purposes. Capt
Thomas presented the modest request tc
the lower house Of congress, and it was re-
ferrsd to the committee on education.
The fire alarm last evening Was the re-
suit of second breaking out of fire in the
ruins OF the houses destroyed the night be.
fore. There was little or no occasion for
the alarm, az tho fame was but slight and
was put out before the down town engines
arrived.
ALL the legal holidays Of 1884 will fall
on Thursday and Friday, as follows: Wash
ington's birthday, on Friday, February 90;
Good Friday, on the nth of April; Decora-
ton day, on Friday, May 80; Fourth Of
July, on Friday, July 4; Thanksgiving, on
November eth; Christmas, on
December 25.
A band Of Turks consisting Of two men,
\ woman and child, three bears, two
loukies and q rickety wagon arrived in
he city from somewhere 10 some way some
lime yesterday. They started to give street
Ihows with their bears, but Chief Myers in
erfered and ordered them to leave for any
where ~ soon a. possible, which they
greed to do.
Among tho amendments to the laws
proposed in the United
states senate Tuesday Is one repeating
ection 277 of the revised statutes, which
equires ell foreign vessels to unload at
'ort of entry prohibiting them from pass
az up our rivers. The passage Of this
mendment would prove Of great benefit
0 Cairo in the course Of time.
"A thorough examination of the mat
ross Improvements made on the banks
q front Of the city during the last few
months, proves them to have acted like .
harm during the recent brief high water.
70 damage either to them or the bank they
vsrs intended to protect Is visible. II il
kelly, however, that before long they will
sceivs . sevsrsr test in which they will
rove equally effective.
Tho wedding Of Mr.. W. D. Lippstt
nd Miss Fannie Pitcher is fixed for Tues.
10y morning, the 18th. 1t will be private
Wedding, only few intimate friends hsv-
ng been invited. But for this fact it would
DO one Of the grand social events Of the
reason, tor no two young people enjoy more
FULLY the friendship and high esteem of the
entire community than they do. They will
have the hearty congratulations and many
wishes for bright future, Of The BuLLE.
TIN.
There 10 more slush 10 the streets Of
cities now than in the newspapers; but the
intelligent reading public will probably
perceive that this state Of things is not 50
much the fault Of the newspapers as Of the
90 much because of
rise on the part Of the enterprising press as
of fall in the thermometers and barome-
ters OF the country. On second thought,
however, We would prefer not have this
apologize reasoning applied to the Cairo
press.
This morning for the first time since
the close of the Mississippi, back Of the
city, will the W. B. Duncan bring over the
Texas and st. Louis passenger train from
Birds Point. The incline of this road is
about four hundred feet below that of the
Irun Mountain and the Duncan has been
hard at work for several days breaking the
ice from 10 front of it. She succeeded yes
terday morning in reaching the foot of the
incline and made some transfers yesterday
afternoon in the usual way. After this she
will probably make her usual trips and
trains will be transferred % usual.