The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-15

rising slowly at II a. m. ct Louisville,
where II was six inches higher than the
year. Later dispstchs reported 1t slowly
falling at Cincinnati.
The Presbyterian ladies' dinner aud
supper ct temperance hall yesterday we're
we'll pstronized BY the public and much
enjoyed by those who partook of them.
The ladies had exsrted themselves to
provide splendid feast, and they had done
themselves credit in this respect.
Yesterday afternoon the post office
and custom house yard had very much
the appearance Of our public schools at
rsce~. Thspost Office corridor was throng-
cd with molly crowd Of little folks, all
sagre and crowding to get to the "Valen.
tine" delivery window, AMI such bable of
noises was probably never heard since the
confusion of tongues at the famous tower.
But all were happy and but few were dis
appointed. 80
Several days ago German employed
by Mr.. Louis G. Herbert secretly packed
up his personal effects, including gun
which he had left with Mr.. H. as security
for SIS which the latter had advanced to
him, and skipped out, taking also pair of
rubber boots belonging to Mr.. H. Chief
Myers set to work to trace up the fugitive
and found him at New Burnside and
brought him back. Yesterday the culprt's
case was inquired into by the grand jury,
but no indictment was found.
Nero flddlsd while Rome was burning i;
but the Paiucah News, now issued from
log raft that is tossed about upon the turb-
ulsnt Ohio, with: wstsri lover the entire
town, 10 oil the houses, and almost up to
the necka of people who are forced to live
in them; with the horrifying evidences of
starvation, disease and death all around it
this organ Of the wicked has the deviish
hardihood to indulge in silly humor about
the food a. follows: "The mighty Ohio
has again enQulfed everything about us and
We protest that it is getting full too often.
To guard against a recurrence of this
calamity we invoke the aid of the W. @. T.
u, to induce the old topper to swear off. "
--"7-2O-S" was produced at the Opera
House last night by Augustine Days com,
pany. A fair audience attended the play,
but more delighted one had never gathered
there before. The play was funny one,
portraying scenes from domestic life with
much more truth than poetry to the certain
knowledge of many here, no doubt. The
audience was convulsed with laughter and
abscI bed in interest all the time. The
play was exceedingly we'll produced, the
company being one of more than ordinary
talent throughout. We commend Angus
tine DalyI company in ~ 2O-s" to amuse-
ment loving people everywhere and feel
safe in guaranteeing an exemplary enter
tainment.
1t 10 q pity that the continental Gus.
tom Of the wearing of betrothal and we'd
ding rings by men is not usual elsewhere.
A girl can tell whether it 10 single, en-
gagged, or married MEN who il paying her
attentions, and Q mother can never be
thoroughly sure whom she is encouraging.
In Norway, % soon As young man and
woman are engaged, they not only ex-
change rings, which they wear for ever
aftsrward, but the man has calling cards
printed with the name OF his finacee i'm
nsdiately below his own. There Is really
no reason Why, the fashion should not
spread. It 10 . very admirable one, and If
adopted, would not only make engagements
almost % sacred as marriages, but would
prevent many disagreeable Aascos and e1-
posures.
"A young German named John Streg
arrived in tho city several days ago and
picked up with a stranger believed to be
tramp, who had been in tho city for several
days. Both put up at the Sherman house
Wednesday night in the same room. To-
ward morning the German awoks and miss
cd his psrtsr and eighty or ninety dollars
in money, which he had divided In two
pocket.bocks and sewed up in rag strung
around his neck under four shirts. He
arose at once and gave the alarm to the
night police who made diligent search, but
without avail. The day force took up trail
yesterday, but up to last night DO further
evidence had been discovered. Chief N.Y.
ers thinks he knows who the thief was and
has taken steps to intercept him if he lett
on any of tho railroads.
In the circuit court yesterday the Brad
Icy perjury case occupied nearly all day.
Toward evening after Mr.. Linegsr had fin.
ished the openipp argument for the de.