The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-24

to preside at the meeting of the Democracy
at the court house tonight, where Mr.. Al
bright will address them.
This is the season when the country
newspaper man snIiously scans the funny
column of his metropolitan exchangesfor a
good fresh joke on the thanksgiving turkey
and finds it not.
Montreal is having very violent at.
tack of prohibition agitation. Nearly all
the religious denominations are actively,
csnvassing IN favor of the passage of strin-
gent ant-liquor laws.
New Orleans boats now start south
with good lists of deck passengers. The
approaching exposition has great attrsc-
tons for plckpockets, confidence men, fa-
kris and dead-beats generally.
We noticed about cord of cabbage
crate lumber being unloaded in front of
one of our commission houses yesterday.
The staple ingredient of sauer kraut seems
to be in good supply and active demand.
"A fashion journal says that plain
white French china is coming into vogue
again. This will be welcome news to hus-
bands The dazzling effect Of decorated
ware makes it the most difficult of all
kinds to dodge.
The Major Wagon Co. purchased of NJ.
]. Howley, day or two ago, the two lots
now occupied by the wagon shops on Ninth
and Tenth streets, aud will make some con.
siderable Improvements in the buildings
and machinery.
The second ward Democratic boys
propose, with the assistance Of their broth
rem in the first, third, fourth and fifth wards,
to color the town red, white and blue with
their procession tonight in honor of our
next Congressman.
The many friends of Mrs. Fannie Maui
gle, nee Barclay, will be sorry to learn that
on account Of pressing business Mr. Nau-
gle and bride we've unable to stop long in
our city, They left last night for their
home in Pedrss Negrss, Mexico.
Blaine does not regard the tariff issue
as sufficiently potent in Indiana to carry
the state. He is waving the bloody shirt
franctlcally. Mr. Blaine is trying to raise a
new issue, 1t will not work. The south
is too quiet and peaceful and comparatively
too prosperous
Several Of the Cairo friend, Of Miss
Ida Fraser, OF Paducab, have received invi-
tations to attend her marriage to Mr.. L. II
Estes, Jr., Of Memphis, Tenn, which inter.
esting ceremony will be solemnizel at III c
NJ, Z. Church, south, in Paducah, next
Wednesday, the Goth inst, at Z 80 =. m.
- The great Calender Ministries will give
a grand "mnstre! festival" programme,
which will include all the features of their
former performances. Popular prices will
prevail during their engagement here. In
the company are Tom Mcintosh, Jack Arm.
strong, Buuill Hawkins, and in fact all OF
the old Calender Minstrel favortes, mum.
berlng nearly forty performers.
John X. Wallace, OF the Oakland
neighborhood Of Marshall county, and a
Miss Dunn, buxom young dsmsel who
has been living in WalIace's family fol
some time, last night eloped, and have
gone TO parts unknown, A wife and sew
era children and a number OF creditor
mourn Wallace's departure. He was only
q renter, aud when he departed left moth
ing behind but his family and bis house
hold Effects Paducah News
About dozen negroes got into row
on Commercial avenue yesterday afternoon
and one received o cut 10 the shoulder
The one who did the cutting was arrested
and will have his trial this morning. Gu
reporter undertook TO learn the particular
aud asked the wounded man where it han
pened. "Oh, down here a piece" "Wh
cut your" dat little niggah." "Wha
was it all about'" "0h, we was jcs' fgh,
in" What about VI dom know; W
was jes' Ggh,in'."
--"The Auciens" will give their Grs
dancing party at Brstol's hall next Monda
night, and will meet and dance the secont
and fourth Monday night of each mont
= during the season. Dancing will con
+ mence at and end Of l2, when coffee An
: sandwiches will be 10 order and diecusse
}. without regard to parliamentary rule