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

The president asks for the passage of a
separate bill - soon % possible On this
subject.
TO THE LADlrs:
The largest and prettiest assortment of
new embroideries and insertions just re-.
ceived at
GoLDsTINE & RosEwATER's
We have at TIE BULLETIN Office a
good newly lined stove that will warm an
ordinary store room-cost e25-is In good
order and will b sold for 81 cash. A good
secondhand stove ought to sell this kind Of
weather and this 10 good bargain.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Chaste
and refined without suggestive inuendo, a
merrier crowd never filed out Of the thea.
tire. Every scene, character and line lie
productive of the heartiest kind of laugh
ter" Referring to "Our Stratsgists" at the
Opera House tonight.
The citizens of New Grand Chain, Ill.,,
have petitioned congress for an appropria-
ton of 100000 to be apportoned among
the states for educational purposes. Capt
Thomas presented the modest request to
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, as the 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 81;
Good Friday, on the 18th of April; Decora-
ton day, on Friday, May 80; Fourth of
July, on Friday, July 4; Thanksgiving, on
Thursday, November eth; Christmas, on
Thursday, December 25.
"A band Of Turks consisting of two men,
woman and child, three bears, two
doukies and rickety wagon arrived in
the city from somewhere in some way some
time yesterday. They started to give street
shows with their bears, but Chief Myers in
terfered and ordered them to leave for any
where Is soon as possible, which they
agreed to do.
Among the amendments to the laws
proposed in the United
States senate Tuesday is one repeating
section 977 Of the revised statutes, which
requires ell foreign vessels to unload ct a
port of entry prohibiting them from pass
ing up our rivers. The passage of this
amendment would prove Of great benefit
to Cairo in tho course of time.
"A thorough examination of the mat
tress improvements made on the banks
in front Of the city during the last few
months, proves them to have acted like
charm during tho recent brief high water.
No damage either to them or the bank they
we're intended to protect 10 visible. II 10
likely, however, that before long they will
sceive . sevsrsr test iu which they will
rove equally effective.
Tho wedding Of Mr.. W. d. Lppstt
nd Miss Fannie Pitcher is fixed for Tues.
lay morning, the 18th. 1t will be private
only q few intimate friends hsv-
ng been invited. But for this fact it would
be one Of the grand social events Of the
season, 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 Is more slush in the streets Of
cities now than in the newspapers; but the
intelligent reading public will probably
that this state of things is not 50
much the fault of the newspapers as Of the
so much because of
rise on the part Of the enterprising press as
of fall in the thermometers and barome-
tiers OF the country. On second thought,
however, we would prefer not have this
appologetic 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
Iron Mountain and the Duncan has been
hard at work for several days breaking the
ice from 10 front of it. She succeeded yes
tsrday morning 10 reaching the foot of the
incline and made some transfers yesterday
afternoon in the usual way. Atter this she
will probably make her usual trips and
trains will DO transferred % usual.