The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-10
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS

ance.
The weather was slightly "ofiish" yes
terday.
Physicians report very little sickness
in Cairo.
Two weeks frcm tonight you can hang
up your socks.
Will there be any great Christmas
"doings" in CDirol
The wood yards are laying in their
winter stock of fuel.
Prof. Mason's class stripped the light
fantastic toe' last evening.
Coat maker wanted Immediately. A.
Raynor, Cnrbondae, Ill. 81
-Workmen are engaged in putting a
new roof on the John Gates building.
The railway reading.room is well pat
ronlzed. 1t is an excellent institution.
-Jno. A. Miller is offering bargains in
diamonds, watches and fine jewelry.
Milton Mobiles, in "Love and Law"
will be the next attraction at the opera
house.
j. A. Jones has taken force of hands
to Paducab, who will be employed on the
water works.
Anyone desiring one or two hand
somely furnished rooms on Commercial av-
enue apply at this Office. If
"A special term of the circuit court was
opened by Judge Browning yesterday af.
ternoon, to continue one week.
There are more men "on the road"
this winter than for many years previous.
Work is extremely dull in all localities.
Felt 70 Inches wide, ia all colors, for
table and piano covers. W Z, Gholson.
An elegant oyster supper will be one
of the features of the entertainment at
Mr.. Charles G,ligher's tomorrow evening.
"A magic lantern exhibition will be
given on Thursday evening of mex week by
the boys branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. at their
rooms.
For holiday presents you will find a
fine assortment of goods to select from at
John A. MiIIer's jewelry store.
TIE mail train on The |. c. road, due
her at 3 80 a. M, did not reach the city
until $3.50 +, IN, yesterday, owing to the
VT OK 1T Dungola.
A little paradise on earth is that house
hold ir which father, mother, children all
and everyone endeavor each day to do what
is possible to make home happy.
-WANTED.-20 pounds large clean cot
ton ragsat THE BULLETIN office; cents
per pound will be paid for selected stock.
This is the season of the year when
the tlues should be carefully examined,
thus avoiding disastrous fires. Attend to
the matter without further delay.
AT the corner of Poplar and Twenty
eighth street the necessary work is now be-
Ing done for the public cistern, which WAS
by the city council at recent session.
John Cain has been appointed street
superintendent 10 place Of hn Hogan, re-
signed, who is now employed in handling
cotton for the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific
road.
There were lots of mad passengers
about the Illinois Central depot yesterday,
The very air in that locality assumed a
c"ruleap tint. Goodness how some fellows
can cuss.
The NJ olson Times says it Is the only
paper published in the civilized world ,hat
does not contain the advertisement of SIN.
gle merchant in the county or parish in
which 1t is published.
Capt. Hiram Hill yesterday sent a
diver to the Texas & St. Louis incline at
Birds Point to repair the same. He also
sent diver to Columbus, Ky, to repair
the incline at that place.
Rev. A, j. Hess of Charleston, Mo-,
will preach at the Baptist church tonight
at o'clock, Mr.. II was formerly pastor
Of the Baptist church here, and his many
friends will be glad to meet him again,
Joseph Bronstring, partner 10 the
Marssa Coal Co., was killed Saturday
morning by a fall Of slate in the Mt. Olive
mine in Macoupin county, where he was
working. He was 81 years Of age and
single man.
A "touris'" named Ryan sprainei an
ankle while jumping from freight train
on the /. G. road, yesterday, near the city.
His companions built a campfire and will
stay with him until he gets able to resume
his never-cnding journey.