The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-06

raphers allude to him as the champion Car.
coupler.
After all there is a vast deal of com.
mon sense in the remark of the deserter
when he said, I'd rather be coward all my
life than be corpse fifteen minutes"
Prof. Mason's dancing class have Sc
cured band for Saturday night, and will
enjoy Themselves until 10 o'clock in the
mlrthful pleasures Of the dance.
I'VE wonder if good many Of our
small-fry country editors of the republican
proclivity don't find it rather hard to edit
a really good aud consistent journal.
George Winfield Scott Hancock Pat
tison Sullivan Yerks IS small boy in the
interior Of Pennsylvania. There is some
fear of his ever gaining his maturity
though.
Mr.. Geo. T. Tetue, retired merchant
from near Quebec, Canada, and an uncle
of Mrs. McGauley, of this city, arrived yes
terday morning to make a two weeks stay
in our midst.
The Schofeld Mfg. Co., of 20 South
Canal st., Chicago, want agents to handle
specially 100 per cent profit and gold
watch worth s75 given free. Write them
at once and secure the agency. 4t-sat
The following are the revenue receipts
for November From tobacco s269799;
cigars, 1903 IS; whiskey, 19,90350; beer,
6,4l7.67; special tax, 4s924; fines and costs
S743; totaI, SSl,449l1,
We were told yesterday that VIM. Nc
Even will take unto himself Miss Carrie
Lum bert as bride next Sunday. The
wedding will be very quiet, and will be
conducted at the brides residence.
-"The Ancients" will hold their regular
semi-monthly dance at the Ideal league
hall, Monday evening, Dec. 8, 1884. BY
order of executive committee.
ct Mr.. LAURA J. RITTENHoUsE, Secy.
-Dr.J. II. Patty, the well.known phren-
ologist, and his wife, Rose Adams Patty, a
graduate of the Fowler and Wells Insti-
tute, New York city, are at the Clifton
house for a few days. They solicit your
patronage.
Joseph Curry, nephew of Mr. Joseph
Steagala and for long time his barkeeper,
passed through here Thursday from Nal
den, Mo, for Hickman, KY, with the re.
mains of his wife to inter them at the lat
ter place, her former home.
President Cleveland declines all ban
quets rendered him. 1t is to be hoped tina
our excellent chief magistrate does no
mean to begin his administration by Great
ing among the people suspicion that b
feels any distrust of American pie.
If the public schools we're to be GOV
erned by the whims and notions of parents
they would soon broken up. However,
public school is the last place in the wor
to send a child when it's parents can atfor
to send it to good private school.
Mr.. A. j. Garlic, our popular liver.
stable man has moved his place Of bushes
| from his stand on Tenth and Commercial
to bis old one on corner of Tenth anC
Washington, where he would like to Sc,
all who wish horses, buggies or any kind o
rigs. II
A subscriber writes to know if "RiI
Van Wrinkle" was ever played in the new
opera house before Thursday night. Yes
the Huntey dramatic combination played
"Trip Van Wrinkle" just one year ago thi
month, Mr.. Huntley assuming the charac
ter of Rip.
What will the editors of our republi
can party papers do now since their gov
eminent support has been snatched iron
them2 We expect they will flop over anc
try to be small sheep in the democratic
flock. We don't want them, though, 81
they need not be too hasty in their action.
Col. Merrell, who has charge OF th'
Ohio river improvements, and who ha
been up at Grand Chain, passed through
here on his way to Cincinnati. He in
formed our reporter that he had located
new dyke on the chain and that the ole
one would be extended, but how much h
did not say.
--Ristori interviewed: ~ pass nearly al
my time at my houses in Rome, Paris an'
London, and do not act often. | have step
ped out Of my habits, however, to come t
America, for remember with qualification
the reception accorded to me in 1865, 1867
and 1874, when was also here. And
hope you will like my English efforts"
The prison news column Of the Ches
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