The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-01
EDITORIAL, NOTES

and fields of Northern Wisconsin.
The late VIM Il. Astor's estate i.
valued at two hundred millions OF dol
lars.
Berlin actresses have been forbidden
by circular issued by the government
to indulge In extra vngance Of dresr.
BY appointment of Gov. Ingcrsoll OF
Connecticut. ex-Gov. English will serve
the unexpired term in the United States
Senate of o. 5. Ferry, deceased.
Emperor William says he has seen a
good many men shoot in his day. but he
never saw deer laid low in an elegant
style until he saw his friend Victor per-
form the feat near Mona.
Worth, the celebrated man.milliner
| of Paris, Is in financial difficulties. caused
principally, it is said, by the failure of
fashionable American ladies to call at The
Captains Office and settle.
The announcement is made that A.
Oakley Hall, ..ex-mayor of New York city,
is about to adopt the stage as a .profes.
sion. lie will shortly appear in play
| called the "Cruciblc," which was written
conformity by himself and Mr.. Dion Bou.
cicault
Louisville has produced new
"Julict' in the person of Miss Mary An
derson of that city. She made her first
appearance last week in that city, and
was greeted with rounds Of applause, the
general opinion being that she made "A
grand success.
The Memphis Aratanche "When
first accused Of whisky ring frauds Gen.
John Mcdonald went to Washington to
fix things. He telcgraphed to the incom-
parable Col. Joyce: IL rode out with the
President to-day. Everything is lovely
and the goose hangs high" 1t is more
than suspected that the fowl referred to
now perches little lower than it did a
few months ago"
--Ex-GOv. John NJ. Palmer is in Wash
ington, where he will remain until after
the opening of Congress. lie says moth.
ing stands in the way of Kerr's election
for speaker except the strange fatality
the Democrats show in doing the wrong
thing at the right timc-for the Radicals.
We trust Palmer's usual sagacity is at
fault this time.
| The Democrats of Memphis are about
to take action to place u Democratic
municipal ticket in the field. The Ara.
tanche is opposed 10 the movement, ex.
pressing the opinion that in cities, party
rule has been q machinery to eat up tn,
substance of the people and that party
government of American cities is til,
most monstrous evil of the day."
English society is in a turmoil. Il
has been outraged by the fact that Queer
Victoria walked in the funeral procession
Of the father OF John Brown, her mos
confidential servant. The Sunday Time
calls the action of Her Majesty IAN ex
traordinary prank" and reads the Quee
severe lesson for INDUCING in it an
"parading herself before the world as
laughing stock for the whole of Europe.
Polo, H., is making elaborate prep.
arations for a grand poultry and pet
stock show on the 2lst inst, to continue
till after Christmas. Fifteen hundred
dollars in premiums are offered and the
specials will probably reach several hun.
dred more. Premiums are offered for all
the standard varieties of chickens. ducks,
geese, turkeys, pigeons, singing birds,
rabbits, dogs, ETC., etc.
Charges of gambling and gross cor.
ruption in Office have been made against
Col. Young, the collector of the Fourth
internal Revenue district OF North Caro-
lima. One portion Of the Republican
party demands his immediate removal,
whileanother, headed by ex-Gov Holden,
urges that such action would be impoli-
tic and dangerous In aparty point of view
at the present time.
Tile Benton Standard of SATURDAY
last says: "Mr. w. A. Simpson killed a
grey eagle last Saturday. at the mouth
OF Sugar Camp Creek, the eagle measured
rom tip to tip of wing, seven feet and
eleven inches; the claws, marking seven
AMI three-fourths inches head. nine
ihc''cs III circumstance, and mouth when
opened, measuring three and one fourib
inches In width. Mr.. Simpson left the
BODY at the place Of killing, cutting of,
ms talons, head, and pulling several
feathers out of the wing, bringing them
10 town for exhibition
Cardinal McClosky, on his return ,o
'he United States last week, WAS wei.
| coined on board the Abyssinia in the fol.
t lowing manner by several New York
priests and laymen: The Cardinals well
shaven face was ruddy and smiling. and
his eyes glistcned welcome to the wei
! corners. His attire was cltizen-like ex
cept In one detail, the hue Of his clerical
stock-scarlet. The priests, one after
the other, knclt on one knee before him
and kissed the crested sapphire ring that
ornaments the third finger of his left
hand. The laymen bowed low, in turn,
and Strengthening, extended their right
hands, which were clasped by the Cardi,
nal