The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-14

ever saw, got up and left the stage in
disgust.
An unknown man was killed near
the trestlc work on the Illinois Central
railroad, yesterday afternoon, by the
passenger train that arrives in the city at
half. past two o'clock. lie was picked up
and brought to the passenger depot,
where an inquest was held on the body
about four o'clock. When killed, the
man had on a tattered pair of brown
jeans breeches, black box coat, blu.
shirt and slouched hat. He was about
five feet eight inches high. with light
hair, mustache and goatee, and light.
ireckled complexion, and Is supposed to
have been about twcnty.eight years OF
age.
--From reliable source. we learn that
the interview Of Mayor Winter, Alder
men Halliday, Wright and Nellis. with
General Simpson, in regard to our levee,
was highly satisfactory. The commit
tee represented the condition OF
the river To General Smp.
son, and asked him if he could do
some temporary work here. After fully
contemplating the facts, General Simpson
replied that he recognized the state Of
affairs perfectly, and that he would do
all In his power. lie also said that II
the survey now being made demonstrated
the fact that work could be done
eliectually at present, and II the work
now being carried on at Devils leland
was in such condition that 1t could be
left during the winter without doing in.
jury to it, he would transfer q portion
of his force here to do the work rs soon
as possible, and that he would get the
rock to be used in doing the work from
the quarries at Cape Giradeau.
The performance given by the
Madame Blanche troupe mt the Athe-
neum, Oh Friday evening was In some
respects. very good, and in others, very
Inferior. The statuary and tableau part
Of the show was very acceptable to the
audience present, and In every instance
elected loud applause. The play Of the
Fellow that Looks Like Me-" was very
tame, and the audience showed evident
signs Of relief when the curtain
went down. Then came the
great Billy Freeman, with his
banjo. Billy came forward whistling.
aud he was received with stamping of
feet and clapping Of hands. If Billy had
only had sense enough to have kept on
whisllng, and not attempted to pick the
banjo and sing the Elephant Show" he
would have proved success. The people
looked to him for something good, but
ere he had gone through with one verse
Of his song, it was very evident that he
was big fraud. and not only the boys In
the gallery. but the solid men below sug-
gested to Billy that wvik would be
plenty on The new lev.e in lew days.
Miss Wesner's fancy dance would have
proven very acceptable, hal the orches.
ira given her u fair chance. They, how
ever. played one tune, while Miss Wesner
danced to another, which was rather out
Of the usual line of such performances,
but nevertheless seemed to please those
in front, US she was called to the foot
lights again and loudly applauded on
leaving the stage the second time. MIR.
divers character song, "Junius Brown
the Tragedian," was very good; for his
other performances, he is, in the opinion
of Cairo critics. entitled to but little
praise. Mr.. Thompson, late OF the May
Fisk troupe. is deserving of credit,
though the characters in which
he appeared are somewhat. we
would think, out of his line. Madame
Blanche's vocal powers are passably
good she also, there Is but little doubt,
would haye executed her songs much bet
ter had her acquaintance with the or.
chestra been longer. Her ability as an
actress is on par with most travelling
performers. Professor Benford Invested
himself OF fifty feet of inch rope, tangled
about him By two sea-faring men, with
but little difficulty. 1t Is our opinion,
however. that the great Billy's failure to
please proved very disastrous to the
other members of the troupe, as a spiri,
OF timidity seemed to hover around each
Of the other performers after he had left
the stage amid the derision OF the entire