The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-03
LOCAL MATTERS.


official place in condition of tantalizing
uncertainty. Every effort thus far to draw
him out has signally failed. He says that
he IS pleased to listen to all suggestions,
but will not speak for fear of committing
himself. His reserve is commendablc, and
there will doubtless occur woeful shrink
age in the visages of the wisc-acres when
he does make his mind public.
In these days Of greed and almost uni
versal scrambling for fat offices, it carries
the true patriot land he is -mournfully
few for back to the good old times of
Washington and Hamilton, when he lights
on bit Of news like this "An astonish-
ing thing has happened in New York. An
office holder turns up there who says his
salary is twice as much as it should be.
This unnatural person gets $4,000 year,
principally for taking care of himself.
They call HIM commissioner of jurors
II it should happen to come in his way to
summon Jury of Office holders to try him
for anything, they would probably "sit on
him" with a vengeance"
1t is somewhat irritating to know that
three or four gentlemen are preparing to
throw up their hats for the mayors posi-
ton, and when asked about 1t, have them
emphatically shake their heads, in
a manner that would indicate both yes and
no. We say this is irritating
1t is done with malice aforethought, and
with the unholy intention of irritating the
gatherer of news. This being so, we need
hardly say that ere many moons we shall
wipe the Thanksgiving gravy from our
mouth and satisfy the curiosity of the pub
lie by announcing the names of the gentle
men in our minds eye, whose excessive
modesty at present prevents them from
making known their aspirations.
Socially, the coming winter season
promises to be the most lively of any for
many years past, in this city, and why notG
Peace and plenty and good health prevail.
The present we have, while no man can
claim tomorrow as his. Give praise, eat
and be merry, for tomorrow your wife may
be widow, pensively wondering whether
her first love has ever married. The
season promises great social enjoyment, all
of healthful, commendabe kind. A very
lively beginning has already been made.
With social evenings out, private parties
and public balls, and with a continuation
of these and with an addition thereto of
amateur and theatricals and public con-
certs and lectures, as there will be, we are
justified in predicting fun ahead.
In this mornings issue will be found
the advertisement of Jack & Millers
"Comets," consisting of the finest comedy
talent in the country, which will tomorrow
evening, at the atheneum, produce Mr..
Fred Miller's extravaganza, entitled THE
House Warming" which is founded on
Thomas Moor's poem, the Dismal Swamp.
The troupe's advance agent was prevented
from arriving here sooner by various
causes and hence has found it i'm
possible to make known the
troupe's coming at an earlier time,
but notwithstanding we feel satisfied that
the house will be crowded since the troupe
is really meritorious one. One Of the
leading eastern papers says of them: They
were greeted by very large house-in
fact we think the largest of the season.
The "Comets" certainly offer very en-
joyable entertainment, especially for those
who appreciate roaring fun, good music and
excellent acting. Every member of the
company is good, each one having been
selected with a special reference to his or
her individual capabilities, and the result
is perfectly equipped company and they,
without exception, played with unusual
snap and liveliness. Mr.. A. Julian Distinct,
Blackstone by birth Gn his mind) but a
poor wcodman, by compulsion perpetual
finder of Incient quotations.; Pennobscot
Quincy Butts, the village squire"
which title he has held
long enough to be called "the judge" and
the "last of the family" Pinkette, "a wan
dering lad" with neither home or parent,
and called by the gypsies "the Cupid
prince" Ilene, 1.-THE 'Squire's only daugh-
ter" pet of all the inhabitants; Blanche
Robbins, "our handsome and amiable
school MISS" whose sole ambition next to
her daily occupation, is to be the best
dressed maiden in the land; Constance
Calebson, the youngest of the Calebson
girls, "a real hummer" and Paul, "a gen
era disturbance" who upon all topics is
bound to have his say constitutes the dra-
matte personal Of the extravaganza. Mr..
James III. Jones, as "Julian," was immense,