The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-06

ton, the long-centinued and utterly merci-
less onslaught made upon our people, last
year, by the zebra mosquitoes blown into
our city from the swamps of Missouri, it Is
with conspicuous absence of any feeling
approaching eXultation that we now an
nounce the advance guard of the same pes
tiferous insects. Of course anybody can
fortity against their assaults in several
ways Keep the hands and face dripping
wet with coal oil smear the exposed parts
with coal tar-wear a submarine armor--
these are effective shields against their at
tacks and the wearer will always have the
consolation of knowing that, although such
resorts may prove very uncomfortable and
annoying to him personally, they will,
nevertheless, prove perfectly exasperating to
the foiled musquito. The advance army is
not very large, and may disappear alto
gether with our sipe-water.
"A full house greeted the "Mendleson"
Quartette, at the Theatre Comique, last
night, every chair in the house being
occupied, The vocal efforts of the quar-
tette, Singing collectively were good, and
ELECTED hearty applause from the audience.
In the song, Come Where the Lilies
Grow the effects in harmony, were very
fine, not to say artistic. The solos by
Messrs. Bush and Gale, and by Mrs. Jennie
Mcndeson (members of the quartette)
were heartily applauded; but the hear
test applause was reserved for Mile
Tarrelli, in her olio Of operate selections,
which formed the introduction to the Sec
ond part. Verona Carroll sang swcetly,
aud on the whole, the audience seemed
well pleased with the musical feast proyd-
ed for them. The troupe will appear
again this evening in new and operate
gems, and will, no doubt call out another
large audience, Prices of admission re-
man unchanged.
Chief Of Police LaEIue took under ar
rest, yesterday, an intoxicated individual
who gave his name as that Of George
Woods, and who claimed that he had but
recently arrived in town from Memphis.
He is a plastcrer, by trade, and declares
that he can put more mortar on wall, in
given time, than any other man in
America. But Mr. Woods, either because
he was cra2ed by drink, or because of very
dire necessity, was discovered in the pos
session OF certain garments that are not
held to be legitimate in a gcntleman's
travelling wardrobe He had in a bag and
for sale, polonaise, a ladys morning gown,
a bedspread and several other articles essen.
tial to lady's outfit, but utterly useless as
part Of the "trotting harness" of gentle
man. AS Mr.. Woods had, only a short time
before, disposed Of quantity of goods of
the same character, it was held that he had
had access to somebody's clothes line or
clothes press, and that an investigation
might be made, Mr.. W. was cGlaboosed,
that he might sober of and be "at himself
when the investigation should be instituted
We have received, and read with
much pleasure, the address Of Capt James
B. Ea Is, before the house select committee
on inter.oceanic canals. delivered three or
four weeks ago, as a reply TO the address Of
Count de Lesseps, the eminent French
engineer who is striving to give promin-
ence 10 the project Of cutting ship canal
through the Cordilleras at Panama. The
captain doesn't question the feasibility Of
the canal project, IF sufficient money be
furnished and time allowed, but''-and the
manner in which he interpOses his "buts"
seem to render his reply crushing one.
The captain appears to be fortified at all
points in his means for defending his railroad
scheme, and to have guns mounted on his
lullIDuNl pul - NllhN o'IN' hi'oN 'NEAluNA
i've projectilcs INTO the very Strongest parts
CT the Notifications thrown up by De
Lesscps about his canal scheme. 1t Is
quite impossible, indeed for any intelligent
person to follow the captain in his discus
sion Of his shin railroad project without
feeling an entire confidence in It's feasibil-
ity, and, further that it seems to suggest
the only means whereby the transfer Of
ships across the isthmus can be accomplish
cd during the present century.
We have heard very little about the
proposed extension of the Paducah and
Elizabethtown railroad to Cairo, but
can readily see wherein the extern
sion would prove mine of profit
to the owners of the road. In discussion
of the matter the Blandville Press has this
to say: THE Elizabethtown and Paducah
railroad is to be extended to Cairo via
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