The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-08
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
New YORK, April Bird, L

ago landed in New York, since which time
he has traversed the continent, travelling
over 5000 miles, took his departure for Eu-
rope Friday morning on the steamer Adria-
tic, of the White Star line. Count de Les
seps, accompanied by Cyrus W. Field and
the French Consul, was driven to the
steamer shortly before ten o'clock, and in
the grand saloon of the vessel a number of
prominent French and American citizens
ciusted about him, bidding him goodbye
As the Adriatic left the dock Count de
Lesseps appeared upon the upper deck, and
with head uncovered bowed his acknowl-
Judgements to the repeated cheers that were
given him by the assembled friends upon
the pier.
The Cunard steamer Scythia, which ar
rived on Thursday from Liverpool landed
444 Storage passengers at Castle Garden.
The emigrants, who are for the most part
English, Irish and Scotch, are nearly all of
them en- route for the west, where they pro-
pose to settle. The Westphalia, from Ham
burg, was reported this morning, and was
expected to land her passengers this even
ing or tomorrow morning. The Canada
from Havre, and the Ethiopia, from Lon
don, were also due to-day. The emigra-
ton during the present month has exceeded
that of the month of March for many pre-
vious years. If the Westphalia lands her
passengers this evening the arrivals will
reach nearly 2l,000.
There is a notable lack Of active interest
in the presidential canvass among the class
of persons who came 10 the front so early
in the last campaign. The Grant interest
has the support of some Of our wealthy
manufacturers: but with this exception, the
aid given to it is only foil to the less ia
vored candidacy Of Blaine Sherman does
not seem to be acceptable outside of the
banking fraternity, and there is a feeling
that some dark horse like Edmunds would
draw an intelligent though, perhaps, not
very enthusiastic support if there were a
reasonable hope Of the defeat Of both
Grant and Blaine in the convention. There
are no new developments in the Tllden
boom.
Yachting matters are more active as the
spring advances, and after the annual din
ner Of the New YORK Yacht club which
takes place early this month, the leading
events Of the coming season will be an
nounced. The dinner this year promises to
exhibit the same "bOom" that now attends
other sporting matters or meetings, and
from the number Of applications for places
already received, the club will have to
abandon their clubhouse Tor the season
and probably dine in Delmonicos ball
room. The tables will be covered with u
nIuIlItuuc VI pII'cl B'lH'bi anu AuutiSaI
hours will be struck on a ships bell.
The money market acted this week in q
way which it is very difficult to account
for. The natural lightness Of money has
has been artticially increased, and exor.
bitant rates Of interest for loans have been
exacted during the greater part Of the
week. In the ordinary course Of events
this ought to have lowered the prices Of
stock, but the reverse was the tact They
were steady all along the list. and in many
instances made considerable advance
This condition Of affairs puzzle not only
the public and the stock brokers, but even
the financial philosophers, whose ,advoca
ton it Is daily to enlighten the masses on
the subject Of Wall street affairs. One Of
the ablest financial writer's seems to have
grown so perplexed that he tried the other
day to escape from the dilemma by filling
his summary with foreign proverbs ant
dictums, both ancient and modern. His
article was actually written in five Ian
guagcs, yet failed to convey any particular
meaning.