The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-08

an immense crowd at the Atheneum last
night. The house was crowded to its ut.
most capacity. The performance through
out was excellent, and held the close atten-
ton Of the audience from beginning to end.
Mr. Arthur Gregory as "Uncle Tom" w.
Ii. Morgan as "Phineas Fletcher" Miss
Sallie Darlington as "Topsy" and little
Minnie Knox as Eva" were often heartily
applauded, and deserved the highest
praise as unaffected actors. The singing
was also excellent. The general opinion
prevails that the troupe is one of the best
that has ever appeared before Cairo au-
dience.
The consideration of Il. F. Davis
schedule, filed in the county court in the
suit instituted against him by Jewett &
Adams, was brought to a close yesterday
evening The property scheduled by Mr.,
d. amounted to $l,495.2G. OF this sum
$400 was set apart by the court as exempt
from execution. In part payment of the
in cash, which formed one of the items.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Howley was then appointed re-
ceiver, and the balance of the property,
valued at 81 ,0252G, was transferred to his
control for the benefit Of Mr.. Dis creditors.
The decision in this case has the effect,
we believe, of annulng the verdict of fraud
rendered by the jury, last week, and will
serve as bar to like prosecutions by other
creditors. After hard fight, prolonged
confinement and much trbulation Mr..
Davis is again free man to go "whither
he listeth"
Our friend, j. II, MuIcahey, of Com
mercial Point, in this county, is still
swinging around the circle" He writes
us from Harrisburg, Pa, under date of
April 4th, az follows "Wc arrived in this
city about an hour ago, from Baltimore,
Md, where We took our first look at the
ocean-that "likeness Of heaven, that agent
of power that claims men rs IT'S victims
and shpwrecks as its dover. We have
visited all parts Of Georgia, South Carolina
and North Carolina, meeting relatives eve
~ where. We took our time ami stopped
over at all places of special natural or
! historical interest We visited the white
House and national capitol, and was so
well pleased with the latter that | felt
much inclined to 90 home and ask my
! friends to elect me 10 congress. We Shall
start for Cleveland Ohio, where we shall
! strike more relations, tomorrow, and shall
remain there week or more. Beyond that
| point our route is not yet fully settled
upon Mulcahcy's relatives are in point
of numbers, like the forces that environed
| the famous six hundred'-rclatiyes be-
hind him, relatives in front of him and
relatives all around him. A. "much
, related man" he beats the world.
Mr.. Jcwett Wilcox is about to retire
| from the management Of the Gardner
! House, Chicago, Ill.--a fact which our peo-
pie, within hundred miles of the month
of the Ohio, will learn with feelings OF
sincere regret, unless, indeed, he rc-estab.
lishos himself in the same business at some
point where they can patronize HIM. The
following reference to Mr. WilcoXs retire
ment is from recent number of the Chicago
Hotel World: "Mr Jewett Wilcox. who
! has managed the Gardner House 50 salts
factorily for the past year, has rendered hi,
resignation and will retire from the posi-
ton on the first of May Capt Wilcox,
during his four years connection with our
Chicago hotels, has made a reputation Sec
ond to none, and his services are in demand
in several directions to take the manage
mcnt of hotels, He is determined to con
meet himself with some good hotel as sole
or part proprietor. We sincerely trust that
Mr.. Wilcox's valuable services will be re-
tanned in Chicago and hope to be able to
chronicle the tact that he has become pro-
prctor OF some hotel in this city; and in
saving this We simply echo the sentiments
of his thousands of friends in all parts Of
the country.
The presence Of Mrs. Gov. Bcverdge
and Mrs. DR.. Wardncr, IN Centralia, last
week was the signal for Il rousing Iccep-
ton by the ladies and gentlemen OF the
place, in the interest OF the lllinosn ldus-
trial School for Girls. Tufts the editor of
the Ccntralia Democrat. changed hats with
Rcyford, and not being recognized, gained
admission into the room. In his last pa.
per, therefore, we find an account of the
meeting, as also the following preamble
and resolution offered by the mayor OF Cen
tralia, and unanimously adopted by the All