The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-09

all drought the week After this the
office will be open every day with
out exception. Sixty three instru-
ments are now in working order, and one
thousand connections were made yesterday.
--Messrs. Mehan and Thistlewood have
the contract for delivering piles for the new
elevator. They procure them from some
station up the Narrow Guage road, and
were yesterday engaged in unloading a
number OF them from the cars Of that road
onto the fiat cars on the Illinois Central
road by which they were taken to the eleva-
tor grounds.
Mr.. Otrich, druggist of Anna, was
in the city yesterday, on his way south, on
pleasure trip. He stated that the tenn
perance people of Anna, Ills, had refused
to allow the druggists at that place to
sell liquor on prescription and that, by
way of retaliation, they (the druggists)
had all closed their establishments and
left the city.
An entirely new troupe will appear
upon the boards at the Threatre Comique
tomorrow night, and the performance may
be expected to be better than it has been
at any previous time Mr.. Walker is deter
mined to have the best talent in the coun-
| try and to give an entertainment that will
be equal to any in respect to character and
display of genuine talent
The Illinois Legislature has been duly
mindful of the claims of Illinois Southern.
Besides awarding the first assistant clerk
ship Of the house to Mr.. John A. Reeve, of
this city, j. II. Melvin, of Mound City, was
awarded the position of postmaster and
Mr.. Hartwell, late prosecuting attorney of
Williamson county, was given the position
of assistant doorkeeper of the senate.
The fire department was prevented
from meeting on Friday night by the fire,
which occurred shortly before the hour set
for the meeting and hence it
will now be held tomorrow night, as may
be seen from notice elsewhere, when it is
desired that all those who have signitied a
willingness to become members of the
hook and ladder company, put in an ap-
pearance.
We are under obligations to Messrs.
| Speck and Redburn for a most delightful
serenade received by telephone last night.
The music was produced by MIR. Redburn
on the either, accompanied by Mr.. Speck on
the guitar, and was really fine, such as only
the most cunning hands can produce. Not
note was lost, and as we write, the mel
observation-disclosures died away-haye left
their thrilling memory on our ear.
Next Thursday evening the first Of a
series of sociables and and dances will be
given at the Temperance hall, under the au.
spices OF the Temperance club, by number
of our young people. A splendid time
may be anticipated by those who at
tend, for the young folks have determined
to make these gatherings the most brilliant
ana festive of their kind given here this
season and it is we'll known that the great
est success always attends their efforts.
Prof. Bell, the inventor Of the Bell tele-
phone, which is now in use in Cairo, has
also invented an instrument for the trans
mission Of sound by light. 1t is found that
each ray OF light will convey certain
quantity Of sound, and Mr.. Bell proposes
to utilize this principle in the convey
ance Of messages. 1t will never be as use
full as the telephone, because it cannot be
used to any great extent in the dark. II
won't do to court by, but at sometime may
be the means of communication with the
inhabitants Of the moon.
The new hose came in for goodly
share of the profanity at the fire night be-
fare last. 1t is the heaviest hose that our
companies have ever handled and requires
unusual efforts to move it. In responding
to an alarm of fire, companies invariably
use their small engines, not only because
they can be moved,with greater rapidly,
but also because they can be showed into
yards and procure water where the larger
ones could not gain admittancc and there
fore, say the tiremen, they should have
hose that would match the small engines
and not be an encumbrance. They find no
fault with the quality.
The Reform Club hall, on Tenth street,
Is at present in the hands of the painters
and paper-hangers, who are engaged IN
giving it an entire overhauling, under the
supervision OF Mr. B. +. Parker. The walls
will be handsomely papered; the ceiling
and the supports thereof will be newly
painted, and the windows will be graccd