The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-18

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AS stated in our former issue the
negro Thos. Clark, who keeps the gambling
house In the building Immediately below
Barclay Bros wholesale drug store
on the Lcvee, was few days ago fined
one hundred dollars by Judge Olmsted
But it seems that this is not to be the end.
A warrant, charging him with keeping a
disorderly house was yesterday sworn out
against him, which he will be requested to
answer to-day. Clark seems to have
gotten into the house of gentleman who,
like the neighbors roundabout, do not
appreciate his ways, and are therefore en-
gagged in the laudable attempt to rid the
Levee of his obnoxious presence.
AT the atheneum last night, the New
Orleans Ministries held forth, to full
house. The reputation of the company
and the magic of its name, drew we'll and
each member of the organization, sustained
both admirably. There was not feature
in the entire performance which did com
mand the closest attention and unfreigned
interest of all present, which was frequently
shown by sudden bursts Of hearty laughter
and applause. We have no doubt that
those who attended, without exception, feel
entirely satisfied with what they received
for their money and anxiously look for a
speedy return of "Haverly's New Orleans
minsrals. "
Now, about this time of the year, the
conscientious law-maker conferreth SOL
EMMY with his constituents and goeth up
unto the halls of legislation, armed with a
formidable bill to prevent the sale of dead
ly weapons to minors to prohibit the carry
ing of concealed weapons, and various
other equally wise provisions relating to
firearms which do 60 off on divers occasions
and Stay much humanity. But the bill
passeth not, or it passeth and is never en-
forced. And behold the minors and those
who are known as hoodlums, do laugh such
projects to scorn, while the law-abiding
public teareth its beard and crieth "When
shall the end Of this thing be endedl"
Late dispatches concerning the pros.
poets of the bill looking to the improve
ment of the Mississippi river are not such
as to Encourage the friends of the scheme.
Before congress assembled hopes of the
success of the measure were high, and it
was believed that there would be no great
difficulty in securing a handsome appro-
priation, especially as the object was one
of recognized Importance; but, as day after
day has passed by without any decisive
action being taken upon the bill, the hopes
of its promoters and well wishers have
suffered a mournful decline, and now it is
considered almost certain that, in spite of
all efforts, it will fail utterly of passage
this session.
On Saturday afternoon last, the janitor
of the Temperance reading room had &C.
casion to leave the room shnr. zine
There wac hut little nre IN the stove when
he left, but during his absence, some evil
disposed person, either with the intent of
setting fire to the building or injuring the
appearance Of the hall, which has lately
been newly painted and papered, filled the
stove full Of coal to the top and shut off
the drafts, The consequence was that the
pipe of the drum down stairs as we'll as the
pipe of the drum up stairs was blown of,
and had not Mr. Harrell, who keeps the
furniture store next door, happened into
the room when he did, the building would
shortly afterwards have been in flames
Some idea is entertained of who the guilty
parties are.
Gen. John Mcdonald, who was in this
city few weeks ago, canvassing for his
book exposing the secrets of the great
whisky ring, is now in Springfield. The
last time the general was in that city was
at the unwilling of the Lincoln monument,
at which time General Grant was also in
the city and the two were then on the most
intimate terms. Since then things have
somewhat changed and Mcdonald, besides
having an experience Of several years in the
whisky ring, has also good knowledge OF
a convict's life in the penitentiary, gained
through the failure of Grant and his friends
to keep their promise towards him. His
eighteen months in the Jefferson City peni-
Tertiary is given In very descriptive man
ner in his book of which many Cairo people
are in possession,
General Haskell and his army-he
who recently paid his respects to this city
is still holding the fort at the crescent city.
The New Orleans Times says of him:
Sand there came man among them-an
actor turned preacher--out of the circus