The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-06


was blowing all day yesterday, AT Bis
marck the thermometer marked only O de-
grees above zero, at Lacrosse 20, at Yank-
ton 10, and at some other PORTS further
northwest, it was below zero. If the ser
geant's prophecy was true, bring out your
"benjamins."
The alarm Of fire yesterday about noon
was a false alarm. 1t was given under the
impression that fire had broken out IN
the second story of Mr.. N. B. Thistlcwood
& Co.'S, commission house, from the front
doorway of which a thick smoke was seen
to issue. Investigation proved that the
smoke came from hue from which the
cap had been removed, and that the smoke
came from fire in the furnace Of the lard
rendering establishment Of Messrs HinkIe
e. Son, which is in the basement next to
Messrs. Thistlewood & Co. 1t is needless
to say that no damage was done, therefore
we don't say it.
Yesterday Mrs, James Biggs received
another ilstallment of the amount due
from the order of the Knights OF the Golden
Rule upon the death of Captain Biggs'
The reason why this insurance is been paid
in installments while others have been and
usually are paid in full at once is to be found
in the fact that some time
ago the organization was in
Strengthened circumstances owing TO the
defalcation of Its treasurer. The new
treasurer found the amount Of money on
hand insufficient to meet the claims then
due and arranged to pay them in monthly
N stollments, Mrs Biggs, claim was among,
these and she has received one hundred
dollars monthly since the resumption.
On Monday night The Opera Bells
or Bellies met again al the office OF Dr..
Jocelyn, tor the purpose of peTiecting or
ganization and beginning practice. The
books sent for some days before had been
received and were put to immediate Use.
About forty names are now enrolled upon
the membership list-all of our popular
Young peopleand we understand
from one of the members, that it is the de-
sire Of all the members that the musically IN
cIined young people OF the city generally,
without regard to sex or nationality, or
politica, or religious affiliations, consider
themselves cordially invited to join toe or.
ganization. Tue kind invitation ought to
be needed ana acted upon very ngmer-
ously.
Monday the street committee was TO
have had a conference Within. Jetfyies Of the
Illinois Central railroad, concerning the I'M
provement of Ohio leyee and Cross !eyee,
as agreed upon by the city council; but
Mr.. Jeffries found it inconvenient to come
and the conference has been indefinitely
postponed Il is understood that the rail-
road company is willing to stand BY i's orig
inal offer, TO raise the levee as the council
might direct. But there seems to be
slight hitch about the abrasion in the leyee
between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
The company is Of the opinion that the
city should bear a portion of the expense Of
repairing this damage. There seems to be
a difference Of opinion between the compa-
ny and the city council upon this partcu-
lar point, and il is partly, perhaps princi-
pally to adjust this difference that the
conference is to be held. As it is desirable
that the contemplated improvement should
be made before the time for the usual
spring rise arrives, it would be we'll that
those in authority IN the city do what they
can toward a speedy conference, and ia.
vorable adjustment of the difference
The report eff the tariff commission
says "The commission sought TO present
scheme of tariff duties in which substan.
tial reduction should be the distinguishing
feature The average reduction in rates
including that from the enlargement Of the
free list and abolition Of duties on charges
and commissions, at which the commission
has aimed, is not less On the average than
90 per cent, aud it is the opinion of the
commission that the reduction will reach
% per cent The reduction in many cases
is from As to 80 per cent. If the reduction
reaches the amount at which the commits.
sion aimed, and if there is any truth in the
allegation Of the opponents Of the present
economical system that duty on articles
such as are produced in this country,
whether in manufactures or agriculture,
enhances the price to consumers not only
Of what is imported but of the whole
domestic production TO the amount of
which the duty ia the measure, then the re.