The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-27

city since last week, holding religious
meetings among the railroad employees OF
the Illinois Central railroad. Last Sunday
was his first meeting, held near the stone
depot, aud was well attended. He will
remain here at least two months, and it may
be permanently. He is M energetic work
er in the good cause, and good speaker
His efforts among the railroadmen here
promise good results.
The meeting of the ladies Of the Epis-
copal church, announced Tor yesterday at
ternoon, was postponed on account of the
heavy rain, until ten O'Clock this morning,
when it will take place Mt Mrs NJ, f. Gil
berts. The ladies are pcrfccting arrange
ments for an attractive lunch stand Mt st.
MaTy's park, on the Fourth of July. 1t
will be erected on "A novel plan, and taste
fully decorated, and attended 10y some
skillul and accomplished walters. Sub
stantial lunches will be prepared, in fancy
paper boxes, several thousand of which
have been ordered from Chicago, and will
be supplemented by hot coffee, iced tea,
pies and other good things suitable to
tempt and satisfy the hungry. Although
large undertaking to feed so many people,
the ladies will exert themselves to serve all
acceptably, and add their quota to the
success of the occasion.
The Mississippi river monster has not
yet made his appearance this year, and
people interested in his welfare are be-
ginning to get troubled about him. 1t is at
about this season that he is -psIaally
discovered by Memphis or st Louis news
paper, which gives al elaborate and con
eeienlOus account OF the monsters APP
pearancc, as CLEANED from the lips of Cap
tain James Somebody, zone Of the Oldest
and most reliable pilots on the river, and
man who under no circumstances would be
guilty OF wiltul misstatement." This
year, however, the columns of Memphis
aud st. Louis newspapers are searched in
vain for tho thrilling story, and hence the
anxiety about the monsters welfare. He
may have contracted cold on his lungs in
the frigid deep sea depths, where he resorts
in winter or he may have hurt himself in
combat with whale. Whatever the
cause his absence is noted with uneasiness
by his friends all over the country.
The London papers have discussed at
much length the results Of revaccination MS
exhibited in the case of between 10000
and 1000 persons permanently employed
in the postal services, all Of whom were re-
qured to undergo revaccination on admis-
sion to the service, unless that operation
had been performed within seven years
previously. Among these persons, accord
ing to the data now officially published,
there has not occurred single fatal case of
small poX, and in only ten cases non fatal
attacks, all of these being of a very slight
character. On the other hand, it appears
that the telegraph department, where the
enforcement Of revaccinatiou was not carried
out with the same completeness, twelve
cases occurred in the same period among
staff averaging about 1900; eight of these
attacks were of persons not revacCinatcd,
and one proved fatal, while the remaining
four were of revaccinatcd persons, who all
perfect recovered without pitting.
The Damron and Thomas delegates to
the state convention at Springfield left the
city yesterday, to prepare for the meeting
Of the state convention, which takes place
to morrow. This convention will bo the
first to decide whether the Thomas or the
Damron convention in this city was the
proper one and its decision will probably
have some effect upon the senatorial and
congressional conventions. III Is believed,
and with some reason, that, outside Of their
bonafde claims, TIE Thomas delegation
standsa better chance of being recognized,
because it WAS instructed to vote for Messrs.
Stratton and Smith, whose influence will
be exerted in their favor in the convention.
The Damron delegates are not instructed
for my state officer, and they hope to sell
themselves to the highest bidder--that is,
they will vote for the man who
promises to use the most influence
to seat them in the convention
This would be entirely consistent with the
manner in which they were selected To-
morrow night will tell who is VINO, and
which is what.
About one O'Clock Saturday nipht u
fight Of serious character occurred on
Commercial avenue, below Sixth street. A
party of men were playing dice in the
saloon OF Messrs Stoegala Bros. In the