The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-22
For the sunday Bulletin.
NEW YORK LETTER.

| 'HC ian schsoH mere mas opened actively
IN all branches of business, fine building.
are rapidly going up both in New York
and Brooklyn, the latter city has improved
wonderfully in the last seven years, blocks
OF tine houses have been built and rented
before they are finished, the city has in
creased in population 50 rapidly, 1t now
stands third 10 the union. The New
York and Brooklyn bridge has not yet been
completed, this immense structure is a
grand work Of mechaaiclsm. The bligde is
four thousand feet loug, and from the sur
t-ce OF the river to the top Of the towers il
is two hundred and thirty feet five feet
high, and one hundred aud twenty-five to
the uoor OF the bridge. There are four tow.
ers supporting four cables, which are over
two feet III circumference and composed of
over seven thousand wires in each cable,
bound together Before the floor was built
men IAN over these cables in mid.air like
so many squirrels carrying telephone
wires across.
During the last two weeks, miny of the
large houses have had theis fall opening.
The dress goods, cloaks and millinery dis
played arc unusually handsome and SNOWY.
Dress patterns Of plain coors very hand.
somely embroidered in the same color.
Some of these goods are elegant ombrold.
cred N oriental colors, these patterns range
from torty-6ye TO seventy five dollars each.
Embossed velvets, hrocaded satirs and
rich plaids, aGe much worn.
In cloaks, cashmere dolmaps trimmed
IN fringe 70 match are made Of material
manufactured for them and not of cancels
hair shawls--heAyy ribbed cloth trimmed
IN plush or fur, lined with quilted OF pnnted
cloaks will be worn redlngote aGi III!
s,ers in dark green or grey trimmed in
pinked double box, plated, ruohIrg Of
the same are very popular
Close fitting capotes composed Of a mass
of Jet and red roses or immense velvet
flowers take the lead in milliney--large
beavers and felt hats trimmed in huge
birds or ostrich plumes, turbaus with plush
or velvet rims decorated with jet.wings
will be worn. For tn, winter also, large
haung beaver bonnets in terra-cotta or
grey, with the edge trimmed in FUR will be
popular.
For school girls and little children the
"Tam.a shantan hat is "all the rage This
is a sort Of a scotch turban, crochted in halt
stitch, of red or navy blue double zephyr,
with a very broad crown surmountcl by a
pon.pon. The soft rulls aud ruchings Tor
the neck are again worn, they arc made
very full of four box plated rows OF lace,
two turned each way,
"Moher Hubbard cloaks and dress are
worn for infants and young children, they
are made of blue or grey cashmere or black
vclyet-with SHRED sleeves to fit the
wrist. Barrel dresses also are very popu.
lar with immense wide lace collars Long
terracotn kid gloves are very stylish and
worn outside the dress sleeves, this color is
of pinkish brown,
A new line of business has been opened
here, houses that deal exclusively
in fancy cards, pnl2tt placques, etc. The
advertising cards are dispensed with, The
merchants present each customer who pur'
chases twenty five cents worth OF over will
a PLAGUE, aud he who gives the hand
soonest and most unique receives the rusl
of customers.
The principal avenues Of New York u
night sparkle with brilliancy from til,
electric lights, aud almost rivals the day
! light, but this light part0kcs to us some
what Of weird nature. A few days ag'
a workman was sitting on one of the cleo
| trio poles repairing wire; it Is supposed
he forgot aud graspod the wire, tue shock
|, passing through his body causing nstan
death, the bones Of his hand were holdin
the wire, the flesh having been torn tror
S them and hanging in sbrods. This is
: progressive age, but somebody's loved on
/ has to pay dear to benefit the masses,
q. The New Workers. have all returned frol
s the mountains and sea side and the theatre
&. and places of amusements are thrown ope
4 to the public.
10 Burnel0s museum at present has qul
.e an attraction in the persons of the For
pr Brothers; the widow of Jesse james vislte
At the Museum, 1t is supposed to satisfy he
.. self of the identity of the brothers, but
70 though heavily yelled she was instantly n
II cognized by one of them who spoke to II