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


costly goods, the loss will probably be even
greater than it is now estimated. fire.
man was killed and several citizens were
injured by falling walls.
The audiences in St. Patrick's church
last Sunday, to hear Rev. Damen, of Chi
cago were the largest ever before in the
church. Every pew was occupied and
standing room was hardly to be had. The
sermons by the reverend gentleman were
highly entertaining and very instructive.
They should be listened to by equally
large audiences every night this week.
The sidewalks in the principal thor.
ceihtaes OF tae city were crowded yester-
day nearly all dsy with strangers wander
ing aimIessly about or standing around
holding up the lamp posts house corners
etc. The mayors Office has for several
days back been besieged by whole droves
of fellows for passes cross the river to 60
down south to work on railroads. The
passes were given in most cases, as it was
thought advisable to get rid Of as many of
these ldlers as possible.
To-day, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon,
the ladies of the Presbyterian church are
to meet for the purpose Of arranging for
sociable to be given on the evening OF
Wednesday of next week, in connection
with a celebration of the twenty-hfth ami
versary of the establishment of the church
in this city--or rather the organization ct
the congregation, which was effected on
the Goth of December, 1857. The ladies
will probably take other steps preliminary
to.a celebration of this interesting event in
a grand and worthy manner.
During the late cold snap, snow fell
in abundance in the northeast and north.
west before Thanksgiving, and New York
City had sleighing on the great turkey day
for the first time in twenty-five years. The
cold snap which Cairo experienced was
general Throughout the country, and contem'
poraneously with it there has been a very
severe snow storm all over Great Britain.
For several weeks there has been frequent
reports OF heavy rain, with overlooking
streams, in France, Germany and Northern
Italy. Nevertheless the prophets are not
agreed as to whether the winter as whole
will be mild or otherwise.
-Hsrper's Magazine for December is ex-
ceedingly rich in illustrations and literary
attractions. The beautiful scenery of the
Columbia River is finely illustrated by
Cleveland RockweIl's pictures, the artist
contributing also the descriptive article,
Joseph Hatton contributes very interest
ing article, entitled "Wilham Black at
Home"-full of delightful gossip about
this popular novelist, in which, indeed the
latter seems to take Iart-illustrated with
pictures of Blacks London lodgings, of
PASTOR House, his Brighton residence, and
and of his yacht. These are the leading
articles. The Magazine as usual is filled
with good things that can only be ap-
preciated by being read,
Mrs. Labouchere, who accompanied
Mrs. Langtry to this country and quar-
relied with her because the Jersey Lily in
sisted on carrying on very strong tiirta-
ton with one of New York's gilded youth,
has turned the batteries OF her tongue on
her guardian friend. She gives in an inter
view breezy review of the fLangtry's re-
cord, tells how the scheme for attracting
the barbarous Yankees to pay their money
for sight of Mr.. Abbey's latest attraction
was worked up, and says that she has had
enough Of Mrs, Langtry's nonsense, and Is
going home. The Lily replies through her
friends that Mrs. Labouchere lives in a
glass house anyhow, and ought to be very
careful about throwing stones. Between
the two of them the professional beauty
will get a good deal of gratuitous advertis'
ing.
EARLY yesterday morning a negro
named George jenkins, alias George Wash
ington, took advantage of the momentary
absence Of the keepers from
the butcher shop Of Mr.
Charles Gihofer, on the south side
OF Eighth street, reached over the counter
opened the drawer and hastily
suatched what money he could
Just as Mr.. Lulu Koehlel
came forward. He ran out of the shop
but Lulu recognized hun and sent an Off
Ger in pursuit, He was caught up will
down town, in pinch" where, IN one o.
the saloons, he had changed the money. liz
was arrested and brought before Magis