The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-20

The has also been gain 10 the treasury of
over $1,000. The receipts during the year
were 6,246,S7, and the balance on hand
at the date Of the report was s4,243,02.
The number of lodges in the state is given
at 40, with membership of 1869. The
order is generally represented to be IN
hourishing condition.
Mrs. Galligan, wife of Patrick CALI
gan, drayman of this city, was found
guilty of insanity by the county court re-
Gently and ordered to be taken to the Anna
insane asylum. Deputy Sheriff Richard
Fitzgerald took her there on Tuesday
last, and when her clothing was examined
previous to her confinement it was found
that she had a large sum of money sewed
up in 1t. Altogether it was found to thir.
teen hundred dollars, one hundred of which
was in gold and the remainder in currency.
Mr.. Galligan was much surprised to learn
of this. He had supposed that his wife
spent all the money he gave her. Some Of
the greenbacks were quite mouldy and on
the point of decomposition, showing that
they had been concealed for a long time.
City Comptroller Foley has notified the
Cleveland Rubber company Of the action
of the city council with reference to the
hose furnished the Cairo fire department
by that company, about 2,400 feet, nearly
all OF which is unservicable; aud has re
ceived reply from the company to the
effect that the matter will be promptly in
vestigated, and asking that further action
by the council be, in the meantime, sus.
pended, 1t IS necessary that the investi.
CATION should be made Immediately and
the exchange as soon as possible. The Ancl-
or fire company is the only one of the five
in the city, which has an adequate supply
of good hose, and this hose was not OBJ
tanned from the Cleveland company. The
other companies have each barely enough
really good hose to reach across street.
There is danger to the city in long delay.
The coffin to contain the remains of
Miss Fanny Parnell is made of iron, aud
is covered with cardinal plush, the sides
being draped with gold bullion fringe,
Two bars Of gold, of the lenght Of the
cssket, form extension handles on either
side. At the head and foot there are two
massive handles, The lining of the coffin
is of rose colored plush. the plate, which
is of gold, and which was made by Tiffany,
bears the inscription, Fanny Parnel, died
July 90 1882" The letters are raised on a
ground of shamrocks, with an Irish harp in
each corner. The coffin was to be sent t.
Philadelphia Sunday morning, and from
there to Bordentown, from which place,
after receiving the remains of Miss Parnell,
it will be sent again to Philadelphia. There
the body will be viewed by the different
Land League societies of that city. From
Philadelphia it will be taken by way Of
New York to Boston, from which place il
will be shipped to Ireland.
Rev. B. Y. George is in attendance
upon the Presbyterian synod of Illinois
which convoned at Springfield on Tuesday.
Two hundred aud fifty delegates were pres
ent at the organization, The most i'm
portant features of the days proceedings
was a sermon by DR.. Patterson, of Chicago.
in which he gave brief history Of the
church in this state. The synod OF Illinois
was organized in 1881. This continued
until 1888, when it was divided by the
rupture in the church at large. One body
going with the new school and the other
remaining with the old. Five years later
the synod of Peoria was set off by the new
school general assembly and in 1856 the
synod OF Chicago, old school, was organized
making four synods in this state. When
the reunion of 1870 was fully consummated,
the synods were reorganized and called the
south, central and north synods Of Illinois.
The general assembly then constituted the
state one synod and the delegates for the
consolidated synod now meet for the first
time, and thus the Presbyters again COM
pose the synod of Illinois after separation
of fourty.four years. During that time
they have increased from Presbyters, 40
ministers, So churches and ZOO members
to II Presbyters, 410 ministers, ATS church.
es and 42963 communicates. The session
will last some days.
, How consistent the Republican Press
is For years back its cry has been that the
Democratic party was the whisky porty,
but now the cry has suddenly changed,
The Chicago Tribute sought to prove a
short time ego that the counties in this
state where the Democratic party was in