The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-08

lie are not OF the model KIND, ana make IL
necessary that they should be watched over
and to he restrained In order that society
in general may not be disturbed. Three
officers and chief have done very good
service and can do considerable in town
OF ten thousand people with two or three
thousand additional of the "hoating' kind
but they are human, just like common
people, and therefore it is very difficult for
them to be everywhere all the time.
Navigation on the Mississippi river at
ST. Louis is closed since yesterday and
Capt. T. W. Shields is stopping all Anchor
line boats at this point. Other boats will,
of course, follow suit as it is not safe to go
above this pout. While there are as yet
no signs Of ice AT St, Louis, there is no tell
Ing how soon it may appear, and owners of
boats do not want to risk having their boats
ice bound. The closing of navigation at
st. Louis is matter Of considerable i'm
portance to Cairo 1t means agreat increase
of railroad and steamboat traffic at this
point. Large quantities of freight, which
was formerly loaded on boats at points
above here and passed by US without being
seen, must now be brought here by rail
and transferred to steamboats for reshipment
south, or be ferried across the river to con-
linue on its way by rail. And freight com.
ing from the south going north and east
must also pay its tribute TO Cairo before it
can continue on its way. In this way our
wharfboats and levee and depots and rail
road yards will be crowded with boats, cars
and freight and busy men. In consequence
Of this our merchants will also experience
little bcom-so will our officers Of the
law and police courts.
-"Esmeralds' by the Madison Square
Theatre company drew another good audi.
ence to the Opera House last night. Many
of those who had seen it the night before
went again last night, which is the strong
est kind Of evidence that they were well
pleased and that the play was good and
well executed Last night as the night be-
fore the audience was held spell-bound al
most throughout the performance and the
verdict rendered the night before was en-
phaically confirmed Mr.. Leslie Allen, as
Gilbert Rogers could not be improved
upon, an Mr.. Forrest Robinson, as "Dave
Hardy" again carried the audience away
with him in his powerful aud natural im.
personation of grief.stricken lover. "Es-
merad,' Miss Viola Allen, aroused the
sympathy of the audience from the first,
and moved many to an exhibition of weak.
ness which was amusing to those Of strong.
er natures, who could con.
troll their feelings and keep
uppermJst in their minds the thought that
it was "only in the play" Ia yesterday
mornings issue, Mr. Harry Ranforth as
"Mr. Elstabrook," Misses Fannie Clark
aud Florence Barrett, as sisters to Jack
Desmond did not receive the notice to
which their merit entitled them. They
were happy trio and always aroused the
audience from the apparent deep sadness
into which il had been thrown by "Mr.
Rogers "Esmeralda' and "Daye Hardy
They are all perfectly at home upon the
stage and act rs though they were for the
first time in their lives acting their respec-
tive paris in drama OF real life
enacted upon the words stage
Mrs. Allen as "Mrs Rogers" could not have
been improved upon except as to voice.
One naturally expects woman in her part
to have a harsh, shriIl voice, in keeping
with her cruel nature, but in the execution
Of the part Mrs, Allen did first rate. Mr..
B. +. Horning as Jack Desmond;'
Mr.. 3. F. Eberle az "George
Drew and Mr. Edward Warren, as
the Marquis also deserve favorable men,
ton because, though they took the minor
parts Of the play, they nevertheless at
tracted the attention Of the audience and
created favorable comment. On the whole
the play could probably not have been
improved upon; certainly the audience,
while In the theatre, was delighted when
it wasn't CRYING and went home in most
pleasant frame Of mind and fully convinced
that it had seen another OF the really excel.
lent theatrical troupes in the country of
which but two or three have been here this
season.
--Robarls, Of the Pulaski Patriot, seems
to favor the abolition Of the internal reve-
nue. tariti-now. Before the election he
concurred with Mother Oglesby and other
Republican stumpers in the oninion that