The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-14


will make heaps of money and become one
ofthe most popular men on theriver. We
wish him abundant success in his new
venture,
The United States railroad commits
sioner reports that the subsidized lines
show an improvement in construction, ope-
ration and business management. TIL
sinking-fund has failed to accomplish the
result anticipated, and new investments are
recommended. The report says it has be-
come necessary that wars Of rates shall be
controlled ia the interest of the people
The power Of congress over the whole sub
ject can hardly be questioned. The su-
preme court Of Illinois comedies it, and de-
csions of the United States supreme court
seem to render it indisputable.
--"The Catholic church, the only True
church of Cod will be the important SUI
iect of Father Damen's sermon at st. Pat
rick's church, tonight. All who have
heard the Rev. Father during his short stay
here will not fail to go tonight and hear him
discourse upon this important topic. The
Father is a fluent, eloquent speaker,
who could hold the interes. aud
attention OF his audience where
most speakers would utterly fail.
His arguments are clear and vower.
full, his delivery agreeable and impressive
Last night the church was ain well filed
to listen to an interesting sermon.
The large grain elevator, which has
been in course of erection for some time at
Belmont, Mo, by the ST. Louis & Missis,
sippi Valley Transportation company, was
finished on Tuesday, and its "opening," or
first use, was celebrated in a very inter
esting manner. At the invitation OF Presi.
dent Ii. Ii. Hasrstick, OF the company, a
large party of dignitaries Of the company
! from ST. Louis and nice crowd of other
prominent citizens Of St. Louis, who are
interested in river business generally, made
an excursion from 81. Louis to Belmont,
and there INDUCED intestlvitles appropriate
to such occasions always. The elevator is
about one third the size Of the Cairo eleva
tor, and has q capacity Of elevatlng twelve
thousand bushels per hour and Of holding
two hundred aud fifty thousand bushels.
Col. Andrews, Of the Wabash road,
was still in the city all day yesterday, but
will leave for ST. Louis this morning. 10
bis conference with Mr.. Moore here, it has
been positively decided to transfer he
freight yards from the Tower portion of the
city, on Commercial avenue, to the compa'
ny's right of way along the Mississippi
levee. The present Commercial-avenue
tracks will be used only for passenger
traffic, and for freight traffic additional
tracks will be laid to the lower incline
along near the Miss ssippi, Work on this
improvement will begin in spring because
weather and the fact that the construction
force of the company is necessarily at work
elsewhere on the line, make il almost i'm
possible to begin sooner, In the meantime,
all possible respect fhd obedience will be
given to the ordinances Of the city govern
ing railroads,
Katie Pu,nam's last night at the Opera
House here was success in every way
There was very good audience, consider
Ing thatit was the third successive night
The play, "A Girl of the Regiment" was
presented by the troupe in al admirable
manner, Putnam as "the Girl" manifesting
peculiar adaptation to her part and receV
ing many cheers and several encores from
the audience. The other members OF the
company also sustained their parts well
We sre sure that Miss Katie only strength
ened, If possible, the strong ties OF friend
ship which have always existed between
her and the theatre-going people Of
} Cairo, who admiie her as an actress aud a.
aady, aud will receive her with open arms
when she comes again, for which event the!
viii wait with some impatience We IN
! derstand that kilograms were received las
} night, calling the troupe to New Orlean
. during Christmas week, and that the en-
+. gagement will probably be made.
A niece OF Magistrate Comings, Mrs
Lizzie NJ. Butler, died some days ago q
Wins0r, Vermont. The Granite State Jour
nal of that place makes the following refer
ence to the event "The sudden, and II
human perceptions, untimely death, las
Tuesday morning, of Mrs. Lizzie NJ, wifi
of +. II, Butler. and eldest daughter Of MI
and Mrs. U. L. Comings, cast deep gloon
, over the whole community and called fort