The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-02

| beautltylng process Win Pa''' ""'N'
makes it very agreeable to look upon
II is black with gilt stripping and an occa-
sional touch of bright colors. 1t is one OF
the neatest and most attractive fronts on
the avenue.
--"Why can't we all take water down, 80
whisky won't take us; why 90 we reel
about the townoh why is this thing thusF
So sang. or should or could or would have
sung James Hickey, Peter Duffy, Charles
Underwood and Wentzel Kethner as they
stood before Magistrate Comings yester-
day, charged with drunkenness. But the
court had no mercy upon them and fined
them each in sums ranging from one to
enty-six dollars and costs, that the law
might be fulfilled which saith, "no man
shall imbibe too freely Of liquid corn,
least he disturb the peace and shock the
senses of his fellow man, and, doing SO,
shall be ined'--etc,
President W. B. Duncan, his secretary
j. B. McMahon and Superintendent Rlves,
all of the Mobile and Ohio railroad were
in the city at The Halliday yesterday
They were accompanied by Captain IL. H.
Goringe, of the United States Navy, who is
off on a furlow. Capt. Goringe took an &C
five part in the late war, and became very
familiar with Cairo during that trying
time. He was commander OF the war craft
"Cricket" and "Vindcator' which some OF
our citizens will probably yet remember
But since then his name has been made
famous in connection with "Cleopatras Nee
die" the Egyptian obelisque, OF the trans
portation of which from Egypt to this
country the Captain had sole control. The
party lett last evening by special train for
"down the road
The Madison Square company will APP
pear at the Opera House Wednesday and
Thursday next, and present the exquisite
| drama of "Esmeralda," which delighted
New York audiences SO many nights at the
cosy Madison Square Theatre. A pro-
gramme of the Madison Square entertain
ment is before us, and comparison OF the
cast as published for Cairo deyelopes the
fact that with two exceptions, we shall
have dentcally the same company here
The notice that Harry Rainforth who
| was favorite IN Cairo during and after
war, assumes the important character OF
Eastabook, man of pleasure The story
OF Esmeralda ia told in acts, and as q love
tale, tinctures with quick adventures de-
veloped in North Carolina and trans
ferei to Paris, is play that young folks
can see, enjoy and be elevated thereby 1t
is beautiful play, and in addition to the
fine scenery Of the Opera House, special
scenes will be produced by the Madison
Square Theatre, N. Y. Admission 81 aud
75c. which includes reserved seats. Tickets
now on sale at Buder's jewelry store,
"A special from Metropolis says Of
Thursdays fire there; "This evening at
6 80 o'clock terrible explosion was heard
in the grocery house Of G. N. Jones u Co"
IN this city, The shock was so terrific thai
it shook the houses Of the city as If by an
earthquake, The noise aroused the citI'
zens, who at once discovered the locality
of the disaster by seeing the dense vol
umes of black smoke issuing from Brover'E
block, the largest and finest building IL
the city. Although the citizens and fire
companies were speedily on hand Z, n
Jones s. Co.'S grocery store, Jones u Mer
rit's hardware store, V, Brewers dry goods
palaces, Brewers opera house, the Demo
crat printing office and the hall occupicC
by the Episcopal church were all speedily
DESTROYED. Brewer e. Cos loss is abou
5000, c. N. Jones & Co.'S loss abou
10000, and the Democrat office loss abou
s25 1000. A dwelling house near by oc
cupied by Geo Cowling and family anC
owned by the Obermar k estate was alst
burned. Loss 81 800; insured in the Amer
lean Central for $500. Total loss abou
$40 900; insured for $4,000,
Sol Smith Russell held forth at th'
Opers House in this city last night, anc
never since that pile Of beauty has been IL
opened to the public was an audience bet
ter entertained, or more enthusiastic iron
the beginning to the end of the entertain
ment. The humorous sentences as they
fell deliberately aud naturally from the
lips Of the smooth-faced boy as he ap
peared, and the droll manner in which he
uttered them, were positively irresistible
aud provoked almost continuous, loud
! lauoh,o, md annlsuqp There Was nothing