The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-21

Tuesday The Litta Concert Troupe.
The Supper ana Promenade Concert
of the ladies of the Episcopal Church
takes place on the lst, not the 18th of Feb
ruary
The hit of the season! The "0lr
Bachelor Cigar at Barclay Brothers
If
-Sleighing was good yesterday in some
parts Of the city, but generally the roads
were too rough and the snow not quite
deep enough to overcome the roughness.
Mr. Jno. Vanvsctor, an intelligent and
well known colored man, has recently
been ordained minister of the co!Ored
Missionary BAptis, Church in this
city.
School children will ind The BULLE-
TIN scrstcb-bOoks Nos. 2 and 3 tor sale 81,
Phil Soups candy store. If
On the 9th of February the Mystic
Krew gives its grand Msrdi Grss Mssque-
rade Ball A fae line Of fancy costumes
will be provided. All should prepare to
attend It.
On account Of repairs which it was
necessary to begin yesterday, there will be
no services of any kind in the Presbyter-
ian Church to-day But Sunday school,
will be held at theshsual hour, 8 o'clock
pm, at Reform Hail, on Eighth Street.
Mr. F, VI. Crane, General and Railroad
Secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, is in the city for the purpose
of organizing an association here. His
work will be conducted prnciplY among
railroad men; be will be with us num-
Der Of days.
Last Wednesday about week ago
occurred the death of Mrs Morris, the ven
cradle mother Of VIM H. Morris, deceased,
whose memory will be always green in the
minds Of citizens Of Cairo. The sad event
occurred at Quincy, Ills, and the burial
took place Il, !i.y following, at Joliet.
Rev. A. J. Hess breaches his last ser
mon at the Baptist Church this morning
and evening. A farewell sociable and
reunion is given at the church tomorrow
night by the ladies' at which they hope to
see all those who have q friendly interest
in the pastor and congregation Of the
church
The amount of new business transac-
ted by the Equitable Life Insurance Society
during the past year $62, 100000, exceeds
the largest business ever done by any other
Company in one year. Its Policy-holders
10 Cairo will be glad to know this and
also to know that 1t has not contested
claim on its books.
The death of the Hon. John Dement,,
father Of Secretary Of State Dement,, took
place at bis home at Dixon at an early
hour Wednesday, after prouacted illness
The deceased was one of the most promi.
uent citizens OF the State, having held
the Office Of State Treasurer and
been member Of both The State Const.
tutional Conventions of lS48 and 1870.
A dispatch from Buena Vista, OHIO, yes.
terday brought Deputy Collector VIM. Muir
phy'the unpleasant news that his mother was
not expected to live; it asked him to come
Immediately aud he left by the Illinois
Central afternoon train yesterday. Mrs.
Murphy is seyenty-four years Of age About
ten weeks ago she was Frustrated by a
severe stroke of paralysis, from which it
was thought she was gradually recovering
but for several days back she began to
grow worse until yesterday when her life
was despaired of,
Secretary George Christmsn, Of the
Merchants Protective Association, made q
round of the city yesterday and the day
DSi'iVi polINitiDS tllS ulCIIuuIlS w Jun lIb
society. He succeeded in increasing the
number Of members 10 over forty; nearly
every merchant solicited promptly paid the
small initiation fee and had his name en-
rolled. The organization promises to be
powerful one, and unless members lose
interest IN it or fail to observe strictly the
rules that may be established by II, it will
accomplish It's object to the great good Of
the individual members.
Railroad engineers and train men had
great difficulty oil day yes.
terday in moving trains into
and out Of the city, owing to the sleet
on the tracks, to the depth Of several
inches. On the Wabash Road at one time
two engines worked Tor an hour or longer
to move three empty freight cars from the
lower 10 the upper end Of the city, and it
took the greater part OF the day to get a
train which came in on the lower incline