The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-07


moment when the young mans natural in.
clination to be fair had momentairly escaped
from under the pressure Of bis vindictive
purpose to SANDER US.
AT Springfield on Thursday Judge
Treat Of the United States circuit court, af-
ter having heard extensive arguments OF
the various parties in interest, appointed
Charles Howard of Boston, Mass, receiver
of the Danville, Olney and Ohio river rail d.
road. Mr.. Fairbanks and others, represen
the indianapolis Rolling Mill Co. and other
floating indebtedness, bitterly opposed the
appointment of Mr.. Howard, claiming that
he wrecked the road This appointment is
considered a triumph for the bond holders,
The receivers bond is $4,000.
Capt. Elds put the case very happily
at recent banquet given him in New Or
leans, when he said that the cost of making
twenty-foot channel in the Mississippi
'lNcl il'lh NahO w WV Suli, aSSolulIS w
the commission plan, would not exceed the
value Of single crop of wheat on tract
of lana forty miles square at a dollar a
bushel, The mere saving in transportation
OF the crop from barn OF that size would
pay the cost Of this improvement in ten
years, yet the territory in the Mississippi
valley, which would be directly benefited,
is big enough to make 7S0 such farms.
can it be doubted the improvement is
worth all it will cost.
The audience ut the Opera House last
night drawn there by Frank Mordaunt's
"Shipmate" company, was not large but
without doubt one Of the best entertained
and best pleased that ever gathered there.
The play is very interesting one through
out aud abounds in pleasant and thrilling
scenes Each character appeared 10 the
best advantage clear through the play.
Frank MOrdaunt as Captain Weather
gage can nave no superior and but few
equals, for he appeared to be perfection it.
sell last night, The company is d remark
ably strong one throughout, every part is
well sustained The audience last night
applaude1 the performances to the echo
time and again,
-Hartman's hall was crowded last night
again with people to witness the wonderful
performances Of Prof. Address, the illusion
ist, vcntriloquist Straightforward perform.
er and almost everything else that is puz-
cling The success the Prot.
has met with during his stay
in this city is surprising when
it is considered what influences he has had
to contend with. There have been grand
social entertainments, some of the best
theatrical talent in the country nearly
every night, and the worst kind OF weather
throughout his stay here. Yet he has
drawn good houses every night and during
the last few nights his hall was almost
packed This alone proved that the at
traction offered by the Professor was some
thing extraordinary, and that they were
this, all who have seem them agree. Last
night was the Professors last, and his per-
Torrance exceeded all his previous ones IN
its startling character. The universal verdict
of all who saw him must he that he is the
best in his art that has ever visited these
parts.
Mr.. A. H. Hanson, general passenger
agent of the Illinois Central railroad com
pany, has just issued the following circular
to general passenger and ticket agents 1.-The
Illinois Central railroad assuming control
Of the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans
railroad jan LIST, 1888, would request
that on and after that date all communica-
tons relating to the passengV business Of
that line be addressed to me at Chcag.
On all future issues of tickets but one cou-
pom will be required between Chicago or
St. Louis Cor any Intermediate point and
New Orleans which should read "va lIl-
nois Central Railroad" excepting from st,
Louis to New Oreanr (south bound),
which should read wa st. Louis & Cairo
Short Line Gu Quoin route)," From jan
uary LIST the entire proportions on tickets
between any of the above points should be
| reported to the Illinois Central railroad
| company Communications in reference to
the baggage business should be addressed
to Mr.. II, A, Winter, general agent, Chica-
80, Mr. J. w. Coleman, assistant general
passenger agent will make his headquar.
tcrs at New Orleans"
The announcement by telegraph that
Gambettas brain weighed l,l00 grammes
naturally attracted some attention, though
so few people are sufficiently familiar with
the French wcighto to know how much