The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-18

takes the foremost rank In the jewelry
trade in this city; one of the largest and
richest and most varied stocks Of precious
metal ware and trlnkets, both useful and
ornamental, can be found there at prices
that cannot be discounted in the large
cities. People in purchasing presents for
their relatives and friends during the next
few weeks will call on Mr. Buder if they
consult their own interests.
The National Cotton Planters Associa.
ton will hold its annual convention for
1888, at Vicksburg, Mics, beginning No.
vember 2lst, and 1t invites everybody in.
terested to come and take part in it. The
purpose of the association is to devise ways
and means to improve the condition OF sll
sgriculturists and industrialsts who live
and work on southern soil, and to bring
together the manufacturers and growers of
cotton, The convention is expected to be
the most important one ever held by the
association. A great variety of subjects
pertaining to the cotton and other interests
of the south will be presented by many gen.
temen, and improved machinery and pro-.
ducts exhibited
The large railroads of the country
seem to aim chiefly now 10 spread them
selves over as much territory as possible.
The Illinois Central, after having bought
several short branches extending out from
the main line at different points, is now en-.
gagged In building two new branches IN the
state OF NJ ssissppi, one of them leading
out from Jackson, and each to be hun
bred miles long, In this vicinity it &C
Quired the Mound City road recently, and
is now contemplating the construction of
the Wetaug road. Jay Gould, in converse
ton with St, Louis reporter, said that he
had 10 view the construction of line from
Richie TO DanviIle, Ills, TO gain access 10
the coal fields in that section Of county
this line would traverse, which, it is said,
are extensive and rich.
The ceiling OF Mr.. John Gates saloon
and billiard hall presents most artistic
appearance. 1t has been undergoing an
elaborate decoration by Mr.. H. II. Meyer,
the painter, and the work so far as it has
progressed proves Mr.. Meyer to be an
artist Of rare talent. The cornice of the
large room is represented by scroll paint
ing of beautiful pattern, while on the
ceiling are represented four groups of
clpids, in each group four, one supporting
each corner Of a square of festoons COM
posed of the rarest and most beautiful
flowers. The figures and flowers are mar
veousy true to nature. The expressions
of the faces of the former is as nearly life
like, even when viewed with an opera
glass, as it is possible to make with brush
and paint The flowers are equally perfect,
both as to the most delicate shades in
colors and a, to forms. This work s exc
cuted, too, with remarkable rapidity. show
ing a skilled hand and practiced eye.
Mr., Gates is justly proud of the appear.
auce Of his room.
The movement inaugurated by Post
master Murphy, to get the Postmaster gen
eral to establish system of receiving let.
ter box9s in this cityis making aboutas rapid
Roadway in the department at Washington
as such things usually do, Capt. Thomas
has interested himself in the matter, and
his influence with the powers that be at the
federal capital is sucn that We may rest as.
sured of speedy realization of our hopes
of having the system established. Captain
Thomas is trying to get us free delivery
system, to which We would be entitled by
reason OF the receipts at our post-otfice, had
the letter postage not been reduced. The
tree delivery system-that is the free de-
livery of letters to addresses by government
carriers-is directed by law to be estab-
lished in all communities the business of
whose postage reaches twenty thousand
dollars or over durng the fiscal year. Dur
ing the last fiscal year the receipts of the
Cairo pnstotfice were seventeen thousand
eight hundred dollars, falling only two.
| thousand two hundred dollars short of tie
required amount. Postmaster Murphy is
conf ent that, but for the reduction in the
letter postage, he would have been able, at
the close of the present fiscal year, to show
receipts to the amount of twenty thousand
dollars or over which wolId have entitled
US to a free delivery system under the
postal laws. Blu, it Is probable
II is bun reasonable to expect.-that Con.
gress will ADJUST the amount of receipts re
CURED by any post flee in order t. enltle
the community to free delivery, so as to al.
low for the reduction in letter postage; and
IT congress does this, the receipts of the
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