The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-18

ganza, entitled 1.-THE Daughters Banker
10 q charming hit on well known and
popular play. Popular ballads are sung
by Rosa Lee, IAN old Cairo favorite)
Lizzie Payne, May Legion, Emily Kean'
j. 0. Harrington and Arthur Johnson,
Marry Dixie aud May Legion In sketch
entitled "Tantrems," introduce fourth
hand bell Duet which is said to be most
exquisite. Builder is rapidly disposng of
tickets at rs, so and 25 which includes re-
served seats.
The Grand Masquerade Ball by the
Mystic Krew at Hartman's Hall Mardl
Gras night, will be the most brilliant
event of the year. Hartmsn's spacious
hall has been selected this year being
more centrally located than any other
place in the city suitable for the purpose
The proper committees have been appoint
ed and are now vigorously at work to make
this years masquerade all that could be
desired. No pains will be spared to make
it the event of the season. The past repu-
tation of the Krew is sufficient gu rantee
TO the mirth loving that their fondest anti
cipation will be more than realized. 1t
Some time ago the people of Jackson
and Williamson Counties patitioned Con-
gresham Thomas to have mail route es'
tabIished between Carbondae and Pinck'
neville. Mr.. Thomas brought the matter
promptly before the Postmaster General
who had the matter inquired into, and
day or two ago the Second Assistant Post.
master General Informed Congressman
Thomas that the Supt of Mail service at
Chicago rendered it as his opinion that ex-
tension of mail.service from Carbonate TO
Pinckneyville was not needed. The peo-
pie of the two towns are naturally sorely
disappointed,
In the Illinois Senate Tuesday the
House resolution in favor of the Hennepin
canal was adopted Several bills were in-
troduced, among which was one to repeal
the military code. A ballot for the United
States Senator was taken and resulted:
Shelby NJ. CulIom, 30; John NJ. Palmer.
90. In the House eighteen bills were in-
troduced, among which was one for an APP
preparation OF $4,000 to meet the de6cien-
cy of the Chester penitentiary. The ballot
for United States Senator resulted in a tie:
Cullom, "a; Palmer, rs. Two Republicans
refused TO vote and one Democrat was alb
sent.
Henry Elmore, a negro, was brought
before Magistrate C,mlngs yesterday,
charged with assaultiug another negro
boy twelve or thirteen years old, with in
tent to murder The evidence developed
pretty serious case. The instrument used in
the assault was an axe the boy had received
several blows from the dull side of the in
strument, and Elmorehad the axe raised and
was about to bring the edge down on
the BOYS head when by.standers intertered
aud prevented what might have been muir
der. As it was, the boy was seriously in
iured. Thu scene Of this affair was that
delectable den of wickedness and wretched'
ness known as tie Cark's Block on Ohio
levee Elmore Was bound over to the Cir
cult ,utt 10 the sum Of $500.
Seventeen degrees below zero was what
the thermometer marked at Bismarck yes
to-day at ernoon and the wind blowing from
the north at the rate Of ten miles per hour,
which would bring the wave here tonight
or to morrow. A symptom of the approach
ing wave came upon last night already, but
it WAS onlya mild symptom compared to
what we are promised. The next lowest
temperature was IS ab,ve zero, at Ii
Crosse, and the next was FL, at St. Paul.
Rain was reported from Chattanooga, Cio.
cinnati, Dubuque Louisville, Omaha, Pits
burg, St. Paul and Vcksburg, light snow
from Omaha. The river will continue to
be gorged and river business at this port
remain about at its present boom for some
days longer thanks to Jack Frost.
--"The voice AMI articulation" formed
the subject Of Mr. Prescolte's lecture at the
High School yesterday afternoon. He gave
some practical illustrations of the manner
in which 70 acquire full resonant voice
and to render the muscles Of the organs
OF speech flexible, 50 as to promptly re-
spond to every effort Of the speaker to pro-
duce any certain sound clearly. The
method suggested and illustrated differed
somewhat from that usually taught, but
not materially. The speaker succeeded in
maxim the subject clear to his hearers and
in holding their undivided attention. To-
day, tonight, Mr.. Prescnate will deliver a