The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16

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Father Hogan, formerly Of st. Jossph''
Catholic church here, died day or two
ago At Petersburg, Ill. He had been sick
for considerable time.
The W. @. T. U. supper at Temperance
hall last night proved irresistible to many
hungry people who sampled literally the
good things spread before them.
Mr.. W.T.. Pitcher is secretary for
new printing company recently organized
in Springfield, Ills. He has been at his post
Of duty there for several weeks.
$4,000 81 envelopes, full govern
ment best quality, bought low, and will be
sold to our customers in lots of 5000 at
bargain for next ten days. e. A. Burnett,
Job Printer. tt
The Merchants Protective association
held meeting at Temperance hall Monday
night, for the purpose of slecting officers
for the ensuing year. But As tho attend
ance was small the meeting adjourned until
the first Monday in February, and the
election was postponed until then.
Mr.. Jenner, adjuster for the Spring
field, Mass, Fire and Marine insurance
company represented here by Mr.. Charles
Cunningham, has been in the city and ad-
justed the loss sustained by Mr.. John
Koehler in the late FIRE. The amount
agreed upon was paid over to Mr.. Koehler
yesterday.
Those who witnessed the performance
of 1.-THE jolly Psth6nden" before will bear
us out in the assertion that it is one of the
most entertaining plays e1tant, and will
not fail to attend it again next Satur-
day night, when it will be produced at
the Opera House by company of first
class performers.
The rivers are rising at Chattanooga,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville and St.
Louis At Cincinnati the rise reported by
last EVENINGS bulletin was three feet 'wo
inches; at Nashville, five feet four inches;
at Cincinnati, ono foot two inches; at the
other points less than . foot. Here the
river fell seven inches during the previous
fwanty fourhours
-Yesterdsy was taken up by the circuit
court in the trial of the Linsey- Illinois
Central railroad company damage suit. The
evidence was concluded, Mr.. Leek made
the opening argument for the plaintiff and
Mr. W. B. Gilbert had begun the opening
argument for the defense when court sd-
jourued until this morning. 1t is expected
that the case will 60 to the jury BY noon to-
day.
Sunday night some one burglsrized
the cornmssl mill of Messrs. Wood & Ben
net, and stole barrel Of -four. The officers
kept sharp look out for evidence that
might point to the perpetrators, and last
night Sergeant Mshsnny and officers
Tyler and Taylor arrested and jailed four
negroes named Jerry Cox, Jessie Reed, Ike
Lee and Peter Young, who, it is firmly be-
lisvsd by the officers, are the guilty parties.
The negroes were jailed and will be exam
med to-day.
AT . meeting Of the American Legion
Of Honor, held Monday night, the follow.
ing officers were elected for the year; j. 8.
McGahey, commsndsr;J. A. Poors, vice
commander; e. F. Potter, past commander;
Fred 8, Smith, orator; E. e. Ellis, score.
tsry; W. L. Winsns, collector; Thos. NJ.
Lovett, treasurer; Dr.. J. 8. Petris, chaplain
and medical examiner; W. L. Bristol, guide;
Peter Nef, jr., warden; Cyrus Close, ssnti-
mel; F. W. Cherry, VIM. Winter, j., and 8.
q. Tsbsr, trustees.
The art classes Of the Womans Club
and Library Association, for which prepare.
ton has been made, will soon be in pros.
porous working order. The class in oil
painting has been pursuing its work for
some weeks under Mrs. Geo. Fisher, one of
Cairo's most skillful artists. The class 10
wood carving, repousse and hammered
brass, modelling, ETC., will be conducted by
Mrs. Korsmeyer, who has lately visited the
Pitman School of Design, in Cincinnati
and spent some time there at work. The
classes in free-hsnd drawing, charcoal,
crayon aud pastel work, will open this
week under Mr.. Hough, of Chicago.
For some time past q large portion of
the Catholic people of the State OF Illinois
hive felt the Necessity of organizing
some society within their own territory
somewhat similar to the Catholic Knights
of America, only limited within it's own
territory. For this purpose several prom-
nan, C.thnl, an .asa,. LlaA .ns,,o,;.S..