The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-31

CAIRO, H., May &c, 1855.


~ Several months have elapsed since
the readers Of the Journal have heard from
"Mose," of Cairo. This has not been be-
cause he has lacked material whereof to
write, nor yet because he was Indifferent 10
the craving Of their mental sppetites, but
simply because ten thousand things in the
course Of an active business, life, occurred to
prevent. Recently, however, the little pc.
cuniary wealth he had accumulated BY that
activity, was destroyed by FIRE, and now he is
left existing free from the cares Of business,
and independent generally, and about as
well situated in life as a corporation wood
sawyer. If then, you should frequently hear
from him, through his items, rest assured you
do 20 because he is doing nothing more prof.
liable or entertaining than writing the afore-
said items.
| As am not expecting. with my friend
and intimate associate, wilkins McCawbcr,
that something will "turn up" soon, you can.
and not professionally too. expect that ! shall
remind you of my existence quite frequently
heuceforth during the summer, with super
abundance of facts aud follies gathered from
. life in Cairo. If don't, just conclude
something has "turnsd up" entirely contrary
to my present well founded expectations.
A New PAPER IN CAIRo.-Gen. Faxon,
an American "Punch," il you will allow the
comparison, and if you WON'T, an "American
Punch" anyhow, will commence the publca-
ton Of weekly paper in Cairo. on the 4th
of July next, to be entitled the "Cairo Del
ia" The paper will be neutral in politics.
in every feature peoples paper" 1t will
be the largest paper in Southern Illinois, and
/ have no hesitation in saying, the best
My knowledge of the man, the talents at his
command, here and elsewhere, sufficiently
warrant this assertion. If any of my old
riends, "chums" or acquaintsnces, strsn-
gcrs or enemies, in Evansville, want paper
worth the subscription price, and that doub-
led Eve times, would earnestly, conscien-
tiousIy, piousIy and disinterestedly, urge
them to subscribe to the Cairo Delta, and if
they don't subscribe, shall always think
the abash trade" don't concentrate in the
right quarter.
or have recently noticed publication
over the signature of "Forty," giving Cairo
sits" on several accounts, and more partc.
ulsrly on account of dead man being found
at the extreme point of our peninsula half
destroyed BY hogs. ] think his signature
net Inappropriate, as the communication
above it contains fully forty falsehoods. The
man referred TO had perhaps been thrown
from steamboat in state Of intoxication,
and wandering into the bushes, there died;
or possibly the body had been deposited ihere
b. the river, unobserved BY our people. I'm
nedistely after being discovered, the remains
were buried. and that, too. by voluntary con-
tributions from our citizens.
| This much I know from observation
"Forty's" horror Of the occurrence became
terribly excited-he had never seen the like
in any civilized community. Just then q
! gentleman remarked that the remains would
have to be inferred at the public expense,
and requested donations for that purpose e.
How much, reader, do you think this feeling
man contributed! Five dollars, or tent Not
one solitary cent! Said it was the duty Of
the citizens to bury him. duty with which
the travelling public had no connection, al
though that same travelling public beyond
doubt almost, threw the subject on our hands.
This speech concluded, double soled boot
was administered to point in the rear of a
charitable, phi lanthropic individual, and ]
will not hazard my reputation for veracity,
BY saying that that individual was not Mr..
"Forty." i
OF Your readers are doubtless aware that
our last Legislature passed prohibi,ory
liquor law, which they submitted to a popu.
lar vote for ratification. Since that time,
Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Con-
necticut, have almost flooded our State with
lecturers in favor of the law. How charta.
BILE it 10 on the part of these States to send
US out these men at the enormous expense
Of eight or nine dollars per month, to tell us
how to think and how to act on matters reg
ulating our domestic affairs. We should BE-,
II we are not, Overwhelmingly indebted for
these iavors, and show universally public
appreciation Of them. Now have not the
slightest doubt but what the people are de-
cidedly in favor Of prohibitory liquor law,
but that these half-witted Eastern vagabonds
have contributed one iota towards that re- |
suit, do most positively and knowingly de-.