The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-15

the knowledge Of quite all our local
r.,.l,r.. lie died Dr'"rpn jllincss, more or
less painful. protr,c,d through II period
a. .h.,. three weeks,
u,''ug The l,at h,if century Colonel
soo lGs been rcs,d ut Of southern llii- 3
u,i., occupying. mos If tie Tine r'oi'I' .
uent official po~itinI.i BE was "ofh !"
May.villr Ky, la to- year loo"' ana '"-
Gated ia Shawurct,wu in the year isi"'
In the year 1919 he uccecded ms father
IN the office Of Register of the Land Office
c,r the di.tric. of sbswucetown, holding
the Office during the eight years Of Jack
spn'. administration lie filled the same
position under Presidents Tyler aud
Polk. scrvingt the government and the pco.
pie the While. IN the most
acceptable manner. AT a later day he act
al. in conjunction with others, as commits
soncr of the Joliet Penitentiary, holding
that position until the completion of the
building. In the year 1852 he was an in
dependent candidate for a seat in the State
Senate, but the district being largely Dem
ocratic, his principal competitor, n. j.
Kuykendall, was elected. During the past
six or eight years he occupied apromincn,
place on the Republican State Central
Committee, being u member Of that COM
mittec at the time of his death. He locat-
cd in this city in tho year 1853, and sue
ccedcd u. r. Lincgnr, Esq, in the Cairo
postofTice. In that, rs in all other posi-
tons he scrvrd the people faithfully and
satisfactorily, maintaining throughout, the
| reputation of Nh honest and upright man.
| He leaves two daughtcrs--wivcs of Mr.
j. i. Taylor and =, II. Pope, ESQ.,
| sons w. A. and Thomas, and hosts OF
| friends 10 mourn his death. Indeed, few
| men in Southern Illinois are more widely
known than Colonel Sloo; and, few there
are whose death would cause more genera
| or sincere sorrow. His remains will b,
| conveyed To- Beech Grove Cemetery 70,
| intcrment, a special train starting from
| the foot of Sixth street ut 3 o'clock pm.
tomorrow FOR that purpose. The Friends
of the family are invited to be present.
/ -
How To PROVIDE Cry OFFICES, Cir,
| HALL AND Council CuAMDER--A cool
suGGgsrIoS.-Every week and nlmos
every day Of the year. our citizens hav'
felt the want of centrally located cit.
hall, council chamber, ctc. Various means
TO provide for this want have been sug'
gcstcd, but none Of them have been acted
upon and, as II consequence, our city Is TO
day without mn assembly room capable %
accommodating even Ave hundred persons
Ithas been suggested, and the suggestion
IL, at least, worth repeating, that tho city
market house, might be made to serve al
wants in the way Of public hall, council
| chamber, city offices, etc, at an expense
scarcely worth considering, when com
pared with the end to be accomplished. 80
instance the building furnishes ampl
space for police court room !, by 10 feet
u city clerks office IL by IL; u city treas
urcr's Office II 10y IL council chamber
20 by 30 and public hall 80 by 100. T,
remove the building to the lots an Tcntl
street between Commercial avenue anj
Poplar; TO place IL on
brick foundation two feet allow
grade, and to ~ up nll the room
enumerated. would not involve an outlay
exceeding $1,000 There are, We under
stand, responsible pariic. who declare
their willingness 10 undertake the job foI
that sum.
What think our authorities of thi, sug
gc.,ion? 10 our mind i, opens feasible
and very economical way To supply 4
want, and to stop M uutgo Of money, thu
have been felt ever since the incorporation
Of tho city.
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