The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-16
MUNICIPAL HASH.

If your business is brisk, send local
to The BULLETIN, and every fresh pack
age Of goods you receive-every consign-
ment of good fruit will vanish in twink
ling and leave you greenbacks in the lieu
thereof. The welfare Of the municipality
demands of you to patronize THE BULL
ETIN.
On Commercial avenue, between
Twentieth and Twenty first streets, where
the new box drain was put in, remains a
ridge of earth. Every time it rains large
pools of water are formed, in which pigs
and young urchins luxuriate. Would it
not be as well TO have it carted away to
fill up in places where the earth is washed
away or to have it thrown on the center of
the road bed
Mayor Lansden is pursuing the small
pox with great energy, and will probably
succeed in driving il from the city. If
the mayor had, in accordance with the ad-
vice Of THE BULLETIN, pursued his pres
ent policy at the outbreak of the disease,
We are sure its presence in our city at this
time would not aflict us; but it is
a rule that experience is the only school
in which public officers can learn show 10
do it," and the mayor is not an exception
to this rule.
Alderman Swayne, who is never happy
when he can't rise in his place and objec,
to THE BULLETIN, discovered some time
ago that the contract we have to dc
the city printing is not exactly what he
thought it was, and he is now tearing hi
auburn locks in disappointment and milo
despair. If he can be induced to com
mune with Councilman Wood and minglt
his tears with those of Mayor Lansder
he may be preserved to us-may live to
fight in future days the battle Of munich
pal reform. If not we fear he is a gon,
} gozzling.
We don't remember Il time when, OF
} the whole, the city has been so clear q
dogs, hogs gamblers, vags, and rough'
When any ofthe two legged gentry in tn
above catalogue put in an appearance
from Memphis, Paducah, or "sich" lik
villages, to practice their little game, the,
are gobbled up with celebrity which as
tonishes them, and are made to do duty OF
the streets pro bono publico, never more t.
return when their involuntary labors ar
completed. The police are maxim,
thorough work in accordance with tn
measure Of their ability.
On Saturday and Sunday the city jsi
was ike banquet hall deserted. Not al
untortunate's foot fall made an echo in iii
stately corridors. But on Monday morn
ing, Billingsly and the gentle Martin ar
rested thirteen unfortunate black men
whose only offenses was singing bawdy
songs on the street, knocking around pro-
miscuously, stealing etc.-offenses not in
consistent with the principles of Mr.. Sum
ners pet bill and the late doctrines of the
great philosopher who is now leading vi
out of the land of Radical corruption
this was precisely right. White men
should be taught that laws are in fore
and must be obeyed. About this tint
Chief Myers went down on four negroe
and white boy for gambling, and brough
the four negroes into the presence o
Judge Shannessy. The consequence o
all this activity is, that the voices o
twcnty-one prisoners, singing the pathetic
song of Get out Of the wilderness, nov
make the Jail and all its vicinity musical
and McHale happy
a On the LIST of July the new liquor law
y the provisions of which are we'll known tc
: every saloon keeper in the city, went INT,
operation. Only IL applications have beer
a made to the city authorities for bonds, l.
Of which have been granted. The name
Of these applicants have been publishe,
in the council proceedings, in the column
of The BULLETIN. Plenty of time ha
been given to tho vendors of liquor 70
compliance with the statue, and 1t is unfai
for those who have complied with the re
quirements of the law, that very larg
number Of saloons are still running in def
ance Of the law.