The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-01

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are member of the present board, ana
we're elected to serve for another term.
The members who go out, are Kleb, OF
the fret ward Winter, of the second
ward Fitzgerald, of the third ward, and
Carroll, Of the fourth ward
BLAST AT THOMAS.
En-. BuLLETIS II notice in your is
sue of the 29,h Of February, tho card Of
Mr.. Carl l.. Thomns, and also the COM
ments theron in your paper and the Sur
In my opinion Mr. Thomas has, by
rushing into print in this manner, made
bugbear out Of mere shadow, and has
brought the charge of knownothingism on
the German element of Cairo by his indis-
cretion. That charge l am satisfied has
no foundation in fact. although Mr..
Thomas caid will naturally suggest
that Wow of the case TO n casual reader.
Those persons who have challenged Mr..
Thomas tight to vote for whom he pleases
are not, in my opinion, entitled to vote.
If they have been five years in the coun.
try they should stay five moro before they
vote, or until they are thoroughly Ameri-
canized--if that expression be permissible.
I do not believe, and l think / express
the opinion of the thinking class Of Ger
mans, in voting for any man on account
Of his previous nationality. We are, or
should be, all Americans-give every man
the right to think for himielf, and vote
accordingly. Mr. Thomas has not helped
his cause any. II he had treated those par
ties who accused him of voting for Win
ston in place OF Bross because he and
Bross are Germans. with the silence and
and contempt they deserve, he would have
received the good opinion Of all true
American citizens.-A GERMAN VOTER.
Five CENTS DAMAGES.
A queer case was tried before Judge
Bross yesterday afternoon. Joseph Lemmis
brought uit.against VIM. Wellman to re.
cover damages for the loss of wood saw
Lemmis claimed he had left with Well
man TO be sharpened. Wellman called
for jury which was soon obtained, and
the case proceeded with. Lemms ,esti-
fed that he had left his saw with Well.
man TO be sharpcned. and that by some
means it had been lost, and that Wellman
refused to pay for it, Wellman swore tina,
LelnmIs brought the saw to him TO be
sha ~ but that he refused
to do the work at the price
Lcmmis wanted to pay, and
he Lcmmis, had taken tho saw away with
him. Several other witnesses were sworn
but they seemed to know but little abou
the matter. The case was then given +
the jury, which, after an absence of fe,
minutes returned verdict to the effec
that the costs in the case should be equa
ly divided between the plaintiff and defer
dent, and that Wellman should pay Len
mis- seventy.iive cents as compensation fc
the loss Of the saw. The Judge ruled this
the jury must assess all the costs again:
one or tho other Of the parties, and sci
them out to settle this point. The jury agai
retired, and after being out for a few mil
uetes, sent word TO the court that they wer
I uaablo to agree. They were informed b
the court that they must agree, or eta
y where they we're all night. Tic idea
4 staying there all night did not go dow
!. well, and they "agreed to agree A We
dict that the defendant should pay plair
till the sum of five cents, and that the d
PENDANT should pay the costs was then rel
10 dered, whereupon the jury was discharge