The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-24
CHICAGO LETTER.
POLITICS--MORE GOVERNMENT
FRAUDS-THE SUNDAY LIQUOR
BUS1N ESS-.KE-BU1LDING-THE
WEATHER.


as many different parts Of this city. In
fact, politics have thrown everything else
10 the shade, and hundreds of our people
have given themselves up to the subject,
apparently having forgotten everything
else. The late state elections seem to have
little tendency to weaken the Liberals or
to strengthen the hopes Of the straight Re-
publicans.
There 10 said to be one straight"
Democrat In the city. He has established
bis headquarters somewhere on Wabash
avenue, and proposes to run the campaign
in the interest of O'Conor, "sll by him.
SELF"
HENDRICKs AND RENDITION.
It il announced from the Liberal head.
quarters that the Hon. Tbos. A. Hendricks,
governor elect Of Indiana, and Hon. Geo.
II. Pendleton Of Ohio, will speak in this
city on Tuesday evening next. The place
where the speaking will take place will be
announced tomorrow.
SENATOR DooLIrTLE.
Ex.Cnited States Senator J. r Doolit-
tie Of Wisconsin, delivered two hours
speech in Central hall, Twenty second
street. on las. Friday evening. Mr.. Doc.
little spoke In reply to the harsngue Of
Senator o. p. Morton Of Indiana, delivered
in the same hall on the previous evening"
senator Doolittle 10 an eloquent and
forcible speaker; and on this occasion
gave Morton such an overhsuling - it
has been seldom his lot TO receive.
GOV. KoERNER
Has delivered two or three speeches in this
city since the opening Of the campaign
The last speech, delivered in Burlington
. week or ten days ago, to an audience Of
not less than three thousand, was in the
German language, and was we'll received
by the immense crowd who heard it.
SPEAKER BLAINE
Spoke in this city to very small and un-
enthusiastic crowd Of brass collar bum
mer., q few EVENING" since. His speech,
like that Of Blinky Butler, was nothing
moro nor less than . laudation of bis
master, Grant.
THE LIBERALS
Are by no means discouraged by the re.
suit of the recent elections in Penn.
sylvania and Ohio but on the con.
trary seem to be pushing the cam.
psign with renewed vigor, and 9
determination to win. Meetings are be
ing held almost nightly, and the be-.
speakers Of the country are being brough,
out. Chicago city and Cook county viii
give good account Of themselves at th,
approaching election.
Although the Times, Storey's budget o
blackguardism, keeps up constan
humping Of Greeley and his supporters
il 10 NO longer doubted but that tn
. number of Democrats who will follow tn
teachings Of the Times are day by da,
growing smaller, and when election
day comes there will not be a baker
dozen Of them in this city, sil told. Tn
, Times ~ an organ Of tn
b Democratic party, 10 played GU,
!. THE sUaDAY LIQuOR LAW.
After most persistent effort, extendinI
over period Of four or Eve weeks, b,
The citizens committee on crime, aided b
T. the temperance people of the city, Mayo
y Medill has finally been induced to try hi
4 hand at IN attempt TO close all saloons
and places where Intoxicating liquors ar,
sold, on the Sabbath day. He has mad
. his proclamation "a that effect and il
: obedience to the aforesaid proclamation
). Police Superintendent Washburn has Is
Q sued orders to the police to notify saloon
keepers that they must close their house
on and after this date a. 10 o'clock mid
night Of Saturday and leave them CLOSED
. until Monday morning. How we'll hi
n honor will succeed in this undertak ing re
o mains to be seen for when it is know
that there are in this city upwards of tao
y. thousand saloons, and that the police force
y aE told, numbars only about 445 men,
. will readily be seen that they will hav
d their hands full IL the saloon. keepers &c
N NJ W IosIbt tue OrucI. Out " VIII not "
quirs long to see what the result will b.
am inclined TO think it will prove u
!" up ill business and that the effort wi
70 provo an inglorious failure. But in tin
,f W. shall ses what we shall sec.
r AND STILL ANOTHER FRAUD.
. 1t has come to light that extensis
frauds have been carried on by the parti,
connected with the contracting for the m,
!" terisls for the building Of the new govern
., msnt marine hospital at this place. l
=. the times Of this morning, appears
10 number OF articles clipped from the lead
ing Chicago journals with reference I
the matter. Among tho rest will b
y found the nsme Of . gentleman well
y known 10 the people Of Cairo, and VIII
d a. one time had considerable to d
i, with the construction of the new custom
, house In your city. In fact, the conclud
10 ing paragraph ofs recent dispatcn fror
l. Washington TO the Evening Post an
IA copisd b. the Times Of this mornins