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THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL,

hfr. Colviu, tho Mayor-elect, while holding out
the public tho gratifying ASSURANCE that ho
intonds Us Mayor, to recognize no friends or
foes but devote his whole onorgios to tho pro-
motion OF tho public interests, is tritlo iucon-
siatont, In attending caucusos Of portion Of
tho Common Council, and making arrangements
with them. Thoro are, as no understand 1t,
twonty-throo Aldermen who claim to represent
the people Of Chicago. They do not recognize
tho other seventeen Mdolmon aa roally entitled
to nuy yoico In tho City Government. Theso
twenty-throo propose to run tho city on tho
caucus ByBtom; that fg, o majority Of
tho twcntY-throe shall In CAUCUS 'detormino
elect has already attended, ono caucus OF thoHo
Aldermen, and obtained from them an agreo-
mcnt to vote for tho confirmation Of liB nom-
iuoes. In return for this coudcscension, lie haH
promised TO attend another CAUCUS Of the same
men, aud submit to them list Of Ill his pro-
posed appointments. OF courae, by this ho
recognixos thom rs tho Common Council. II
majority OF tho twenty-threo shnli decide TINT d
nomination proposed by tho Mayor shall not bo
confirmed. then that yotlles tho case, 80 fur rs
thcy aro concerned, without allowing tho other
members OF tho Council word in tho matter.
But, Of course, their action Ia not conclusive as
to tho Mayor, ulcas ho c]looBos to consider it SO.
This is al! wrong. There il but one Board Of
Aldermen, and that couaiats Of forty n,onbors,
and tho mistake Of tho Mayor is III recognizing
any other lody lcHs than tho whole Doarl MS tlo
Council. lIe should not attond the proposed
CAUCUS, nor hold communication On tho subject Of
appointments with any body Of Aldermen lcay
than tho Common Council. It is his duty to
| nominato, and tlat Of tho Council to confirm or
| reject. He is responsible to the whole people,
/ aud not to tho Council, and much leas to frac-
ton Of It. When he is Mayor, ho eau make hia
| nominations, and leave tho whole Council FREQ
10 reject Or confirm thon. Tho attendance Of a
| AIayor-o!eot at caucus Of Aldermen prior
| to his inauguration Ia IN event wholly
unprecedented in the history Of Chicago.
| Even In tho widest timos Of party
rule, tho Mayor never was guilty Of
auoh an iudiscroton as thia. The Mayor,
| by recognizing Il "majorlty" In tho Council
| pledged to support him. lncites tho organization
Of tho minority" az AT opposition party, whom,
In faot al ho may in timo 1lnd, tho support Of
tho mombors OF this minority will bo ossential to
him In carrying out Lis plana for an honest and
ofliciont Government. It Ia needless taant to
this minority a gratuitous uotioo that he eau
got along without them, and that, Dackod by tho
twenty-throe, he can Batoly ignore tla other
mombors Of tho Council. Let tho Mayor begin
right, and to 10 that lot him keep away from all
| chueuscH.
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A proposition TINT tho Now York Chamber Of
Commerce 1nomorinlzo tho Government to re-
sumo specie payments was voted down at L
meeting Of that body yostorday.
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California Sunday Trnin.

Tho Through Pacific Express Train for Council
Bluffs, omaha sua Francisco, uud all other Far.west
Ioints, Will leave ths Wells street depot OF Tho Chicago
Northwestern hallway ut 1o:lt q. NJ. Sunday Nov
Quincy, mud Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Hsijways
nrY good On thia train.
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AcApEMr OF Mt1S1C-11alatcdA A'roct, hotweon ntad.
ean anti Atlrne Engagement nj thu Lydia Thompson
TROUPE. 'Aab!n 11uod." Afternoon aud uvonng.
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VIC. RANDALL.
ANSWER.
We have no doubt that opposition to this tax
Ia general among the people Of Illinois-inelud~
Ink those who hayocoutraoted railroads.&c. debts.
Tho remedy nt this timo Ia in an appoai to tho
courts. Counties and towns cannot in their
municipal character 1nDtituto such suits, but
ctlzons separately or collectively oan do go. a.
multiplicity Of quits il not desirable, but 1t Is
proper that sufficient number Of caHcs be
brought, 80 that tho whole ground may be in-
cludod in I. test case. No person desireB to de-
foat tho collection of tho lawful revonuo Of the
State, yot no QUO can pay tho tax without losing
the opportunity to tost tho validity Of tho loyy
aud tho recovery Of tho tar itself. It Is esson-
tial, alao, that tost case should bo hoard at IN
early day,-cortanly not later than tho Janu-
ary torn Of the supromo Court,-in ordor to
havo decision before tie assessment rolls are
placed in tho hands Of tho Collectors. It is
desirable, Of course. that thoro should be con-
cert OF action among all those who wish to test
the legality Of tho tax levy, though any cstizcn
AAA3 A46AAtAHo i" PAA%SAsAAdt 'AAs AaAh0AA As0HJt
Of t,s city, In behalf Of certain PERSONS. hns in
preparation bill, which will soon bo flied,
ouvorng tho questions Of The tux on roal eHtate.
Ex-Judgo Lavronco has filed N bill covering tho
Inv on capital stock. These bills will a!tacI the
validity Of tho assessment lis made by tho Doard
Of Equalization, mud VIC adyiBa porsons In other
parts Of the Stato proposing to act in this mnt-
ter to correspond with them, no that thoro may
DO no failure to havo al the questions involved
presented at QUO time.
As this matter involves possibly the dofeat Of
tho whole nssoasrnon.. tho Attoruoy-Ganoral,
representing tho State, should oonsons to have
an carly and thorough presentation Of tho whole
caso to tho Supreme Court. Tho ordinary mode
and delay Of filing bill In the Circuit Court Gun
be ayodad in this caso. sinco tho Supreme Court
has original Jurisdiction In oil casos relating to
tho rovonuo. II tho Attorney General oousonsa,
tho mhole matter can llayo MI early hearing aud
decision. and timo will bo loft to correct tho
eryos. ....,-..
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CLONE Legislatures strcnt. lotwocn Mad.
lion and Wh1hngtun. Engagement H Hurry Linden.
"lifddon Hand" Afternoon aud uyuntng.
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MYERS OpEnA-liOl15E- Aionrrs sttoot, ,ntwann
Dearborn and Slate. Nurtcs,ne o! 'Thg Arrival af
taera." S1mstroley nnl ctlnleatias. Afternoon nnu
avaulnE.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

THANKS 70 THE TIMELY DISCOVERY or nfna.
Wlnro's snothnx srnE ths hess!s 81 nsny rs5ois rtas
which this r,rIy failu 10 pfuco durinS Tho eF1't
ri :tarnd Of lusthtnE.
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tho English institutions. Many OF thosc roig-
ious houses llavo books, manuscripts. aud other
l,oRaoBsions Of gront value, Of NIL OF wliioh tho
1talian Goyol1smort will tnke possession.
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To.pAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

.1I0OTEYS Observation-Disclosures, stroot. botwcon
Clark md Lasallo. Huutod Du,yn," Afternoon and
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Ell IAso, H., NoV. Is, 1B73
70 taa Editor qf Tho Chicago Txihane:
sua: Will you please alytao us Of tho co,irso
Chicago intends to ako In regard to tho "raroad-aid
INK" that IL ubout to DO wrung from tho people?
Amsjority Of the towns OF our county {syoodford)
railroad debit and do not intend to pay any, II
It DO helped. We 10 net with Chicago in tho
matter 40 far re can. Il Is time We were stirring
to resist this outrage. Stir It up al you can You
doing good work. Keep On. Respectfully yours,
", G, RANDALL,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
ORRS VACANT SHOES.

A struggle for the empty shoes Of Hon.
James l. Or, deceased, late minister to
Russia, has already commenced; and Ohio
with characteristic immodesty, is demand
ing tina, she be permitted to fill them with
the feet Of the immaculate statesman, Hon.
John A. Bingham. This gentleman stands
high, il Is said, in the favor Of the admin
istrstion, and is likely to succeed in his eff.
forts to secure the prize hut VIC believe
we confidently hope, the president will
no; disappoint the country, and thus shock
us, by making the proposed appointment,
President Grant cannot, he mus. permit
US to say, overlook the claims of Illinoi.
This state has not her share of the public
honors, although she has given
to the nation His Excelency and
other great statesmen and patri.
OTIS, and lately inaugurated the movement,
against monopolists, out Of which struggl,
he may reap more than h, expects, al
though it is true he may reap less. Iii
nois has, we do not forget, a Washburh il
France and Jones in some other foreign
nation; but in giving these gentlemen C
the service Of The republic this state, fer
tile in greatness, gave more than she 70
ceived, and should DO thanked for the
sacrifice. Indeed, her Washburn and her
Jones should plead for her right to name
the successor Of Orr--for her right TO
again sacrifice her best interests by allow.
ms ~uo,her OF her tavorite sons to wan.
der away to a far country. Such con.
siderations as these should be poten,
with tie administration. IT they
prove to be so, wesuggest that of all men
in the state best fitted for the St. Peters.
burg mission, or we may add, any other, is
Hon. Shelby NJ. Cullom, speaker of the
house Of the general assembly. He has of
la:e won golden opinions from all sorts
OF people, and is the most popular Repub.
lican 10 the commonwealth-the prospec-
tive next governor and L nited States sem
ator. At least he should, out of Difference
TO the claims OF Illinois, be rendered the
position, in which event We hope he may
decline the honor. He cannot afford to
wander afar of at this time. But, as We
have said, Illinois ought to have Orr's
shoes, and Cullom ough. to have the re-
fusal Of them.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

the late war, did Mr.. Chase ags'n '''"'"'
himself with the Democracy when ne
was one of the most prominent candidates
for the presidency before the new i"'k
con ven,ion of 1855. In 1855, he was
elected governor of ONO by the opponents
of the Pierce administration, aud WAS re-
elected BY the Republicans, then fully
organized in 1853 by the largest vote ever
given for a governor Of Ohio. Before the
close of the gubernstorial term, Gov.
Chase WAS elected United States senator
a second time, VIII CHI position he held u,
the breaking out Of the war He wss up.
pointed by Mr.. Lincoln secretary of the
treasury, and was popularity called the faith.
er Of the greenback system. subsequently
President Lincoln appointed him chief
justice Of the United States, which office
he held at the time Of his death.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

10 all is slangy nervousness, 0''e"
There are those who may deny TO " .
this merited compliment but the denial
will be Of no avail. He Is "brick'
virtuous s. has q wife, whose tender or
other kind OF heart he has frequently
iacers,el; bu, not satisfied with this treat
mept kind and gentle as 1t was, ). lately
came TO the discrimination that lie would
lscsr.te Mrs. SIS back also. Where
upon-the thought becoming the mother
of the acts. procured . cowhide, tho
favorite weapon of humane husbands,
and in a public street of Winons whipped
his better half until the blood ran
from her back and face, not in torrents
but in large-sizsi rivulcts. V. ). is one
of the wealthest and best citiz,ns Of
winona, and will now, no doubt, be adj
vanced in the public service. If he could
handle the Mo locs rs he did Mrs. 5. lie
would make n valuable Indian peace
and If the Modocs could in
any way procure his scalp VINO wouli
mourn for him? Mrs. $. might, but as
'or the rest OF mankind they would not,
We venture to say with great diliidence,
care continental or any other kind of .
damn.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
SALMON PORTLAND CHASE.

Salmon Portland Chase, chief justice
Of the United States, died in New York
city, at the residence OF his daughter, on
on the mornings of the seventh instant. Mr..
Chase was born in Cornish, New Hamp-
shire, on the 18th of January, 1908, and
was, therefore, at the time of his death,
sixty.fve years, three months and twenty
three days ofsge. AT an early age, hi.
education wa. superintendent by his uncle,
Philsnder Chase, then bishop
OF Ohio. He entered Dartmouth college
in New Hampshire, in 1924 and grad
from that institution in 1926. Lik, the
majority Of men who have risen to emf.
hence in public life, Mr Chase had to
make his way by his own exertions.
While teaching boys school in Wash
ing,on city, he qualified himself for ad.
mission 10 the bar, and in the spring of
1880 he took up his residence for a second
time in Cincinnati, where he practiced
his profession, Until 1871, Mr.. Chase YVES
regarded as Democrat, having acted
generally with that party. Having al
ways been opposed to the extension of
slavery in the United States, he in 1871, |
united with the "liberty' party OF Ohio.
and in 1915 with the national liberty OAR.
ty, devoted 10 the no,-ex,en.on and the
overthrow of slavery in the L nited States.
In lsie, Mr., Chase was chosen United
States senator from Ohio, receiving thu
votes OF the Democratic members of tho
Legislature whose party, in 10 state con.
vsn.ion, had slresd ydeclared slavery an
evil but when the Baltimore convention
Of 1852 deprecated the further dscu sion
oil the slavery question, Mr.. Chase with.
drew from it, and never, until the question !
'f slavery WAS forever pu, a, rest il q
The United State. by the events Of
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

SENATOR IoUEGBLooD has returned 10
his home, and is receiving many kind
words of praise from the press. The .eu.
ator 10 an able gentleman. He is a little
impulsive and very conaden, of his own
powers, but has merits outwoighing all
his shortcomings. On the railroad ques.
ton be wavered for sometime, being in
fuenced BY certain lawyerly con,idcra-
tions which too often influence the mem.
bsrs Of that profession to hold back 10 the
traces of reform, and being also some
wha. under the influence OF Senators
Murphy, Stsrne and others but he came
up bravely At last, and made an eloquent
and mastery argument for the railroad
bill. More experience and perfect ability
TO Be no, controlled by his associates who
entertain wrong ideas, would make Marion
Youngblood one of the giants of Egypt, a
race Of politicians that may b. enumer-
~'sd on the fingers of one hand without
ss"hg beyond the fret finger.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
DIED IN THE FAITHFUL DIS.
CHARGE OE DUTY

| w III
The Boston Advertiser tells this az
fecuLg story OF William ID. Guild, N,
engineer who was killed on Dis engine IN
the recent Stonington disaster:
The engineer could not have perceived
The break long before the dreadful mo.
ment came. Though he might have made
All effort TO escape, he remain ed firm, shul
oh the steam, applied the brake ana went
10 his death with his face to the front.
and WAS instantly killed. Through
the cab window his body could
be seen burning, and wien
the dre WAS subsidized aud his charred r,.
mains were found, his hand still Rrasped
the throttle. The body Of the treman
George Eldred, WAS found Ms he perl,hed
the cVal-shovel in his hand, rs II h. wa,
Just putting coal IN the furnace. Accord.
ing to all accounts Guild was n noble fell
low, and lived, Ms he died, with the conf.
dence and honor Oi all VINO knew him
His home was in that part Of Providence
known Ms Emwood his house beng close
t the railway crossing. Whenever h,
passed this spot whether in daylight or
darkness, he used to sound short, pe,u
isr signal on the locomotive VIII sti. ms ).
greeting to his wife and Jtiticstiou thst
he was there and "all right Y,sr
in and year out this signal never failed.
The regular passengers came to know IT,
and on hearing it would say, "Tuere's
Guilds signal to his wife To-day she
missed it for The frs, time and will never
hear it again"
All honor to the memory of these noble
men, worthy representatives Of the Amer.
can loco motive engineer. They did no,
cert their post but faced danger and |
led in tho faithful discharge Of ther
luty
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

A young man by the name Of Pe,tit'
committed suicide at Philadelphia shor,
time ago, rather than commit mstrimony
with lady named S,aley, described as
''bssutiful and most e.,imablc." The
hsart-rending story OF the trsgic,l affair.
states that "whst makes this afdr ad a..
'tionslly sad, is that the bride AMI groom
had laid out plans for wedding tour in
Europe, and had engaged passage ON a
steamer plying between New York and
Liverpool" If Petit, had 10, proposed
= wedding tour in Europe, or il be had
md had engaged passage on vessel
not plying between New York and Liver.
pool, he might have sent a bullet through
dis heart and furnished to hi, friends
very cheerful funeral but, as i, is. b. bs.
oesn the author Of sad affair. No ,ssn
proposing marriage and a bridal trim N
'nafops In steamer plying between New
York and liverpool can be excused f,,
committing suicide. The man who undo,
such circumstance would COMM, s,.
eide 10 . wretch and deserves tina ,,,,ow.
--or, what is still worse the ms,rjmo,;.,
I ooss.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
TIE Memphis Avalanche has been con

TIE Memphis Avalanche has been con-
sidsrably reduced in size, and many other
newspapers are also in the scar and yellow
leaf. The members of the press have a
rugged road before them. and we shall so'
allow ourself to be surprised IL many of
them stumble and fall and break their
precious necks.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
BAKER, CRAWFORD AND CREBs

BAKER, CRAWFORD AND CREBS
Judge David J Baker Of this Judicial
circuit, 10 n candidate for reelection, and
will, doubtless, obtain the position with.
out a contest. There are eyes 10 the heads
| Of certain gentlemen Of the bar in this cir.
cult looking with a longing gaze at the
seat on which Judge Baker sits, bu, the
owners OF. those eyes know how hopeless
would be struggle to Gust this little judi.
cisl giant of lower Egypt and have conso-
quently yelled all hope OF success. and
surrendered at discretion
In the Union county circuit Judge Mon
roe Crawford is candidate for reelection.
He has formidable opposition. A great ma
jority Of the lawyers Of the circuit are not
disposed to support him. l, is said he is
no; accommodating to the bar-,hat he
lacerates the feelings Of the Sterlngs and
Crystals a. we'll rs snubs the Quirks,
Gammons and Snaps of the pr, fession-
that he has the amazing eGrontery TO act
as if his court were the peoples court and
not the lawyers. Opposed to Judge
Crawford Is Judge Duff, a very estimsble
gentleman, of kindly disposition although
somewhat given to willfulness when his
blood is up, and withal a good LAWYER.
He has reputation for ability, and we
have no reason to douIt he merits all no
has but unfortunately he is
one OF the fossil judges who in this day of
advancing ideas ought to be retired. We
of course say this more in sorrow than in
anger. Indeed we have no anger at oil
to influence US in this matter. We regard
Judge Daft with feelings Of great kind.
ness but, as sure rs this is the wear of
grace 1873, 50 surely ought gentlemen
like Judge Daft be pushed into private
life by the ballots of an in,elligen, people.
The Dufites Of to-day are cov.-.d an inch
thick with the dust Of precedent in which
the niger oil present events can write no
words to give hope to the people that they
will soon be enabled to break the fctters
Of caste which make them the slaves of the
monopolies, those favored children Of the
played-out doctrine Of vested powers. His
friends have resorted to peculiar means
to defeat Judge Crawford, and endeayored
to use the general assembly in that work
but failed. We hope Judge Crawford
may succeed.
In the Shswneetown circuit Hon, John
NJ. Crebs is candidate, and is opposed by
sgentleman by the name of Mr.. Tanner
and the present incumbent, u gentleman
who does not amount to much. Mr. Tan
nsr is backed BY Senator Casey and Clerk
wilbanks, an amiable gentleman of
many initials Crebs relic. upon the peo-
pie Tor his support. The Tanncrisns arc
charging Col. Crsbs with all kinds of short
cominys-w'th being a salary grabber, and
guilty of all sins imaginable, which
charges are made in mysterious whisper.
ings and with peculiar head shaking.
Col. Crebs is an exemplary gentleman
of good ability, and honest rs the day is |
long. His trsducers know this to be true |
lie voted sgAinst The salary grab, and
promptly returned the $4,000 overpay
sent to him from Washington. He i. an
able lawyer, and will, it elected, make n
just AN able Judge
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

The dog yell return to his vomit and
Why should not tho Democracy of Ken.
tucky-bless its Old soul!-re,urn to the
resolutions Of '9s? These resolutions are
OF excellent quality. They have the flow
otage about them 50 old they must
be read through, spectacles even by the
political youths Of the country. They are
good, being old, and we hope the fossils
may enjoy them; but, rs for us-why
We prefer the pis,y .s u-,,an, Mo hon.
esty of Arnes, the political sagacity OF
Frank Blair, or any other WORTHLESS, thing
They were to oar taste in their time.
but our palate has become more delicate
and we must wait until We become
stronger before we shall consent to swal-
low any more doses of sugar-coated seces.
sion, Tabled Estate Rights
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

SiR CHARLES DiLKE, the Democratic
leader Of the House of Commons, has sd.
vancsd to a bold attack upon the inequa
tiles In the distribution Of political power
in the United Kingdom. The time for
unksring has gone by, ssys Dixie, and a
complete and thorough reform /. the only
remedy. Sir Charles is determined ur on
agrand difficulty and may succeed in OBJ.
tanning satisfaction. He is an able man
brave TO rasbness. That the chip upon
his shoulder may be knocked off is our
party wish. We delight in such Difficult.
ties, or in dog or cock fght, and in ,hi
matter be, at odds on Sir Chawles.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

Hon. s. 8. Cox, smart Democratic pol
itician formerly Of Ohio and at presen,
Of New York, lie DESTROYS of becoming the
successor In congress of the late Hon
James Brooks. Mr. Cox has n national
reputation, and might become really
great man If he drew several feet more
water than be does; but, it is a fact, that
he 10 shallow water craft; he sails rap
idly in small streams bu, not at sea; he
would 60 down before fierce gopher.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

PsrxR MCNuLTY is called for in Men,
phis by two of his sisters. They want the
old boy 10 come home.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
VIRTUOUS SIMPSON

Simpson--ths Simpson Of Winor.
SIiehigsn-v. Tor otherwise vir,uoO,
eimpson--is, 10 the full sense of ,hs,,srm