The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-26


| greater nuisance than the city jail, and
ought to be rot only deoderzed but dis
infected. Whisky would have the great
est effect upon him. II iss disinfectant
that would clean him out in . short time.
The city jail has become an insolora
bic nuissnce-a sink hole Of disease. 1t
cant be rendered healthy by oil
the care that could b put
upon it, The best disinfectsnt that could
he applied to it would DO fire.
Without specifying a specisl reason
for the faith that is within Va, we do not
hesitate 10 declare that the public welfare
of Cairo requires the city authorities TO
discontinue the use of the present city
Jail building both as . prison and a resi-
dence. II is unfit for either.
Circuit Clerk Yoeum, following .
bad precedent, ordred . lot Of blanks from
Culver, Page and IIoyne, amounting to
several hundred dollars The eagle-eyed
judge Bross saw in the bill cItortionate
charges, and cut !, down. G., i. and II.
have had things their own way so long
they would not submit, and the result will
| be, in all probability, q law aunt.
-Rennie has taken vow that lie will
10 fatal violence TO any man who may ad-
vocate the destruction Of the pestilential
shade trees of the city. lie walks from
shade to shade, snd is studying the words
and music OF the beautiful cong written
by our friend Morris, Of Stafford, Candee
and Morri. and Of the city council--especi-
ally of the |, tter--entitled "Woodmsn,
spare that Tree -
Spare, Oh spare the cotton, Wood
Touch not single leaf;
To cut il down would do no good
And plunge the town in grief.
The alarm of fire yesterday morning
vas occasioned by II conhagration in =
house belonging TO the Gushing estate, on
| Twentieth street, between Ohio leyee and
Commercial avenue. 1t was suppressed
in It's incipiency. In other words, the ire
was pu, on, before: became q con flsgrs
! ton. That is TO say, the FIRE was only q
little ire. A small amount Of saw dus
was consumed. and that was all IL W.
have failed 10 make ourselve. clear in
: reference 10 this matter inquiries upon
obscure points made by letter, will re-
ceive prompt attention.
DIR AFTER declares that the city i:
maintaining a hesl,h-destroying nuisanc,
IN the city hog pound, and proposes, ifthe
citys servants do not deodnise and disin-
fec, il forthwith, that he will arrest the
city in the person Of Mayor Wood and
take it before Bross. He is sure he can
make out his case, and that Bro. will fine
it at least s. and costs. He knows the
city has no money TO pay the tine, and
hopes TO get i, committed to the city jail, .
punishment greater than the rack, the
thumb screw. death by FIRE or BY hanging
The Sun has robed itself in the airs
OF . gres: public -benefactor, and claims
tina. it has induced the authorities 10 clean
the city. 1t has done no such thing.
Angered because its editor dill no,
secure the position Of city comptroller
and i. slipped up in its ehor; to obtain the
city printing, it has been venting j. rage
upon Mayor Wood. A gentleman who
don't like the mayor on general principles,
or rather one of tina, kind Of gentlemen
has been ps.ting i. on the back en-
coursging /. TO keep on It's aercs pAth-.o
keep It's war pain. on. What good
a.! ito clamor has resulted in We cannot
see. THE BULLETIN has had the city
cleaned while tie 'SIn, hi.sed on by it,
medical director, Ia. been barking in .
sen.eless sort " manner, mapping coca
sionslly in Harmless rage. i should soon
"e.rl up aud quit. /. should seek .hs,
place 10 ,hi. world v aere the weary css. {
| from troubling aud toe vicse! s,s =, zee,