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made the groundwork of fighting the tax levy
THE WATER-SUPPLY.

Several members of the Common Council, al
the meeting on Friday oight, revived sugges.
tion which was made in 1871, and unfortunately
not acted on. This WAS to haye an independent
supply Of water for the use Of the Fire Depart
ment. The plan proposed is to introduce pipes
stream as is practicable, and at ali street cor
uers make openings by which the en-
gines can have an exclusive and an ipe1haustible
supply OF water. Under this arrangement
water could be carried TO all points north Of
Twenty-second street as far east as State street,
and ns far west as Halsted street. The main
river would supply the North Side IS far north
as Ohio street. and the North Branch would sup
ply the rest OF that division as far east Wells
street. Here, then, would be . district one mile
from east to west and several mics long, en-
bracing the central part OF the city and the
most e1pcnsively- improved property, fur
nished with IN eyer-ready and inexhaustible
supply of water for the use Of the Fire
Department, and wholly independent Of tho
Water Works. 1t must be borne in mind that,
so long as tue Fire Department is dependent for
water exclusively upon the supply furnished BY
the pumps, the uso Of twonty engines at one
time reduces that supply to each engine very
considerably, and diminis1es the supply in all
other parts Of tho city. When the Fire Depart
nent is drawing from twenty or more plugs. tho
supply left for staudpipes in large buildings,
and for hose in upper stories, is necessarily 80
scant as to ba valueless- The introduction of
water from the river through brick ripo tunnels
to convenient wells all through tho district he
tween Twenty on the south, l4a1sted Oh tho
west, State street on the east, and, say, Chicago
avenue GU the north, would be invaluable as IN
auxiliary supply 1t would avoid any serious
weakening OF the water in the ordinary mains,
would furnish the engines with an abundant
supply, and enable each man, on bis OWL prem
isee, with hose attached to the regular mains, to
defend himself.
The cost OF this would be comparative
II triding. it could be laid expeditions
If. It would not cost over $1,000
milc and 100 miles Of it might be laid within the
next two years. to the incalculRble benefit Of the
city as a protective measure. Let any person
who thinks this aggregate expenditure large
ono think Of the consequences Of I'll accident
10 the pumping works on Chicago avenue! We
know what an interruption of those works costs,
and the peril that it involves. We who for ten
years have become familiar with fires costing
from one to ten millions Of dollars should
not think the expenditure Of 5700, 900 for IN
unfaiGng supply Of water for tho Fire Depart
ment either extrayagant OF large. Our present
supp1y-pipes arc in many districts too smnll to
furnish water to the engines fast enough. It is
proposed to take them up and 1ay large onea
To do this all parts Of the city where it is
needed will cost moro than to lay these pipes or
;unne1s from the river and its branches. II the
after be constructed the change in the WATER
pipes may be postponed for many years.
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The accuse1s OF Marsl.al Benner overlook thu
VERY important fact that when the fire broke ou
near Taylor street, last Tuesday afternoon
there Was fire burning in tho West Division OF
Twenty-second street, near Panina- This fTe
was in q planing-1nill, or bo4-factory, or some
other indammable structure, and the Marshal
WAS engaged there personally fighting that fire
at point far more threatening general con.
Migration than the one on tho South Side. Had
that fire got headway, who eau tell where it
would have stopped? Having subdued that the
Marshal came to the South Side fire, which was
then in full blast.
He1e is IN instance proving tho supreme folly
Of the compromise FIRE ordinance Of 1879. That
ordinance set apart all of the city south of Six
teenth street and west OF Jefferson, as far ae
Throop street, and thence all west Of Throop
street and south of Twelfth street. for
the construction Of wooden buildings, including
planing- mills, sash, door, and blind factories,
carpenter and cooper Bhops, wagon aud carriage
factories, furniture factories, saw-mil1s and
su other manner of buildings used for wood
manufactures. In this same district the distilla-
ton md manufacture OF naphtha, coal and other
inhammable oils, in wooden buildings was also
authorized. In this same district, and extend
ing north along the river to Twelfth street, are
stored lumber, lath, and shingles.
The funny thing about this ordinance is that
it Was enacted after the fire Of 1871, when it had
been established that the danger to Chicago was
from fires originating in the southwest part Of
the city. By that ordinance evory license and
encouragement was given to every business and
occupation and every kind Of intlammable build
ing to establish itself in the WIDE area southwest
Of the city. Any person who will visit that
district will see what the fire ordinance Of
1872 has done in preparing for d grand
conaagration to begin in that quarter and en-
velop the whole city. a. fire broke out in ono Of
these tinder-boxes on Tuesday an hour or two
before the Taylor street fire, aud the Marshal
in extinguishing that successfully, saved the
city from o con1agration much larger than that
of 1871. Now that the Common Council have
the consequences Of the ,diotic weakness Of
their predecessors before them, let them remedy
the evil as far as possible BY making the prohi-
bihon Of wooden buildings co-extensive with the
city limits.
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PRACTICAL TEMPERANCE.

During the last session Of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science, Mr. D
Carnegie read paper on the liquor laws Of
swoden. It aketchos plan which, properly
amended, might do good in this country.
About the time when Columbus discovered
America, the Swedea discovered the art
Of getting drunk, - q. nation. Intoxica-
ton WAS universal, horrible. Charles XII,
who drank nothing but water aud milk,
checked the evil somewhat But the plague
came, and spirits, mixed with garlic, were rec
commended as o sure cure. So Sweden, to avoid
dying got drunk. Every landowner, On pay
ment OF nominal fee, could dishn liquor, and
everybody could sell it. In 1880. there were
173 600 stills and less than 5000, 600 people in
the country. In 1850, although there were but
Il, ,0o0 stills. the quantity Of spirits produced
Was 100000 gallons, or 10 gallons for every
man, woman, girl, boy, and baby IN the land.
In 1854, the Swedish Diet took up the matter
Small stills were abolished. An excise duty was
Two sorts Of licenses were issued Grocers
could sell only By the bottle for consumption at
home. Prb1icans could sell only by the glass
The number Of licenses to be granted Was left
to local option. When any we're issued, they
were sold at auction Debts for liquor
could not be recovered at Law. This
sweeping measure has worked well in the
rural districts. On m average. there is but one
license to 5000 people, Tho stills we're 80. 900
in 1855, $500 in 1860, md 457 in 1858. In tbs
cities, hoHsver, tbs 14R VA Graded. L did
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little good. In 1864, committee appointed b.
mass-meeting Of the residents Of Gothenburg
devised q striingly-successfu plan for regu.
lating the liquor traffic in large places. The
Diet authorized its execution A limited-liar
bi1ity company, composed Of the best citizens
Of Gothenburg, uss formed to carry it into ef-
feet. It WAS based on these two maxims:
No individual should derive any private gain
from the sale Of spirits;
Spirits ought not to be drunk unless solid
food is eaten at the same time.
The company assumed al the public-house
licenses, retailed liquor at wholesale rates. aud
paid all the profits into the City Treasury. The
managers Of the different bar-rooms receive
stated salaries, and also the profits On
the food, tobacco, and notwithstanding
drinks, which they are bound to furnish
at any time during business hours. In nine
Gothenburg saloons, these profits are 60 large
that no salaries are paid. Supervision Of the
strictest sort prevents fraud The cheapness Of
the liquor prevents surreptltious competition.
The conduct Of the working classes has steadily
improved since the adoption OF this SYSTEM In
1864, cases OF drunkenness amounted to 6.10 per
cent OF the whole number OF police arrests. In
1870, they were but 2.52 per cent Last year,
they we're 2.72. The slight increase Was caused
by higher wages. and by tho growth Of
workingmen's drinking clubs. in which four or
five men would unite to bny spirits by the bottle
at the grocers'. The luited-liahiity company
ia now about to assume the grocers' liquor H.
cenBes. 1t expects to thus cut down drunken
ness one~hah. Last year, GothenburH realized
e58,3so, gold, from the profits Of the company,
and $37. 900 from the auction-sale of twenty-five
grocers' licenses The system Is now
being adopted quite generally throughout
Sweden. It cannot be transplased, in its
entirely, to this country, but the two maxims On
which it is based may be Of very GREAT suggest
i've value here. We are apt to think OF Scan-
dinayia IS . comparatively unimportant part Of
Europe: but the world owes to Denmark the in
vention and the triumphant test Of the AndrsB
(Hare) system Of minority representation, and
to Sweden what is, perhaps, the best method yet
devised Of grapp1ing with the greatest Of our
social evils.
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THE FREEDMENs8 BANKS,

| 1855, number OF phllanthrop1c gent1emeI
OF New York, moved, no doubt, by the best mo
tives IN the world, founded the National Freed.
mems Savings and Trust Company They insti.
tpted It in the interests Of the emancipased ne-
| groes. It WAS intended Is an educational and
| financial institution. It was meant to encourage
| the freedmen in habits OF economy. It uaa
meant, too, as bank and, gotten up especially
for the negroes, it Was supposed they would have
did have confidence in it much more than it de-
! served, rs the sequel demonstrated.
Two yea1B after the bank Was established it
Was, doubtless to keep il purely philanthropic
and honest institution, transferred to Washing-
ton That the pecuniary interests Of the colored
people conaded to It's keeping might not suffer,
the institution Was put under the Presidency Of
one Of Gen. aoward's Freedmen's Bureau officers,
and, that the bank might be conducted on truly
Christian principles, 1t WAS seen to that the
President had q REV" before his name Surely,
q bank founded by philanthropsts, in the intar-
ests OF human liberty, transferred into tho
pure moral atmosphere Of loyal Republican
ism at Washington, presided over by q
minister OF the Gospel, should prosper, when
so many banks established by Enners and con-
Quoted by nreverent uortals were doing 60
we'll But it did not. Lika all Utopias, it was
too good for human kind Il was an ideal bank.
It was a bank based On iberty, philanthropy, and
evhngelicalism and under the government Of
y.1-
again tho truth Of the Gospel, that it ia impos-
sibIe to serve God and Mamu,ou- As Tar back
as January, 1878, it began 10 be suspected that
thus philanthropic, Qui3otic, Utopian bank was
unlike banks which pretend . bo nothing
higher than business institutions, grossly MIS-
managed, and Examiner Meigs WAS CON-
1nissioned to investigate its condition On
Feb. q, 1873, he submitted his report
to the Comptroller Of tho Currency. His report
showed the amount Of liabilities to be q, ,476,-
642.34. This sum included the amounts due to
depositors at the time. The amount Of caah on
hand at Washington was only S24,000; in the
branch Offices and other places. S460,000 The
Examiner found, too. that this philanthropio aud
cler!csl1y- governed bank hsd remarkable genius
for violating its charter End exceeding its
povers- The charter conferred no power On tho
Company to establish branches. It established
thirty in various parta OF the country.
The charter restricted it's loans to United Btates
securities and mortgages On real estate double
the value Of the loan. It lent not On real estate
security only. It loaned e250, ,s53. 40 upon col
lateral and personal security. It also loaned
524s, IS on Warrington securities and claims
against the Board OF Public Works, in violation
Of iss charter. It waa also provided in it's act of
incorporation that it ahould not use the princi-
pal Of any deposits made with it for the purpose
Of improving the real astate owned By It
in the City n Washington. In ordsr Ia vto-
lass this Eoviaiau and not bzsak ths symmet3
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Of its conduct, the bank engaged IN lind u,,
1ation, purchasing number Of lota On pan,s.,
vania avenue opposite the Treasury, and .r.c+,,
magnificent clearinghouse On il It . .o,. y.
$s13,218.26. The report OF s1r. Meics ano,.s
farther, that nine-tenths of the depoaito,. 49,,
the bank were colored people; that the b.nt T.:
frequently loaned money On real estata ua,,...
Of less value than twice the value ot ths H..
that it had purchased real estate in ch.r,o.t.-
vicksburg, Jacksonville, Nashville, Memnh;.
Chattanooga, Beaufort, Tallahassee. md p.,.:
more, and erected banking -houaes in each ,,...
that, from the beginning 6 per cent intere.t T.,
been offered to deposito1s, necessitatina i,n.
diate Investment At high rates Of interest ,aa;e
poor secu-itiea.
. Congress seemed reluctant to pass nv 7.,;.
lstion looking towards the protection a, ~.
depositors in these banks It postponed -,
action On the Examiners report TIL thu vsrr
moment Of the Eossion Of 1874.
It is needless to add that the bank js q f,;1rr.
Tho Trustees are to wind up its anai.a 1h,.
the poor colored people who becama danos;..-.
Of the concern will lose heanly BY tha onar,t;o,
there can b no doubt. They hays mid d...,.
for the lesson that banks good enough ,or II.
business community are good enough .or n.
freedmen mora secure than ph1,r
thropic- clerical Republican >Freedman's -1u,e.,
hsnka
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About ninety railway companies IN tho Uuipa
States have suspended payment Of interest o,
their bonds. The total amount Of railwny hind.
On which interest has ceased to be paid il L..
oordins to the New York Daily Bulletin esas.
295, ,668. Five-si1ths Of the defaults haYa o.,
CURED since the panic.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

DAMAGED MIRRORS RESnNERED By OWL
COTT, SMITH CO, Il and - Dcarborn-et.
PiIRTTY Is PRICELESS. BUY THE
cheap adulicsated trash that Is rended through
ie ci1y and ccuns4y tor Tsas G1onna CoSs Ss
DO had for fair prices: Wo rosst and Grind our on
choicest und goods Tor this purpose, which is te
only way get Coffee and Spices that aru really
pure. ,o, a. u. 1A1l.
Wholesale and retail grocer, Lind Block, COT Randolph
md MaEkct-
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ine1orable ~ to the letter Of the law prohibiting
violations Of the sanctity OF the Lords day. it l5
certainly liberal in its definition Of what consti-
tutes sdivine worship" when it admits Miss
Ellis performance in box with nose-dng to
b religious exercise
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CHICAGO LODGE, NO. 437. 4: F. i A. M.-:Regula.
Hall. NOS liz and iii East Randopb-st. 4 full attend
Of ,pebes. de1ired Matter; Of Importance m te
SAN. SEELEMAS, Scctutary.
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ATTENTION, fir KNIGHTS !--Chtcaeo Command
No. Il st4tsd Conelavc Monday esseeninG, J1
GEO. F. SINCLAIR, Recorder.
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SHIELD OF DAVID LODGE; NO. q, +: S. D., will
at Covenant Hai Go1nes / t1Ss @ and u
tanssctinc other Important business Members OF the
~'0'~ ~ I. ZOEALNER, Secretary.
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EuWINSIHG LODGE, NO. s11. A. f. AND A. NJ
Eesq;sr Cemuauncation fnn1sdal evening July 2. At
member nterr-t In this Lodge specially requested to
be present. f. r. CaAlfAELO. ~ H.
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Mexico, not having any aerious revolution oo
hand just ut this moment, claims the sttanuoo
Of the world with new disease, which, w
are accurately informed, will keep her befoss ths
public in her new role fairly long tins. 1oe
disease broke out IN tho alyar-mining region -
Bo1anos in the early part Of June, and
spreading rapidly. 4 correspondent OF 1e
Graphic, who is responsible for the story, Dr.
scribes the symptoms thus: The patient d
seized with nausea snd severe pain uP
the spine; the anguish is intenaaea'
and reaches the head, where it becomes
intolerable~ At tho expiration Of ~ minutes tho
skull bursts At the sutures, and, though rhe car
respondent docs not ray 30, ne presume tho pa'
tient dies. The sound OF the rupture OF sns
skull is audible At distance OF 10 feet from sno
patient. This is indeed = singular nna1sdy, bos
not as inappropriate to the country IS i uusns
be. The Ne1icans have been 30 accustomed 70
receiving cracked heads In their revolutions sest
now, in = time Of comparative peace, ther Gu
uia take to disruption spontaneously.
The death Of DR.. David Liyin1stons broughs
to the surface man named Kirk, who prooabT
regrets now that he didn't remain in his nan"
m1d. Kirk WAS pali-bearer for Livingstone d
was the unsolicited eu1ogist OF Livingstone; ID
became q most ofdcious and elamorous bio8fs
pher Of Livingstone. He succeededin assoc'shn3
his name with that OF the great explorer; Do'
the great explorer had already prepared 70 ea@
pose Kirk, and his brother has aided him. IN
letter dated December, 1872, Dr. Living
stone charges Kirk, than the English f'ee-
Consul, with aiding the native speculato1s !"
robbing him right and left. He even ehrase
Kirk with being accessory to the insurrecs1on q
the H1aves who we're With him, Of aarving nm,
and delaying the relief expeditions organized
Stanley. OF course, it man likes 70 Ha4s
reputation off the interment Of 3 distinguishes
acquaintance he ought to be allowed to do II, Do1
would it not be wiser for him to hunt up bis d1a'1
before coming into prominence, and call to nun
any damaging documents that may be ls1os
round. With au his brass, Kirk cannot bold up
bis head
The dignity Of labor is we'll exempGded
the White Mountains. 4 Dartmouth Co9eess
student. who ls to enter the divinity schoo!
Cambridge next autumn. Is now "head VAlta
at ons hotel, and others from ths sa1ne oolsKs
are porters and servants IN the Anmonusuo u
ley. School teachers who do not think it nn!aaF
Iks to work. stand bahazd the tables q To 4H@
Moputain House>
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CALEDON1AN CLUB special meeting Will be held
IN thejr ha on next Tuesday cseniuG. 1t o'clock All
" GEORGE T. DAG, Fourth Chieftain-
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-23
Ordination.

The ordination of X. Crice for the pas
torate of the Little L Mon Church. Me
Cracker county, KY, took place Decem-
Der Goth, 1874. The council was called
to order by Rev. r. j. Shores, of Cairo.
After examination Of his christian record
and call to the ministry, the council, be-
ing fully satisfied with his views on the
doctrine of the Bible, and of church dis
cipline, as held by all regular Baptists,
proceeded to the ordination-laying on of
hands; prayer by Elder Shores; present.,-
ton Of Bible by Elder Shores; praise and
prayer by Elder Bradley; benediction by
the candidate.
The following are the names of the
council: Elder Il. j. Shores. First Bap-
fist Church, Cairo; Elder j. Bradley,
Second Baptist Church, Cairo; Deacon
Terrell, Little Union Church. Kentucky;
Deacon Vaughn, Little Union Church,
Kentucky; Deacon Manner, Little Union
Church, Kentucky; Brothers Heddy and
Griffin, Little Union Church, Kentucky.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-23
LOrettO Academy.

The Convent hall, last nigh, as on the
one previous, was filed full of our citi-
zens to witness the performance Of the
Convent pupils. On this occasion the
principal attraction was the little drama.
in two acts, entitled "The Inheritance. y
Misses Kate Healy, Lucia Bugg. Mary
Mccarthy, Mary Sweeney and Hattie
Rearden enacted the several characters.
Each one played her part to perfection,
and each, in her turn, received the APP
plause OF the audience, which fully ap-
preciated the efforts of the players to
please. Between the acts of the drama,
Miss Augusta Schulz sang beautiful
piece, for which she was very highly
complimented After the second and
last acts Misses Olmstead and Schulz sang
vocal duett, called emusic and Her
Sister, Miss Lucia Bugg then per-
formed an instrumental piece, entitled
"Evangeline," which was loudly encored
by the audience. Last, but by no means
least, came "Musette de Nina" by Miss
Lucy ID. Wilson. This is most charm
ing piece of music, and was executed in a
very skillful and pleasing manner, for
which Miss Wilson was the recipient OF
compliments, from every side. This was
the closing entertainment for the year.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-23
BUSINESS ITEMS.

Fresh oysters or anything else you
want at the Delmonico Restaurant, open
day and night.
Go to sproats, 1875 Ohio Levee, and
get your oysters by the hundred or can
fresh every morning. l2-t-tt
- oyne's oysters depot and restaurant.
Oysters in the she'll and can, fresh every
day, at Phil Saup's old stand, between
sixth and Seventh streets. Cairo. Illinois.
"A good lass ortment all kinds officiating
stoves warranted sound and perfect. and
not injured by the late fire, very cheap OF
L. y kEkTH's. l2-lG-lOt
Ill you want fresh oysters without pay
Ing for the can and transportation, go to
sproats, 1 Ohio Levee, and get them by
the pail full, fresh every morning. Fat
Having given up my old stand on the
levee and taken Keohler & Bros shop, on
Eighth street. | shah be prepared 10 cup
ply tn, citizens II Cairo, with the best
meat. the market affords. Please call and
see me. PUT. HOWARD.
--Sproat, 1876 OHIO Levee, is furnishing
oysters ia the right shape. Families can
be supp led In any quantity-fresh every
morning. I2-I.tf
. Al "our saloon" Eighth street, be-
tween Commercial avenue and Ohio leyee
the hungry may find all kinds Of edibles--
herring, sausage, cheese, &C., and the
thirsty the finest Of wines and liquors, fresh
lager beer, and the best brands of cigars.
Att ntise bar-keepers arc always on hand I;
and the lunch set daily, at ten o'clo *, sun
days Included, is as line a. any in the city
10-22-tf.
Get your oysters at the Deimouco.
--.Ioe Roneker Is now IN full control {
the Washington bakery, and having lealn-
ed the wants Of The public, is prepared to
supply on call all demands fir French loaf
Boston. Brown and Graham bread, aad
everything else ordinarily cund in q drst-
class bakery. lie maIrts fun stock of
:oniectioneries. and can, as well as any
other dealer in the city, dill all orders In
that line
Sugar kettles, ovens, skillets and lids,
pumps, grain aud grass scythe., wire cloth
CRATES, stove pipe, elbows and a Urge vui-
ETY. OF other goods saved from The late fire,
is now being sold at % to IS per cent below
cost at T. J. KERrHs. 6l-l2-l6-l0t \
Cakes baked, frosted or ornamented on
short notice. Special attention given to
he orders Of edding or picnic parties.
0-l2.;f.
The best oysters at the Delmonico Res
taurant. 287-9.2O.,f.
-Newly-htted, finely furnished barber
shop by George steiuhouse, corner Com
mercial avenue and Eighth street. y. airs
OF practice have given him a light hand |
that makes a smooth shave delightful. All !
who try him once will call again. All the
late daily papers are kept on his table for
the benefit OF his customer, and there is
no cdious waiting Tor turns. II
If you want good coSl or wood cook
stove for below cost, ell At Il. j. KERTu's.
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