The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-21


high flights OF Sloquenoe, bu, is always
forcible and convincing. He is about
fny.ave years of sse, and = foreigner by
birth, il having been HE misfortune to
fret see the lgh; in New Bnglani.
Nj jor Ma,huss is Gu earnest member who
cannot appreciate q joke, and is destined
10 become marked figure in the council.
AZ q iSlkec he is success, and Is Swsrs
Of the iAc.. Ill we're inclined to esitscise
him. would say be uses his talent OF
talking to much, and has no, learned that
although speech is silver silence is golden.
Perfectly independent, in his actions, be
is the persistent enemy Of beth the Taylor
sui Halliday factions. Occasionally this
fac; puts hin IN very awkward positions.
Wen Taylor advocates question sud
Us lilay opposes &, bel is in dilemms.
T, favor Is to support Tsylor, to oppose
is - supper, Halliday, snd TO support
either is 3 Go violence to bis ifoAs q uiu-
n!cipA, duty. These two citizens are the
ms. yrs S,yl.A ani Charyeiisi in steer
i--t, a~,;4 ,ha ora ~ is s'--~-' sure IN
run TOO close 30 the other. OfSiorieslly
the msi,- g.. sgccess. His voice is clear
and ringias, and his ,ropes aud dsurss Of
,pecch s-s always in good taste. He is
Aboa, forty years = age, aud al AmeFi-
can.
In the Third ward We have
col. u EwkN AND GEN. WRIGHT.
Tie colonel was born under negative
star II We may judge from his votes
which are usually in the negative. He
ruas \ Little voting institution of his own.
one 0. the old members, be sits back in
the calm consciousness OF experiences, and
With smile watches the ,hroe; of genius
In the new municipal s.a.esmen-,hs
Ssupse., the Walders, the Nellisses-.
graphing with tho dog, hog and sewer
questions. As silent a. Grant he is a.
independent, and is full to the brim Of
pure cusisdness judging from his sp-
pesrance he is twenty-five years Of age.
Mr. Nel.is hss told me in confidence,
that he Is Russian in disguise bu. l
DO not believe this. lie is more like an
Icelander be is 40 cool sbou. everything
Gen Wrigh. is occa'iouaiiy righ, wrong
bu, not often generally be is right. He
ha, no, ye; had an opportunity to develop
into greatness. He cAnno. get down TO
the ordinary questions Of municipal gov
eminent, bu, when proper question is
presented 20 the council be will rise up
ike william Allen, and come DOM on
the opposite like ten thousand Of bricks
He lie abou. forty-fve years Of age, but
looks older. o! his place Of nativity l am
ignorant.
la the Fourth ward 10
LIEUTENANT MGAULEY AND COUNT
NELLIE.
The Lieutenant. is tho happy father Of
twins; "thst's what kind Of a man be is.'
Count Nellis is wonder. like him.
Do no. be surprised, mover had a surly
did not like. Ny tastes run in the direc-
ton Of affection for rather mean ,hing..
The count is possessed OF the ability to
hate with yigor, a Thug-lIke disposition
He is to be admired because he uses his
position in the council to not befriend his
enemies, and has little knowledge Of his
duties. Lately he made certain charges
against Marshal McHsle and when sup.
piled with an opportunity to furnish the
proof OF the truth OF the charges, refused
10 proAt by ii, either because he knew
them to be unfounded or took counsel OF
his fears regret that be is what he is F.;
but the ways OF Providence arc iuscruta-
bic he is the crestor Of the exceedingly
mean as well as Of the good-of the veno-
nous Neli. as we'll as Of the innocent
and harmless Davis. The count is young
in years but venerable in malice. The
place Of hi. nativity IS doubtful
bat he Is probably a Lilliputian a, all
events be is the litllest man | ever
knew.
In the Fifth ward we have brains
as well ability and beauty, It Is repre-
sented by
! HIGH rEGYATEs HALLIDAY AND NORRIS
Alderman Thomas ia now at the NUM-
cpsl bellows, but he blows like an old
hand. lie is small pisco Of chained
| lightning on occasions, and is Away.
happy. He Is not an orator as Bru,us
Morris is, but a plain, blunt man who
talks right out what he does know, and
he knows great deal. lie came from
the land Of great men-the native state
OF Capt. Hurd, Grant, johnson and 9th
ers-the great state Of Ohio, and /. some
whore In the noighborhood Of fifty year.
Of age, Gray hairs will soon become M.
merous on the parts Of his head that are
not bad. lie IS remarkably we'll pre-.
served. In the council he ia tho
RICH. hand man Of the mayor, (sit,
on his right hand and is generally sound
on the municipal goose questions.
Alderman Morris is the rising man Of
the council. He rises often, and talks
ably to any point that may be before tina,
body. He has only lately been deyeloped
into an orator, and has made splsndid
progress, He is the man who ough, 70 be
your successor in the general assembly,