The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-21
CAIRO.
WEATHER AND CROPS IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
Political Matters In the
Eighteenth and Nine
teenth Congressional
District.
( Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.l

Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.l
CAIRo, ILL.,, Aug. 10, 1874.
On morning go beautiful as this, am
TENTED TO TALK
OF The bright sunshine, tie invigorsting
breeze, the beautiful Ubo, fringed with
tho dark green forest on tho "Old Ken
lucky Shore plaid river dotted
hero and there with q peasure-boat, The
music OF the dipping oaU mingling with
that of the church-b'lls calling the
chesry-voiced ana rudy checked children
to the Sabbath School; Y to dwell on the
memories OF other years, and hold con-
verse with the genius Of history, who,
within q few years, has flled many
page with events that have made this city
and its surroundings memorable TO thou
sands VINO read your journal. am
tempted to walk over tie old camping
ground OF many brave soul whose bones
bleach on the heights OF Donelson, in
the forest OF Shiloh around
tho sull.visibls circumva lations Of
Vicksburgh and Port Hudson,
and under the soft, green awlrd OF Bel
mont to stand within the broken walls Of
Fort Defiance, and, looking .cross to the
| Missouri shore, listen for the Cresming OF
the shells, that sometimes made night
| hidaous to the pickets who guirded Bird q
Point, and which wers answered by the
sullsn roar from the mouths If mortars at
Fort Holt, on the Kentucky tide. But 70
call the fact that Birds Point has crumb-
led into the waters OF the Mississippi,
sod gone weeping on To tho ses; that
! Fort Holt is the sea. Of a railroad term
| mus that Defiance 10 monopolized by the
81 ~ - AN "A
| old campng-groand is covered with
works Of agas company; and ths, even
the bo.pitsl, where many bravo feilo "
brea,hed hb last, is now occupied by a
Democratic newspaper-ss!Ablishment; and
| | reAlizs that when we work for the pre-.
sen, and future, and not for tue past, and
tina, the demands Of the public cannot be-
satisfied wAh the intangible ihings that
Gil up III. misty past bu. that the public
heart is hungry for news.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Tn. weaher, during four days OF the
past week has been une1ampled IN this
! latitude fer holiness, and has efectuslIy
| dried I'D the shower Of rain which fell Q
week since.
Crops are suffering. Reports are LITTLE
! better from some sections, but IN others
matters are growing worse every day. Tbs
news from many places in the Mississippi
| Valley i. Encouraging, and our merchants
realize that the demand tor supplies be.
low will be much shortened tho coming
teston.
POLITIcAL EATTrss
are assuming form and shape IN tho Eigh.
tsenth District. It may be said that the
canvass for Congress fairly opened q,
Mound City on Thursday last, when the
| Hon. Isaac Clements, the present mem ber
WAS reneminsted by ths Republican Con
yention. And, although tho Convention
may be said 10 have been harm nious, all
was not harmony. True, every county in
structed for Clenen,s, but, underlying all
| this, there are
sYAPTons OF TROUBLE
in the republican camp. Frat, there are
but few white republicans 10 Egyp. who
indorss the civil rights bill and, in my
humble opinion, no man can be elected
TO Congress who sustains and advocates II
on the stump. The opposition will press
Mr., Clements on this question IN all it,
length and breadth and, unless he "takes
water" on part Of IL at least, he will find
his task difficult one. Second, his vote
on ,he currency bill DO will lind very
much in hli way and, although both
parties are divided On this question, il ia
quite likely that the opposition candidate
whoever that may be, will support tbs
presidents veto, whether il would b
democratic or not In the third place
the post-ofhes in this city will be used ~
an element Of dncontsnt against Mr.
Clements. -Four yesrs ago Col. q. W
Mchehig, the present postmaster, was sp
pointed IN vacation. His time expired IN
July. lie was an applicant for resppoinl'
ment. Other republicans in this city
asked the appointment, but hcKeaig ha,
generally given satisfaction &c
air, but others are clamoring for diyis-
ion of the spoils The Office lie tho best in
the district, and influences brought to bear
ana the ditconten, manifested, have ap'
pArently forced Mr.. Clements to postpone
any appointment until congress msea
when the election will DO over. Some
good republicans doubt the good policy IN
this step, while others indOrss il. In the
meantime, the democracy will lose no OPP
portunlty during the canvass in tan
ning this flame. /. must DO admitted
however, that Mr. clements pros
poets are quite brilliant. His genera
course IN congress, especially or
the transportation question, AZ we'll al
his successful effort 10 secure an appropri.
aAon LOT tho improvement Of navigation
In the Ohio river, will add much to hi,
strength with the producer. There is, OF
course, the usual local growing about
Representatives in the Legislaturei but
| the present law preyents apy contest ex,
cept In the convention. The only coun,y
in which trouble has been shown from
this source is Jackson, where a member
withdrew from the convention on sccoun,
OF alleged Irregularities and informalities
While this is fair representation Of III,
Republican condition.