The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-20
Our NeigIlbors.
WHAT THE DO, SAY, WANT
AND SUFFER.

fs,cstions the erection OF "a $4,000 court
house $4,000 Jail, ect., formed a heavy
loads for che taxpayers which bat for re-
cent economical | emocra,ic rule, would
have proved unbearablc.
The Susan Denim Dramatic troupe
closed losing engagementin Mt. Vernon,
in this State tast week. Form Mt. V. the |
company wont to DuQioin. The troupe |
is talented one, aui deserves god |
houses.
Tho Nashville Washington county, |
Democrat speaks thus of the corn crops
"The corn crop 10 this county ia almost
| an entire failure. Farmers who usually
hAv large cribs u corn tell US they will
| have but few bushels this seasjn. Macy
Of them are feeding their wheat 10 their
hogs in .hs place of corn"
Tho Murphy sboro Independent says
| mI-be Jonesboro Advertiser. edited by |
| @. NJ. Dongherty. formerly Republican |
paper and strong supporter Of Clements
and Matt Tnscore, has, like many others,
discovered its error aud repented. In |
this campaign this paper lie bitter in de- |
| nuaciation of Clements and Inscore, and |
| Hartzcll. Winston and Albright. Tho
Advertiser reflects the sentiments of Gov
| Dougherty and a large element Of disif-
fected Republicans; and the chances are
! that Ike aud his Civil Rights bill will
receive but very small vote in Union
county"
Tho Jonesboro Gazette il clsmoring
fer the erection Of paper mill in Union
county. Among other good reasons IL
recites the following;
"There is abundance Of clear water
which lie essential to the manufacture of
paper. Tiers would then DO "a good do
mand for straw. which now goes TO waste,
or is burned. The abundance oil rags IN
Southern Illinois, which are now shipped
to 81. Louis and Chicago, and paper sent
In return, would be used here All our
business men pay out more for freight on
wrapping paper than tho paper would
cost ut home mill"
, The same Newspaper very truthfully
/, says:
q "If our property owners wish to sec our
A town prosper, they must encourage AID
build up manufactures. Where there are
: mills and manufactures, there aro no Idle
! people on the street corners, but there II
T plenty of work TO keep all classes, men
q women and children, in employment"
, A useful lesson, this, in q single para
: graph.
!. -Speaking of the election of Mr.. Geo
;. Lounsberry, Of Cairo, to the position o
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge A. +
+. and A. NJ, of Illinois, the Centralla Dem
ocrat says:
"Mr. Lounsberry is man of sterling
~ integrity, of excellent moral character. o
bright intellect, Of grea. energy, with !
knowledge Of the workings OF the Graf
b surpassed by few, with hand pen al
i ways TO charity, with n kind word for all,
h surrounded by hosts Of friends. We cay the
/ Grand Lodge has done well in its selection
. of a Grand Master for the ensuing year.
, The Murphysboro papers are Sbrag-
I ging over three pumpkins that weighed
3 respectively, so, "a and 10 pounds. Mis-
sissipi county squsshes beat that badly
: Mr.. McCullon grew one, this year, land
r sent 1t to the Memphis exposition) tha
3 weighed l07 lbs. Ii we should give tht
II woight of pumpkin raised by Nor
n Rodney, within three miles of Cairo, on y
r those who saw the pumpkin would believe
US. 1t was quite as large rs -four barre
: sud-well finish the story anyhow
weighed l6l lbS and ounces. Incredu
o lous parties will receive confirmation o
: this statement, by asking Won.
DIR. w. j. Delaney, of Centrslis, j
. the newly elected Senior Grand Wardol
Of the Grand Lodge or Illinois Masons
= The honor, it is said, was we'll deserved
;, We learn that a great many emigrant
are now moving out on the line OF thu
Cairo and Fulton railroad into Missouri
/. Arkansas and Texaa. most OF them being
from Kentucky and Tennessee. This roaC
If travels rich section of country from on,
b end to the other and we understand tn,
1f crops are generally very fine along it
n route.
y "A somewhat remarkable religious TO
OF vival recently closed in Columbus, Ky.
p during which, the Dispatch says, Their
no were 80 confessions of faith. The mem
10 bership Of tho different churches was in
g creased by SO additions--the Baptists re
IL ceiyed 81; tho Methodis.s IS; Presby
- terisns 7. Kentucky ia prolific soil 70
Bsptists and Democrats.
al Porcelain clay Ia now being shipped
Nv at \ very leavy expense. from Unto
Tvs county to tho potteries of New Jerse,
HI Why, in the name OF sense. Hro not e,
tons!ye potter,os erected in Joncsboro-t
ne better yet, in Cairo? The saving
'se freight alone would furnish fair retur
n' upon tue investment.
Dly "A side track will DO laid down at
of point ak miles above Jonesboro, on Ii
be Cairo and st. Louis railroad. for the mo-
,rn convenient loading and shipment of Kirl
or pstrick's pottery clay. The deposits
ate this clay, which is Of the best quality y
ak found in the west ara said TO be inc
,ho haustible.
Ivy Fourteen years OF uninterrupted Rad
OF cal rule in johnson county has led TO
YES confusion Of affairs which nothing but co
tinued Radical rule could confound wori
hat Recent investigation OF the public recor
De- brought to light facts which have dete
'ur mined to "bring suit" 1--WE quote from &
ed, Vienna feomsn) ION the bonds of A.
.tic Gray, collector, for the balance Of reven
dpa 1, - &. d.