The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-18

Parks and Black in charge, arrived by
tho City of Chester at o clock this morn
ing. We understand that Parks aud
Black wero cap,arcd at Now Madrid.
They were lodged in the county jail where
thay now arc.
ToBACco SALE YEsTERDA The reg.
ular weekly sale Of tobacco at the Plant.
ers warehouse yesterday was attended by
an unusually large board Of buyers, both
home and foreign. Firty-onc hogshcsds,
the largest number offered at any sale SO
far during the season, were placed on the
breakes and sold at good prices. Com
mon to good lugs brough. from 90 - to
50, and low 10 medium leaf from 80 to =
There was only one rejection from the
whole sale. Seven bales of cotton were
sold a, prices ranging from 9 TO IL! cents
The prices obtained were satisfactory to
sill concerned The next sale promises
to be equally as large az that Of ycster.
day.
The ELECTION. We don't care who IL
elected, provided the men We don't
want 10 be elected are not elected. The
men we don't want to lc elactcd arc the
men who ought not TO be elected and the
men who ought not 20 be elected are bad
meR compared with tho men who ought
to be elected. We hope we are under.
stood.
Thus far tho canvass has not been hot
1t has been very calm, except IN the Eth
ward, where - tea pot tempest has been
raging. IT has been rumorei that Mr..
! Carroll ia a candidate for alderman, and
| that Mr. Gamble is also deslrous Of occu-
/ pying IA seat in the council. Mr.. Tom
Halliday likoSiso wishes to be among the
city fathers ana with those fathers sit.
These three are fighting and the fate Of
4 tho nation depends upon the issue Of the
contest. At this writing T. H. seems to
| lead the field. IF he continues 70 run un-
I'll Tuesday evening as well as ho Is now
running he will be the lucky man
- In the First ward We have Phillips,
Walder and Cunningham. The two first
will be elected, in all probability, and
will "do."
1t is said tina, the colored elemcn,
intends to attempt 10 elect colored man
in one of the wards. Scott sspircs in tho
First and Kelly in the Fifth.
- In the Second ward Comings seems
TO have things pretty much his own way
Herman Meyers will announce himsc,i
before it is too late, and possibly two or
three other gentlemen who arc anxious tC
be city statesmen. Meyers has been {
faithful member, and Comings will be.
- In the Third ward Wright and Fitz
gerald have locked horns. Wright mp
pears to have the inside track, but w
may DO mistaken. Pat hos been an alder
man heretofore, and generally voted oil
the right side OF important questions
Wrigh. has never had u sea. in Tia
council, bus he is gentleman of SCUM,
sense, fully up in the necessities of tn
city, and if elected will make most OK
cellent member OF The city council.
In tho Fourth ward Welsh an,
Nellis are having it alone. We don
know which is the strongest. Both ar,
good men, and either will make goot
alderman.
- How llowley and Hawkins, tho can
didatcs for clerk, arc getting on, we dc
not know, and in regard to Rittenhous'
and Blake, and Webb aud Black, we ar,
walking in ignorance.
TIE FRsTIvAl.-Th ladies of -
Patricks Church are making arrange
ments for grand festival and supper
on Monday night, in tho room formcrl.
occupied by Col. IIonry's hardware store
TO TIL Il pl' BllC,