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New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

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enlme a a. HDAl. Dec. H. 1870, VII close al hi7 once
pn '-AA. al a. . steamer Idaho, fr Europe Va
Quccn-tosn on WEDNESDAY 90 f5n .. M. per steamer
Agtus, iOi EurOp. via Queenetosn fiil ttSDAl Al
li5O per steamer klDp ,eeh, f0i Europe plymouth
on sArt RDAl al III 30 per sealnes America Toe
EurUpe Via southampton Bremen. aud at III
Cty OF Berlin for England wales and Ireland, aud
at per steamer iAbrador Ton France direct and AZ II
. IN, pef steamer Victoria. of Glasgow direct -
L. l. JAMES r. ~
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
MYSTICAL MOTIFS.

The sale OF seats for Lohensim BEGINS al
thu Academy oi Music Jhis morning.
The New-YorlI philharmonic Society mas
done ve IN engaging FOR jas mex concert t4e 'Ac'Aeh'
Cuhan viOlinist. Mr. Jorci WIlte.
A German paper OF Chicago, III the course Oh
t.,,. r 81. , Won ii,nw. Hupcrufly c.iiis 8Eucr
,,c ,rcat pinu!st's "Drothci-in-tw which is new
ftt if.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
plSSrNGERS iRRLEEn

FROM GLASGOW. sfsca,,eiD Strtc ~ fr... ."t
D,f lex. Brown Thns WILSON, rea 80 n b. frff.1
sti. Mari nlip. ia Rusk steel John D. Reel. N-'
Nf4.e Io.e David shepherd. J1uu ~h"n ri. hiF Hciru
-hsnu.r pa,Id -hepheid. jr, Jsmos ~hrf' Co. Ir Alex
b. it. ~ Ilsn shepherd
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
,rf,r r,r,r pRrzE rlGIrr NEAR Bo-roN.

Bosroy, Dec. s.-A HGuH special saws Rob
ert Carney. principal in the Buzzy Woods pfze hsni
soroe TWO months ago which resulted in tho dea'h OF
Jop Ryan. was arrested al st John, y. b. to-day "ho
will he brought to title ely for trial Carney lar .e,n
indicted by the Grand jury inr WI dtr Tor kI"s ~ ""
I'm f,, 10 ms time la. rluded ghe detectives.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
TIE aErMAN PENAL copE.

LONDON, Dec ga Berlin dispatch to The
Morning Post says the National Liberals in the Reicl'aS
have resolved consent TO the political clauses ID tue
BIN omeudu ug the Penal Code.
fF0r other Reports sss PiTsf P7gs.l
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

The Rev. Dr. smith Pync died m This city on Tuesday
He was . native af Ireland, hut was educated al
Ftop. England He came to this country when
vouug man. studied for the ministry, and
mad parishes al Elizabeth. y. j., Middletown, Conn
Yonkers aud Calvary Church IN this city In 1874 he
took tbc rectOr.hip OF IT. Johns Church IA Ndshin-i or
and remained there twenty yeaIz. since l-GJ he has
lived oetiy u this city, where his family survive him
Or Pvne was a OF profound learning, ana Al' 0tdih
viii he inourned - a wide circle OF friends.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

yr.TgDToU-,.. n Y Dec. s.-Aiter q ~" dt'0
session the Coroners iuy the ca,f OF -aie ~ ~
-. ,,,-.i,r,d Noy 20 a. HHt.anh, bf"ufht h ~
,t I'M Rutfan fhf bloody mock W0ih pi h" ~ '"0
dsVo tae murder has been iOhihl
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
THE LONDON TINES on THE PBEsDEST's MES
SAGE.

SAGE.
LONDON. Dec. 9.-Ihe Times to-day has
leading editorial on President Grants Message. Refer
ring 10 the part about spain and Cuba The Tries says
II spain cannot suppress the Cuban rebels II The eand
mu bo half ruined while abe holds e. If she Will NOT pat
an end 10 that institution, which Ia the main source
of disturbance, 10 would be hard 10 expect thr
United states the work or devastation proceed m
clcrgo merely out OF regard the nominal sovereignty
of spain spain is on trial. The limits o her power To
restore order viii be the limits ~ her rights.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

Thomas aud an 1idres bg Rev j. D. fieHEC to Central
Baut.t church. b thc CtoIl Of t. size ;h -tIoct
0H"''' '''''' - va rHFiP-. President
Christmas ApprnI fer Poor Children.
a " .n't4 90 ."fia. H, ,'h % = .--i '' ~
hud huupcr pstchme a ih- door tmLs- are broken ~
b want pf em.loyment snt thc hlo "s Ht 'ut Oh ne
I'M. W inter hundreds I POOR ,.l.re cate through uo
.'.'' '-.l'.,L t-',.r .a. D. ,i-. ..l,l.l. IA
sn,iter or -al Aut .Iironly a-Ans nn ' l-er misery
The Cf. - .,a .toola 5rng Dr.f hapiu.s- even TO
tir lHst .'. able. tfd in "troif f .Aal o"o
has ,rou o u. a.'' ta.- ato have .noua % tho.s
Who NOS. tsI upon DE wcll Ur aud Ditg
ume be haiiuo- OF . lfato the and h1lslesa ohl
TI. cHIrngTS', 500 SOCIETY give. o. .fs lest c.-is
fiGy uosa ei .-u Co., M, Doi-l,ss children to homes - no
HanJreI Dollars vii g..o dinners l50 -tdrcn in tho
Industrial -oAoo for m"Au lfy poitf' Tl at saoes IN
mis- Society de-r,, the m.rus br g,,n TO send out
Christmas parry u ionr's. children 90 me W io asb.
A.ty ih,ir ohoo and to tr sod ,hiinas ainIs
4nt r.taia' .5i. s ,, M h"..,, il. .ri ih .hcli ' .
Dr. W a-.ad tiit the Children of 'tlsy -c'oos ard
da, srhao. would r,n.m thso uue wto have 10
ChilreD. Ald ~e.i.ts 10 tfsl ioir;-.,t.
WORK op THE WAR
IrgIt .r.r.f ip.s auf r1rs lH 10 m.as tlI Il 1ot
sH y.r, .grps D. te % - a' and 'na - ts'n,gs M ind5. IA
party cotr iuai arro sut to E9od bones, mainly
h. tae year 3tg1 1l.ro hato beu ,l9 opnais u tas
/ od-lg houses slL i.l-' ",to lulfD.u ''ih hoAi,s
DR.. de Asngh'- iigtI-nro~n God Liver ca.
granville. r. g. dutiur nl ihr spas ol etru any
gIli,,. g %, iuufh Light Iruyn cd Liver or rroaucos
t' t.if,i n'rl n -A"ii,' .' u.n o, & .o- aoio ,+s
oH ht an. 'r. .pi of ,,c Pale O" 0ohi cspsto I'm.
PeT 5a1 fei> , % a a I%,s Isg s s0S 60. S9n'@ssfY @ ,s
! tnit'-, ~e,ea JodA 4, hLNhl, CN Gl'AN o. CO., Sow
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

ROCHESTER, y. Y, Dec. s.-Martin Anderson,
the father Of Dr Anderson President or Le kocneser
University died this morning 10 The age Oi So
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

An auditor being asked how he liked the
- -, , certain dramatic club replied hhl ne
s,aId ,.srily call Il club bat rstie' COLLECTION o'
stlcka.' "
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
nlRRLED.

HUMPHREY BCLr-On TUESDAY, Dec. Z. by tho Rey.
Jm,-s &. Ludlow ID. D., William IT, Humphrey oi BrOoA-
ln, Ind Louisa NcO daughter oi IL h Bel u tis city
IN NoGcss of NgTiages mitst be iadorssd c'h MI
,o,s and oodse.s
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
LITEST SHIP NEUN
Tor other Sh,p Nors sce Thip PGJ-
rnIN-IIL

steamship state of penn,yitana jri. Kn,iH glasgow
Nov ~ ANA with mds.. AMI is, tu Au-,n Bald
a
ii smshp Holland lBr simpson. ton,cn Nov. 2i. With
aid -. ami pass. to o. ~. }. BGIsL
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
THE CLERKS FEES.

The SIM and Alderman Halliday
committee believe it to be good policy to
cut off the City Clerks fees for issuing
licenses. We do not and we would like
to be told how this will save to the treas
ury OF the city dollar
The effect of cutting off the Clerks
license fees will be- to reduce such license
one dollar: only this and nothing more.
The action of the Council in refusing To
reduce wharf-boat licenses indicates the
indisposition of the Council TO make any
reduction in licenses. If the Council be-
licves that $500 license for a wharf-hoat is
not too high a license, will the Council go
into the small business of reducing
liquor, merchants, and other licenses one
dollar? This is the proposition of the
Sun and the Halliday committee,
lit is believed the Clerk gets too much
money for the services he performs, hi
salary should be reduced. This plan will
save money to the city. For instance -
the Clerk receives $1,000 year salary and
$500 license fees. The city pays the sal
airy; the citizens who use licenses pay tn,
fees. Cut off the tees, and $500 i. saved
| TO the license users, but no. one cent e
the treasury. Cut 5000 off the salary ant
that amount is saved to the city-to al
the taxpayers.
This is what should be done. Licenses
are low in Cairo; taxes are high. If the
committee propose to pay the Clerk 81 POO
year the amount would be saved 10 the
tax-payers-thc payers of taxes on real
and personal property--if the Clerks fee
for issuing a license were raised to - and
the salary all cut of. And would there
be any injustice in this? Real property in
Cairo, upon which the great burden is
now laid, is groaning under taxation,
! From it the burden should De- lifted.
Make taxes on realty light, and you will
have more merchants to pay licenses,
Make taxes in realty heavy, and you
drive ont citizens and keep away enter
prise. Every dollar taken or licenses isan
additional burden put upon realty, and
every increase of the licenses, if there is
no corresponding increase of municipal
expenses, is removal of part OF the bur-
den that brushes realty in this city.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

The Son saws 1T should be viola
ton of law for the City Clerk, City Treas
urcr or Chief of Police. or any salared
officer in the city. to bay city scrip" We
do not think so but this will not be n
question in the future. scrip is now at
par, and cannot again be deprecated.
The council cannot without vote of the
people spend more none! in a year than
is collected. Hereafter Cairo City orders
thanks to Alderman Halliday and other
members Of the finance committee-will
be az good as greenbacks.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

CAVE Spring Grange. Jackson county,
has resolved that, If the county commits
siOncrs, or either one Of them, shall offer
to compromise the suit now pending in
the supreme Court to test the legality of
S2oO,OOO In bonds subscribed to the Cairo
AZ st. Louis railroad company, the Cave
Spring Grange will look upon said COM
missioncrs or commissioner rs men or a
man who have or has voted and prost-
tutcd position Of honor and trust re-
posed in them or him. This Is lucid
declaration OF the intention of Cave
Spring Grange and the commissioners OF
jackson county viii govern them lclye,
accordingly.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

its inspiration we are liable to become az
musical as hand organ.
Jones, as we have remarked. Is a poet,
and has been from his youth up. He
lisped in numbers. Before hc got out of
his diapers he got INTO poetry, and has
been in it ever since, rs much at home as
to Use the language of one OF his own
poems
~ big hug
In y Rug,
and n happy a. n negro with the first
water melon of the season. Before he
left the breast he published in the village
paper verses of great beauty, and was
called the Infant Homer.
II afford. lis great pleasure to state that
although Jones has arrived at the age OF
lac is still delightfully."- poetical. Proof of
this fact may be- found in a letter written
by him from Springfield to his own pat
per. the MaSsac JvDndi. and published
this week. Speaking of Senator Glas,ford
and Representative Stcagall, the great
Farmers from his district, Mr.. Jones tear
fully declares that they ''hayc -cnsibly.
or in,cnsibly driltcd. or wandered, into
the Democratic party" and he charge,
that Senator Gla.sford committed the un-
plrdonabe crime of voting for an old
| time Democrat. Then he hurst into poet
! nv like rose bud into full bloom. thus
"Oh consistency. whittier hast thou fed:
Where now are thy courts? Not in Syl-
van groves as of wore. where sturdy yco-
men repair to enjoy bucolic pleasures.
not in the forest -rmbOwcrcd temples
where the sons of toll congregate to
spend an hour of passing pleasure, or cN-
change ideas upon questions that CON
Germ their Interests. Where hast thou
flcdE"
This is beautiful. a. beautiful rs the
morning star. There j. nothing in o.
siam, poems that can be compared with
il.
Evidently Jones got no answer 10 his
questions. and has not asccrtained wnith-
er Consistency has fled. He is however
sure Consistency has wandered away. be-
cause Senator Glasstord voted twenty
nine time, for an old-timc Democrat and
could not spare hi. vote and influence
one time for Republican, But he goes
on:
Come back. o precious jewel: Return
to the bosom of thy beloved, that again
We may behold the pleasing sight OF hon
est. patriotic farmers pursuing that
straightforward course. which. IN all
ages, has proved their greatest honor"
Was anything ever more poctcal than
this; Consistency. the jewel. wandcrs
away from the farmers. ~ jewel, are too
apt to do. and Jones cries out 80 whittier
hast thou ilcd" lie pau,e- for reply.
but receive, none, when he .obs in the an
gIi,h of sorrow: Come back aud rest
on the bosom of thy beloved" Charm
Ing! In Shakespeare there is nothing like
thiS, -nolhing.
Belay Jones he has u harp,
AID hlTp- he ON il all thc day,
All the day
Benny Jones he has a harp,
And harp- he in hi- own sweet way,
own sweet way
Benny Jones he has harp,
And harps he in his own sweet way,
own sweet way.
Benny Jones he has u harp.
And harps he ON 1t all the day,
All the day
benny Jones II we were YOU
We'dharp upon our harp all day
Harp all day.
Benny Jones il We Were you
We'd always harp in your sweet way
Your sweet way.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
Bleeding from Lungs, CRtnrrh. Bron-
chitis, Consumption. A Wonderful

Bleeding from Lungs. Catnrrh, Bron.
chitis. Consumption A wonderful
ROCHESTER, y. V, Jan. 10. 1874.
II. V. PIERCE, NJ. ID Buffalo. y. y:
DEAR SIR had suffered from Catar
in an aggravated form tor ub.ut twelve
Years ana tor several ye r. IRON Brorcai
trouble. Tried many doctors md ihtigs
with no lasting benefit Ia MAJ, ~, be.
coming nearly worn out with cNcrssIy.
Editorial labors on paper In New YORK
City, was att icked with Bronchitis in
severe form, suffering almost total loss Of
voice. | returned home here, but had
been home only two weeks waen was
completely Frustrated with IIemOrrhage
from the Lungs, having four Severe bleed
ing spells WITHIN lwo weeks, and first three
inside Of nine days. In the Sci item
Der following, | improved sufficient
" to be able TO be about, though In very
feeble tate. My Bronchial trouble remain
ed and the Cat Irh was trnfuld worse than
before Every effort Tor reli f seemed
irui less. | seemed 10 he losing ground
| uaily ! continued in his feeble stat,
rdsing blood almost daily until about the
first of irch, ~, when becsme 80 bad
a" TO be entirely confined t. the house 4
| mend suggested your remedies. But |
| was extremely Skep'ic.l that they would
| do Inc good, ~ had lost sll heart in rene.
| dies, aud began to 10 * upon medicine and
uctt'lH W u ulsEU I. however. obtained
| one OF your circulars, and read IL careful ly,
| from which | came u the conclusion that
| you understood your business. at lea I. /
| ilnNly obtained II quantity OF DR.. Sage's
Cdtaffh Remedy, your Golden Medical
Discovery and Pellets, and commenced
| their vigorous use ac Ording TO directions,
To my surprise, ! soon hegsn 10 impr We,
The Discovery AMI Pellets, in a short time,
brought out u severe eruption. VIII ch con-
tinurd tor several weeks. felt much bet
ter my appetite improved. and gained in
strength and flesh. In / rec months every
vestist OF tho Ca arrh was gone. the Bron.
ch IL had nearly di 'nppea' ed had no Cough
whatever aud had entirely ceased to-raise
blood and, contrary 10 the expectation of
some OF my fr inds, the cure has rrm,ined
perm nent. | have had no more Hcmnr-
rhages from the Lungs, and am entirely
I ce from & ttarrh, from VIII ch had sullcred
so much and so long. The debt Of gratitude
] owe for the blessing have received at
your hands. knows no bounds Iamth, n.
oughly satisfied, from NV experience, that
your medicines will master the worst forms
of that odius dis ase Cntarrh, rs well as
Throat aud Lung Diseases | have recon.
mended them to very many and shall ever
speak in their praise. Grateful yours,
VIM IL. SPENCER
=. o. Box 5O7, Rochester, y. \. l23
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

lIoN. Gro. +. HoAR and wife, of Mass
achusctts: Hon. WIN. \. Wheeler and
wife. of New York Hon. Vim. Z. Frye
and wife, of Maine gentlemen COM
prising part of the House Committee to
investigate Louisiana a1,irs-pa,,cd
through Louisville on We lntslay on
their way To New Orleans Tn, commit
tee is accompanied by Alexander Lynch,
ticIG: ;. >. Blackforl, Assistant
Scrgcini-at-arms j. II. hit .hc,ck.
Deputy Snargent-at-arms; Andrew De-
v.nc and Cha,. Hayes. stcnographcrs.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

CLOSE following the exposure of Katie
King comes the exposure Of Mr.. Nelson
Holmes. This gentleman Is native Of
New York, forty-onc years Of age and a
prcssman by trade. He was married In
Atlanta Georgia, in the year 1859, to an
estimable woman, whom he deserted
three or four years ago. At that time he
became a witness 10 the performances OF
the Davenport brothers, was "con-
yerted'' TO Spiritualism, came in contact
with the woman now known TO the pub
lie as Mrs. Holmes, and who was then as
now, medium. and WAS claimed By her
AS his affinity Holmes is q weak mind
ed man and gave himself up wthou, any
moral struggle, 10 the tolls of the adyen.
turess, and since then the two have made
a comfortable living oil the crcdulity of
the believers In Spiratualism.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

\ PHILADELPHIA man has invented Il
new motive power which promises III re-
ports are cOrrect) to rcNOlutiOniZe the
mechanical interests of the world. The
invention j. n secret, but rumOr gives il
credit for setting free the gasseS contained
in water. producing u pressure Of seven
thousands pounds to the square inch. II
the invention proves success II will be Of
incalculablc use To railroads. steamboats,
and all industries requiring motivcpowcr.
Patents are being taken out in every civil
lied country on the grobe.-ErchqRge.
The motor l. a success in one way. All
the power claimed for it II has, The
trouble Is. that. like the dcacon's "Onc-
IIOss Shay" when an engine j. started by
the power il will not stop until 1t is worn
ont. lfthc iron would last 1t would go
10 Us" the language of the Burgess
Underwood de atc.--from everlasting To-
everlasting. We're interested in thi,
motor. II is our big hope: and when
our people have learned to control it.
id II we don't sell The BULLETIN for
a song and begin to live a life of easy in
dependence in which we will forgive our
enemies and make happy our numerous
friends. take to Milwaukee beer and odd
Fellowship with renewed energy, and
not care a cuss if all the railroads, banks,
merchants and wharf-boats in the world
end TO Evansville, st. Louis, New York,
Hong Kong, or any other sea port for job
printing. Wen be fixed
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

We have repenshed Job Printing Office with
many fonts Of type and have orders out for other
fonts Of the latest popular styles We are determined
to establish the reputation of our office for frstclass
work. aud make prices so low that the most enhu.
siastc patrons of foreign cities will be compelled to ad-
nit that do work lower prices than any other Of
flee in the country. Mr. Oberly admitted to be one of
the best practical job printers West and South has
assumed personal supervision of the job printing de-
partment and will endeavor to give satisfaction to our
many patrons.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
HON.BO.IoNEs, PoET.sTATEsMAN.

The fifty-First Senatorial District is
honorcd above any other district in the
State 1t can point TO its senator and
Representatives in the General Assembly,
and say, as the Roman matron said Other
children: 'Thesc are my Jewels. :"
There is Glassford, an undcycloped states
man of distinguished abilities Steagall,
purc-minded as the day and sure to vote
correctly If hc knows how; Platter, an
Intellectual giant, rugged rs the Polar
bear and reckless of consequences and
grammar; and, greatest of all, Jones the
poet-statcsman, who could write "Thc
Seasons" If the poem were not already
written, and whose presence glorilc, the
House.
1t is of Jones we propose to speak n,
this time. lie IL our theme, and under
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
THE DAILY BULLETIN.

rTNHE BULLETIN is published every morning
Except Monday in the Bulletin Building, cor
ner Washington avenue and Twelfth street
TIE BULLETS is served to city subscribers by
faithful carriers ai Twenty-Five Cents We,k =,
payable weekly BY Mail, lin advance, $40 per
annum; six month";. s6i three months, 81; one
month, ST 25.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

Rev. DIR. THAyER has become FESTIVE
under the applause of the Spiritualists.
and yesterday flung missed at them
through the columns of The BuiIetn.
We would suggest that the Doctor
should re-dcliyer the lecture in this city,
and let Us all take rest at it, SO that
we may learn how great has been the in
justice the SpirItualists have done him.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.

Published every Thursday morning at 81 %
per nnnum, invariably in advance. The postage
on the Weekly will be prepaid ut this ofice, so
that subscribers will obtain 1t for subscription
rice Of VI u year.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

WI have not said anything about It.,
because We are tired but the ciectment
of the sheriff ut Nicksburg from his Office
at the point of bayoncts of the United
states Army is n greater outrage, almost,
than the Louisiana affair. But what i
the use TO waste breath! Grant will do
as he pleascs. and the people will proba-
IL. ...l..Ait
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

THE Jonesboro Gd:,ttc suggests to the
Odd-Fcllows of Cairo that the fair ground
ut that city would be an excellent place
for the proposed Odd-Fcllow'' grand
picnic. II would be indeed just the place:
and the order has ample time to provide
for the festivities. since IL is not proposed
to indulge in the picnic until the narrow
gauge road has been completed.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

JESSE CLARK, white fellow, teacher of
a negro school in Williamson county.
gave expression TO his fears sometime ago
and announced his belief that the Demo
crats of that bloody-mindcd county would
kill him if he did not abandon the bust.
ness Of teaching the young colored idea
how to shoot. Jesse has come to grief.
but not at The hands of the Democrats.
The other day he took club and began
belaboring number ofhis pupils on their
heads and backs. One Of the boys seized
the club and took it 10 the school direct
ors, and big row epsued. The Marion
Farmers Adeoeate demand, that the grand
jury shall investigate the matter.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23

WHrN a prodigal person determines TO
reform, hc generally, in the first paroX-
ysms of the rcformatory enthusiasm,
goes to the extremity of pcnurionsncSs
Our city In its present attempt To become
economical will probably become mcanly
pcnurious. and will be too pcnurious for
its own good it il follows the advice of
The Sim-and we have no doubt it will.
The Sum has suggested, and the Halliday
committee has acted upon the suggestion,
that the City Comptroller should be dis
penScd with. II j. said the City Clerk
can do his duties. We do not agree with
The S,n in this matter. We do not be-
lieve 1t to be good policy TO dispense with
the Comptroller. and we do not believe
thc'City Clerk could do his duties. The
Comptroller is the purchasing agent and
account keeper of the city. He ought to
be good accountant and good book
keeper. The City Clerk being an clcc-
tive officer, Is not often either an account
ant or book keeper. The people are
not always careful to elect man for
Clerk who can perform the duties of the
Comptroller Therefore. it was wisely
provided that the Comptroller should be
an appointed officer, and he should, in
our opinion. remain so.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-23
JOHN II. oBERLY. Editor.

TnE suggestion of the Sun that the
offices of .Iailer, Street supervisor and
Chief of Police should Dc united, and the
salary fixed at $50 a month, is ridiculous.
II IIalliday's committee wandcrs into
such foolishncss II will be- a great failure.