The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-04

LIKE THEN.--Whateve Messrs. Searls
and Canda do has about IL the flavor of
sharpness. The characteristic OF the
men cropped out in the little bill they
had circulated, calling the meeting that
was held last night. They announced
| the purpose Of the meeting TO be ITO dis
cuss the issues OF the New Levee against
the Narrow Gauge railroad" when the
purpose was to permit the narrow gauge
road to make a successful assault upon
the new levee.
"Eah.-1'hc Ssn never did stand up in
a manly way and fight upon the square.
La all lis attacks upon the Cairo and ST.
Louis railroad company-upon the men
who were attempting to have it colnplet.
edit was little aud mean. 1t never VAS
candid. 1t never spoke out with clear,
honest voice-never. Upon Us it made
little attacks. IN "A mean manner. But We
do rot care 10 open up the old question.
Let all that 20.
Mrs. DR.. WARDSER.--This estimable
lady has been very active in the Centen-
NAL work of Southern Illinois. She Ina,
lately lectured at several of the towns Of
this congressional district, and has made
"a good impression wherever she has nd
dressed the public. The johnson County
Yeonian. commenting upon Mrs. VS..
lecture ut Vienna says, ut was n b-au,i-
full and impressive address Tor which Mrs.
Wardn.r deserves q great degree Of
credit
BEST AND CHEAPEsT.-We are do ng
the best aud cheapest job printing in the
West. We don't except any Of the big
cities from this assertion. We have the
best OF type. the best printer and the best
OF presses manufactured anywhere. aud
We are determined to work at starvation
prices. The fact is. We like to do this.
because starving il our strong point.
The challenge having been made. We
have come slowly to the conclusion that
we will work for the people of Cairo.
il they will permit Us, and pay our own
board while doing SO.
"Orr AGAIN."-Messrs. Searls and
Canda were again discounted on We'd
nesdny night before Judge Baker. Mr..
Searls motion to overulc disclaimer Of
some Of the tenants OF the trustees living
along the line Of the route proposed to
be condemned by the Cairo and st. Louis
Railroad Company inside the new levce.
having been decided by the judge aga INST
them. But Monsieur Tonson will come
again. In what shape: A questionable
one, may be-, searching for some of his
marked and labelled 800 men in every
1000 along the line of our road
llELY Orf.-Thcre ought to bs some
explanation. In quiet way. Mr.. Hrly.
who was In charge of the new levce work.
was discharged the other day. and the
work put In charge Of william Bagnell.
a brother Of the contractor who, by the
mayors kindly interference, got out of
his contract. William is good man and
a good workman. but SO Is John. and II
wasn't right in Wright to say to him,
without notice: "You are of get out"
We don't mean to grumble, but. by Jupi-
ter. we are anxious to have the levee con.
| structed IN an unObjectionable manner
put up SO that it will stay, and we would
prefer an engineer, who Is a citizen. in
charge of the work, to gentleman. good
man though he may be, who has no IN
terest in the city. We know John llely
Ia a good levce-builder. and prefer him ia
william Bagnsll; but II there ia any good
reason why we should not have Hely, lei
us have Charley Thrupp.